New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17
Mayor Not at Subway Meeting
in Metropolitan Club.
OTHER OFFICIALS THERE
TRYING to Get marlborough and
City to Yield Few Points Each
and Get Together.

There was another conference between
Samuel Rea, vice-president Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. and members OF the Board
Of Estimate and Of the Public Service Com
mission yesterday in regard to making
some provision for additional transit facili-
ties by the Pennsylvania Station. It was
hold late in the afternoon at the Metropoli-
tan Club.
Mayor Gaynor was not present because
no was not asked In time. At noon the
Mayor went to luncheon with Surrogate
Fowler and the two walked down Nassau
street to Broad, down Broad to Beaver and
over to William street, where they mad
luncheon. The Mayor paused a moment to
watch the curb brokers in Broad street,
and soon a wild rumor spread that Mayor
Gaynor had gone down TO Wall Street to
confer with Mr. Rea and settle the subway
situation.
The Mayor declared on his return that his
trim had absolutely nothing to do with the
subways. AS matter Of fact, at the very
time he was away Mr.. Rea was trying TO
get in communication with him to get him
TO go to the Metropolitan Club conference.
When the Mayor heard of 1t later he
thought II was too late for him to arrange
matters so as TO go.
The task OF Mr.. Rea has been to try TO
get the marlborough to yield a few points
and the city to yield something. too. so that
the Interborough could come In and take
the lines laid down for it by the McAneny-
Wilcox report.
Ii is not believed that he has had much
success yet. President Shonts said yester-
day: Most OF what | know Is from the
newspapers. Mr.. Rea has been In to see
me several times. and the Pennsylvania
seems to feel that IT has not good enough
transit facilities
Mr.. Shonts was asked: "Is II your posi-
ton that you will not make another prop
osltOn to the city. but that you are Willing
to consider any proposition that may be
made TO yOu?'
He replied: You have hit 1t right
Chairman Wilcox of the Public Service
! Commission said yesterday that his posi-
| ton had not changed He believed II was
! to be regretted that the Interborough would
not come In under the original plan. ana
| that the solution made OF the problem after
its failure To come In was not all That
could be desired.
However" he said. following the action
of the Board Of Estimate. | regarded the
situation as practically settled. and the
commission went ahead on that suppose
/ ton"
! Commissioner Wilcox said there had been
no differences of opinion between the com
I papil Tran elf
| COMPANY over the drafting of contract
! for operation.
Commissioner Cram said earlier in the
| day that he understood the Brooklyn RAPID
/ Transit Company had drafted such a con-
tract as would make 1t impossible for any
one except itself TO bid for the operation.
| He would oppose such contract to the
/ last. he declared.
Mr.. Rea said after the conference that
he did not believe the subway problem
would be finally solved until the Pennsyl'
vania Station and the West Side had q
rand transit system to all the boroughs
adding:
Until then the city will not have dis
/ charged the important obligation II as
sumed in granting a franchise for the tun
mel railroad and In having the station 10
Gated on Seventh avenue, instead OF or
broadway. where II might just as easily
have been erected, but which would nave
! embarrassed the city by greatly increasing
the traffic congestion at Broadway and
3ith street. The Pennsylvania and Ions
Island railroads are transportation systems
| accommodating large bodies of the citizens
and not only require, but, as large taxpay'
ers OF the city, have right to expect that
they Will not be overlooked in the subway
system now proposed. and their position In
this regard has the strong support Of New
York city generally and of those sections
Of the country with which 1t has CONNER
eial relations"