New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-13
THINK B. R. 7. WILL YIELD
Another Conference Arranged 10
Settle Subway Offer.
NO DIVISION, SAYS WILLIAMS
Mayor Indicates Acceptance OF
Interborough Plan Is Not
Imperative.

II will require still another conference
between the representatives Of the Brooh-
Ign Rapid Transit Company and OF the
city before there can be a settlement oi
their differences on what each considers d
vital point. That conference will be held
on Monday AT o'clock and at that time
It is believed tire Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company will be prepared 10 recede 10
some extent from the position II has taken
on the calculation OF money to be deduct
cd from earnings Of elevated lines before
the receipts should De pooled.
The company wishes to calculate such
earnings on the basis Of the net earnings
Of the last year before the operation OF the
enlarged system. The city has held out
for an average OF Ave years previous. II
is thought that possibly the company VIII
agree 10 a three or two year average.
I. was impossible 10 settle the question at
the conference between President Williams
and the committee Of directors OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company and the
city conferrees at the meeting yesterday
morning After leaving the conference
President Williams said he had heard no
proposition from the marlborough Rapid
Transit Company for division Of the ter
rtory between It and the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company. But certain important
citizens" he added, have represented 10
US that II would be possible TO make some
such arrangement I fail to see how our
company can consider such a proposition
for a minute
It is understood that the proposition for
Ave, hva l,eI
in the subway conferences by the Inter-
borough after the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company had asked for line up Broad
way and through seth street TO the Queens
boro Bridge.
For the first time since the beginning OF
the subway negotiations. Mayor Gaynor
m ade a statement Yesterday that indicated
that perhaps there was some other alterna-
tive 10 an acceptance OF the Interhorough
proposition. In speaking Of the amended
offers as they stood to-day, the Mayor said
the city was bound to benefit, no matter
which offer might be sccepted
The members Of tho Public Service Com
mission and the conference committee Of
the Board Of Estimate will discuss the
subway plans at an uptown club this after
noon.
The statement OF Borough President
Steers simplifying what ne said before
leaving town on Thursday was given out
yesterday by Mr.. Pounds, Acting Borough
President. He declares that his vote in
the Board Of Estimate is not pledged 10
any plan. but that he believes the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit offer is the most advan-
tageous for Brooklyn and should receive
his support
President Steers SAYS he is going to con-
tinue his study OF the problem. and that
further information may alter his views.
But I must be shown" he says, that
something else promises more for the Dor
ough that I represent He gives his
reasons. in part. as follows:
II seems 20 me that the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit proposition brings greater transit
advantages TO Brooklyn than does the In
consider that Brooklyn is better taken
care Of by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
proposition than other boroughs. especially
The BronY This Is not so. however. Tho
with two branches. The Brooklyn Rapid
Transit proposition brings to that borough
another express subway with two more
branches The troubla with the INTERIOR
ough proposition is that il runs subway
lines into vacant areas in The Bronx and
az the same time leaves many thickly pop
ulated parts Of Brooklyn with no transit
whitever.
If the Brooklyn Rapid Transit plan is
adopted. The Bronx will have two express
subways, each with two branches, pene-
trating all the settled parts. Of that Dor
cugh II the Brooklyn Rapid Transit plan
is adopted, four persons in The Bronx will
be within one-quarter of a mile of rapid
transit for every one that is not. whereas,
in Brooklyn three persons will be within
cne-quarter of mile OF a rapid transit
line for avery one that Is not This shows
that under the Brooklyn Rapid Transit plan
The Bronx is still better taken care OF by
rapid transit lines than our home borough.