New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-02
b. R. 7. EXTENDS OFFER
Notifications Made to Provide
for Queens and The Bronx.
DETAILS STILL UNSETTLED
Williams and Rea Exchange
COMPLIMENTS
to Get Ultimatum.

TRANSIT company AT inelr conference" WIN
the members Of the Public Service Com
mission and the conference committee -
the Board Of Estimate yesterday afternoon
There still remains. however. 2 question a.
20 lust how tho reasonable return on the
elevated lines Of the company that are 70
90 into the new routes shall DO figured out
II is hoped that this may he settled salts
factorilv at = further conference This
means Of course. that there will be no re-
port 20 the BOARD or Estimate this week.
In the mean time the ultima tum of the
city conferrees will be presented 10 the
officials Of the Interboroush Rapid Transit
Company, p-obsbly Tomorrow. They will
no doubt ask time to take up the subject
With their directors. but from the remarks
OF the city representatives IT would seem
that they are not at all sanguine that the
demands OF the city in regard 10 q modih-
cation OF the Interborough proposition will
b. met
II was reported yesterday that engineers
who had been working on the problem for
some time had determined that the con-
structlon OF the lines for which the Inter
borough said they would he willing 70 fur
nish go 10000 would cost not much more
than s25ocD.0o0 The city is asked TO put
s3.oOooo into the pot" under the Inter
borough proposition. This is one OF the
things that President Shonts and his d.
rectors will be asked about when next they
come before the city conferrees
II may be that the Interborough will
forestaH any questions on these points Dy
refusing TO treat further unless the Public
to
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit to run line
up Broadway That would simplify the
problem" said Commissioner Wilcox. with
a smile 1T would mean that we would
have no more talking to do with them"
From what the conferrees said, Presiden;
williams and the directors who have rep
resented the Brooklyn Rapid Transit at
the conferences have shown a disposition
70 meet the city half way
Their notifications now will take away
the objections against the plans that were
urged by people in The Bronx and queens
that IS that the scheme did not provide
adequately for those boroughs
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit agreed 70
transfer the following proposed lines given
in their plan OF last week. from the class o.
extensions 10 that OF Original" lines
which means that they will operate them.
whenever the city desires 10 build them.
without requiring a guarantee against loss
The Harlem River and Jerome avenu.
extension OF the Lexington avenue sub
way Css far "a the reservoir,
The Southern Boulevard ana Westminster
extension % tho Lexington avenue sub
way (as far as the Bronx River.
The Nostrand avenue branch Of the East
ern PARKWAY subway (ss fsr As Flatbush
svenue)
The hvonls avenue extension elevated
OF the Eastern Parkway subway.
The subway line from Union Square.
Manhattan. 10 the Eastern District. Brook
lyn, By way OF tunnel under the East
River route in the Eastern District to be
determined later
The Astoria line bv way 81 Debevoise
avenue. and tho Voodside- Corona line. hv
way OF Roosevelt street both cornected 1862
with the line over the greensboro Bridge.
Wilcox Explains Concessions.
Chairman Wilcox. In announcing these
concessions last night. said It must no, oe
understood that II the offer Of the BROOKLYN
Rapid Transit should be accepted these
lines would 10 necessarily constructed az
once. n simply means that the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit viii bind itself now 10 oper-
ate them without guarantee a any time
that the city may feel that the needs ~
transportation in these localities warrant
such construction.
The building ~ these outlying routes viii
also depend somewhat on tho amount OF
money the city has 10 spend Chairman
Wilcox Of the Public Service Commission
said THAI according 70 the figures OF the
Controller the city could enter into con-
tracts or rapid transit lines 10 the extent
Of $50 10000 by July T. II would not be
necessary 70 START work on the elevated
extensions Of subway routes for two years.
as they would take only half "a long to
construct as subway lines.
The city conferrees indicated yesterday
that they preferred 10 have the original
route Of the triboroueh plan carried out
so far as the extensions OF the Fourth ave
nue. subway 10 Nonev Island went This
would mean that tho BROOKLYN Rapid Tran
ST would not b. put 10 the expense ~ du-
rlicating its present culver. West End and
See Beach lines. as they had offered 70 do.
using tlf Ul'Nflll lfetitN VI VIZ w.. ''r'''r'
cars. 1t would also mean that the Brook
lvn Rapid Transit would he saved an eN-
renditure Of 100000 on the duplication OF
its South BROOKLYN lines. In its original
offer II agreed 10 put s5,cOoO1o OF the N2.-
00sa into the construction OF tho Broad
uav line 70 18th street and across TO the
Greensboro Bridge The city conferreeS'
however. suggested Yesterday Tia the en-
tire 100000 be placed IN construction
work but not on 50 strategic Inc as
Rroaduav To that suggestion the Brook
Ivn Rapid Transit assented. leaving inc
pIacinc of the money 10 be fixed by mo
city's representatives,.
In regard 10 the points 10 he EetteH ~
the conference on Thursday II i9 suggeste'
r., tho city that tho Brooklyn Rapid Tran
e, take the average earnings for the last
eve ,eare ON the elevated lines as a basis
for computing the way IN which they shaI
he linked 20 tho now rapid transit lines
Another point that may ho discussed is
whether the BROOKLYN Rapid Transit wonld
not h. willing 10 turn its broadway me
or that thoroughfare al about DIST street
and run n over TO tap Tho Pennsylvania
station. running from there 20 59th street
b, vay ~ Seventh avenue. This would
take away another great objection that mas
been voiced 10 tho Brooklyn Rapid TRANSIT
plan
g. q. T. Replies 10 Pennsylvania
IN statement issued Yesterday IreSl'
dent Williams made sharp repl, +" me
criticism Of tho BROOKLYN Rapid Tran~U
offer made by Samuel Rea. yice-pr"sid'o'
OF the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad He dN-
s.rihar cur cNar ,ur rropo=al a@O-