The evening world., 1910-12-23


The present ordnance should therefore
,rov.de that In fixing the value OF me
Sevated system for purposes OF city
purchase In the future no weight should
le attached 10 any Increase In value.
l.a. The proposed payment OF ? per
INT. OF the gross income Is absurd'y
ANAL, The city saould provide Tor
harinR at least equally with the COM
,any all Increase OF future net opcta'-
ing revenue. This would mean wit1ln
IN years from S.oo0.op 70 N,5oo,oo
.hore revenue annually 20 the city iNan
I will get under the proposed IRAN
hises,
'.s. The plant and structure rs distinct
fom the equipment should become the
koperty Of the city within mt years
h the farthest instead OF eighty-hve
fears.
The strike and injunction clause
hight permit collusive suits ana t'Ne
ne company excuse Cor delays on n
srt Of the road IN the Bronx or else
There that they dill not care to build
mmediately.
"a doubt arises whether n nvc-cent
ARE under this franchise TO all paris
N the elevated system could be en-
nbrced N the lease OF the Manhattan
Hallway % the l~ntcrhcrough were
broken.
"can the city grant n fran -hise ~
here pro7o~cl FOR nearly 80 years Tor
tho new third tracks. even though the
Aty has the right To taxa them over
aithout payment after eirhi-hve years
The additional third tracks would of
COURSE not he taken over unless t'e
o,ty was prepared to pur base the en-
tire bystem."
Packed by Traction Trust.
'"I zee that this room IL pretty well
uackcd by the advocates of the Inter
Borough u Raold Transit Company,
&id James a. Allen. n lawyer who ipoke
fgainst the elevated extensions, upon
fidinr that a hostile denomination was
1eing made In an enort TO ONSET me
dYect of his argument.
l"Is the commission. after spending
r.0c.Oo0 OF the peop,e's money. rolng
hack to the time Of the old Rapid
Tirsnsit Commission We feel that the
elevated lines should he removed rather
than added 10. At the very tim That
this commission is giving create pow
efs to the interborourh you are suing
them in the courts for fragrant Disregard
n your votes.
t"You should proceed with the con-
atruction OF the trtborough subway
system" he went on. The platforms
IL all the parties have declared FOR
rhunlripal construction. and now the
dcmmlssion proposes TO turn back the
dock"
"In view Of the pending proposition
tor the construction OF new suOways
there are many people in this town
Who do no, understand why there il
such an anxiety for the construction
az elevated lines. ] don't see why the
commission should he 81 anxious TO tie
the city up TO the interSorough by the
granting OF perpetual elevated fran
chises which even the old Rapid Transit
Commission In It's p1lmlest lay would not
have dared TO grant. Instead OF giving
franchise TO elevated lines, settle the
moro important subway question first
Streets Dark Enough.
Robbins Gilman OF the University
settlement. who said he represented
Humanity said the proposition u
thcrcase the number u tracks aionG
Harrow Allen street and Division
direct. seems l. :le people OF the
Aast side 10 he prspostrroJs
ut In as dark as night now under
(he elevated structure In Allen street.
Se said, fand we ant no more OF II.
IRE: VIZ Eoing to protect the people OF
ne east sideT"
william Z. Schicrelin, the present
YB0u OF tue lllItTr NuioN' uAth ~ NV
lgsinst the %prcnosod franchises. iIe
said there should be p provision made
Whereby tho city could repurchnse OF
rebuy the extensions without the neces-
ATTY OF having the money In hand n
DO II with. He aid not state what the
tty could use II It did not have the
money or Its equivalent--credit.
,Others who spoke we're: James l..
Wells Of the Bronx, L. V. r.. Ketcham
n the Hlrh Bridge Taxpayers Alliance.
senator stephen J. Stilwell OF the
william sbridge and Wakefield Rapid
transit Committee, Alderman James
hamilton Of the H'ghbridge Tax ALL
mice. W. J. II. Jones OF the North Side
Hoard OF Trade. Edward Pollok OF the
7ronx Board of Real Estate Brokers.
Iou,s Meeks Of the High Bridge Tax
association. =. J. DAILY. w. J. Cameron
the civic League OF the Bronx, John
ldiker. Otto Hide rand. Louis Wind
muller, Park Commissioners T, J. Hig-
sns of the Bronx. Jacob w. Haas ant
Lawrence Mcclure.