New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
END SUBWAY CONFERENCE
MCAneny to Draw Committees
Report to Board of Estimate.
MAY BE READY IN A WEEK
Shonts in a Belligerent Mood
Williams Says Compromise
Idea Grew Like Topsy.

The case seems 70 ~ closed so far as
the Interhorough Rapid Transit Company
IL concerned" said President McAneny.
chairman Of the conference comritts ot
tho Board Of Estimate, after his committee
and the Public Service Commission had
held a two and a half hours conference
with President Shonts and Andrew Freed
nan yesterday afternoon. Further than
that he would not GO When II was learned.
however. that the marlborough had abso-
lutey refused 70 make any substantial
concession in its latest offer for the ex-
tension NJ rapid transit facilities the words
of President McAneny were taken 20 have
consdera bic significance a. indicating that
the plan 81 the BROOKLYN Rapid Transit
Company would probably 70 recommended
in the report ~ be made ~ N. Board OF
Estimate
II was learned that while President
shonts had conceded few minor points
''unsuhstsntials" ss they we're called by
one If the conferrees-he had a. the same
TIME demanded that the Public Service
Commission promise n would not give
tho Brooklyn Rapid Transit certain lines
q had asked FOR. Such demand wa. con
sidered an impossible one by the citv's rep
resentativAs
However much Mavor Gsynor may de-
sire division 81 the TERRITORY between the
InterborouEh and the 3 r. T. II Is
thought that such a compromise could not
ne put into effect. not only because Presi-
dent McAnenv Is believed N be opposed 70
It. but also because the 1nterborouEh would
not he willing - agree 70 have the 3. r r.
build line M Brosdvsy
The citv's conferreas met last night a.
the Rar Association. and Will further CON
[ slider the propositions az the same place
tonight and n morrow night President
/ McAnenv is going - Lake George on Sat
urdsy - take his family 70 their summer
home While there he IS expected - draft
the outlines Of the report that will ne
made n the Poard Of Estimate hv his
committee. bringing it hack on Tuesday
night n vii b presented n his col
/ leagues on Wednesday. L is hoped 70
have g. ready = present 70 the Board Il
I Estimate on THURSDAY - next week. out
it is thought TO he quite possible that ~
cannot be whipped into final share in time
When President Shon's left the confer
eucA YESTERDAY afternoon he vas in a bel
D
| in the conference. he referred all inquirsrs
70 Chairman Wilcox end President NJ
Anew They did not have much - say.
except that they had finished with the In
terborough ana that they did not expect
70 have 70 call the 2 2 T officials again.
/ President Shontz vas asked about The
statement ~ President Williams. ~ the
| z r. tina. Bridge Cor1n1issiona~ Mar
Tin had sugRested 20 him ~ behalf ~ the
Nsvo~ plan for division ~ territory
! after conference with tha marlborough a.
fciss
! u leave al that - Colonel Williams.
~ said. with wave ~ his hand
would vou he willing - compromise
ne vas asked
r have heard nothing about 2 comp-o
r7iss" ne declared We do not d. bust
ness IN that va"
Re Vas asked = n r.re true that = plan
for compromise had been drawn up ~
tho Navor
As 10 that have nothing 70 saw he
replied
/ 7 have not read Colonial Williams lst
/ ter" said Nsvor Gavnor. when asked
/ s1out the statements If compromise made
n
dent vfIlisr,s declared that Bridge Com
missioner Martin said thar he civilians
mie-t Talk ~ him az II he were f1e
Mayor Msvor Gaynor declared thai ne
had not authorized COMMISSIONS Marnn
70 al IN auv such capacity. He added
that no had ma? that had been drawn
III hv Commissioner Martin and EdV ara
y Crout Autlinire plan for division
or territory between the two companies
and irtinatAd that ire idea vas sole'
theirs
As to that President Williams said last
night The MAYORS explanation IS IN
teresting n would appear from what the
MAYOR said that me compromise subway
plan is another 'Topsv. Ike the so-cslled
Cavno~ charter having no one who WI!
confess its pareutsEe. no one VINO WI
s-srd for n think Il has cleared me
atmosphere - have al this plainly De-
fore the public