New-York tribune., 1911-12-27
|cHANCE FOR |NTERBORO.
Must Make Definite Subway
Offer or Lose New Route.
PRENDERGAST MAKES MOVE
Ready to Push CONSTRUCTION OF
Broadway Lexington Section
Not in Their Plan.

II probably will be determined soon
whether the Tnterborough Rapid TRANSIT
Company IS TO make a new oner 10 the
city for its share I'm the new rapid transit
lines as outlined in the McAneny- WILCOX
report. The negotiations that have been
carried on with fusion members Of the
Board of Estimate and Chairman WILCOX
of the Public Service Commission, through
Samuel Rea. ce-president Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and H. p Dawson. OF
J. =. Morgan & CO., have reached the
point where definite conclusion will have
10 be reached by The IntcrboTough.
Controller Prendcrgast placed on the
calendar yesterday for the next meeting
of the Board % Estimate, on January T.
the contract for the construction Of Section
Of the Broadway-LeXington avenue route.
II runs from 25th to 18th street. and could
not be used under the plans outlined for
the Intcrborough. This action Of the Con-
troller may indicate that he does not be-
licye the negotiations for the return Of the
marlborough will come TO anything, or It
may be just a warning to the Interborough
that Il It is going 10 come back IT VIII
have TO bc quick about II.
The operating contracts, based on inc
assumption that the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company IS 10 operate the entire sys-
ten. have been completed and arc now IN
the hands Of the printers II is under
stood they will be made public and a date
for a public hearing fixed some time next
week
Chairman Wilcox said that no believed
tho contracts as drawn by the engineers
and legal staff Of the Public Service Com
mission would be satisfactory to the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
All the city officials who have taken
part I'm tho recent Rea conferences unite
,in saying that they have not had the
slightest intmation that the Tnterborough
will agree TO anything less than per
cent guarantee. its demand OF July, on
which negotiations were broken off II
has been rumored, however that Mr.. Rea
has intimated that the Interborough might
shade this demand triflc. II viii
have 10 shade It considerably, however. it
IS understood. SO far as can be- learned
the discussion, so far as the city officials
arc concerned, has been as 10 terms vary
ing from 81, 10 81, per cent
Section was let some time ago TO the
Metropolitan Contracting Company. OF Bos-
ton. for S2,n9,l27 %. Since that time the
contract has awaited the action Of Con-
troler Prendergast. He has now sent 1t to
the Board Of Estimate. with recom-
mendation that it be approved.
There was TO have been another confer
ence yesterday Borough President Nc
Aneny, Mr.. Rea and Mr.. Dawson and
Chairman Wilcox met at the Union League
Club TO discuss some figures that were to
have been presented as result OF the
work OF A. ]. Gaynor. auditor Of the Inter-
borough and Duncan McInness, chief
auditor Of the Finance Department Con-
troller Prendergast telephoned TO the club
that the figures were not ready, and the
conference was put off. 1t may be held to-
night or tomorrow.
When presented the figures will consist
OF estimates by Mr.. Gaynor from the Inter-
borough point of view, and an analysis of
them by Mr.. McInness from the city side.