The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-19
sHoNTS STICKS TO his GUNS
NTERBOROUGH nor WILLING
TO CHANGE ITS OFFER.
ant rs President and Andrew freedman
Hasten 10 Sec the Mayor. VINO says
That All the City wants 10 an Operator
VINO WIN Oner Favorable Terms.

That Al the City wants 10 an Operator
VINO WIN Oncr Favorable Terms.
President Shonts OF the lnterborougb
COMPANY didn't seem much disturbed
President McAneny that unless the In
,ertorough Company consented quickly
70 the notifications suggested by the
conference committee Of the Public Ser.
vice Commission and Of the Board OF Esti-
mate Of the plans he would favor the
BROOKLYN Rspid Transjt'e offer
Mr. Shonts, in addition to a formal
ra,emen. he gave out. made IT clear that
b. apd his company intended TO stanj
"a, ard would not agree to the demand
made by Mr., McAneny that.the company
in return for the franchises it IS asking
.hould consent to pool the net profits
Of i.s present and projected lines and that
there should he an equal division Of these
oroh,s between the city and the company.
Mr Shonts is willing to pool the profit.
9, the new hnes. but not those OF the exist.
ing lines. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company is willing that the ne. profits
OF II. present lines and Of the old lines
which will he thrown into the new system
.hall te equally di, ided between the COM
pany and the city after all deductions
have been made on both sides for sinking
fund and interest charges.
There was to have been ano. her confer
snce yesterday bctweer the Public Service
Commission and the representatives Of the
Board of Estimate. but because OF the con-
tnued illness Of President McAneny.
me head cf the Board Of Estimates COM
nnlttee. the conference was postponed
until to-day
Although President Shonts Of the Inte--
oorough Company sought yesterday 10
convey the impression that the attitude
Of Mr. McAneny did not trouble him
he and Andrew Freedman. a director
CITY Hall early yesterday and had long
talk with the Mayor. None OF the three
would answer anv questions concerning
what happened at the conference. but
the Mayor does not feel that Mr.. McAneny
,s committed to the B. r. r. plan.
Mayor Gaynor issued this statement
Ast evening
Why. every one knows that whatever
routes are built have to be built by the city
and owned by the city and that the city
has 70 get eome company to operate Them.
The negotiations now going on are to get a
company to operate the proposed routes
on terms favorable to tine city. TIE det ails
AZ IL. .
J hope the committee are now nearing the
end. When the triborouch route was put
Up for bids for an operat or there was not .
hid hope we ret an operator on good
.rms We have nothing else in view. II
existing companies will not come to an
agreement another company may be formed.
None Of us caro- who the company may be
20 long as II is 4 responsible one.
President Shonts said yesterday that
the offer his company had made was
the only one formally before the
authorities and he added that the $50.
100000 which had been pledged by the
syndicate which was prepared to finance
the company in building the new lines
suggested by the company was still at
the disposal Of the company. Mr.. Shonts
was moi inclined to talk about the nego-
tiations and then added:
We are still adherent TO the word we
gave as gen tlemen not to discuss any
thing that went on in the conferences. but
II after all that we have done we are told
that there is another performer in tho
field and they crack their whip at us and
tell us TO jump through the hoop quick
and particularly high, why then we are
going to wait until at least we see the
spangles on the other performer before
ve say whether we will or not"
Borough President McAneny gave out
this statement at his home yesterday:
What have had to say about the subway
situation Ia not to be considered as meaning
'ha, ! have reached a conclusion as to
where the contracts should 60 or that any
other member OF the conference committee
has. have however. wished to emphasize
the fact that the proposition Of the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company as il has been
developed in conference offers a promising
alternative. and that the city is in a better
position than it has been at any time in The
past 10 compel satisfactory results. The
committee still has to hear the Brooklyn
company with relation 20 certain details
o! the proposition not as yet complet ed.
chiefly those that have to do with the flnan-
cal considerations. One or two more ses-
SONS, however. ought to be sufficient to
cover these. Al the same time We shall
cal! back the officers Of tho Interborough
10 go over fnalities with them. We shall
zen be prepared to make our report to the
Board OF Estimate. but what It's conclusions
OF recommendations will be 1t will be im-
possible TO state at the present time.
The ln'erborough has as yet made no
io'ma! representations to the committee
IN regard to the use Of Broadway as part OF
= b. r. T. plan. Tho members OF both the
committee and the Public Service Commits
son are, however. unanimous in their
uasment that no agreement could or should
oe made on behalf OF the city that would
olhd It 70 give or not to give Broadway to
any particular company. As Mr.. Wilcox
pnt II In one Of our conferences. the propo-
.l'lon to make any condition for or against
one party as sine qua non OF the accept
ance OF the offer Of the other would be in
tolerable
It is proper to add that there has been
20 appearance OF minority spirit In the con-
IeFences A. any time. Excepting in a few
matters OF detail. none OF which have in
vowed the important principles OF the dis
'1sson' the conferees have been prac-
'callN unanimous in their conclusions al
- ne notifications to be pressed upon the
ih'eiooroush ompany and as to the treat
Weh' oI the situation generally.
President Wilcox OF the Public Service
commission had this to say: