The evening world., 1911-03-16
|NTERBORO
TO MODIFY PLAN
OF SUBWAY GRAB
Offer of B. R. T. to Enter Man.
haitian Brings Traction Trust
to New Terms.

Holding the offer OF the 3. r. T. &c
Invade the Manhattan subway field a.
a i TO force the marlborough int
line and agree to notifications OF II,
plan for monopoly. these final PROPOSE.
tions have been submitted by the Board
Of Estimate Subway Committee:
That the $685. 900. 900 of city fund,
available for subways be segregated
to pay for either the proposed west
or east sid subway extensions.
That the city receive one-halt OF
the profits OF the present subway
system or half the profits of the
proposed extensions.
That there Is to be no charge on
franchise capitalization on the ex.
tensions.
al" TO Enter Subway.
That the west side or Jerome ave-
nue. extension In the Bronx shall not
be an elevated extension to the
present Ninth venue IL" road. but
a subway. in which subway and
. elevated trains shall operate Joint
ly.
N"N ~ 6sI'li Itldl0 tlt
right to intervene In all labor
roubles during the progress Of con-
struction Of the proposed extensions
n the operation Of the same.
That the city shall have represen-
tation on the Board Of the INTERIOR
ough.
There cnditions have been tsntatively
accepted by the PETERBOROUGH, although
their final acceptance or rejection vii
not be known until Monday, when a de-
cis'on must be reached, al another
meeting OF the conferrees.
Decision or no decision coming from
the PETERBOROUGH. the Special Subway
Committee of the Board OF Estimate.
consisting OF Borough Presidents Nc
Aneny. Miller ard Cromwell, will re-
port finally 10 the Beard OF Estimate
a. the meeting OF that body a week
from to-day. incidentally the ul.I.
matum of the special committee is prac-
t!cally Identical with the conditions
Iaid down In the original report o.
Borough President Miller on the sub
way situation.
B. r. 7. Forces Showdown.
The attitude OF President Williams,
head Of the Il. Il. T, appears to have
forced this final showdown. He ha.
insistently informed the special com.
mlttee. In the presence OF President
Shonts OF the PETERBOROUGH, that the
offer OF the H.. r. r, is genuine: that
the road will come into the Manhattan
field, II possible, and will afford a com.
plete service between BrooKlyn, Queens
and Manhattan, taking tho territory
south of Fifty-ninth street I IN tho latter
borough. This latter section Is regard.
ed as the %'tenderloin" Of the subwa 9
trade, the profitable short haul pre-,
dominating.
In addition President Williams ha.
made tho offer in writing 10 give TO Tho
city In return for a franchise one-bal,
OF the prohts. not over tae extensions
alone but over the entire %. X. +. sys.
tenn.
The special committee OF the Boor I'd
OF Estimate, In demanding that tbe
jerome avenu extension be a subway
instead OF an elevated road. had I'm
mlnd the duration OF the franchise. II
"A elevated extension were agreed Ia
the franchise would remain practically
in pcrpetu.ty. As n subway the fran.
chisc term ~ limited, and AZ its explra.
ton the subway extension would rever,
to the city.
In requiring the segregation OF tho
city's Si3, 600 o for either the east OF
west side subw1ys this was deemed
wise IT, that the city. In time. would
be able to take over control of either
and establish a separate system under
another management.