New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
NEW PETERBOROUGH PLEA
Efforts Made to Show City That
Company Is Much Abused.
Mr.. LOW SEES Mr.. M'ANENY
E. M. Grout Explains to MIR.
Mitchell Why Subway Terms
Cannot Be Accepted.

Efforts were made yesterday to convince
individual members of the Board Of Esti-
mate that the marlborough Rapid Transit
Company had been much abused in the
harshness Of the terms laid down for its
acceptance In the McAneny-Willcox sub
way report. II Is not believed that the
1nterborough has as yet received enough
encouragement To make another offer TO
the city, and members OF the Board OF Es-
innate scarcely believe that such an offer
will be forthcoming. although 1t Is being
considered.
Edward M. Grout, who has been retained
as counsel for the Interborough TO repre-
sent 1t in further dealings with the city,
took two expert accountants from the In
terborough Office to the Office Of President
Mitchell Of the Board of Aldermen yester-
day afternoon. His object was TO try to
show to President Mitchell that the Inter
borough could not possibly accept any fur
Their subway lines on the terms laid down
by the city. Mr.. Mitchell brought out some
experts of his own and they went over the
figures together.
It is understood that Mr.. Mitchell was
not much impressed with the idea that the
city should modify its terms so as to make
them less harsh 1t is understood that
Mr.. Grout suggested that the city should
guarantee the Interborough s5.0O0.O00 a year
in lieu Of its net profits on the present sub
Vay.
Seth Low. chairman of the joint commit
tee on transit OF the Chamber OF Com
merce and the Merchants Association, who
is firmly of the opinion that the work OF
the citys conferrees will be spoiled unless
the marlborough company can be induced
10 take the lines allotted to IL, had long
talk with Borough President McAneny. 1t
Is understood that ne failed to convince the
Borough President that the terms offered
to the marlborough should be modified.
IT is not unlikely that if some sort OF
proposition Is not received from the Inter
borough when the Board Of Estimate meets
on Monday morning some member Of the
board will suggest that the contracts for
the additional lines be given at once TO the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
J. Sergeant Cram, the newest member Of
tho Public Service Commission. who de-
cared when he was appointed that he in
tended to wake them up, started out yes
terday to clear the decks all at once. lie
offered a resolution directing counsel TO
submit as soon as possible forms Of con-
tracts for the third tracking Of the ele-
waited lines of the Interborough. Other
members Of the commission patiently eX-
planned to him that the Interborough had
already refused the terms that had been
offered to 1t for this improvement
Il merely want you 20 get ready for
adoption tho contracts that YOU have al
ready drawn up in your collective wisdom
said Commissioner Cram.
As it did not seem TO make any difference
whether the contracts were formally pre-
scented or not, all the members Of the COM
mission except Commissioner Maltbie voted
for the resolution. Mr. Maltbie wanted 10
wait until Monday TO see what the Inter
borough would do OIL the general transit
proposition as he said the third-tracking
was an essential part Of ~
Commissioner Cram then wanted 10 go
ahead and prepare the forms of contract
for the Seventh and Eighth avenue routes.
He was told that as this line would go
through an extension Of Seventh avenue
that had not been laid out il would be inn
possible 10 prepare the contracts at this
time.