The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-23
81 BUAYS IN MAJORS HANDS
And the InterDoroush May Reenter as
ODeratOr.

The letting of contracts yesterday for
the building Of sections Of the Lexington
avenue subway and the vote OF the Board
OF Estimate to give all the new subways
to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
did not eliminate the lnterborough COM
pany from the subway situation.
This Lexington avenue part OF the new
system is to be built entirely with city
money. and when il il finished the city
must ask for bids for it's operation. The
plan was. of course. that it shall be made
part of the b. II. T.'s larger system. but
II wae pointed out yesterday that there
is no reason why the lnterborough COM
pAny may not get the contract to oper-
ate. especially since it could connect the
Lexington avenue line with the present
subway az Forty-second street a junction
that the PETERBOROUGH has already made
plans for.
One Of the members OF the Board OF
Estimste said yesterday: We have gone
ahead and authorized these contracts
for the Lexington avenue sections. but
IL We cannot carry out the whole of the
transit scheme that we have planned why
I suppose that there would be nothing
else left for us to do but to give that line
over TO the marlborough company
Such a short line could not be operated as
. separate one and it's equipment and
operation would of necessity have to be
left to the marlborough company"
Without the consent Of the Mavor the
B. r. T. cannot have the Broadway route.
The original plans have been so changed
that IL hncNyp a Tho ,f
the bore has been altered. the number of
tracks has been increased from four TO
six and changes have also been made on
some parts OF the route from the tattery
to Fourteenth street. notifications that
bring the route under the Mayor juris-
diction.
1t was admitted yesterday by the mem.
Der OF the Public Service Commission
and of the Board Of Estimate that the
Mayor has the whip hand. Before any
contracts other than those let yester-
day can be made the form Of them, to-
Rether with the specifications on which
they must be based must have the ap.
proval Of the Corporation Counsel And
should the Mayor veto the Broadway
route the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com.
pany, from what its head. Col. T. 5. Will
Jams. has already said would be likely
not TO undertake any share of the new
subways.
Considering everything. the outlook
for an immediate increase Of the city's
transit facilities Is a somewhat dark one
The Centre street loop and the Fourth
avenue subway in Brooklyn are nearly
finished but until the principal transit
question is settled there will Toe no bidders
for the operation of these roads and they
will remain idle just as the Sten-ay
tunnel is staying idle.
Only the Mayor can put an end to this
situation" was a statement made yeeter.
day in the Offices of the Public Servic.
Commission. There will be at leas,
eighteen months work in preparing for
the new roads a. a whole Specifica tions
will have TO be drawn. consents Of many
property owners must he obtained anc
IL the necessary consents are not granted
then We must go TO the Appellate Divi
sion. then there will be the preparat atior
of the specifications and the form of con
tracts and by the time that work has beer
done We will be near TO a new admins
tration.-