New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
MANHATTAN CO. WEAKENS
Officials May Decide to Take
Third Tracking Certificate.
M'ANENYS THREAT FEARED
Mayor Enlivens Subway Hear
ing by Ordering Removal of
Bronx Contractor.

| Borough President McAnenv has been
/ Informed that the Manhattan RAILWAY
/ Company is weakening M its opposition
10 the third tracking Of the elevated lines
by the lnterborough Rapid Transit Com
pany. which holds them under lease Tor
$50 Years. There is a nope on the part
Of the Interborough officials that by Mon
day. when hra action VIII probably be
| taken on the transit contracts and Ger
tifcates by the city officials. the Man
haitian may have decided that IL will
take the third tracking certificates itself
However there viii bc no delay So far
| as the action of the city and The Inter-
borough is concerned
Borough President McAneuy made Il
| clear yesterday that II tine Manhattan
persisted in It's obstructive tactics it
/ might be prepared 10 face trouble from
the city over the privileges IL now enjoys
without warrant Of law Unless IN" MAJ
haitian Yields gracefully and allows tine
| Interborough to construct The third
tracks. either under a certificate 20 the
latter company or to the Manhattan. il
MAJ expect 10 BE- called into court TO de-
fend the privileges il now holds
one II the features Of the certificate
that was 20 be issued TO the Manaatta
was that il legallzed all the privileges
that have for some time been the subject
OF doubt without any fight being ma .
, against the company on the part o. tie
| city authorities.
The attitude Of President McAueny f.
being upheld by other city officials. The
Manhattan realizes this. and this IA
! is said 10 have Influenced the company
officials TO seek cover N the fight that
/ they have made against the third tracks
Only half a dozen persons appeared at
yesterdays special hearing Of the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment 10 object
10 the signing Of the new subway con-
tracts. 1t was hearing solely for the
opponents Of the contracts Among tie
! DIRECTORS were Luther 8 Bedford. the
self-styled minute man" and Henry :
Wood. Wood had plan for raising one
! billion dollars by public subscription He
wanted 10 build the subways himself He
asked that special hearing be set, that
| he might better explain his scheme
The only woman who spoke was Mrs
! c. p. Fincher, OF The Bronx She ad-
dressed her remarks 10 Mayor Gaynor
and asked him II ne wanted his name
Ito 60 down into history with the same
sort Of significance attached to It az
| Boss Tweed's"
This made such a hit with Thomas VI.
Hart a contractor from Mrs. Fincher's
borough. that his applause WAS loud and
| prolonged
"Oflcer, remove that man" exCla d
the Mayor, indicating the contractor
Lieutenant William Kennel seized the
noisy Bronx person and hustled him un-
tremendously through the door. When
quiet reigned again there were several
other speeches. and the board adjourned
until tomorrow. II 10 not the intention
Of the board TO sign the contracts then.
but TO hold another special hearing next
Monday for the purpose.
Chairman Mccall and Travis ~ Whit
ney, secretary. for the Public Service
Commission signed yesterday the con-
tracts for the construction Of Sections
| . and 3 OF the Woodside Corona Astoria
| branch Of the dual transit system.
Cooper & Evans have the contract for
Section . which covers the route throuc h
Debevoise avenue, between Ditmars and
Beebe avenues. The e Il. Smith Con-
tracing Company has the contract for
Section 8. which Immediately sdjoins the
other section.