The evening world., 1911-06-16
BROADWAY SUBWAY
FOR B. R. 7. MEETS
. BITTER PROTEST
70
Merchants, Hotel and Theatri-
cal Men to Battle Before
Estimate Board.
ROUTE is TOO SHORT
Favor marlborough Plan of
Tube From Brooklyn to
Yonkers Line.
ROUTE is TOO SHORT.

TAs meeting Of the Board Of Estimate
on Wednesday next will be for the
purpose OF considering the subway ION
ferree's report. 1t will not be a public
hearing. but those who want TO be
heard. for or against the report. will be
accorded an opportunity. It developed
to-day that there will be opposition
from the retail dry goods men and
other merchants on Broadway: the
Hotel Mems Association and the The
atrical Managers Association against
the grant to the n. H. T. OF a subway
route on Broadway. Manhattan.
The opposition is based on the ground
that the h. Il. T. will not provide
sumcient service because the proposed
Broadway route does not go further
south than Liberty stree, or further
north h Flfty-ninth street. The pro-
testing citizens will demand that the In
.tesborough offer be accepted. because
II drains the business section of Brook
~. goes tho entire length of Broad
way almost to the Yonkers line and
into the most densely occupied parts
Of the Bronx.
DIG MERCHANTS SIGN PROTEST
AGAINST 3. r. T.
m dry goous merchants have signed
. petition that has been sent to the
Mayor. the Public Service Commission
ana the subway confcrrees. which is al
together In favor of the I~nterborough.
The petition also deplores the advent
OF the b. X. I. by a route. as one OF
he dry goods men expressed II, thai
apparently leads into the promised land
but leads 20 nowhere"
Among signers OF the protest are
John Claim. Benjamin Altman, L.. II.
lacy and Company. Rogers. Peet and
company. James McCreery and Com
oany. Saks and Company. O'Neil.
Adams Company. Il. Altman and Com
~. Rothcnberg and Company. Ma
eonal Cloak and Suit Company. Gimbel
Srothers. J. L. kessner. Greenhut and
company. Lord and Taylor. the -Four
tbouth Street store and the simpson.
Crawford Company. While the com
Iaunications OF the hotel and theatrical
managers and dry goods merchant,
are separate. their protests will bs
united ut the hearing.
The Brooklyn theatrical men have
5binsd their brethren OF Manhattan In
the petition. for the former realize
thot the short Broadway line as pro-
upoed for the b. II. 7. would carry
much Of the Brooklyn theatre patron.
sss into Manhattan.
Mayor Gaynor said to-day that he hat
uceived few letters with regard to IN,
subway report. The sentiment Of these
~ said. was divided At President Nc
Aneny's ONCE It was learned that
large number of communications hsc
been received. all but one favoring tn,
report.
CRAM DECLINED TO VOTE AP
PEAL IN THIRD AVENUE CASE.
~. Sergeant Cram. the new member
q the Public Service Commission. to
day showed his independence by de
clinlng TO vote with associates upon
Fesoiution calling on the counsel Of tn,
Commission TO appeal from the recen
decision OF the Appellate Division witt
respect TO the reorganization OF tn
Third Avenue Railroad Company
y cannot. after having carefully rea,
the opinions Of Mr.. Justice Clark an,
Mr.. Justice Ingraham. vote to ap
0ool. ~ j entertain no doubt OF the RI
hit OF the appeal. ! think the Cour
Appeals has already passed upon tn
difference between the original rganlza
tlon Of \ railroad company and It's re-
0rganlzation. In the first instance ther
no doubt of the Jurisdiction of thi
: Board, but l think in h second IN
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