New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-07
QUEENS WANTS TUNNEL
marlborough Offers to Sell Stein
way Tube to Delegation.
p. S. C. URGED TO ACT
Commissioner Cram Says He Will
Move for Purchase or
Condemnation.

Queens wants the Stcihway tunnel. under
almost any conditions. according to those
who appeared at an open meeting OF the
Public Service Commission yesterday af-
te~noon. one of the representatives was
John W. Adkes. of Jamaica, who said
that i'm spite Of the Steinway tunnel and
the $e00C0,O)0 spent on the greensboro
Bridge his borough didn't have rapid tran
sit facilities lie vented the city TO be
liberal with the marlborough in order TO
set the tunnel running.
What do YOU mean by liberal? Would
YOU favor the city paving an unfair price
for the tunncl@' asked Commissioner
EustiS
Adikcs did not make a direct answer
but went ON urging special efforts for
rapid transit facilities on the ground of in
creased valuations i'm queens. Even more
anxious for the tunnel than Mr.. Adikes was
William II. Williams chairman Of the
Queens Chamber II Commerce, who sdid
that lie would favor getting it at al
most any price as a simple business PROPOSE
ton. Commissioner Eustis put To him the
same question asked of Mr.. Adikcs, and
Mr Williams replied:
Yes. if il is necessary and added that
n would he no worse than TO continue the
present policy Of putting increased taxes
ON queens.
According 90 Nj Williams. lntcrborough
officials had informed queens delegations
that tho company would operate the tunnel
If tho city would buy it for SLo0o"oo lie
was reminded that the company had been
Willing IN 60 ahead for S1.5OoOoo if it got
Tho right to third-traCk the eleVat-
Cd roads on satisfactory terms. and that
another proposition had been made for
C. 10000 The company has no scheme be-
fore The commission at the present time
commissioner Eustis asked Mr.. Williams
n he had heard that the Interborough was
thinking Of selling the tunnel 10 other par
tics. as the commission had recently been
Informed. and Mr. Williams answered:
We'll. Il I had that tunnel and had a
chance To- sell il. Id sell it quick
They would. too, II they had chance, 80
said Commissioner Cram.
About this time Maurice Connolly. the
new president of queens came in. and was
received with applause, and said he was in
favor of purchase or condemnation. hut
wanted a reasonable delay in order 10 IA
miliarize himself with conditions.
"Oh. YOU viii get plenty OF delay, SAID
Mr.. Cram.
At a meeting Of the commission in the
morning Commissioner Cram said he would
make a motion within a week for pur-
chase or condemnation proceedings. John
W. Paris. of the Real Estate Exchange OF
Long Island City, complained that the mat
ter had been Dragging for years and taxes
I'm Queens were getting higher because of
expected transportation facilities. Commits
sioner McCarron told Mr. Paris the com
mission had submitted a plan to take and
operate the tunnel. but that the Board IF
Estimate and the President Of queens had
voted against It.
At a meeting Of the Chamber of Com
merce Of Queens late in the afternoon Mr..
Williams gave report of the Public Ser
vice Commission meeting, and said he and
several others had called on President