New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-05
Estimate Board to Pass on
Resolution Calling for
Explanation.
BLAME FOR DELAY PUT
UP TO MR.. M'ADOO
Secretary of Treasury Denies
He's Planning Sl,O00,OOO
Hold-up in New York City.

The Board Of Estimate intends 10 seek
on official EXPLANATION Of the attitude
OF Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo III
holding M the city with his demand for
81 900 100 for the easement under the REQ
eral Building necessary to carry OUT ''e
original dual system plans for the SeNen'h
av. subway connection with the new Iu'el
borough tunnel under the East RIVER J"
will come before the board at IT'S meet
ING to-day. when the Public Service conn
mission will request the hoard conS'uei'
atom of the proposed alternate route
through Spruce ST.
George McAneny. President oil inc
Rosyd Of Aldermen. said Yesterday tha'
10 ,r,a,ded N make "a statement at the
,nee,inr to-day. and would request Tue
Public Service Commission to turn o'''
All the correspondence with MI. M0N"00
on the subject to the Board OF hs''"'''
=, will then he referred TO nc transit
committee Of tho Board OF Estimate Ioi
further consideration and acton
Controller Prendereast announced NeS-
,erdsy his intention to introduce IeSo'u-
ron At the meeting Of the Board OF Es'l-
malta to-day calling the attention oil fIes'-
der1 Wilson to the miN-up. lie sha'P''
criticised secretary McAdoos '''''"ue
IA that i was absolutely incompleheu-
sille" Because Mr.. McAdoo had ia'eu ~
ar 10 offer any explanation the Co"
,roller asserted that II was hls" ''''''
that an explanation be sought from ''c
President himself. ~ -
"rba CITY Of New York is entltieo ~
know lust why il IS being NcuHi'%'"
tho Secretary Of the Treasury salu 4Ni
prondersast MIR. McAdoos 7tu'uue %
ots,1utelv incomprehensble. | nave re"oi
,ho dsads whereby the Postoffice site was
,.o,sferred 10 the federal government
-. Tho CITY and there is nothing there
10 Justify Mir. McAdoos ac'loh l"
handing a fee Of $4,000 for an cas-
r,ent for the right Of way uhueI ''''
building. ,bo
"Tbe federal government IS III ''e
structure solely as tenant ana II no
M rights 10 the property Which "a"
ieopard!zed by the constructor VI
subway under 1t. H.. Aas
.1r view OF the fact that the CITY mas
h.or unable TO get any explanation VINO
-, from the federal government
.,o-oai,Ad representative in the person u
Mr. McAdoo. it seems to me that WNs
about time that the matter was cai.e0
% the attention Of President wilson nun
self So long as the President says now on.
inc 70 the contrary it must be tha' .ne
Secretary OF the Treasury is proceeui ,i,'
with his entire sanction II So Is .ai'
orlv one more incident in nNeO am,
Tow York policy on the part OIL III. DS
Washington administration? IL "o".o
soen so The administration woulo Ger Ger,
,airIv have refrained from desleh"'' '''.
Xoyr York as a federal reserve pan" ''''
il it had dared. r..,,:. Cor.
chairman Mccall of the PUBIC 'g,
,.,ce Commission said Yesterday '"a' "
,ros as much at loss as ever to eNp''''
,ha ..unwarranted" action OF Secre'a'
NcAdoo. He said that the commiSsio.i
vas anxious to get the affair before ,ne
BOARD Of Estimate and he "ould ne e'@1
80 turn over all the correspondence on 'n'
subject TO that board