New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
THIRD TR|BOROUCH OFFER
BradIeys Would Build Line with
City Money and Operate.
BEST YET, SAYS WILCOX
Cost To Be About $50, 900, 600,
the City to Take Over Sub
ways Any Time.

rive Rradlav Contracting Company,
throuCh its president. Frank brahIe''
made an offer yesterday TO the PUBIC Se'-
vice Commission 10 construct Win we
ciiv's money the entire subway part oi '"e
trihorouch as laid out by the COMMISSION
20 couip II. es well as the Fourth avenue
subway in BROOKLYN and the Bridge loop
81 its own exnerse. and 20 operate theSe
lines upon such terms as the commlSSlo"
uroht determine The proposal ofers 'ne
city the right 10 take over these routes a'
any time by payiuC the cost Of the equip
ncnt plus 10 per cent.
Following William G. MCAdoos an
rouncement n few days ago that ne was
etili ready to submit n now offer coNeIn'b
the triborouch IL the city should oecloe Oh
an independent system. this brought a seo-
ond rival into the subway field, mus Tar
dominated by the Interhorough.
The orfsr was received as vindicauon
Of The triborouch plans, inasmuch as
second financially responsible corporation
had EXPRESSED its willingness 10 operate
the completed system and back It's prom
ise with a substantial bond. This was the
substance of what Chairman Wilcox had
- say about the offer, and Controller Prem
dergast, who. with John Purroy Mitchell
Is wacinC fight on the Interborough oher'
said: This puIyerizes the argument or the
opposition that it is impossible TO secure
a. operator for the triborouGh route.
Doubt il Board Can Accept.
some doubt was expressed as 10 the
richt Of the commission to accept the oher
OF the Bradley concern to construct the
line for So 1851. a sum IS SO below the
fetal Of lowest bids received from various
contracting companies for the construction
a. the route. In these bids the Bradley
Contracting Company was successful 70
the extent Of about Si3,oooono, and through
its present offer II would have chance
10 secure contracts worth $4,000" on
which other companies were the successful
bidders.
The offer to tho commission follows:
We hereby offer 10 construct the trihor,,
ouEh route. for which bids were Snpml'.eu
ON October 2I, 1910. IN accordance Wllh ole
plans. specifications and terms WnCn &C
Commanded said bids. for the sum OF S1.f5'.-
Es1 or IN accordance with SNCn ihpoui'd-
tious for the trihorouCh route as YOU may
decide upon, a cost rroporuonate 10 INC
above figure. -,
Nc agree 10 equip Al our expense the
said triboroueh route. the Fourth avenue
roufe and the BROOKLYN loop line route
aud Juon such terms a. YOU IN your ludG-
mcut shall determine 10 he reaSonahi' 70
15s and 10 the CITY Of New YORK, giving
proper security for such equipment ana oP-
Ne asree at any time, upon your re
ovaet 10 turn over said roads or routes 10
The CITY Of New York on payment Of actual
cost Of the equipment, plus 10 per cent OH
such cost. or We win equip AT our own eN-
renee said roads or routes and operate
iham for a period Of years 10 be agreed
upon.
Best Offer Vet, SAYS Wilcox.
Chairman Wilcox said about the newest
offer. while the offer is perhaps couched
in indefinite language, it nevertheless places
All responsibility for changes or modihca-
,ions in the hands of the Public Service
Commission. But. best Of al, it promises
oreration Of the extensions upon such terms
ae the commission shall dictate i'm bounds
Of reason 10 the Bradley company and to
The city. It also proposes 10 turn over
10 the city the system on the most liberal
basis that has yet been offered
The Bradley contracting Company is
composed of Frank Bradley, president; his
father. William Bradley, and his uncle
James Bradley. the veteran contractors.
They maintain that the Murphy-Gaffney in
rcrests are not represented i'm the company.
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