New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
Trims TO TR|BOROUCH
AS SPEEDY SOLUTION
p,,blic Grows "JustIy impatient"
at Delay in Subways Is
Now Admitted.
o E 7. A BROOKLYN OFFER
marlborough Makes No Promise
That II Will Consider Any
Changes of It's Proposal,
Observer Points Out.

.csr q lapse Of FIVE months since the
,,,s-horoush made its subway offer, and
90 almost four months Of continuous
.,,ersrces between the joint committee
:, .be BOARD OF Estimate and Appor-
.,,,-,nsrt ard the Public Service Commits
.,or with officials Of the lnterboroush, IT
,s indicated Yesterday by a man who
-, been in close touch with all phases
- the negotiations that the speedy solu-
,,or of the subway problem could lie only
!. The return to the triborough system.
II. admitted the absolute failure Of
~. ci-y. officials 70 draw from the Inter
.o-oprh even the most tentative promise
-. - would consider any changes Of its
..ronosal az all. and he was not strongly
,-.--sss.d with the much emphasized
...,s,bilitv that the company may change
=. attitudA AZ the very last moment
..,,s- than 20 have its offer rejected.
The proposal Of the Brooklyn Rapid
r-.rsi- Company 20 enter the subway
s.ia m Manhattan has been greeted as
.1-- Welcome aid 70 the city ir the solu-
.,on of the pressing problem" he said.
..p,- rhe more YOU analyZs their offer
,ha less YOU viii find in 1t TO justify the
.va,gsra-ed advantages ascribed 10 that
,-onosal. and II is great question
,ne-her under the rapid transit act the
.,.-- could enter into such 2 contract with
-. p-ooklvn Rapid Transit Company.
The company does not propose TO
.,srd = single cent on Manhattan. but
all -hA money 70 be contributed by II IS
% nc used in Brooklyn for extensions
,na for the improvement Of the COM
,s,v's present system. The Fourth ave
ave subway in Brooklyn has been built
.r,,relv with city money, and the Irl-
,oropEh and other Manhattan extensions
rorld have 70 be constructed with city
funds Neither Of the TWO lines can be
,,rsjdered natural extensions 70 the
,,sssnr system OF the Brooklyn Rapid
transit. and under the existing laws bids
,or the operation Of both routes would
have 70 be invited.
ADVANTAGES cf ~. tribcroUah,
There is absolutely no guarantees that
,h4 BROOKLYN Rapid Transit Company
would be the lowest bidder on the op-
srst,on Of the Triborough, especially as
the rrterborough has such power tacll-
,-iss and other advantages on Manhattan
that - could well outnid any competitor.
r IS even doubtful whether the Brook
lvn Rapid Transit would be the sue
cessful bidder on the Fourth avenue sub
vsv though II could be aided by the city
in his respect by a clause demanding
free exchange OF transfers from the
Fourth avenue subvey to any Brooklyn
Rapid Transit line. condition that
would give the COMPANY a free field
II all these objections we're waived
for the present. and the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit proposal were taken up IN con-
ference between city officials and repre-
ssn-atives Of the company. II would take
nanv months 10 reach an agreement.
There are demands from every borough.
snd this proposal is particularly q
BROOKLYN offer. and does not cover fully
uha- has been thus far regarded as
essential for The Bronx. The company
has not submitted a formal offer. and all
that ve know about their willingness IS
through informal proposals made at
conferences
Take the terms offered. The COM