The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-15
DETAILS OF B.R.T,SpLAN OUT
COMPANY NOT ANXIOUS FOR
SECRECY ABOUT THEM.
VIII Build 1riborouEh n II Can Have
Broadway and VIII Operate Exten.
sions and Centre street subway
Situation Up TO the Mayor Now.


sions and Centre street subway
Situation Up to the Mayor Now.
Despite the efforts Of the Public Ser
vice Commission and Of the committee
Of the Boa I'd Of Estimate TO keep secret
the proposals which have been made
by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
for the building Of lines In Manhattan.
details Of the offer were learned yester-
day. President WILCOX Of the Public
Service Commission and Borough Presi-
dent MoAneny Of Manhattan have con-
tended that they were justified in with
holding these details from the public
for the reason that the B. r. T. had not
submitted it's proposal formally in writ
ing.
While it 10 true that there has been
no written offer made to the conferees
by President Williams OF the B. r. T.
Company. he has made clear to the COM
mission and the Board Of Estimates
committee the terms his company is
willing to make.
An official Of the company said yester-
day that the B. r. T. is sincere in it's
offer to build the triborough road il that
10 the only way by which IL can obtain
entrance to Manhattan. The company
is not only willing. he said. to make an
agreement with the city for the building
and operation OF the triborough route.
but ID prepared to operate the suggested
branches north TO Pelham Bay and to
Woodlawn as soon as they may he built
by the city. and to run south in Manhattan
from Lexington avenue under Third
avenue and the Bowery 30 az to make a
more efficient traffic utilization Of the
Centre street subway. which. though
nearly completed. no company seems
anxious to take over.
Col. T. 8. Williams at the conferences
he has attended has stated that his com
psny will consent for the purpose of build
ing up an integral interborough system
to surrender many OF the perpetual
franchises which it owns in Broo kiyn
and will consent to placing those roads
under the indeterminate franchise law.
| which would mean that IL at the end OF
ten years the city wished to take over
the route the company proposes to lay
out it wo,ld be able to do so
Further than that. the plans OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company really
provide for five borough route for the
reason that the company's line would
cross Greensboro Bridge to Queens and
would be extended from Fourth avenue.
Brooklyn. under the Narrows to Staten
Island.
The only condition which the b. r. T.
has laid down is that II shall have the right
to build under Broadway from the lower
part Of Manhattan to Fifty-ninth street
| The company Is prepared to build as
many as. six tracks along this route 80
that they can be used as branches for
lines on the other side OF the East River
at points where its trains can cross the
bridges.
| The Interborough company has in
formed the conferees that IL Broadway Is
given up to the B. X. T. it will withdraw
its offer to add extensions to the presen,
subway. although its plans do not call 70,
the use Of Broadway. On the other hand
the B. r. 7. will withdraw it's negotiation.
unless it can have Broadway.
| The Public Service Commission and
! iHe CoLiihittee VI tie Dodru Ot Estimate
persist in keeping to their attitude OF
secrecy. but the situation seems to be
that despite the promises which are made
every week by the members of tho con.
ference that they may be able to report
next week they are as far from getting
at the bottom Of the problem IA they were
when they started three months ago.
Representatives of the important civi,
and commercial organizations who wait
at every conference in hopes of som,
sort OF decision being reached do no,
hesitate to,say that it is time that the
Mayor took n hand in the matter. The,
point out that AZ matters now stand it i,
the Board of Estimate and not the Public
Service Commission which has the chic
say in ending the situation which nov
exists