The evening world., 1911-01-24
Says marlborough Plan Will
Go Through Board Of Esti-
mate-Some Changes.
al" TRAINS FOR QUEENS.
Steinway Tunnel and Queens
borough Bridge Both Likely
to Be Brought Into Use.

Tho I~nterborough offer for extern
sions OF the present subway ana ele-
waited systems in accordance with the
Triborough plan will be accepted ny
the Board OF Estimate without any
radical changes. Ia the opinion OF Ma
yor Gaynor. freely expressed to-day.
The only thing that stlll needs TO be
done, according to the Mayor. is the
agreement upon terms. upon which the
Board OF Estimate Ind Public Service
committees are now at work.
The Mayor was sure to-day that the
committee would not he very much
longer in arriving at an agreement.
and that IT ought to 70 ahead NJ once
with the preparation of contracts.
To Use Steinwsy Tunnel.
II think that the only extension that
will De added. just at present." said the
Mayor. lis the proposed extension to
Woodslde. from the Ste.nway tunnel,
with the provlso. OF course. that the
elevate trains may ross the Queens
boro Bridge. This extension. being an
elevate line. may be constructed cheap
~ n by the company, without the city
putting in additional money for st."
The Bronx. the Mayor continued. HAD
all the subways It wanted In the plan
~ 1t now stands, as mas Brooklyn. The
Broadway (Brookiyn) subway. said the
Mayor. would come in time.
Asked about the methods for ascer-
tanning what part OF the profits OF the
system should go 10 the city. the Mayor
said that two OF the Public Service
Commissioners. Bassett and Malibie.
we're looking into the matter and had
been for some time. lie gave the Inn
preston that 1t would DO unsatls-
factory to ascertain what percentage
should be paid by counting either the
tickets sold on the line of extensions
or 10y counting cancelled tickets.
Corey Island Route Also Deferred.
Tho statement from the Mayor that
there would be no Broadway subway
came as a great surprise.
"Will there he no Broadway subway
IN Brooklyn" he was asked.
No." replied the Mayor. 1T may
come later as an extension. but II will.
uot be IN the first general system OF
routes to be built, IT strikes me that
The PETERBOROUGH oiisr already provides
extensions and routes enough for both
Brooklyn and the Bronx.
IL was never really intended to build
Inc Broadway subway. This route was
never intended by the Public Service
Commission or by the marlborough.
knew that last January"
The Coney Island extension, he said,
was not included In the present plan.
For the present nothing would DO done,
but that, like the Bronx and broadway
extension. would come N due course OF
time.
The Mayor said. In conclusion. thai
he had not passed upon. even for his
own information. the suggestions con.
tanned in the briefs submitted yesterday
by the Borough Presidents. lie knew
Of no radical changes contained in these
briefs, and said II was not his intention
- 10 submit "A brief TO the committee.
The members OF the new transit COM
mittee are Borough Presidents Nc
Aneny OF Manhattan. Cromwell o:
Richmond n Miller of the Bronx.
when informed that the Mayor had
announced hat the lnterborough plan
would go through these COMMITTEES
members looked sheepish. They wen,
forward with their conference. which
began at noon.
Comptroller Prendergast and Presi,
dent Mitchell OF the Board OF Aldermen
said the Mayors announcement wa.
premature. and not at all iikely l,
eventuate. They are fighting for an In,
dependent subway and they have no
given up the contest.