New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-14

Borough President McAneny. chairman
Of the conference committee OF the Board
OF Estimate. after presenting yesterday
10 that body a voluminous and detailed
report as to the extension Of rapid
transit lines declared with much en-
phasis:
"One way or the other, the board will
vote to go ahead with actual construc-
ton work before the end Of the month
and the Public Service Commission.
within its jurisdiction, is prepared TO act
accordingly
or course. after the officials agree TO go
ahead the plans and specifications must
be drawn. which will take at least eight
weeks Bids for construction have to be
advertised at least two weeks However
optimists were inclined TO believe tnat
work on the new transit lines would be
in actual progress by october
The plan as presented to the Board OF
Estimate gives t. both the lnterborough
Rapid Transit Company and the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company most or the
lines that each asked for in Its original
offer. on financial terms, however, each
has been manpuvred into such posi-
ton in the long negotiations that it must
now accept terms extremely advanta-
geous TO the city or else permit the rival
company to get routes that would give II
a tremendous advantage.
The report, which takes up forty-six
printed pages, and 10 which are added
eighteen appendices. with total or
eighty-ive pages, was signed by each
member of the Public Service Commits
sion and the conference committee of the
Board of Estimate, comprising the con-
ferrees. F.. NJ. Bassett instead OF j. Ser
geant Cram. his successor, signed the
document This report was transmitted
10 the committee of the whole of the
Board of Estimate by Borough Presi-
dent McAneny, chairman of the con-
ference committee. at noon yesterday
with a short letter. The committee Of
the whole, after brief executive session
formally turned the report over 10 the
Board Of Estimate at a public meeting
Not to Take Action Tomorrow.
It is not understood that the report will
be considered at to-morrow's meeting of
the Board of Estimate. but it is the plan
TO act on it a week from tomorrow In
the mean time the committee OF the
whole will consider the report in secret
Board Of Estimate will hold public
hearing on Wednesday Of next week.
The report does not suggest how much
time is 10 be given TO the companies TO
decide whether they Will accept the
terms laid down. leaving it to be settled
by the Board Of Estimate 1t is believed,
however. that one week from Thursday.
June 22. will be the day on which the
companies will be asked to have their
answers ready. on the receipt Of these
answers the board should be ready to go
ahead and decide what ii will do in the
matter of construction.
The report proposes series OF strict
financial and operating terms. applicable
to either company, and provides that II
neither company accepts the terms
offered the city proceed at once with
the construction of the so-called tribor-
ough route"
Members Of the Board of Estimate who
were not on the conference committee
were not inclined yesterday TO be over
hasty in tying themselves down on the
report. The general impression gained
from talking to them all, however, was
that the report would pass the board
without striking any insurmountable OBJ
stacles.
The new lines proposed for operation
by the Interborough are divided into
three groups, as follows
Lexington avenue line north from 42d
e,raet branching I'm The Bronx to Pelham
Raw PARK and TO Woodlawn Cemetery, and
IN, seventh avenue route south by way
OF a new turHel 10 Brooklyn, with new
extension through the Eastern Parkway
E'Iatbush and through Livonia avenue 10
brownsville: all 10 be operated in connec-
lion with the present lines under single
contract
.9d street from Times Square 10 point OF
with the Steinway tunnel, in
the tunnel line and continuing
il hv subway 10 the Queensboro Plaza: and
tbence dividing into elevated lines, north
ward 10 Astoria and eastward TO Woodside
and Corona. A proviso Is inserted permit
ling the additional connection OF the Queens
limos with the Second avenue elevated line
~ way OF the greensboro Bridge. and a
second proviso 10 the effect that the Stein
way tunnel. which cost the lnterborough
a. 900 90 and is included as a part OF the
t,ronosed route, shall be entered In the con-
struction cost account at valuation not TO
exceed 10000. and
Extensions in The Bronx.
. An extension OF the Interborough Com
ranv's present subway northward from the
ives, Farms division via White Plains
road 10 its projected terminus just this
side of the city line.
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