New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-22
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President Miller said:
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President McAneny spoke up saying
AZ ,rsvor NAV / say IN relation 10 the
-. matter on behalf Of the comm. ~
t6at fhc lnterbOrOuEl COMPANY CAV" II.,,e+
exactly and practically ne, s"tt. ,r+,ard
80 thar is now proposed N iH!s "LlIet' -
IHt- +ba+ the difference Of opinion ~
ro+ been between the comnahy ~" NO,
conferrees and members OF tlle u'..io,, n,
a question OF really "A +ltllf 49,. 10 CITY
,.rgt ia hest. and while 7 leei 1,at ~ 10
VIZ" e. i,, a more desirable poslu'h uhur
~, ,iar rronosed hy the conierretS. o.
1,,f.o cnrtaut to waive my JHcsiilttin, ~
that rolnt and 10 vote LOT ''e
NJ Nitohers amendment.
When the vote was taken all the mem
hers If the board voted in favor OF the
..-..,a,,ent EXCEPT President Miller and
p,osident Cromwell Of Richmond. The
litter explained later that he had voted
.,a, wav simply to support President
Miller but would not have done so mao
ba not known that the amendment
would no passed without his vote.
The second amendment 81 President
Mitchell was passed unanimously II
regerred N the possible purchase or the
nresent subway lines at the end OF
tbirtv-fve years and in speaking Of the
,svneut for them substituted after the
,rords a sum equal q" the words the
present worth Of for the company
eetiuated profits for and before the
words the unexpired portion Of tina
lease" -,
-Four amendments by Borough Presl-
dor+ NroAnenv were then adopted with
o,,t dissent The first provided for q
ejaculation with the 3. r T. that II the
ci+r should recapture the Fourth avenue
subway at any time after ten years tnat
,or,panv should receive trafNc rights
o,-ar Iirea entering Manhattan for the
nreration Of it's Brighton Beach trains.
The Whitehall Street Tunnel.
II was also stipulated that the Inter
borough should not be required n pro-
ceed with tho proposed whitehall street
tunnel m BROOKLYN until il was deter
mined nv the Public Service Commission
that such a tunnel was needed 70 care for
the companv's future Brooklyn traffic.
Amendments offered hy Borough Pres
idont Miller and Borough President
dresser we're referred tn the conference
committee for further consideration.
The first amendment offered by Presi-
dent Gresser contemplated giving track
age rights 10 the 3. r. 7 over the pro-
nosed lines Of the PETERBOROUGH To Wood
side and Corona and Astoria from the
steinwav tunnel. and that both com
NAMES boz required TO operate trains over
them. n IS understood that tho con
ference committee does not regard this
AZ practicable.
The second dresser amendment pro-
vided that the BROOKLYN Rapid Transit
Company should be required 20 extend
the elevated line along jamaica avenue
from Crescent street at cypress Hills, 10
Grand street. Jamaica. and the extension
of tbe elevated line along Liberty ave.
ruo to T.efferts avenue, and thence by
two surface lines. one 10 Jamaica by way
,f the most direct route and the other
along Lefferts avenue southerly TO the
Jamaica Plank Road.
President Mller's principal amendment
was that II the PETERBOROUGH should re-
iect the subway offer the Bronx extern
sions No Gun Hill Road and White
Plains Road should be built by that
comnanv as extensions of the elevated
lines.
Ex-Mayor Seth Low then presented the