New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15
P. S. BOARD Attacked
MAGISTRATE HyIan Wants to
Have 1t 0uSted.
HINTS AT "BIG INTERESTS"
Election, Instead of Appoint
ment of Commissioners, Is
Remedy He Suggests.

MAGISTRATE John L. Hylan, Of Brooklyn
at meeting Of the Broadway Association
held at the Hotel Imperial. Broadway and
32d street, yesterday afternoon, attacked
the Public Service Commission for the
manner in which II had handled the
transit problems in the eastern section Of
Brooklyn. Inferring that there were In
terests other than those for public good
behind the actions OF many officials, Mr.
Hylan declared that steps were about 10
be taken IN Brooklyn to have the Public
Service Commission chosen by popular
election, rather than by appointment
In BROOKLYN" he declared, particular.
~ in the eastern part Of the borough, we
are thoroughly Disguised with the way the
Public Service Commission has treated us
The Allied Boards of Trade, OF which
am president is preparing petition "a
be presented at the next session OF the
Legislature asking that the present Public
Service Commission be ousted, and the
people be allowed to elect another and It's
successors.
"If the Public Service Commissioners
we're elected that way they would owe
their places to the people, and would per-
haps show them some consideration
Mr.. Hylan also declared it was not
wise 10 take the statements Of the Public
Service Commissioners seriously.
I'VE have ceased 10 do so In Brook
Iyn," he added. "They often reach de-
cis!on before they call a public hearing
In Brooklyn some of us refused to at
Epouy al
We will get out OF 1t is our names in the
newspapers.
Il do not wish 10 make any specific
charges against any one, but there are al
way some men who would rather be sub
servlent to the great interests than TO
those Of the people"
At the offices Of the Public Service
Commission IL was said last night II was
regretted that all sections OF the city,
especially those in which Magistrate Hy-
Ian was interested, were not taken care
Of adequately in the plans for rapid tran
sit.
MY own section OF the city, the Bed
ford district" Commissioner George Y. 5.
Williams declared. is IN exactly the
same position as the BushwiCk section,
but no one from the Bedford. section has
suggested that the present plan should
be dropped IN order TO try and get some
thing for his section at the expense OF
some other portion Of the city.
1.-THE whole trouble arises over tho lin
tied borrowing capacity OF New York as
a whole" he continued. Every section
could and would he taken care or ade-
quately II there were sufficient money or
means OF getting money. Magistrate Hy-
Ian has done much for the section OF
Brooklyn where he resides In the way
OF helping 10 get needed improvements.
The elevated roads IN Myrtle avenue and
Broadway, in his section. are 10 be third
tracked and a direct connection Is to be
made by way of the Williamsburg Bridge
10 the Centre street loop within a short
time after the operating contracts are In
force, and the commission. long before |
became n member. thought that there
were so many other sections OF Brooklyn,
and IN fact all tho boroughs. which do
not get even this much Improvement that
It did not seem reasonable that money
should be taken for n subway through
that section at this time.
we are doing everything possible TO
close the operating contracts, and are
even holding meetings with the companies
al night. 10 the end that there shall he
no further delay but that the work will
be actually begun on construction in tho
near future. After all, s326,oo0,ooo worth
Of additional rapid transit is very sub
stantial addition TO the existing facilities
Of the city. When the contracts for this
work have been disposed OF by the com
mission, II will then be I'm position TO
consider extensions 10 the dual system"