New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-27
FAvORS SUBWAY SUBSIDY
Cromwell Wants City to Take
Care Of Outlying Districts.
mitchell GETS impatient
Objects to Methods. Of Confer
ence Committee-Sprague De-
MES marlborough Alliance.

Msr,bers n, the Public Service Commits
TO-, ord NJ tho speciaI committee % IN"
poard ~ Estimate were uncommuricative
yesterday afternoon At the end OF their COW
ference on the subway question. II was sal"
that they hoped 10 have something 20 re-
mort az the next meeting Of the BOARD Vi
Estimate II Is understood that the BOAR"
wants a report from its special COMMITTEES
before anv negotiations are undertaken
with the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
many for a modification OF It's proposition'
ton
Chairman Wilcox OF the Public service
Commission said he did not care 20 nis
cuss any details OF the conferences UNIV
some definite decision had been reachen'
after which he would be glad TO talk iranH-
IL about the entire matter.
President Mitchell OF the Board OF Alder
men. who is not member OF the confer
ence committee declared that the apparent
neglect Of all subway propositions ehcep'
that OF the Interborough was hardly proper
in view OF the often repeated statements
OF some members OF the ooaro that 'ne'
should have all sides of the question: oei"'
| them before reaching determination OF
| the matter Time Was being iost ne sa''
in the failure TO develop the possibilities
/ Of city built subway.
He suggested that the Public SerF0'
! Commission be requested 20 prepare plan.
Cor the triborough subway properly routed
and Of less expensive tunnel dimensions
Ne also declared that the possibilities o.
tho recent Spragu. and Bradley offers ann
| the suggestions OF Mr. AcAooO su'"'u
| ceive careful consideration
When President Mitchell brought the mat
,er nm at the regular meeting 81 the Board
~ Estimate Yesterday. President McAnens'
chairman Of the conference committee, said
,bA reu mans would be taken up Just "a
! go, a. they were presented b. the Puohc
car,5cs Commission. President Mtchef
na,,ed another meeting OF the committees
., me whole 10 consider the matters. out
president NcAneny thought II vould Dc
g waste OF time in the present s'ate OIL
affairs.
president Miller OF The Bronx, a meino'r
., the conference committee, got rather I'M
natient with President Mitchell. saying tnd'
-. committee had been working only three
! dava and ought 10 have chance oetore u
was asked 10 produce results
Nc one Is calling the committee tn ac-
IN, " replied President Mitchell Wa
,ns, want tc know what the committee u
doing" . -..
president cromwell OF Richmond pre-
.a b,s views on subwsys in the form
o, a long statement. He said II ~ouid %
= zood Investment for the city TO suosldiz-
. subway in outlying districts II necessary
pr, the same results may possibly De Cd
rsined in another way he said. Let 'n'
citv az a whole continue TO build the suo'
vays and their extensions, lease 'ne"
operation, average the operating costs ano
PROFITS. accord 10 the transportation NO
ayers and to the private capitAl in'es"7
nroper return. even handsome return Anu
retain for the city all OF the surplus
Many notifications OF the lnteroorouS
r.onosi,ion were suggested by Presiden'
Cromwell He in common Win o,he'
members OF the board. wants the earhihs
70 be averaged over the entire system u'e
city guaranteeing minimum proht anu
- taking all surplus beyond rnaAitnu"
II aged proAt. Free transfers should D.
: GIVEN he believes. 20 ell interesting lines
10 under the same management or controi
:. he also suggested second trunk line y
l. Manhattan having such connection VIII
:, 49,, nrsssnt system and proposed eN
q, tensions a. either the present or ne" hne'
as should obtain convenient passing o
trains from one system TO the other
j.
} Wilcox Of the Public Service commission
! Yesterday denying the intimat!ons that nj
subway offer was made in the Interests o
q the Interborough OF its hackers. l nav
never been connected in any protessiona
or business way directly or indirectly WIZ
that Ohe marlborough company De
- clared Mr.. Sprsgu nor with the bushes
= Of any member OF its board OF directors
- nor have I any business or PROFESSIONS
~ relations with any OF the officers not oel'
N even personally known by It's president
- Mr. spragle also denied that he was ac'
Re ing in the interests Of the cotere OF con
.. ,rsotors waiting for the opportunity to pl
.heir forces at work or OF any steam raj
$ wav company entering New York OF an
polltical group. Nor were any OF tnen
~ aware ~ the tact that A proposal Vas Y
SIS no made BY me-" he added.