New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
SUBWAY PROBLEM ANEW
Pennsylvania Railroads Needs
Cause Reopening of Question.
CITY HEADS REA'S GUESTS
prendergast Denies That He Has
Changed Front" Far from
Settled, Says the Mayor.

Controller Prendergast oenied iaet night
.,s, he had changed 'front.' on the solu-
ION Of the transit problem. the result O.:
rh,ch might be an entire reopening OF the
subway controversy
.,r, is true" said Controller Prendergast
.,bst all the members OF tho Board OF
r.,fr,ate felt that the solution that was
cached last summer was not as good as
!. would have been had the Interborough
A.sn willing 10 come in and take It's part
:, the lines as outlined in the McAneny-
vr,ucox report We felt so then, and we
s,sl 90 now. There is nothing new in that"
The Controller said that he had not the
,ugbtsst intlmation that the Interborough
vas now willing TO come with a new offer
.,st would be acceptable to the city He
s,,d he had accepted an invitation to dine
WITH samuel Rea, vice-president OF the
pennsylvania Railroad, in order to talk
ovs- TRANSPORTATION facilities for the Penn
svlvania Station. Nothing was suggested
:, that conference, however, which would
Lad 10 a solution OF the problem. Further
conferences Will be held.
O.bsrs at the dinner were the Mayor,
President Mitchell Of the Board Of Alder
nan. Chairman Wilcox Of the Public Ser
,.,c. Commission. and Seth Low. who has
.,t.r deep interest in the solution OF the
transit problem
President Shonts OF the Intsrborough was
"a. Al the dinner. He said yesterday, how
.vsr that he talked with Mr.. Rea several
,,r,ss He was asked II the Interborough
had taken any step toward putting in
new proposition.
No New marlborough Plan.
NO. It hasn't"
.eyViN Il GO so7''
II an afraid 7 am not enough OF = proph-
81 70 answer that"
II was suggested unoficially yesterday
that perhaps the need OF transit facilities
>, and from the Pennsylvania Station
might be net by modification OF the plan
n tse Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
for Broadway. The present plans, which
we're drawn solely for the Broadway-Lex-
ington avenue route, provide four tracks
m Broadway from Vesey street 70 l4th
street. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
papv proposed not only 70 run line
M Broadway as far as seth street and
from there over TO Queens by way Of the
Greensboro Bridge, but also to run line
over 70 the Eastern District Of Brooklyn
from, Broadway and l4th street To accom-
nodate these additional lines Il would be
-ecessary 70 have two additional tracks
NJ Broadway.
TIE plan suggested yesterday was that
instead OF putting two additional tracks
N Broadway, four tracks be run up from
Church and Vesey streets along the routs
outlined for the West Side line, which
would connect with the Broadway line
e, Seventh avenue and 42d street Some
~ the expresses from Brooklyn could be
-,ln I'd Broadway and some up the West
SIDE This probably would not suit Mr..
Pea however, as he wants q connection
vttb the upper West Side IN Manhattan
Mayor at Rea Conference.
Mayor caynor denied yesterday story
that he had called the conference with
Mr Rea.
~ was invited 20 the conference and
we did discuss subway matters" he said.
q have had many such conferences ana
probably VIII have more"
The Mayor added the opinion that the
subway question was Tar from setIeu anu
would have 70 sweat itself OUT consid-
srably yet He thought the 3. r. 7. ought
20 be willing to give transfers TO its pro-
posed Broadway subway from its surface
ss well as from its elevated lines in Brook
Ivn. He did not see much need OF the pro-
posed lines in Queens. as they were pro-
ected through farms. Anyhow. there was
no certainty that the 3. R. T. would get
the contract for operating the proposed
routes.
Chairman Wilcox Of the Public Service
Commission said there would probably be
a saving OF about 5000 900 IN redrawing
The plans for the Broadway sections OF
the Broadway-Lexington avenue line over
the total OF the bids already received under
the old plans.