New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-15
DUAL SUBWAY FAVORED
Majority of Speakers Before
P. S. C. Want Contracts Signed.
HOOT MAGISTRATE HYlAN
His Views in Opposition to Plan
Rouse Ire of Bronx
Delegation.

A large majority of those who appeared
| yesterday before the Public Service Cutu-
mission favored immediate signing OF the
proposed contract for the "dual SUBWAY
J system" between the interborough ana
Brooklyn Rapid Transit companies ana
the CITY. In the morning +. w. Hinrichs,
of Brooklyn. made a speech opposing the
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit contract as un-
wise and unconstitutional In the az
| ternoon MAGISTRATE John +. Hylan, of the
Eastern District, CALLED The Bronx oeie-
cation into hooting him when no inSistea
that The Bronx had got moro subway
extensions than II needed at the expense
of Brooklyn.
The MAGISTRATE said the lnterhorough
had all the best of the contract ana
| 81, 800, 900 terminal IN lower Manhattan De
sides that would save them the expense
| of hauling their trains TO Brooklyn. That
led him 10 attack the "cOaSting' custom OF
| PETERBOROUGH trains In the East RIVER
| tube. An awful accident would result
| from this some day, he said. Then no
scored the commission for not putting
an cicht-hour day clause into the con-
tract i'm behalf of the employees of the In
| terborouCh.
What's that got 10 10 WIN Inc
! Bronx some one yelled.
Those fellows are good citizens or
yours. and YOU ought to want to see them
prosperous" shouted Magistrate Hylan'
Wilcox Uses His GaVel.
60 back TO Brooklyn! Give us sub
WAYS and less talk" cricd the solid
phalanx of Bronxites in the rear OF the
/ crowded room. Commissioner WILCOX
had to use his Gavcl to restore order
Former Commissioner William McCar-
roll. of Brooklyn, said Magistrate Hylan
! had failed To bring up any vital or sub
| .tantiaI objection to the contracts as
whole. The city for once, he said had
| planned something which was likely to DC
| ahead of its needs when 1t wa built, and
| il was time the work was started.
Magistrate llylan tried TO get the floor
again. but Eugeuius n. Outcrbridge, rep
resentng the Chamber OF Commerce. got
| it ahead Of him lie Was surprised ne said
| that any ono could take e narrow sectional
J view Of such q stupeudous transit plan
| that exceeded even the Panama Canal IN
/ financing and laying out. II the commits
sioners would only ratify the plans the
| people, he was sure. would place every
| one Of them on pedestal
s. I. Frankonstcin. FOR the New York
| Newsdealers' Association, wanted the
contract modified so that II would bo an
| impossibllity for any one news bureau
| 10 get a monopoly Of the stands in the
new subway.
Borough President Miller Of The Bronx
! spoke briefly and poiutcdly In favor OF
! the contracts DR.. r. &. Howe. director
Of the Pcope's Institute. urged an eight
hour labor provision. the public sale Of
| construction and equipment bonds Of the
! Interborough. the wipinS out or certain
dangerous antiquities OF wording IN the
contracts and the substitution OF the
| Public Service Commission for the ar
| filtration board" Or. Howe said the peo-
| pie would not risk the selection Of this
board from either the Chamber Of Com
mercc or tho Bar Association.
Among the organizations that approved
! of the lntcrborough's part OF the contract
/ We're.
The Fifth Avenue Association, the Re-
! tail Drygoods Association. the North Side
! Board of Trade. tho West Morrisanla
Property Owners Association. the Browns
willie Board Of Trade. the Highbridse
Taxpayers Alliance. The Bronx Industrial
Bureau. the Washington Heights Tax
PAYERS Association. the Brooklyn League,
! the Taxpayers Alliance of The Bronx,
the Twenty-third street Improvement As
sociation and the city Club.
Former Commissioners Edward VI. Bas
sctt and William McCarroll were the
principal speakers for the Brooklyn con-
tingent that favored the Brooklyn Rapid
| Transit contracts at the morning hear
| ing Adjournment was taken until Mon
! day morning At 10 o'clock