New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
SUBWAY BILL SIGNED
Gaynor Sends 1t to Dix After
Hearing-Governor Favors It.
COURTS MAY HASTEN ACTION
One Man Recalls Tweed Ex-
trsvagance, Drawing Com
ment from Gaynor.

Mayer Gavnor signed the Wagner bill
Yesterday. which will permit tine Public
! Seryic, Commission and the Board Of tst-
| r,ata ia enter into the contracts such az
are contemplated under the proposed dual
transit system. including the Interhorough
! Rapld Transit Company and the Brooklyn
| Rapid Transit Company. The bill was
! signed and dispatched to Albany. without
! memorandum. following public hearing
! held i'm the Mayors reception room at the
! city Hall in the morning.
! II is believed that Governor Dix will
| promptly sign the bill, as he has given
assurance to those Interested in Il that he
! is in favor Of the measure. There sun
remains however. the question of the con-
! stituUoLality OF the preferential payment
! # is proposed to make To 'acn system.
! This is in the courts. and will have to he
settled by the Court OF Appeals before
! either company will sign any contract for
| operation. Justice Blackmar, before whom
| the test case was brought In Brooklyn has
not rendered his decision. After That de-
! cision the point must be taken To the Ap-
pclIatc Division and then to the Court OF
! Appeals
| Some doubt was expressed yesterday as
| to whether it would reach the Court OF Al
| pcals before the summer recess in June
| but il was said the court might be willing
to hold a special session to near II, in view
of its great Importance. Such special scs-
| sions have been held.
Il am very much pleased that the Mayor
has signed the bill" said Chairman VIII
cox Of the Public Service Commission we
/ ub,aI 1sp1liyiuE All
the routes that are contemplated In thu
dual system and letting such contracts for
construction as could be used for through
transit. even should the dual proposition
not go through.
! The operating contract for the Brooklyn
| Rapid Transit Company proposition mas
! been almost completed for some time. ana
steps 10 draw up Il contract for the Inter
borough will be started soon. with these
contracts all ready. the city would be IN a
position to put them through almost I'M
m,diately after the Court Of Appeals de-
! .i.ion # che decision should hold that the
proposed guarantee were constitutional
! only four persons appeared 10 speak
! AGAINST the Wagner bill before the Mayor.
| They We're j. : Bedford. Cornelius +.
! Shcchau representing the Allied Boards Of
| Trade Of Brooklyn, Frederick &. I.euUu-
sch,r. the single taxcr, and man who
| said he represented labor.
Mayor Gayror and Borough prcsd' M
! McAncny were the only ones who spoke al
length iu favor Of the bill. as the others
present. all Of whom favored the measure.
! said they would as soon hand up rrsoiu-
! lions stating their positions AS TO talk.
The Mayor was somewhat put ont bee
| cause Mr.. Sheehan said that while tho no.
| tor.ous Tweed ring saddled IN" city with a
! debt OF only tp"o"o IN" proposed agree
/ mcnt with the transit companies would
| cause debt Of at least 100000"
! An this talk about Tweed doesn't help
any" said tho Mayor. Il am glad To hear
! anything that Will help me-
! The Mayor called attention 20 the fact
that the one stumbling block In reaching an
! agreement with the lntcrhorough was the
| favorable contract II holds on the present
| subway Some people talk as though We
could Just rip that up and take it away
| from them-loosc people tho Mayor re-
marked
Commissioners Wilcox. Maltbic and Will
! inms and representatives Of the Brooklyn
/ Rapid Transit Company and the Long Isl
] and Railroad went over the line of sug-
| gcsted extensions to the proposed Eastern
| District line Of tho Brooklyn Rapid Transit
| Company yesterday The proposition is TO
! build an elevated line along Johnson ave
nue. from Rushwick avenue 10 Kn!ckeE-
! booker avenue and through the latter street
10 Chauncey street. and thence along the
right Of way Of the Long Island Railroad
! Company. which skirts Eyergreens Gene
tory. to the East New York loop, where
connection may be made with the present
! Broadway and Fulton street elevated lines.