Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-19
WARDERS
AT HEARING
P. {. Davis Catches Service
Board Mapping.

President p. e. Davis, OF the Fifth
| Ward improvement Association, and
q delegation OF It's members will rep
resented this end OF the island at the
! subway hearing In Manhattan yes
terday. 6
Mr.. Davis, who WAS the spokes-
man fer the Fifth ward delegation,
was the only one that presented a
a meeting OF the executive commit
tee last week, which besides the sub
way under the Narrows, asked for
action tending to improve transit
| conditions to remote parts of the ISL
and. While all were demanding yes
terday that the Public Service Com
mission provide 1t with a subway. It
developed that members of the COM
mission did not know that the Board
| OF Estimate a year ago appropriated
$4,000 to survey such a route.
Mr.. Davis said the appropriation
was made, and inquired why the Of
ficials had made no o toward OBJ
tanning the preliminary information.
Commissioner McCarrolI said he had
no knowledge OF such a fund and
Mr.. Wilcox, chairman OF the conn
mission. knew nothing of 1t.
II have 1t ON the authority of
Controller Prendergast that the
money was appropriated and has
been held in reserve for nearly a
year awaiting your action" said Mr..
Davis.
Borough President Cromwell said
MIR. Davis's information was correct.
A delegation representing all Sec
lions bf Staten Island. asked for a
subway under the Narrows. The
| speakers included William g.. Van
Clief, president of the Staten Island
Chamber OF Commerce.; Lewis Nix
on, the shipbuilder; Mr.. Cromwell,
Henry P. Morrison, David ]. Tyson
and John Martin.
Any city subway system must IN
clude all boroughs, Mr.. Cromwell
said, and he protested against omit
ting Richmond. There should be
two branches of the subway. he said,
one to st. George and the other to
Stapleton. Mr.. Cromwell was GER
tain the system would not cost more
than s6,000,000.
What is needed is a plan which
provides Immediately for adequate
transportation facilities In Queens
and Richmond, not after additions
have been made to the existing sys-
tens In Manhaatay and Brooklyn
John Martin, a member of the
Board OF. Education. said: "In sta
ten Island, within the confines of the
city, mile upon mile Of land on which
millions might settle In comfort and
haalfh aunnnf hn ~oo9hoI hy Ma.
haitian workers because transit is &C
slow and costly. If a subway were
constructed to the island SO that
passengerswcopldh e nArrtsa Tor =
nickel to anywhere below Fonrteenth
street, In ifteen minutes, doubtless
q city similar to the Bronx would be
created In Richmond within a decade
or two"
Mr.. Van Clief said: 1T is the
manifest duty of the city OF New
York to provide adequate transpor'
tation for each borough with q uni.
form rate, degree Of rapidity AND
frequency of service In all respects
modern, complete and satisfactory
We believe that In the general plans
| Of the city contracts will and mus
! be made under wnien operation shAl
not be limited, but shall be provided
alike for all subways, already plan
ned or to be planned. and OF all ex
tensions"
1t Is understood surveys will b
made to determine the cost Of build
ing the tunnel.
Those in the Fifth ward deIega
ton w. d. Frerichs, j. AIfres
Simonson. G. A. Marshall. B. F. 10
line, George A. Wood, Fred Fl. Coz
zens and Jorgen Johansen.