The evening world., 1911-06-21
D PROTECT iNTERBOROUGh'e
Bod PURCHASERS.

Borough President Miller OF the Bronx
said that the immediate substitution OF
would lead to confusion. a. the
PETERBOROUGH bondholders had made
their purchases upon the guarantee that
these leases would run for their full
terms. He declared that these bond
holders wouid be certain to l.tigate Tor
their rights.
u feel that the city will be In .
more desirable position with the sdop.
tion Of Mr.. Mitchei's resolution ssid
Mr.. AcAneny.
When the vote upon. the Mitohel
amendment was taken Borough Presi-
: dent Cromwell Of Staten Island voted
with Miller. The Mitchell amendment
was passed. u to 4 the Mayor even
voting for It.
Borough President Steers Of Brooklyn
introduced several speakers from South
Brooklyn. who argued that the Fourth
avenue subway be extended Immediately
10 coney Island and Fort Hamilton; also
that the Lafayette venue and Broad
way subways In Kings b built a orig
inslly planned. These protests were re-
ferrsd 70 the McAnsny Committee.
Then Borough President dresser Of
Queens offered q resolution which pro-
vidsd for extensions from the Stein way
tunnel 70 Woodsids. Corona and Astoria;
that these DO Jointly opsrated by the
D. r. =. and IntsrborouxA- Mr.. Dresser
also asked hat tn. 3. r. T. be com.
pelied 70 sxtsnd IL present elevated
system 70 Grand street. jamaica; also
Other s~xtenytons In and around ia
maioa. al Of which were referred to the
Tranat COMMITTEES
Other speakers wanted TO b heard.
but me Mayor ohoked them on good.
naAuredly. with the explanation that
the conference committee will give
them full opportunity to b heard
yogmer Mayor Seth Low read Q ~
pcst a The 3oiAt COMMITTEES Of the
chanbr Of Commerce and Merchants
Association. which favored the No
Ansny report
There was no little excitement when
the McAneny report was adopted. the
entrance Of the u. X. T. into Man.
haitian gained thereby being rensctst
In the glum faces of the Interborouxh
ofactals present. The vots vas . unii
upon the report Before the motiou
was put Mr.. McAneny offered the fol.
lowing amendments. which were &C,
ceptabie:
M'AENEY AMENDMENT ADOPT
ED BY BOARD.
Resolved. That the Board OF Esn-
mate and Apportionment hereby ap-
proves the following corrections In
and notifications OF the Joint report
OF its Special Committee and OF the
Public Service Commission under
date Of June 8, l9li. with relation to
the terms Of the routing and opera
ton Of rapid transit lines % be Of
fered respectively TO the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Company and
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany:
l. That II be stipulated with the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
that II the city rec&pturs the Fourth
avenue brooklyn line at any time
after ten years. the Brooklyn COM
pany be given trafnc rights over
lines entering Manhattan for the op-
Grafton OF Its Brighton Beach trains.
g. That the requirement that the
Brooklyn Company subject It's pres
ent plant to tho examination OF Q
board OF engineers TO be named by
the Public Service Commission. and
TO make provision from Its existing
surplus or current earnings" to cover
such deferred maintenance a. the
Commission. upon the advice OF the
engineers. may require to DO made
before these lines pass into the pro-
posed new system. De modified so az
10 provide that tho provision In Ques-
ton may be made from either the
surplus or current earnings. AT the
option OF the company"
q That the I~nterboroaSh Company
and the Manhattan Ei%ltsd Ran.
vaS Company b aass bosutSl 70