New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-07
E|||F||YN SUBWAY PLAN HAS
THE MAYORS FAVOR
without Specific Statement, He
Saws He Is for Single Subway
system, Owned by City.
THIRD TRACK ON Il" ROADS
Shonts Says Work Can Be Be
gun Thirty Days After Con-
tract Is signed-To Penn.
Station in 18 Months.

The proposal of the Interhorough to
extend the present subway system has
found favor with Mayor Gaynor- AL
though he did not say so directly. yester-
day. what he did say left no doubt in the
minds of his hearers as to his views he
favored. he said single system, owned
and controlled by the city, and was op-
,,osed to the building of an independent
system now that the Interborough had
submitted its offer.
The Mayor was asked late yesterday
afternoon whether he had anything 70
sav about the offer Of the Interborough.
1T is not necessary that / say any
thing was his reply. I hope some peo-
pie have now learned that it is better
to be thinking and doing than saying L
extend nv compliments TO Chairman
Wilcox for his hard work and patience.
I see that some people are still calling
for a new independent subway system
Whv they want two independent systems
is beyond understanding. That would
onlv mean an extra fare to transfer
from one system to the other.
What we want is one system, city
owned and controlled. with a single fare
all over It. and that is what some Of US
have been working for. and it seems TO
be now we'll in sight. Some of us worked
long years ago to get the legislation for
a single fare on the surface roads; and
vet here are people who want to aban-
don that great principle on our subways.
What a strange world We live in-by
which I mean, what strange people are
in it,"
Chairman Wilcox called on Mayor
Gavnor to confer with him on the new
proposal but neither ould talk about
the i, terview. Mr.. Wilcox said he had
suggested TO the Mayor that a confer
ence be held between the commission
and the Rapid Transit Committee of the
Board Of Estimate.
Mo Prospect OF Delay, Says Wilcox.
4 don't see any reason to anticipate
any serious delay" said Chairman Will
cox. In fact 1 am very anxious indeed
t. see things get under way. The nego-
tiations were made more difficult by the
course of various civic organizations.
which, innocently. perhaps, attempted
TO pull its chestnuts out of the fire for
the Interborough company. while we
have been driving them to the best bar
gain that we possibly could obtain
After many hours of conferences be-
tween the Public Service Commission
and attorneys for the Interborough.
Chairman Wilcox announced late
Yesterday that an agreement as to the
terms covering the building BY the
Interborough Of extensions 10 its ele-
waited system and the third tracking of
the Second. Third and Ninth avenue
lines tin Eighth avenue, above 116th
street, had been reached. and that
uutlic hearing on the matter would be
set officially to-day for December 22
The offer to build those Improvements
was made by the Interborough. together
with its proposal TO turn over to the
CITY the Steinway tunnel. The commits
sion accepted the offer of the tunnel, and
sent on that part OF the proposal TO the
Board O. Estimate for approval The
ouestion of the extension of the elevated
system appeared more difficult
Theodore T. Shonts. president Of the
Tnterborough. said yesterday that de-
cision on this offer pertaining TO the ele-
,,a+ed railroads OF the company was nee
essarv before the subway proposal. as
then representatives OF the financial in
terests behind the 1nterborough would
become members of the company's board
of directors
The terms on which the extensions OF
the elevated railroad on Jerome avenue,
Webster avenue and White Plains Road
have been agreed to by the commission
contemplate an operating franchise to
Continued an fourth Dase.