New-York tribune., 1911-09-17
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! gave and We gave, as is always the result
IN any important negotiation. Ana tnen'
on Friday, the Goth OF June-I have q pas
sion for some dates-on Friday, the oth OF
June the BOARD OF Estimate in open ses-
! sion unanimously-do you know what unan-
/ imousy means over there2 You may nave
means this, the clerk calls the roll: Mayor,
Controller, President OF the Board OF Al
dermen, President of the Borough OF Man
| haitian, Brooklyn, The Bronx, queens hlcn-
ed unanimously from top 10 potion 70
rstify the terms with the Brooklyn RAPID
/ Transit Company, and gave us pleoee, ~
moral pledge, that when proper contracts
That is the way the situation stood; and
] the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company went
ahead Then what do we find? When II
comes 70 the valuation or the routes ncces-
| sary 10 that contract with the BROOKLYN
| Rapid Transit Company the Mayor enters
! An objection TO those routes When the
J9th street route, necessary 10 the consum,
! nation OF that plan unanimously ADOPTED
on june 39-do you understand?-Vhen we
! ask for ratification OF that route we are
/ told that somebody may exercise ms power ss
: of veto over that route. What did the
/ vote Of June 80 mean Did II mean any
thing? we thought It did. and tell you
that before we get through with this ques-
/ ton everybody viii know that ~ did. ...
There has got 10 be some time when a
man stays put II he is. going 70 be OF any
| service TO the city or New 1Orkp anu LilSi .
/ has got TO be some time when the city is
! going to keep faith; and II pledged us
| faith 10 this Brooklyn company. Ana
there is more involved in this pledge or
! faith than the mere execution OF con
tract with a transit company; there Is in
/ volved. ladies and gentlemen, the hnanclal
| the social. the economic deVelopment ana
| future OF this great borough ana no
/ Legislature has the right in norals-l care
! not from whom the members get their
/ orders-it has no right in morals 10 90
| anything that would violate or nelp IN ths
violation Oh the relations OF the clty OF
| New York with those with whom u oeslres
10 enter into relations =.
Now, | agree with Mr. McAneny that II
IS always advisable 10 take lie Dy thT
| smooth handle. but somehow or other l
> do nor believe that soft words butter many
! Iarsnips and ] think it is Just as wen AZ
/ This time for Brooklyn TO speak rlsht out
OF this question. .,,,,
. other rapid transit plan or proposluon pc
| fore us tnat meant snythins-f anyoooy
I did have a plan that would be better thall
| what your committee proposed, then ~
would be worth while considering; put
! mere obstruction for the sake OF obstrlc-
| ton must not become the policy OF the
| city OF New York. oh.nan
, is suggested ir this new charter az TAR q ;
! present system Is concerned tndt nds no.
] Tor its basis either the eccompilsninent % %
! some political revenge, the saustactlon OF
.
! aggrandizement OF power 4
/ I asked some OF them, or others ssheI
. sorne ~ them why do you INCLUDE IN tIlS
/ charter this proyis on giving the Mayor @ 1..e
/ ripbt 70 pass upon subway contra Is-h. !. =
/ iranchisAs? Now, let's keep right Gown " ~
the subject, ladies' and eentlenlsn, We W. o..
rot talking about franchises. | am ta.hi.s <
= Sout contracts That's what he wants 70
49, ,,eto ove- : When you ask them
.bat Then YOU ask them why they Waht
- r,,as- the Board OF Educauon' wren
90, ask them why they want 70 inject tl'e
/ nyssidsnt OF the Finance Committe1 mo re
J Board OF Estimate, they say tha' 'hey a'
under orders
"Who gives the orders voice cailco
ont and Mr.. Prendergast answered:
whose orders? The orders Of the people
-, ne civ What convention ever decrcrd
Dat or6erp What mass meeting ever rati-
ga - Whose orders? The orders OF
nfsyor ~ Now York ard the orders ot MI
Nn-nhv. OF Tammary Hall. on THIS quss
I ,1nr e,,ideu-ly the veto power OF ne
\ Navor the recastuE OF the Board OF biu 4
cstiou. the injection ot tht chairtnsn VI
( Finance Committee into tne ,b.s.
natn-on those questions, evdently' tese
| 80 a,,rLn-ities we're souls with but s!H-
lie thought. hearts that beat as one
resolutions condemning the proposed
,bsrter and expressing the sense OF the
n,ea,ing az being opposed 20 the pas
sagA OF any new charter az TINS tlme
were adopted unanimously. Ine ReV.
nv Nehemiah Boynton. Congressman
W,uism c. Redheld and Rabb! Alexan-
der LYONS Endorsed the action ana gave
! tbtIr reasons for opposing the proposso
. chartcr