New-York tribune., 1911-01-20

William G, McAdoo, following the
stump campaign Of Controller Prender-
CAST and President Mitchell Of the Board
Of Aldermen for an independent subway
system, brought forward at the dinner
Of the trustees Of Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn last night a practical railroad
mans plea for independence.
The city holds four aces in this sub
way game" he said, and ought not to
hg them down to anybodys bobtail
flush
Nr McAdoo had gone over every
jhase ~ the subway situation He had
described the independent system, as
proposed av him. and the extended sys-
ten suggested by the 1nterborough
Transmitted by the Public Service Com
mission now apparently about 10 be re-
iscted by the Board OF Estimate.
Changes in the McAdoo Plan.
The arse- # Mr.. McAdoo's company to
equip and operate n modified triborough
route submitted t. the Public Service
Commission on November IS. did not
contemplate connecting the main line
down Broadway with the Centre street
loop as i1 The plan suggested by Mr..
McAc0o last night The latter provides
for su.a .unnr,ron both near Spring
street ANA az Vssey street. Another
ceNlar"n IS tho proposed two-track sub
way under Liberty street Manhattan.
the East River and Pineapple street,
Brooklyn. In the original offer this spur
mas 20 extend under Trinity Church
yard Wall street the East River, Mon
ague street and WTloughby street.
Again, in me- system proposed on No
'ember is Mr. McAdoo omitted the
Broadwav Williamsburg section Of the
broadwey-lafayette avenue loop. in
Brooklyn NO mention was made in il,
tfher ~ q tunnel connecting with the
Fourth avenue subway at about 9th
Street, Brooklyn. under the Narrows TO
- George. staten Island, which Mr..
AcAdoo estimates would cost the city
N20oo00G. and prove an economy in
saving the annual deficit incurred in the
operation Of the municipal ferry and in
Enhancing greatly the taxable value Of
etaten Island real estate.
OF the Centre street loop connection
he said.
This viii enable trains operated over
hoth the Williamsburg and the Manhat-
An bridges 10 be run through the Centre
street loop on 10 the Broadway trunk
me both FOR uptown and downtown
usflc. thus making the bridges an ef-
'ec'iye and essential part Of the system
Snd obviating the chief objection hereto
lo'e urged against this part of the tri-
Borough plan, and, AT the same time, II
eliminate the necessity for constructing
ne expensive and unsatisfactory Canal
Street subway"
Mr. McAdoo said the Independent sys-
TEN could he built for s1O7,OOO.OoO Of the
ctys money and equipped for $47, 900, 900,
which an operator could easily be found
supply. Not once did Mr.. MCAdoo
ssy specifically that his company, the
~ -IdlllldlNdl iAdiii'oN' VI n
company 10 be organized by the inter
s's ne rspresents would bid again for
Sn Independent system But he made
pain that his whole address was a
pea Tor the proposition for an indie
Phoent system made by him on No
'emoer Is, which expired without ac-
oon by the Public Service Commission
OF December 10.
Here Is the issue as Mr.. McAdoo set
Il forth last night.
me real question is.
snail Tie city build an independent
,ss,em of subways with its own money.
pe equipped with private capital and
SCppe'ated under o short-term lease. the
G 10 share I'm the profits thus assuring
competition
~ snail the city permit the INTERIOR
,sh company 10 build extensions Of its
eseht system upon terms that i'm ef-
49, create lease Of forty nine years
slrauon. and require $53. 900. 900 of city
'"oney' thus assuring a monopoly?
ar McAdoo began by describing the
peilninary work Of the Public Service
commission and the evolution Of the
N'ooTough route. He cited the argu-
Continued OH seventh page.