New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
DIRT SOON TO FLY
ON NEW SUBWAYS
B. R. T. Gets Extensions and
Four Construction Con-
tracts Are Signed.
ACTION FORESTALLS SUITS
Mayor Stays Away from Meet.
ing, but Associates Waste No
Time - Ready to Dig,
Says Contractor.

Digging on the comprehensive system
or new subways, In accordance with the
agreement with the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company, will begin by Au-
gust 1.
Contracts for the construction Of the
four sections Of the Lexington avenue
line. which had been awarded TO tho
Bradley Contracting Company. were
signed. sealed and delivered last night.
This action forestalled any attempts 20
hold up the work b. bringing an action
for an injunction TO prevent the letting
of the contracts. Such suit was
threatened yesterday afternoon ny FRED
erick c. Leubuscher. but now 1t VIII be
practically impossible 10 get the courts
70 interfere with the digging
The important action Of making opera
tive the contracts so that work may DO
started as soon as the Public Service
Commission gives the word began ~
exactly 6:26 O'Clock last night, when
Chairman Wilcox of the Public service
Commission took up his pen and afllxed
his signature. The contracts we're theh
signed in order by Travis whitney sec
rotary of the commission. and by FRANK
Bradley. president, and James brauie''
secretary. Of the Bradley Contractihs
Company. ,,.-
An automobile brought Con'lo'e'
Prendergast from his home in Broohiy"'
and at 7:35 O'Clock he affixed MS SIS
nature to the contracts approving ,ho
bonds and signed certificate that the
money 70 nav the contracts was on
hand
Mayors Power for Obstruction.
T, developed yesterday that Mayor
Gaynor would have the power OF holding
I'D more of the proposed system than had
been realized on Thursday. Although
the Broadway route has been completely
authorized as a four-track line, II VIII
be necessary ~ make II slx-tracH nne
from Vesey street 10 9th street, In or
der TO accommodate all OF the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit lines.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit will need
point for it's Lexington avenue trains
that will be switched in at that point.
The law says that any vital changes In
the character Of the construction. such
as this. requires that the route shall be
practically laid out again. However. II
was said by an authority in the Public
Service Commission that should Mayor
Gaynor refuse 10 give his consent 10
six track line work could go ahead on
the four tracks and the additional tracks
could be built after he got out of Office.
The Mayor was not present at the
meeting OF the Board OF Estimate yes
terday when il was voted to award the
entire system TO the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit and the five contracts for the
construction Of the Lexington avenue
subway were formally approved. He re-
allied on Thursday that he could do
nothing to block the action by his vote.
and went to his home at st. James.
The resolution to give all the lines to
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. which got
eleven OF the sixteen votes OF the board
on Thursday but needed twelve because
IT came up for the first time, required
only nine votes yesterday. II actually
got fourteen. President Mitchell Of the
Board Of Aldermen sat as Acting Mayor.
Vice-Chairman Bent of the Board OF
Aldermen sat as Acting President OF
that body The vote was as follows: