New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-16
B. R. 7. AGREES TO FINAL
DEMAND OF THE PEOPLE
Public Service Commission and
Boards Committee Will Now
Consider Offers.
EXPERTS COMPARE THEM
City Officials Seem to Lean
Toward Brooklyn Company
Against the Inter
borough.

The extension Of the city's rapid tran
sit facilities took a long stride toward
the dirt flying" stage Yesterday after
noon. when the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Cornnanv made a substantial Conces-
sion I'm the offer with which II rested
and the preliminary negotiations be
tween that corporation and the city
conferrees were ended.
The last word of the 1nterborough
was given 10 the oonferrees In the shape
of an amended offer a week ago, and
now the members of the Public Service
Commission and Of the conference com
rnittee Of the Board Of Estimate. with
the evidence all before them. will get
together and decide which plan is the
most advantage ous 10 the city.
The general impression is that a ma
FORTY Of both the conference committee
and Of the Public Service Commission
at present leans strongly toward the Of
fer presented by the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company.
The final concession made by the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit was in regard
taken out Of the earnings Of the ele-
waited roads that would go into the new
through lines II was this point that
had proved stumbling block for the
last ten days and several conferences
were necessary 20 settle II.
The original proposition Of the COM
pany was that the net earnings Of the
linz fn.r ha ,,gt mi or
10 the time when they became part of
the new system should he the measure
Of the funds to be taken out of the
earnings on the lines before the profits
Of those lines should be thrown into the
general pool 10 be shared equally by
The city and the company. The city
Conferrees held that this would not be
fair 10 the city They pointed out that
fhe benefits that would come 10 the sec
ton through which the elevated lines
run would be anticipated TO a great eX-
tent by homeseekers moving there so
that the net earnings Of the year prior
80 Joint operation would not he a just
measure of the earning capacity of the
lines without the through connections
easy for the company 10 scrimp on main
tenance in the last year. thus running
the net earnings up beyond a reason
able figure.
The city's representatives proposed
that the average of the net earnings for
Eve years prior 10 beginning of Joint
opera ton should he taken as the meas
81,
before the net profits should be thrown
into the pool. Finally this time was
cut down 10 three years. Still the com
rsny held out for its original proposition.
hut Borough President McAneny. chair.
man OF the Board q Estimate confer
ence committee. vas firm for three
wears Yesterday afternoon. after
conference of two hours. President VIII
iams and the directors Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company consented to &C
cent the three-year average.
As an alternative they proposed how
ever. 10 agree 10 make the minimum hs
ure that should 60 10 the company
100000 and the maximum figure
S3500,00o. They explained that the
made on the elevated lines that are to
60 into the proposed transit system for
last wear. and $4,000. 900 represented the
estimated net profits for the current
yesr
Which Of the alternatives would he
more acceptable to the city, in case the
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit proposition is
&C ho int
he taken ND I'm the executive meetings
- the Joint conferrees to come. The
members Of the conference committee
end the Public Service Commission con-
ferred for two hours yesterday after
noon before the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
officials arrived. They will meet again
to-day and continue their conferences
until they have thoroughly compared the
TWO offers in every detail and examined
them from every angle and I'm the light
of every bit Of collateral evidence that
can be procured.
When that has been done the work Of
preparing the report will he undertaken.
l. is expected TO take at least three days
70 complete il. and the first draft is
will be IN shape to present TO the Board
of Estimate. However President Nc
Aneny IS confident that the report Will
be ready for the Board Of Estimate
meeting a week from Thursday.
Neither Controller Prendergast nor
President Mitchell Of the Board of Al
dermen has made any attempt TO study
the offer Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
IN such detail as has the conference
committee. As things stand however,
they are more than favOraby disposed
10 that proposition. AS 10 whether the
Interboroueh or the Brooklyn RAPID
Transit proposition IS the better for the
city am not prepared 10 say until J
have studied them more infinitely" the
Controller said yesterday. As a Brook
lvn man. however. / have no hesitation
IN saying that the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit plan is the more attractive 50
far as that borough is concerned"