New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-13
Association Aroused by
Attitude Toward the
North Shore.
WHY DISTRICT SHOULD
BE IN DUAL SYSTEM
Strong and Convincing Array
of Arguments Is
Presented.


The residents and property owners
OF the Sd Ward Of the Borough OF
Queens arc very indignant AZ the op-
pCslt.on which has developed in Ger
tain quarters % the offer Of the Long
Island Railroad 20 lease its tracks for
the operation Of the trains Of the dual
subway system from Corona 10 the
civ line 81 Little Neck and 20 College
Point and milestone II is claimed nv
the North Shore Trans, Association
O. which John w. Richie IS chairman
o. The executive committee, that TINS
orucstlou is wholly unfair, lnasmucn
as s.. comes from the other sections Of
New York City which already nave
been included IN The Qua. subway sYs-
ten.
The offer o. the Long Island Rail
road is 90 lease its tracks for an an
r..l pavueut Of Sc50.000 a year 20
which must be added certain charges
Tor maintenance. The ASSOCIATION takes
-be rosition that. while i wants the
CITY 20 make the best deal Il can with
( the railroad. and while the rental asked
may be q Ch price for what the rail-
rosd has TO offer 10 cannot be con-
, e.6ercd a high price % pay for trans
portation facilities 10 the entire 80
lVsrt. which is fve-slXths as large as
al Of The Bronx, in comparison Win
the interest paid on the cost Of rapid
3 fra~s,. construction 10 the other sec
tions Of the city.
In order 10 show that the proposed
rental. ~ comparison. IS reasonable.
the association has prepared map OF
The dual subway system. showing the
interest on the cost OF each line 20 the
ogtlvinr sections Of The Bronx and
BROOKLYN. the interest being considered
as practically equivalent 20 rental. the
ONLY difference between rental and IN
terest being that in one case the city
, has TO make large cash investment
while in the other case the city VIII De
REQUIRED 20 furnish only the money
necessary TO connect the two systems
which IS estimated al approximately
$500 600
According "a the statement prepared
by the association. the new rapid tran
. 81. lines in The Bronx are estimated 20
cos. S39 600 900 on which the interest
charge al per cent would amount 10
Sl65O 600 a year or more than SIX
times the proposed rental OF the Long
Island tracks. The White Plains aN.
line is estimated 10 cost S4.llgOOO, on
which the interest would be S2Oa,9oO a
voer while on The Jerome av. line. estl-
mated 20 cost S7T45. 600. the annual IN
-ores- charge would be S3s 25O. Inc
Southern Boulevard and Westminster
sr line is estimated 70 cost Slol9o,-
600 with an annua! interest charge OF
SSO- 500. which. for this one line. is
more than three times me proposed
rental Of the Long Island tracks.
In making q comparison with the IN
terest charge ON the new rapid trans.
line, I'm Prooklyu, u IS pointed OUT lha'
the Eastern Parkway line wlll cost ap-
rrovinately Sl0s2O. 900, calling Tor an
{ntercst charge Of $54l 900 q year that
the Coney Island lines, including ter
uIualy. viii cost approximately SI''.
COO O00. with IN interest charge o.
$3.50 600 a year, and that the ouIlh
az subway. estimated 10 cost S2l,3Zl'-
600 calls for an interest payment OF
S1oTF. O50 n year, or more than iour
times the renta. Of the Long 4S.a"u
tracks.
the North Shore section Of Queens is
entitled 10 the rapid transit facilities
afforded bv the proposed Long island
RAILROAD contract. the association SUD
n-ts the following additional reasons :
First-The Sd Ward Of the Borough
a Queens is hve-siNths as large as all
the Borough OF The Bronx, ana con
: talns 22.OOO acres. As compared % ~
600 acres Do The Bronx.
Second The Sd Ward occupies the
same relative position 10 the heart OF
New YORK. as The Bronx, and is entitled
10 have equal rapid transit facilities.
Third The Sd Ward does not no"
have any rapid transit whatever WhI.t
The BrouN now has 63 miles and WI
have 100 miles Of tracks when the pres
eut lines arc completed.
Fourth The Sd Ward has not so IA
received one dollar for rapid transit
while the existing lines in The Bron'
cost $4,000 600 and the new lines, IN
Guiding third tracking the elevate
roads. are estimated 20 cost S33,OOO,OoO
making a total Of S53,000,O0O for rap,
transit facilities in that borough.
Fifth-The assessed valuation OF IN
Sd Ward has been increased Sal ,OOO,OO
within the last seven years, requiring
an increased tax payment of more thar
500 600 a year. This increase wa
largely for the purpose Of providing
an increased borrowing capacity Of tn
CITY for rapid transit purposes. but not
withdrawing this enormous increase u
taxes. the 30 Ward was entirely lef
out OF inc dual SUBWAY system
Sixth The Bronx, IN which the as
sessed valuation was increased 1851,
GOO. 900 In the last seven years, ha
been allotted $50 900 600 for new rapi,
transit facilities, or about - per cen
Of The increased assessed valuation. II
order 20 he on the same basis as Tn,
Bronx. the Sd Ward should receive 70
rapid transit facilities - per cent OF
Tho sal 600 600 increase in aSsesSe,
valuation, amounting TO $i.92OOOO, Of
which a, ; per cent, the interest charg'
would be S2l6.O00 per annum.
Seventh The Borough Of Queen
contains 81 900 acres as compared q
26 600 acres no The Bronx, and is III,
onlv par, Of greater New York WHERE