The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-19

operation 90 auh h4gl - ~htH y Ha'ih w. ~
agreed npoa
SI,,l-N uniform en-, tlr~ shall he
.hlrgrd over ~tfI -'-rr. nut not to in
,ir,!. "lrrtls~ uNrT or pTr--ut Hudson
River -unur, y stem. Tor WhF'h a ~"IaTltr
ta-r sfl ,untinur 20 - chIrTed
n x.l- TIN. understanding Of Chairman
NlIIrpN aft-- n- had talN.l with MIR
NIcAduo thai rh- extra hvs cont fare
referred -n was meant Ia apply only "a
pass.nS,.-, who WISHED to Coniinu" a
Journey - Jr.s"r City Mr. MCAdoo +
statement fITthe. SAWS
II IS IN nay opinion urltsr!y that Their"
will b. ANY ,l,,1.,"rCy - earnings from thi~
system, when ,ou,pl. t'i and in fun operation
Ia meet tho -I.tirr Ir''T"~t Charge and 'aN"~
on the rlonrs pro, iG'd for ~ equipment
and construction. tut "" t-~unl" M"
po-slbthts - sIrn ,or'In:"n'y - consider
ing j,Ist and r. I-or able pI>.s tor "A under
taxing Of such maxn.igdr II seems ," ~
certain that u any d"Ari"Dcy docs occur
II will BE- for the firsr Year only after irlt
operation Of the system "" nav" arrived
at thu, conclusion. not only from a C,r"iul
consideration Of lo,altrIfr pos. hiliti"s
OF the system i'sclt but also 81 the large
amount OF traffic which Ne can deliver
to IL through our Hudson tan n"l- At Church
street, IN tho downtown district. ard NJ
Thirty-third street and broadway IN the
uptown district
should this proposition hr accepted som"
revision and notifications can probably
be made in the plans OF some sections "i
the Broadway sinston avenue route. as
now prepared. which will result in "A con
siderable saving without IN any way de
laying the beginning and completion of the
work We refer particularly Ia the plans
for tho proposed station adjoining the
Hudson Terminal. wher, a LARGE Ilss Of our
present. facilities may h. po-shl" II We
operate tho lin. than II II Is operated in
depcnd~ntly OF IA
II II possible that an Arrangement can be
worked out whereby w can undertake to
operate the FOURTH ivrnu. subway. now
under Construction. IN Brooklyn. but VI"
are not at tn. moment prepared Ia speak
definitely. We may ~ay Generally that ""
are willing 60 operate -uch extensions u"
this system a. may from time - Tim" be-
built on plans that Ar" satisfactory to IL
and on terms that may h. agreed upon.
The advantages ~ our proposal seem 10
US self-evident IN" city IA pu; IN position
to promptly let contracts for the Broad~ay-
Lexington avenue route between River
avenue and the battery. and within q short
time the plans for m. proposed extensions
can be prepared bids taken and contracts
let for construction. Therefor" actual
work upon a new and comprehensive syS-
lem OF suDWaN- IN inc city Nl New 1'NN
can be begun and finished within the short
est possible time and with minimum Use
of city credit
This ystern will. IN our opinion. satisfy
In a greater measure than any other that
can he proposed IN. transportation needs
and demands III Greater N.~ York 1t
takes care Of both the east and wsst side
traffic over the shortest po-sibl. rout" and
provides tran sportation TO and through the
a har BIO. t,la IN 30
In any satisfactory rapid transit system
10 is essential that the line should penetrate
thosp "on gested centres where business -
to be had and v mere the public curv"uI"nC"
IL 10 b.. served ~ III" highest degree
This system also provides for 'nnrtnu-
ous train movement from The BrouN through
the greatest business centres 81 New York
city and brooklyn To The inter ,'ior Of
Lafayetr" avenue and Broadway. IA the
Borough OF Brooklyn. TOR single i've cent
fare The system also provides close con
nectlon- with the Hudson Tunnels. by means
OF which the people OF BTooklvr and ~ New
York will he enabled 20 reach quickly and
with a minimum of inconv"ri"nC" N. I'M
portInt trunk line railroad stations along
the New Jersey waterfront The ~ stem
We propose IL susceptible of such extensions
from time to Tim. may ne made U"o"~-
sary by the growth Of the BorouZhs OF
Brooklyn and the BronN.
Acceptance Of this proposal viii result
in securing to the city a new system of
sIbways, embracing about MY miles
Of track and located on 'hc very best rog,r-
for public convenience and earning ca
pacity- IL will assur. that healthy com
petition in local transportation through
which alone he people can secure IN quality
and quantity and character ~ service
what their needs and comfort imperativ.ly
demand. Il will also provide 4 ~IhSay
systom superior IN design. equipment and
capacity 10 anything hcrstofor" 1uIir
We are confident that y vii snow s!f-
fic.ent earning power 20 permit. two years
after beginning Of operation. IN. rcIea -,
from the debt limit Of all bonds Of tho city
issued in aid thereof. 80 that the city will
= hays this availa bio credit for other -tIb~ays
or proper municipal purposes
The Pennsylvania station IL located only
ono block away from the IVES: Side line ~
this system. At Broadway and Thirty third
street 4 moving platform will provide An
excellent connection with the P-nnsyl-
vania station. NJ tn" ssme tim. thess.
plans do not interfere With tho cons, rlICtion
Of tho proposed seventh avenue subway
nor do We desire 10 interfere With its con
-~trnction
Chairman Wilcox of the Public Ser
Woo Commission said last night:
Il have not had time 70 make A study
Of the proposals. but one thing IL ap-
Parent and that il that Responsible
company Is ready 10 undertake he opera
ton of Tho -riborough system II certain
minor notifications ar. made init he plans
This Offer ought 20 he 4 sufficient answer
to the r"~simistic arguments which
have he"n recently used against rho tn
borough sysre-n and is the best ansx"r
that can be offered 70 those who have
asserted that II would not he possible 10
get al operator for the new lines