The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-29
TO FORCE SUBWAY VOTE TO-DAY
M'ANENI WILL URGE BOARD
or ESTIMATE TO ACT.
Ana Apparently a Majority IL with Him
n. n. r. WiiiinE TO Build More LineA.
but wants More city Money y-lntcr.
borough Complains OF Infairness.

Ana Apparently q Majority Il with Him
b. n. r. Wiiiiue 10 Build More Lines
but wants More city Money y-lntcr.
borough Complains OF tnfairness.
In refusing TO accept the city's proposals
for the new subways the Inter borough
company has by no means relinquished
its fight against letting the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company enter Manhattan
by way Of Broadway. At the meeting
Of the Board OF Estimate to-day the
refusal, and the acceptance OF the rival
companies will be read. II is likely that
Borough President McAneny. the chair
man Of the Board Of Estimate q committee.
will endeavor TO present a report urging
that the board accept the conclusions
of the two companies and give TO the
Brooklyn company the option Of building z
the lines rejected by the marlborough.
Some Of the members will object to any
hurried action. They will contend that the
resolution Of the Board Of Estimate merely
provided that the committees should
require the two companies to answer
in time for the meeting to-day and that
the only instruction given TO the COM
mittees was to present these letters to the
board.
The board wilt hold it's last regular
meeting before it's summer adjournment
on July 9. To prevent delay until fail
Mr.. McAneny will insist. and will have
with him Comptroller Prendergast. Presi-
dent Mitchell Of the Board OF Aldermen
and Borough President Steers Of Brook
lyn. that the proposals OF the B. r. r. he
accepted or that the city proceed to build
the triborourh route. These four mem
bers have a ma ioritv Of the votes In the
board. The statement also came vestcr-
! day from these majority members Of the
board that they did no, see anything
| In thomcditication ions asked for blythe Brook
| lyn company to interfere with an agree
| ment. They regarded the changes sug-
gested by the company as inessential.
President Williams of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company talked Yesterday
with Mr.. McAneny. and while he would
| that he assured Mr. McAneny that his
company was prepared TO go beyond its
supplementary offer e April 25 and a gree
to build nearly all the lines which had been
rejected by the lnterborough company.
This information was forthcoming after
Mr.. Williams had been in consultation
with the executive committee OF his COM
pany. Such an offer, however. is condi-
tional upon an agreement by the. city
10 contribute 1880 .NU to the building
OF the full system sum which IL about
$40. 900 .o1O more than the city would have
contributed had the plans gone through,
for dividing the new lines This would
mean that the Brooklyn company would
provide about ssi ,ooo 900 for construction
apart from equipment
President Shonts Of the lnterborough
company issued this statement yes;er
day:
We desire TO correct the false impression
current in the newspapers this morning
tha, the " r. T. accepted terms which the
interborough company refused. The con-
ditions we're absolutely unequal. In fact
We offered IL given the Il. r. T's terms
TO operate subways wherever the city
desired. We had no alternative but to
refuse the proposition made 10 us in the
Nc Anenv report We were advised that
| our acceptance must be unconditional. and
the conditions left no other course. The
board Of directors we're unanimous on
this point There has never been n dis
sen'inc voice among the directors on any
subject relating to the negotiations during
their pendency.
The InterhorouGh company was re-
quested to secure private capital to con-
struct. equip and operate subNays and was
informed that II must furnish half the
money. The Brooklyn company vas not
asked 10 construct subways or TO furnish
money for construction. but the city
offered TO furnish the money and construct
the suhways and make a contract with the
Brooklyn company for their equipment
and operation. In tho even, Of the refusal
Of the Brooklyn company to accept the
terms as to Broadway and Fourth avenue
these lines we're not offered TO the Inter-
borough. The report did not furnish
equality of opportunity