New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-03
PROTEST MAYORS POWER
c,,,,ens Union Attacks Subway
'' provisions Of New Charter.
solJLD NAME OPERATORS
,,.o Pointed Out Gaynor Would
Be Enabled to Block All
Present Plans.

citizens Union issued yesterday al
',ss Of the subway provisions Of the
80 new charter which disclOses that
pRps~sct II the charter passes at the Sep
- session Of the Legislature. would be
Ave the Mayor the sole power to say
should operate the new lines.
:, vas pointed out yesterday that Mayor
--,o-'s last change Of front on the sub
., ouestion came coincidently with the
"a rom Albany that Governor Dix had
'...-,rined 10 veto the charter If any at
80, was made TO Jam 1t through in the
-, davs OF the session and without public
hearings
The statement says:
y. fact the new charter proposes 10 put
ito the Mayors hands a control Of the
..rbvsv situation which will be in all essen
,,ai respects equal 70 that Of the entire
uoerS OF Estimate. so that II he does not
DC with the board there must be a dead
80 The new charter. II enacted. gives
ysyor Gaynor the power which he does
81 now possess Of undoing the recent &C
.,on Of the Board Of Estimate by vetoins
svsrv contract for subway opera ton which
!. not actually approved in its final form
.-,o- 10 the enactment Of the new charter
Under the present charter and the pro
visions OF the rapid transit act the Mayors
soproval IS necessary 20 the laying out oi
new routes. After a new route is laid out
Sovever the Mayors power ceases. except
IS member Of the Board Of Estimate
TIE statement goes on 70 declare that
certain provisions Of the new charter Will
nut into Mayor Gaynor's hands absolute
rover 20 block all the present subway
mans as the new charter. II passed as
now proposed IN september. will 80 into
eject before the contracts with the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company can be
awarded
The Mayor viii be able 20 prevent the
making Of a single contract and all that
has been done 10 obtain rapid transit for
the city may go for nothing" II relates
could anything be worse for the city OF
sstte- for the marlborough"
Controller PrenderSast said yesterday
ea, he did not expect 10 report fsvorably
70 the Board Of Estimate. at its meeting
tbs morning. on the contracts for Section
z which takes IN the new route from 18th tC
atn street The crossto~n subway plant
e. the south end OF this section contem-
pate one subway under the other. and the
Controller explained that the modified
plans IN this instance would mean an in
crease In the work and therefore the cost
which made u q different proposition from
PREVIOUS contracts where the modified
Mans called for a decrease I'm work anc
cost II seems likely that on this section
there will be q advertisement for bids.
Section 70. from 106th 20 18th street, or
which the lowest bid was put in by the
rarfels company. will get favorable action
4 IS expected. AZ this mornings session
Of the Board Of Estimate.
Alfred Craven. acting chief engineer of
the Public Service Commission. explained
yesterday that the DELAY in starting work
On the Bradley contract sections # the
tube. which were tremendously opened on
Monday. resulted from the necessary delay
N mapping out the different working
plants dumping platforms and shafts
These matters. he said. would be in shape
Quickly probably within the next two or
three DAVIS. and the Bradley company could
then 20 ahead with its construction.
The prospective Injunction suit brought
AGAINST the Board Of Estimate, the Public
sArvice Commission and the Bradley Con
t-actinz Company by the Admiral Realty
Company comes I'D before Justice Brady
This morning. II the order is denied the
natter will probably be ended there, but
q n should be granted the city ofticials
ere determined 70 take the aggressive and
push q through as quickly az possible 10
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