New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
MORE SUBWAY TALK DUE
Subject To Be Gone Over Again
at Conference To-day.
LITTLE HOPE OF AGREEMENT
Estimate Board Approves Con-
tract for Section 3 of Broad
way-Lexington Ave. Line.

There is 10 be another subway confer
ence to-day. hut the prospects OF any agree
mont between the Interborough RAPID
--ransi, Company and the City's representa-
ties over financial terms are Of the slight
est character.
Things happened yesterday, however, that
indicate that considerable progress is being
made toward the day when new subways
Viu be in actual operation First the
BOARD Of Estimate approved the contract
,or section Of the roadway-LeXington
avenue line and authorized corporate stock
70 the extent Of s2,295,0S6 50 for the eXecu-
ton Of the contract. This means that the
pick and the shovel should be at work IN
broadway between Howard and Bleecker
streets within a short time. 1t also means
that the city is committed beyond per-
adventure to the Broadway line which the
rnterborough Rapid Transit Company has
been fighting for so long.
1t may be said on authority that con-
tracts for other sections will come along
and be approved in the same way soon
The next section will probably be NO 2
which lies Just south Of No. 3.
The second development yesterday was
that Borough President Connolly Of Queens
came out openly for the construction OF the
Broadway-59th street line. which Is to ex-
tend into Queens. and showed that he was
willing to act with the fusion members OF
the board as against the Mayor by critics.
ing the Mayor for holding up the approval
of the line in 59th street and across the
Greensboro Bridge
Other members Of the board were sur
prised at the tartness of President Con-
nolly's language in the resolution, which
ended:
Resolved, That il is the opinion OF this
board that the failure Of the Mayor Of the
City of New York to act upon said resolu-
tton unduly delays the time when said
routes may be put in operation. If they are
TO be approved by the Mayor, and delays
the submission Of other plans, If they are
to be disapproved; and, be it further
Resolved, That this board request the
Mayor TO make his decision upon the ques-
ton involved with as little delay as possi-
BILE"
AS the resolution was not on the calendar
il required unanimous consent for introduc-
ton. President Miller objected and II had
to go over for a week. Controller Prender-
CAST said he thought it ought to be acted on
at once The facts are plain he declared.
THE Mayor voted for this greensboro route
in July. His vote made it the unanimous
action Of the board. Now, why does ne
continue TO hold up this route? He should
stand by his agreement.
Mayor Gaynor. who returned to the city
Hall from Albany late in the afternoon, re-
fused to comment on the discussion or say
la he
street route.
The operating contracts, prepared in ac-
cordance with the decision of the Board Of
Estimate in July, are all ready. and will be
made public just as soon as it is determined
that there is no prospect Of the INTERIOR
ough coming in and completing its H
under terms that can be accepted by the
city. It is understood that all parties to
the conferences that have been held re-
Gently are OF the opinion that no agreement
can be reached. and yet another conference
is planned for to-day in the hope that some
solution may vet be found.
President Shonts Of the New York Rail
wsvs Company declared last night that his
company was not trying to prevent the run
ming Of the proposed line Of the Brooklyn
and North River Railroad (formed to bulc
line across the Manhattan Bridge way
70 the North River. The only disagree
nent his company had with the city he de-
clared, was as 10 the necessity Of givnf
the new company a franchise as far as the
North River, which might conflict in some
way with the franchise Of his company In
Canal street He holds that all that Is
necessary is to give the new company track.
age rights over the route, and that his COM
panv is perfectlv willing 70 concede.