New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29

way. near Steinwsy avenue As'o',a.
Among the speakers arc to DC ruD,0
service Commissioner Williams Hu
ward NJ. Bassett, former Pubic SCI
,.,c. Commissioner, and President con-
molly, of Queens.
sul.sr TO Hear Merchants.
The Merchants Association an
nounced Yesterday that Governor ou
nov had written TO f. II. Outerorlose'
vice president of the associat'on' 'n"'
he will be glad 10 receive the uoie
CATION from the commercial ana CIV
oroanizat,ons which will so TO Aioah!
on Friday to urge him TO take 'o
.ction which might delay or prevent
the execution Of che dual subway 'o"
tracts. Speakers representing h'0''
,ho, , score of organizations VIII pre-
oa,, ,bo views of the business men
in support Of the dual contracts 10 ."e
Governor. The executive board Vi 'n0
broadway Association. at mee'ins !"
the Hotel Imperial YESTERDAY pas'e"
resolutions urging upon the Governor
the Mayor. the Board Of Estimate anu
tho public Service Commission INC
.i,,ro,,ancc Of the immediate signing
&C .be subway contracts TO the end that
work. shall be started and reilef DC
given 10 the public by additional trans
portation facilities.
Edward c. Blum. of the firm Of Aora-
nan, {. Straus. Brooklyn. who has de-
voted attention TO the study OF tne
transit situation in the city for several
years. said yesterday:
Il believe implicitly in the good faltn
and good Judgment Of Chairman Will
COX. and sincerely believe a serious
mistake will be made by Governor sui
POP IL he does not retain him until inc
contracts are signed. II will mean tha'
The present adequate plans for the So
luton OF the transit problem viii be
INDEFINITELY postponed, If not lost Tor
,vor. New York would thus he Sc:
hack ? score Of years. The city cannot
afford such blow TO its prosperity
Every business man of experience ana
standing who has studied the plans anu
understands the city's position al th'S
time is perfectly satisfied that the dual
svstena. is the only possible solution OF
the subway problem. and that HUNDREDS
Of millions Of dollars Will he lost 10
the city by failure TO push through the
present completed plans
Expect Willcox To Stay.
While il is hardly expected by Chair
man Wilcox and members of the PUP
lie Service Commission and the Board
af Estimate and Apporuonment that
The contracts can be executed by FIJI
day night. when MI. WillcoX's term vi
ONCE expires. there was a feeling OF
confidence yesterday among those most
interested in ratifying the present
plans that Chairman Wilcox would
hold over in office for the few days, at
least. required 10. put the contracts
through.
The Public Service Commission yes
terday opened bids for the construc-
ton Of the first rapid transit lines in
queens. The work fol which the bids
were opened is known as the Astoria,
Woodside and Corona Rapid Transit
Railroad, and the bids are the first
received for elevated railroads under
the dual system Of rapid transit The
road will he about three miles long. with
seven and one-half miles of single
track. and will be owned by the city as
a part Of the new rapid transit system
and operated under the dual plan by
the Interborougb and the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company. There were
twelve bids received the lowest ac-
cording 10 unofficial figures, being that
of Cooper & Evans. Of No. go Broad
way. The commission took the bids
under Amusement