New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-09
|NTERB0R0 TOSPENDM ORE'
Tunnel at 18th Street the Chief
Feature of Modified Plan.
NEW BROADWAY LINE, TOO
Subway from Union Square to
59th Street and Over Queens
boro Bridge, It Is Said.

No official statements were made yester-
day. but unofically it was said that the
modified subway offer. which the INTERIOR
ough Transit Company was promised 10
present to the Public Service Commission
to-day. would provide for the expenditure
on the part of the company Of S26,OO0,ooO
more than the original offer The original
offer provided that the company would FUR
IRISH S75.00o.00O 20 the city's ;53.oo0,oOo.
Most Of the reports agreed that the In
terborough would suggest spending most
OF the additional money in building a tun-
mel under the East River at 9Th street to
be extended out through Brooklyn To con-
meet with the Lafayette Avenue line AT
Broadway. II would also suggest II was
said. elevated extensions TO Corona and
Woodhaven
As for the Manhattan end Of the route.
the report was that the marlborough would
suggest that it run a subway from the tun-
rel through 1ith street to Union square
thence up Broadway to 59th street and
across that thoroughfare To tho greensboro
Bridge. Such line would. Of course. shut
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company out
Of the route for which II first made a
propostion-that is. up Broadway 10 5sth
street and across that street To and over
the greensboro Bridge The Brooklyn
company has made II clear that II wanted
this route in order to give adequate distri-
button in this borough TO traffic originating
in Brooklyn
Instead Of acceding 70 the suggestion Of
the city's representatives for a straight
g h. krfv no
present uptown line above 42d street and
the new line 10 be proposed for the East
side. il is said that the InterbOrough will
propose an arrangement whereby the city
can regain the franchise which il might
need 10 get complete and straight up and
down line. II suggests that the city ask
the Legislature for law permitting it to
pay to the Interborough the estimated
value of the franchise 10 be surrendered.
IN other words. an estimate would have To
he made Of the earning capacity Of the
Fl anchse for the term that remained to
run.
As 10 whether or not the PETERBOROUGH
would make any sort Of satisfactory pro-
posal IN regard to the division Of the profits
reports differed The strongest rumor was
however. that the company's proposition
would be far removed from the division
scheme which had been worked out 10y
Commissioners Maltbie and Bassett as one
that would he agreeable to the city. It
was also said that the Interboroush would
still insist upon a guarantee for the opera
ton of the Fourth avenue subway in
Brooklyn.
Mayor Gaynor spoke as if he we're thor
Oughly familiar with the terms of the new
marlborough offer but indicated that III
could not discuss them.
Last night IL was reported that the In
terborough offer might not be ready to-
day. that at the last minute the company
would send word TO the city representa-
tives that there had been a delay No one
in authority. however. would say that he
had heard anything about a further delay
The arrangement had been TO have the
final conference with the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company tomorrow. but this will
probably be postponed in case the INTERIOR
ough offer does not get in to-day