The evening world., 1912-01-24
NEW PETERBOROUGH
DEAL On SUbWAYS
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not 40 new construction OF . separate
class.
Under the aw the lessee Of al exist
ing subway may bs awarded = contract
without public bidding for n extcn-
sions. and tho contract may cover Tn,
construction. equipment and operation
The lawyers for the traction peopl.
take the position that the new subway
are extensions.
NEW TUBES TO De PART OF a
SINGLE SYSTEM.
The legal lights make these conten
tons:
That the now subwAys make actua
physical connection with the old.
That they are to be operated as a
unit by the same m~anAsemsnt.
That n single fare 10 to be received
Tor tho entire route.
/! These facts, thoy contend. make 4
evident that the new subways Of tn,
~" system are to be treated as d
single system. and that the work nov
TO be dune is purely OF the nature o
an extension to the old lines. II l.
positively known that his question IA
been thoroughly gone over by the lega
conferences. and that the attorneys To-
the Public Service Commission hav,
talsa had the same Questions threshe,
out In their rooms.
Tho result OF the action vii, be I,
inally close the entire Manhattan sub
way situation. rs Il affects tho Inter,
| hnYnlnh with nafntnr mara nnrasxn-,
.han the majority vote of the Board o.
Estimate u the Public Service Com
mission.
This situation has alarmed the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit Company and IL
friends. One &c them. now occupylnl
a public position. snid to-day that tn,
new deal meant the entire freezing on
OF the D. IL. T. from any hope OF en-
,c5lng Manhattan. liz said:
The closing NJ this deal with tn,
InterborouHh Va that the u. X. 7
Will never get into Manhattan and III,
logical result will bs hat II Brooklyn
wants Interpretations direct to the cen
tres Of Manhattan tho Interborough will
have to 60 over there after the trafic.
JUS, think for a moment. You kno,
the routes for the Broadwsy-Fifty
ninth street line have been passed an
sent 20 the Mayor for his approval 10
. long while. lie has not approve
them. and his approval, 10 nscessar!
II tho Mayor refuses to approve IN
route Tor the line from seventh avenu
over to the East River. how In In
world IL the Is. X. I. ever going 10 e
its connection with the territory II hope
to serve. ever assuming that the con
pany gets the contract for the Broat
way line? II 1t gets the line withol
the outlet Il will have a piece Ut dea
timber On Its hands. which II won
take. to start with. aud couldn't use
Il did take II ~ a second proposition.
In any event. AN the new progrumn
stands. taking In the feature OF trsatin
tho now Manhattan work az eNtenslu
work, the Interborough gets what
wants right of the reel. with the de,
settled when the official bodies act. ~
brooklyn ltap,i Transit Company /
under tho Rapid TRANSIT act. required
bid In "A public contest before II can 4
even the operation Of the broadway lin
The Public Service Commission to-du
awarded the contract for Section 9
tho Observation-Disclosures ton avenue 81
. Way To the Dognon contracting Gov
many for g., $50, sss.d This award goes
p tho BOARD or Estimate for approval NJ
appropriation, This section brings q
broadway line down as far as Pa
70 Place. II can he used either for Il
Lexington avenue subway or for q
new Broadway line II the I%ntcrborouy
i deal makes the lower part OF the lie
,rvtnn avenue line Unnecessary