The evening world., 1911-11-15
Says He Has Been Misunder-
stDod, 1s Public DOES Not
Know Situation Fully.
DIDN'T CALL MEETING.
B,If Was Invited to One-De.
plorcs Lack of Sideways to
Pennsylvania Station.

Mayor oayner spoke y length to-day
- ths subject Of new subwaya and
threw considerable lisht on his own
sttisuds affecting them. His position.
M Mayer stated. has bssn misundsr-
stsod. ohAany. he added b. the msuldsrs
Of publio optnloo-the editors Of news
papers. Thsy themselves do not fully
understand the situation. he added. but
some day h u going to toll Thorn all
about II. or. at least. tell THAT no
knows and Intends doing In future sub
way projects and conditions.
Before getting a. freely as he did INTO
tho subject. tho Mayor irst set himself
straight A. . matter Of reoord~ regarding
q recent subway conference in which 10
wss . participant.
This conference led TO tho publication
to-day OF statements that the INTERIOR
ouRh was trying to reopen the subway
controversy In order TO get another
chance to bid and II was added that
Mayor 0aynor called . conference for
that purpose II oaMed nc conference"
aid the Mayor. II was invited 70 a
conference and did meet ex-Mayor Low,
samuel Rea. vice-Preadent Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad and the other gentlo-
men mentioned. Comptroller Prender-
CAST, Borough President McAneny and
Chairman Wilcox of the Public Service
Comm.ssion). and we did discuss subway
matters quite fully. That Ia all"
Il ind this morning that Mr.. Bullock.
the, publicity agent and assistant OF
President Williams Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit. has furnished the news
papers with a wholly distorted account
Of the conference. I have had a good
many conferences ON the subject Of sub
ways and shall no doubt have more"
MADE IT PLAIN HE 10 NOT CON-
MlTTED TO lNTERsoRoUoh.
This Is as far as the Mayor permitted
himself to be quoted for publication
He made II clear IN his ak subsequent.
~ that he is In ne way committed en-
,ireiy 10 the marlborough. On the con
trnry. he says that the FIfty-ninth stree
route to connect the Brooklyn Rapit
Transit levated lines in Brooklyn
would. IL certain notifications were
made, afford excellent transit facilities
ror brOohlyU AS tle p1dnS INV SIAM
the Broadway and Fifty-ninth stree
branch Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transi
would. In the opinion of the Mayor, b'
merely q feeder to the Brooklyn elevated
roads. which he does not consider fair
II he has his way the Brooklyn Raplt
Transit will get the Broadway and FIJI
ty-ninth street route on condition ina
ID will transfer for a single fare Its sur
face car passengers as well as elevated
pa The Mayor Is in a minorit,
On this point. the other city officials no
appearing to Insist on free transfers 70
both lines.
What the Mayor complains or an'
SAYS he cannot understand. Is that TN
editors and therefore the public, can
understand the amortization plan 10
new subways. The impression ha
gained ground and II II n wrong I'M
preston according to the Mayor, that
the Interborough viii put in one dolia
nr one hundred million dollars, the In
,crborough will own the suoways o
par. of them Nothing of the klnd. &c
clares the Mayor. The city VIII owl
hem. The offer OF operating companie
,-e merely competitive bids. They bi'
for subways the same "a contractor
In for other construction work. IN
lowest bidder or the one that makes IN
nest hid gets the work The city con
tIrnes to W the subways. All tn
.nnnanies get is a lease on their term
and when that lease expires there ]
ree ppraisal and the same bidder or an
,tner bidder assumes a new lease upp
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