The evening world., 1911-02-23
marlborough May Grab
Chance to Pay Of Political
Debts at City's Expense.
PUBLIC BIDS BLOCK.
Scheme Can Be Frustrated ny
Insistence on Open Com
petition for Construction.

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rresiuen's Mo'>nens' "''er ~
wen mat Tammahy cohtrac'ors "e
boastins that IL the lnteroorough gets
the new subway the contracts VIII go
10 Tammany ifai! interests the same
that grabbed the excavation Tor the
Pennsylvania Railroad station. This
a. ,hs c.u.s NJ tho hitch and delay In
al. .w. ,.vo,,,,,o,,
G.. -, =. o.,,,,u ~.
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carried out u the REPRESENTATIVES, VI ~
city demanded. as a condition preceuent
10 the granting OF contracts to the IN
terborough. mat IN" obstruction CON
tracts be let direct by the Pubic SER
vice Commission. under the provisions
of the Public Utilities law. Instead or
permitting the Interborough to let the
contracts by Its own method. as Is now
proposed.
II is estimated that the work OF coa-
struction will extend over a period OF
five years. Armies OF workmen viii be
employed. outside Of the Is per cent
profit allowed by law. which will APP
proximate close TO SO, 900, 600 TO the con-
tractors. the political value OF JOBS Tor
n concrete working organization OF la
borers In three boroughs In the cleo
lions 10 be held up to 1916 Is apparent
20 any one with political acumen.
Rich for Tammany.
-... ,o.,.r. an, workers for
,ro,oss 20 have In
u ~, 4, ~. I,terborouxh IL
io,na',on ma 49, ,tas for the con
"o"eu .,h,ay. ,he ron.
-, ..r,a,r,, 90 IN interests
trec. ""n ~, ,,o o,h.r
say ina,
manu. .a'''"' ~" ,a,,t,a n, tho con.
no n'A''e' W.. 10, &c. ,,,,,.r ot
rae' p'"u." W."
open oo"I ..oo., o,a
'o'n ~ ua.r1 n, Al.
.'es $3.50 -, a, learn.
.a. 80 ,ho discovery NJ acme former
sriends OF the marlborough that n
contract with that company meant II
delivery OF the subway construction
work 10 the friends o, Tammany.
Messrs. Mitchell and Prcndergast arc
opposed to the city entering into any
sort OF a contract with the INTERIOR
ourh; they are committed finally to
nm tE0GDGUOenI uDNdA SlCA'AAls wv ~
such A position on the subway question
have lived I'D to their pledges made to
the nuhiic M a time when they were
running for ONCE.
.I am not talking subways at pros
ent," said Mr.. Mitchell TO an Evening
World reporter to-day. But l am not
at all surprised to learn OF the con-
Germ over who Is going TO do the sub
way construction work. now felt In
certain quarters"
with Mr.. Mitchell. / am frankly OPP
posed to any sort OF n contract with
the Interborough." said Comptrollcr
P~rendergast. For that reason ] am not
Interested in n modification OF the
Interborough proposition with respect
70 the method OF letting the subway
c~ontracts."
McAnenv Is Waitinu,
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.h.,rran ., IN. comn,t,oe r.nrcsentlng
~. poard n, Es,imate ana Apport,on.
~, a. ~. conforences Win ,hc Inter
horo,a, a,ni,,od ~ an Evening Worl,
r.nor,ar ,h,, n. haa given c~onsider,bl
o.S -. ,ha nro,osai ~, ,bo Intor
nasa.n - 40 ~ ,no con,rar, le,,inp
".Ss o.. nr.sa,,tr, h,s views n,
,L .,htao, "a ,ha I-rterhoroupb n,
80 ~, -, .rrty.d NJ Nc Ap.,,
se.maa =, nee, ~ make no npbllc state
men, on the subject for the present
Mr. McAneny occupies Inc minul
ground IN the subway dlseussioh' VII
the Mayor and Mcssfs' MItchel ant
Prendersasi presenting the extremes
The Borough President OF Mahhalti'
insists mat his Willingness TO listen l
me proposals OF tho Ihterooroush zoe
not IN any sense mean that ne ia'or
a contract with the traction monopoly
Here !. me manner In whleh me In
'erbc's'EJ proposes TO let >l-s,uoI,N
worth o. construction Work. "Aits
public nlding' the ooEThAcFs VII
BE AW.t-pED BIZ us under the gu
pervis,'h OF you commission 70 rs
+ eponsiuAo pidderb lot thc conhtructlo