New-York tribune., 1911-01-06
M'ADOO PREPARES NEW
OFFER FOR SUBWAYS
Report That He Is Busy on Most
Attractive Proposition Yet
Submitted.
AWAITS CITYS DECISION
Declares He Is Not Playing In
terborough's Game and Wants
No Connection with
Present Monopoly.

A distinct atmosphere Of optimism
could be noted in the offices Of the Hud-
son e Manhattan Railroad Company al
No. 30 Church street, yesterday. follow
ing the report of the special committee
of the Board OF Estimate against the IN
teTborough subway proposition. IL Is
common gossip that the unusual activity
to be seen in these offices in the last
week has for its object the preparation
Of a subway proposition more attractive
than any so far submitted to the Public
Service Commission. But. like Brer RaD-
bit, Mr. McAdoo Is lynn low.
1t is the intention OF the president OF
the tunnel system not to discuss in any
way the subway situation until the city
has decided definitely whether II wants
an independent line or merely extensions
to the present subway under the monop-
oily of the lnterborough.
Mr. McAdoo wants IT understood once
and for all that he is not playing the
Interboroughs game, that he has not
and doesn't want any connection what
ever with the present transit monopoly
| He hopes to convince the public Of the
sincerity Of his position by waiting until
the fundamental question of competi-
tion or monopoly has been definitely set
tied before expressing his views.
In case the Board of Estimate and the
Public Service Commission, as a result
of their secret conferences, decide III IA
vor of an Independent subway system 1t
is the prevailing opinion that he will
come forth with his new offer TO operate
modified triborough route in connection
with his present tunnels.
| At least it is supposed that a new offer
from him will be along the lines of his
| last offer, recently withdrawn. He him
self will not admit that he contemplates
a new offer, and wherein the added at
tractiveness Of its terms will lie, whether
in modification of route or of financial
division with the city, can only be matter
for conjecture.
Mr.. McAdoos latest proposition. sub
mitted to the Public Service Commits
sion on November Is, proposed modi-
fications Of the so-called triborough
route. consisting Of a two track subway
connection between the Hudson tunnels
at Greeley Square and the triborough
route at 10th street and Broadway. ex-
tending under Broadway, and the two
track subway connecting with the tri-
borough at Church and Liberty streets
extending under Trinity Church yard,
Wall street, the East River. Montague
street, Brooklyn, Borough Hall, Fulton
street and Lafayette avenue to the lat
ter's intersection with Broadway, Brook
| lyn This was to take the place of the
proposed Canal street and Broadway,
! BROOKLYN, subway. The offer also contem-
plated a connection between the Hud-
son tunnels extension and the triborough
| at 42d street and Lexington avenue.
It was further proposed that a. five
cent fare should obtain over the entire
triborough route, as modified, including
as an integral part of it the Hudson
tunnel extension between Greeley Square
and Grand Central, TO be built at Mr.,
McAdoes expense. An extra fare. how
ever, was TO be charged over the present
Hudson tunnels.
Mr.. McAdoo also said that he would
aaree to operate the Fourth avenue sub
vav IN Brooklyn and any other proposed
extension Of the triborough route on rea-
sonable terms to be decided upon later
provided such lines were built as logical
and necessary extensions Of the system