The evening world., 1911-06-13
president McAneny's Subway Report
As Submitted 10 Estimate Board

y The following summary In part OF
1.-THE subway report was prepared for
,,the evening newspapers by Borough
y President McAneny Of Manhattan.
1Chairman OF the Transit Committee:
y The lines proposed for operation BY
= the Brooklyn company would fall In
three groups. each with a separate con-
: tract. The general terms Of each con-
ntract would. however. link the three to-
usethsr with the existing m proposed
nnew elevated lines OF the Brooklyn COM
Vpany In a comprehensive system for .
tsingle fare.
Tho report recommends that II an
agreement be rea shed upon terms, leases
rbe sivsa On esoh OF the groups TO be
toperatsd IL he Interboroush company
sfor terms Of ten years with indetermin-
ate tsn-year thereafter. and that the
lines proposed for the Brooklyn COM
.~pany-ths Fourth avenue line in this
case being linked with the Broadway
sfManhattan) system-to be granted on
(ths same basis. except that the bridge
Hoop Nnss may b leased for twenty
years WITH the right Of renewa upon an
adjustment of terms for twenty years
moro
The oonfsrrsss propose that Il the
nnteroorough company falls to accept
iths leases proposed for II the Lex,ng-
ltoa avenus line. with Its Bronx
A~AAA Az A.A n-2. -..- -.
lths Long Island City end OF the Queens.
sboro Bridge and the Eastern Parkway
Wine. With ~ extensions. be thereupon
bfersd to the Brooklyn company. COM
pleting the comprehensive system pro-
pcsed In chat company's supplementary
p6se.
ALTERNATE TERMS FOR INTER.
ooNouoH " 3. r. 7. REJECTS.
1T 10 also recommended that n the
}ntsrborough accepts its lines and the
brooklyn company fails to take the
ZINES proposed for It's operation, the
line from Union Square 10 the Eastern
District be thereupon ADDED to the In
terboroush system. CO.. citing with the
Lafayette avenue lire TO the traffic
centre At Watbush venue.
III the Brooklyn company Secures Its
leases. the Lafayette avenue line 10 to
be left out Of the plan temporarily. or
81 least until Il has been shown whether
or not the Eastern Dls,ric, secures a
sufficient MEASURE of relief through the
Other new routes proposed and through
the third tracking OF the Fulton stree,
and Myrtle avenue elevated lines.
~ - proposed that the new lines
~ South 1yooklyu Sadiating from the
Fourth venue subway ana connecting
with Staten Island and Consy Island
~ trssssA q part Of the system 70 b
spsretsA b. the 1rootlyu company
bat thst action upou the alternatives
prsssatsA for b ror.sing n oonstruo.
t1on Of these lines be withheld tenn
7eraxtly ana referred back to the con.
'eysss for treatment In . supplsmsn.
ary report "a be submitted not late,
r'sn AUG. !.
The only reason FOR withholding &c.
ION for the present on these lines Il
nat the eonferees have been advise
that Q tunnel may be built to Slater
Island for carrying both freight ant
passenger service. with tho construc
lion OF which the steam railroad com
pAnies may aid the city. through tn
building Of which an incidental 1900.
100 will be saved IN the shifting OF tn
mains Of the Catskill water supply
phich could be carried TO the Islam,
In this way. instead OF upon the be
Of the Narrows as at present pro
posed. II Is proposed that in tn
working out Of the South Brooklyi
s~ituation at least $4,000 600 be reserve
as the city's contribution toward tn
Staten Island connection, II the pla
proves otherwise feasible"
II 10 proposed also that II a contrac
BE made with the Broonlyn compan
for the operation OF tho Bronx line'
'oint trafnc rights IN the Jerome ave
hue line be reserved for the use OF N
interboroush Company.
The last Of the recommendation
with relation to routing plans Ia tins
the Public Service Commission, IN ~
event, proceed TO prepare and ava,
contracts for the construction OF Il
lines 70 b built and owned by the eli
q rapidly ~ practicabis, in order tn
tork M be started immediately.
The report recommends that the ope
ating terms, TO be applied in commC
10 the two competing companies, or
any other operator. shall Include Il
GLOWING conditions. some OF while
ave been moro or less mooted durir
the course OF the negotiations:
70 EXTEND LINES UPON CITY
AGREEMENT TO STAND DEFICIT
That either operating company shs
rec with the city TO operate any e.
aston that nay hereafter be bu
nnAciina Nth any of In llnea unx