New-York tribune., 1912-03-22
MAYOR FOR SUBWAY PLAN
Declares Readiness to Approve
Routes of MCAneny Report.
NEW LEGISLATION IS URGED
Board of Estimate Authorizes
Contracts for Trolley Cars IN
The Steinway Tunnel.

Novor Gaynor showed yesterday now
,borougbIv no is now in line with the sub
way policy as outlined in the McAhehH
Wilcox report by stating at the meeting oi
/ the Board of Estimate that he was ready
10 approye the subway routes called Tor py
that report and which need his signature
He asked that the secretary OF the poat"
see that the papers were sent to his desk
The board authorized the drawing up ol
a contract with the InterbOrough for the
operation of trolley cars through the stein
way tunnel from Jackson avenue, Queens
to Lexington avenue Manhattan. Borough
President Connolly said that the Interior
ough had expressed its ability To nave
service I'm operation inside OF thirty days
Mayor Gaynor remarked that the BeheIai
understanding was that the various INKS
OF the new rapid transit lines were TO p'
placed I'm operation as soon as possible re-
gardlcss of unfinished parts
The board passed unanimously resoiu-
tion introduced 10y Borough President NC
Aneny urging the passage by the LesiS-
Iature of the bill amending the transit Ia"
so as to give the city a freer hand In the
making of contracts with the large traction
companies.
II understand" said President McAneny
last night. that some further amendments
Of detail are To be- incorporated In the Pun
lie Service Commissions bill, and that the
hill is To he recommitted tomorrow. | 90
not understand, however. that these VIII
affect the substance Of the bill. The reso-
Iutions Of the Board OF Estimate, passed
this morning, state very clearly why the
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that It will be If it is not we shall have
10 wait long while for the completion
of the sort of subway system for which the
city is waiting. The talk about so-cailed
'iokcrs' in the bill t. absurd. The bill Is
designed to give sufficient breadth 10 the
powers of the public authorities to permit
them to carry out the plan now before
them. There is nothing In II that does not
NJ that plan and nothing that could be
used in any way to the detriment or the
city's interests
President McAneny denied that he had
gone 10 Albany to ask Governor DIX TO
send I'm special message IN support of
the transit bill.
Il went 10 take luncheon with the Gov
ernor." he said. "on a request made by nim
several months ago. To talk over s"F'ral
matters Of common interest Whatever
mention Of transit matters there was in our
talk was merely casual
In regard To the provision In IN" pro-
posed bill that would give the Public Ser
vice Commission and the Board OF ESu-
mate the power TO make contracts for op-
Grafton without public bidding. President
NcAneny said that IT was put I'm at the
Il "A
Transit Company. The proposed lines for
the Intcrborough may be- let as extensions
1t was stated.
II was learned that Richard Reid Rogers.
representing the IntcrbOrough Rapid Tran
sit Company and Judge Frederick y. col
lin, representing the Brooklyn Rapid iran
sit Company, had conforcnc" with lie
Roy Harkncss. counsel for the Pubic ser
vice Commission. when tn" l'll was drawn
up last sunday This was To max" sure
that the provisions OF the bill would cover
their individual cases ~ regard TO rapid
transit extension.
The routes that have been passed by the
Public Servic" Commission and the Board
of Estimate and which the Mayor mas
now indicated hc Will personally approve at
once are the following
First-Eastcrn Parkway route modified
including Fllthush av .nUc win the BrlEh-
ton Beach connection TO MaIbone street
I'm. \o-traud aVcIu, connection, IN" ltcd
avenue connection. and the lIvonia avenue
connection.
Second -\ostrand avcnu" route.
Thlrd-Livonia avenue route. .,a
Fourth-Battcry East River Atlanuc
avenue route. go &C.,
-Fifty-niuth street. WooJsidc and
Astoria route.
SIXTH Roosevelt avenue route.
Scycnth-Also extensions Of the Fourth
aycuuc subway along ;hc W"st End route
adoptcd hy the Public Service Commission
and approved by the Board of Estimate
and Apportonmcut on February =. l'l-