New-York tribune., 1911-01-19

Bronx extensions.
There seemed 70 he disposition on
Tho nav, or ,te members of the board 20
give the Interborough company ia''
t,n,e I'm which to consider the con0eS-
sions that will be asked OF them but not
70 allow any dilatory tactics
ASSESSMENT Plan Opposed.
President McAneny suggested tnat
some Of the extensions in The Bronx anu
BROOKLYN might be made on the as
easement plan, but Presidents Miller ana
steers entered vigorous protests TO tne
idea President McAneny placed MS
ideas on the entire subject in the form
Of statement. in which he said:
"I believe that the proper Development
NJ tho city, as well as the future comfort
and convenience Of the travelling pubic
"a, hest be served through the eetao-
rsbmeut OF a single, comprehensive sya-
ten, of subwavs. with the present city
owned lines as the nucleus. More thah d
voting majority Of the board holds the
same view The question really 20 %
determined is whether the lnternorougn
cor1parv. n II wishes 10 participate IN
either the subway or elevated expansion
Of the future, is prepared 70 meet the
city'z terms II il does. a contract may
be made. n II does not, the city, even
az the cost 81 more or less economic
waste. uilI be obliged % seek some other
solution"
II vas q business proposition pure and
simple. President McAneny added.
question Of getting the best results from
an investment Of The citys money. TAX
ing M some ~ the notifications ~ the
Infe-borough offer suggested by him, he
spoke Of extensions in Queens and down
/ Fourth avenue 10 IN. Narrows, proper
provision for the recovery Of new lines
! for possible independent operation Of the
( future, and provision for more equitable
distribution of profit and loss.
If tho Interborough gets the cor
tract" he declared. 1T cannot expect 70
continue 10 reserve the II per cent profit,
or ANYTHING like Il, in any protected zone.
| These profits are abnormal and we're
never contemplated when the company
was given the lease Of ths present lines.
would favor a proposition guaranteeing
/ fair percentage Of profit ot return upon
/ all the moneys privately invested"
President McAnery vent further, say
/ ing:
Il would have clauses IN the contracts
guaranteeing both the seating capacity
and train headway on each line. ad
| tusted n me traffic Of each, upon
proper pro rata basis"
Borough President Grssser advocated
the modifca ton ~ the Interborough
proposition 10 include the extension u
the Steinwav tunnel BY subway TO
woodside, double track elevated rail
road. an extension Of the Second avenue
! line over the Greensboro Bridge 70 Grand
street. Jamaica; rhe extension Of the
I Eastern Parkway subway beyond But
/ falo avenue 70 Jamaica, and provision
| for a Scent fare 70 and from Jamaica,
Mayor Patient with Associates.
/ In letter 70 Patrick Monshan. ot No.
/ 4415 Third avenue. Mayor Gsyuor las
night showed disposition to accept the
will Of the majority members Of the
board. He reiterated his desire for a
single system with a single Scent fare,
and added:
"Of course. have 70 be patient with
| the opinions OF others-st all events
with opinions that are held in good
| faith"
! Re returned 10 A discussion ~ the
single system idea. and added:
I However. have 10 be content With
! whatever is done. provided do the best
| ! can. see that some are using garbled
and disconnected statements which they
/ say ! made heretofore and are incon-
sistent with my present attitude. I
never have changed my attitude. either
\ in utterance or IN art. up 10 this hour.
| During the campaign we all said that We
/ would proceed 10 build the cty's sub
ways. That Is what We all want 70 do.
| but uphappily some among US want TO
| have separate and independent systems
| built. with a separate fare on each.
whereas the rest Of III want 10 hsv.
| only one system Of subwavs. with one
/ fare and one control and management.
( that control being. as you know. In the
( Public Service Commission. created three
years ago for the express purpose Of
| controlling and regulating public service
| corporations"