New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
INF NENY TALKS SUBWAY
Expects to See Problem Solved
Within Two or Three Weeks.
GIVES REASONS FOR DELAY
Mayor Gaynor Less Sure-Tells
Why He Disapproves the
B. r. +. Offer.

ID ~. OACts
statement made isst night that he expected
the next two or three weeks would see
determination Of the subway problem The
statement was made at his home. as tho
Borough President does not expect to get
down TO his office before the frst of next
week.
Mayor Gsynor. IN talking about the STU
alton yesterday. was not so sure that inc
problem would he settled IN week as ne
was when ne talked TO a delegation OF real
estate men on Tuesday. He explained that
he knew Of no now offer coming from the
marlborough Rapid Transit Company. hut
he expected that the company would ma
terially modify It's old offer at the demand
Of the citys representatives.
President McAneny summed up the stu
| alton he saw 1t "a follows:
II have sought to make il clear that the
subway competition is still broadly OPEN
but that, now that We are in process Of gel
ting all Of the facts before us with respect
TO the disposition Of two responsible bid
ders the city Ia in a stronger position thsn
ever before to secure the best bargain for
other bids yet to he received
Speaking Of the proposition Of the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit Company. President Nc
Anany said 1t represented 10 him the real
ization Of lively and desirable competition
| in the bidding for the operation of future
rapid transit lines. AT the same time.
| he added, ''it provides the city with an
alternative tn the Interporough PROPOSE
| ton which will assure comprehensive
development of future facilities " the city
and the marlborough fail to come together
on the proposed notifications of the Inter
| borough offer.
President McAnenv said he thought n
would not take much time to complete an
analysis IF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
plan, following which there should be no
delay in submitting to the 1rterborouEh
the list Of proposed notifications suggest
| ed on behalf Of the city.
~ believe" he added. that the city II
| in position TO expect an answer from that
| company without any further delay. When
| such an answer shall have been received
| the conference COMMITTEES Of the Board ~
| Estimate will be in a position 70 frame its
report and recommendations 10 the board
| The material for much IF the report Is
obviously already In hand as the result If
the negotiations Of the lest three months. -
| j believe II is fair to the city's conferrees
| to recall the fact that the conclusion
reached will affect the development Of the
city's physical plan, he continued, the
course Of it's finances. and even. very pos
| sihly. the interreation Of its political and
social affairs for generations TO come. II
/ hoz I'd iic
thing 10 have submitted such q question to
the snap Judgment that might have been
| reached three months ago. II my com
| rnittee had been willing 70 give the con
| tract TO the marlborough Rapid Transit
| Company On us own terms settlement
might have been reached, not IN ninety
| DAYS. but in nine.
| "The committee. however, has acted uron
a different theory. II believed. and still
| believes. that the city Is not IN the position
| If being compelled 10 take what any one
1 NAV he willing to give IT. either in the mat
ter of routing the lines or in that of fixing
| the operating terms.
- for one, have ALWAYS felt that The
| CITY should make its own transit plan.
! placing individual routes where thew VIII
| do the most good, and not necessarily With
| reference 10 their earning capacity alone
| nor 10 their relation 10 enterprises in real
| estate When the routes are fyed there arc
| valuable franchises 10 offer. end u Is q
more 1tting thing. IN my Judgment. that
the city should do the offering. taking the
| best business deal IT can get as basis for
| operation, and that II should not neces
| sarilv shape IT'S rlsns according merely II
| the first offers of those who seek to oper
ate
| The committee determined, in short, II
| pot the best that K could for the city. and
has never doubled the city's ability to carry
,ts share Of the financing for whatever plan
may be adopted
Going on 10 outline the work of the con
ferences. President McAneny said that the
Board of Estimate committee had held
forty sessions with the Public Service Com
mission since II was appointed on January
0p When the Interboroush let 1t be
known" he said. that It would withdra u
its offer n the Brooklyn company were
given access 10 Broadway 1t seemed emf
nentIy proper to the committee to develop
the competitive element in the situation
and 10 encourage the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit to expand its proposition.
| The results now are pretty well known
am obliged 10 hold that the three months
have not been njsspent. but that the city
has obtained value for every hour and
every dav the subway negotiations have
consumed
Mayor Gaynor, In talking to callers yes
terdav, expressed his disapproval Of the
BROOKLYN Rarid Transit plan because II
provided for 20 line in Seventh avenue tf
serve the PENNSYLVANIA station. because
n did not give enough service for The
Bronx and because it did not provide funds
for the construction Of subvays. He said
that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit would
probably come into Manhattan by way Of
The Centre street loop anyway, and tina
the problen Of how far up in the borough
4, ebould be allowed TO distribute It's traff1t
would be a problem TO be solved In tht
future.
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