New-York tribune., 1910-11-25
SURE OF TRIUMPH FOR
THE TR|BOROUGH PLAN
Prediction Made That Vote in
Board of Estimate Will Be
Unanimous.
SUBWAYS WANTED QUICKLY
Members, It Is Said, Fear Re
lection of System Under Con
sideration Would Mean
Long Delay.

With the exception Of two, or possibly
three. members. it was learned last night
from a man who is in a position TO know
their views, all the members OF the
Board of Estimate are in favor Of the
tribor0ugh subway system. He went
further and predicted that before the
expiration of the sixty days which II
will have tC- consider the contracts pre-
sented for its approval by the Pubic
Service Commission the board would be
unanimous for the triboroush.
Controller Prendergast and President
Mitchell of the Board Of Aldermen, each
having three of the sixteen votes in the
board. are outspoken in their declara-
+ion for. an immediate building of new
subway with municipal funds Neither
looks with any favor at all upon the sug-
gestion made by the Mayor in letter
70 President Towne of the Merchants
Association, that some private concern
be secured to furnish all the money
above S57. 900. 600 which will be needed
for new subways. They believe that
their pledges to the people when they
were running for office would not allow
them TO favor any such scheme
Borough President Miller OF The Bronx
also feels the same way about it. and IS
nrepared to vote for the triborough route
Another member of the board who is
counted on to vote for the triborough Is
President Cromwell of Richmond.
These four memb bers of the board Would
cast eight votes not counting Mayor
Gavnor. who has three votes, and Presl-
dent N1cAnenv of Manhattan and Presi-
dent Steers Of Brooklyn. with two votes
each. and President Gresser Of Queens
with one vote.
President McAneny. who has UP to the
nreeen1 time been inclined TO be critical
of the triborough route as it stands has
come TO the conclusion that it may be
the hest solution after all, it is said
As matter of fact" said one of the
advocates Of the triborough system yes
rarday L am firmly of the erinion that
after the board has the proposition put
ecuare1y rp to it and has considered II
carefully as a body you will see the trl-
borough passed by a unanimous vote.
The proposition Of William G' NC
Adoo TO operate the greater part OF the
trihorough route and his assurance that
he will submit supplemental offer for
tho oneration Of other portions of II has
done more than anything else to free the
Wind Of some members of the Board Of
us.ir,a+e of serious doubts as TO the
,,.iz4or, of building the triborough. The
nr he
for so extensive a system was one that
locnoed large for time. Now that
had headed business man has given the
bas- IF r,roof Of his faith that such a
e,-s+arn is a good business proposition all
do,b+ as 10 that score has vanished.
II intend to carry out my pledge to
tho reonIe made when I was running
fo~ ae1ce said President Mitchell. of
,ha BOARD of Aldermen, yesterday. AT
that time I pledged myself 10 work and
vote for another independent subway
system built by the city's money. L See
-, raaeon for changing my attitude at
this time.
..Ye should let the Interborough
b,,iId the extensions to its present sys-
ter, with It's own money. If We tie UP
.bo CT 600 600 now available for sub
,,,.,, construction by going into partner
shin with the Interborough in building
s,,ob extensions We are going 10 foster
,,,,oiy For where are we going to
oct enough money for new and inde-
uendent line?
ION the other hand. with that fund
as nucleus we can start 10 build a
rl,,- s,steu1 with city funds exclusively,
and should be able to provide enough
money each year to keep the work going
and 6nish 1t within reasonable time.