New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-26

earnings Of such stations. and pro rat"
share of receipts from advertising would
be treated as receipts. whlic aea'ha'
operating expenses would be chargeo
maintenance OF extensions and Stations
expenses of stations, damages Tor acc'-
dents on the extensions. taxes ana d
division OF other expenses on the OASIS
Of the cost per passenger. according 10
the determination of unit Costs on Inc
whole system. The cost OF equ'pHhV"'
allotted TO the extensions Is also 10 oc
reckoned. Any deficit is to be porhe u!
the city, which Is also TO receive thIee-
fourths Of any profits.
New Offer for South Brooklyn.
7, regard 10 the Seo Beach. Culver ana
West End lines, operated IN SCUM
Brooklyn, rnder steam road franchises
which the Brooklyn Rapid Transit pro-
posed in the offer OF March 10 operdle
as extensions OF the Fourth avenue SUD-
way. the communication OF yesterday
caid that II would he Impossible so 10
change the franchises as TO make them
cubiect 10 the ten-year recall, as In many
cases the right OF way was owned ny
the company and was covered py H'o''-
RACES. In view OF this fact, the COM
panv offers the following alternatives:
II will duplicate any or all Of these lines
with such notifications in route as
might be necessary. denotins them as
extensions and using them TO connect up
the Fourth avenue subway. The pres
cnt rights Of way could then be used
for trolley lines. Or. the company ex-
presses the willingness 10 have the orig
inally proposed extensions of the Fourth
avenue subway constructed by the city.
In case the latter alternative is chosen
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit promises TO
contribute the greater part Of the cost
OF the BroaGway-59th street subway.
This would reduce the estimate Of money
needed by the city to carry out the en-
tire plan 60 $6l.000,o0
All through his address to the real
estate men yesterday Mayor Gaynor
spoke In The first person. intimating that
through his efforts would come the ultf-
mate subway salvation. The personal
pronoun 81" was used 112 times; the
word me twenty: my" seventeen,
end myself" eight. By inference the
Mayor called Controller Prendergast and
President Mitchell OF the Board of AL
Germen "dshonorable men,"
H.
remember that ] came into office alone
in the Board Of Estimate and Apportion-
ment Although came In alone ar,
glad to say that since that the majority
OF the members of the board, honorab BILE
men. have manifested a disposition 10
work with me i'm all things for the good
Of the city. and I am sure that ! have
manifested that disposition toward
| them"
Then again. referring to the plans for
the triborough, the Mayor said: Then
the sober second thought began 10 come
! IN and We began to reconsider H. and
feel profoundly grateful to the borough
presidents of this city. ali of them able
and honorable men. that they sat down
with me and were willing TO reconsider
and consider this vast subject. | an,
sorry to say that others went out
through the city and abused us and at
tributed motives To us that we never
thought Of"
Mayor Gaynor declared that IL ne had
had his way or had had a harmonious
government elected with him. Il say
without one word of hesitation that
within ninety days would have had the
shovels in the ground building the sub
ways Of this city" And again he said:
Maybe it is going too far for me TO say
right straight out. for that Is the best
way to speak. that If those two sterling
men. Mr.. Moore and Mr.. Calvin, had
been elected with me your subways
would now be more than a year in the
building"
Has Been Working "0uietIy.'
Speaking of the subway negotiations
that have been conducted by the confer
ence committee OF the Board of E,sti-
mate, the Mayor intimated that perhaps
he had had just a wee bit 70 do with
them. even If it did not appear on the
surface.
Il had to appoint a committee in my
board" ne said II could not very well
appoint myself on that committee, and
while have been working quietly about
II. all the time | have kept myself In the
background. because l am perfectly will
ing that this committee which Is work
ing so hard should have the credit OF
bringing out a good result. intend to
lay claim to nothing myself"
The Mayor told how he had increased
the borrowing cayacity of the CITY by