The sun., 1919-01-15
CITY BODIES TO ASK
B. R. T. C0-RECEIVER
Estimate Board and p. s. C.
Will Argue for Appoint
ment To-day.
LACK OF HARMONY SEEN
Garrison Gives Orders for
Operating Every Available
Car in Rush Hours.

Corporation Counsel Burr by direction
Of the Board of Estimate will arrear
before Judge Mayer in the Fedora
court to-day and ask for the appoint
Inent of n coreceiver with Lindley VI
Garrison for the property OF the Brook.
Ign Rapid Transit Company, the Munic'-
pal Railway Corporation and the New
York Consolidated Railroad Corporation
At tho same time he will ask TO inter-
vene on behalf OF the city in the suit
brought against these corporations BY
the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company, one of their creditors
Judge William L. Ransom, as special
counsel for the Public Service Com
mission, will appear to argue the APP
pllcation OF that body for permission TO
intervene and for the appointment Of a
coreceiver.
While neither side would acknowledge
last night that they would clash 1t was
evident that harmony was lacking as
both the Board of Estimate and the
Public Service Commission wish to rep
resent the city. Each claims that II is
the body entitled to safeguard the in
terests Of the municipality in rapid
transit matters
Hold Long Conference.
The attitude of the Board of Est
mate was determined at a conference
which lasted most of yesterday after
noon. There will be a special meeting
OF the board this morning to formally
pass a resolution asking Judge Mayer
to appoint Comptroller Charles i. Craig
as coreceiver representing the citys
interest He would be willing to serve
without pay. 1t is not believed the Pub
lie Service Commission would agree TO
the appointment of the Comptroller be.
cause Of the feeling against him on the
part of the commission.
1t was said last night that tho hoard
would probably pass n resolution charg-
ing Commissioner Whitney with unnec-
essarily slowing up the work OF subway
construction on the plea that the COM
missions funds had been reduced.
A report was printed yesterday that
the Public Service Commission II asked
to suggest a name for corecever would
favor the appointment Of former Gov
Charles s. Whitman. This was fatty
denied. however. and il was stated with
emphasis that the commission had no in
dividual in mind at all and was willing
to leave the appointment entirely 10
Judge Mayer.
1t was said the situation was entirely
without precedent Never before has a
receiver been appointed by court where
more than half the assets were IN the
name Of a municipality. While there Is
no assurance that Judge Mayer will con-
slider II necessary to appoint n second
receiver ii is believed he probably VIII
name second man who can be consld-
cred a representative Of the large In
terests OF the city.
Garrison Issues Orders.
There is no probability. however. that
he would appoint two additional men,
one for the Public Service Commission
and a third for the Board of Estimate
Mr.. Garrison said yesterday he Lad
told his general manager to operate
every available car in the rush hours
He understood. he said, that about 15o
more cars could be put into service a.
most Immediately. During the last ten
days 500 additional men have been put
20 work, many OF them having returned
from service in the army or the navy.
Fourteen additional affiiavits to sun
port the application Of President Will
Jams and other officials OF the r. t. r
indicted for manslaughter IN connection
with the Malone street wreck for n
change of venue were fled IN Kings
county yesterday. One Of them was
made by the Rev, John L. Bedford of tn.
Roman Catholic Church Of the Nntivitv
At the continuation Of the hearing Of
the application of the New York Pail
ways Company for an increase In faro
and for a charge for transfers before
the Public Service Commission YESTERDAY
the auditor for the company testified
that on the basis of present earnings
and expenses the company would face a
deficit of s425.3s6 for the fiscal year
ending July /.
The auditor said the company had a
working capital fund at one time blt
that 1t was exhausted a year or two ago