New-York tribune., 1911-01-12

ated by a company just as the present suo-
way is. and in all probability by the pres.
ent operating company. What woule n pg
gained by that? What we need OF az an
things is TO stick TO what was Designer
from the beginning, namely, that since VIZ
city builds and owns the suoways IL snouto ~.
huld one great comprehensive system w
connect all OF the boroughs and be opet-
ated on q single fare of five cents through
out the whole system. ,ro
I am unable to comprehend why any one
should ask that two or more sySteme
should be built, thereby introducing nv
necessity Of paying new fare every W. uo
YOU change from one line to another: o 1To
matter how many systems of subWays We
should have, they would all be under inc
control OF the Public Service Commlsstvn u
az 60 the kind of cars 10 be useu ~ ~
headway the speed, the length OF tIhihs
and in every respect as TO accommodaII Hgii
as is all prescribed by the statute W, ~
any one say that the Public Service on .l a
mission could control two or more sePar@i,tt an e
companies in these respects DetleE 'hoN ~
could control one?
The Ferry Problem.
In his sixth point the Mayor intlma'eu
| that II a subway could be built to staten
Island II would do away with the oeH'''
that came from the operation of the ri'u-
nicipal ferry. 1t was pointed out no"
| ever. by some one who read the STATE
mont last night that probably the dehc'
would be larger than 1T now is' as 'he
ferry would still have to be operated loI
| freight and automobiles, but wouid lose
much OF it's passenger revenue Inc
sixth and seventh points were as follows:
| Sixth-If we carry out the present propo-
sition and thereby have all the supNd!
extensions built by the city, the city 10 pu'
| In ONLY S5S. 600 900 Of capital, all In excess
estimated to be So 000, onto be conrlnuIsu
b. private devoi ospin funds ne ' hereafter to the
building OF extensions in the boroashs d.
they become necessary. If, x,oreions
! II can. for instance. bullo ,',,nct rHsyitib Win
such as through Queens to cohnecl VIZ" VIZ
! the Steinway tunnel; in Brooklyn 10 cItI, cI9tI
meet the Fourth avenue subway VIZ Wy
Coney Island. and also with the Borqus,
of Richmond under the water, as mas -,
4 pointed out by the President or that uoI
| oueh If the city ferries 10 that oorousn Il
are TO continue to create the presen.to o,si6Sn mdiS
deficit the quicker the subway eHts.StII t'r tIn
/ 10 St George is built the better, fcr !ne
/ Interest and sinking fund charges on ' VII
cost thereof would be less than such lei'S
deficit. as now appears -. .,o. tho
| Seventn--'The said report states lUel -
| credit of the city should not be loaned 20
anv existing company for extensions ,I,r ~
! can only mislead those who 90 no. ny, IT,
/ the law Of the case as laou 5o,doS Cd" The city
! is not permitted to loan us inoieS 70 81
credit 10 any company. Al II can 90 3,,I,,i, ~ ~;
! rriid tho cubv-sys il self through the thbuc
| Service Commission, as ] nave aIea1!
pointed out, and yet some viii cohtinup it,
repeat that the proposition is that tnG CIV;
! should loan the money To toe tVIupois
| Indend some go so far as to say that the
proposition is to give it to the COMPANY
| 10 make q present Of IL. But Of course,
: we must at some point cease 70 regard suon
| statements however we may regret 10 sec
! tLougbtiess persons misled by them
| AT the end the Mayor said that inc
vast majority of the intelligent people OF
the city desired the board to SO ahead
with the matter at once