The sun., 1919-01-07
SECRET DECKER FOR
FARES RAISE TOLD.
Hylan, Shonts and Quacken-
bush Conferred at City
Hall Last August.
PROTOCOL IN OCTOBER
Lawyer Testifics About Nego-
tiations in Which McFarlane
From Boston Figured.

From Boston Figured.
I Evidence that negotiations LOOKING
, toward at least modified form OF mum
cipal control Of the citys traction faciii-
ties with an increased fares cents
with a cent transfer charge, were the
figures mentioned-were under way as
recently as October. despite statements
! from Mayor Hylan and his associates
that no such settlement of the city
| transit difficulties would be consmereo
| by them, was furnished yesterday oy
James l.. Quackenbush. general ATTORNEY
| for the marlborough Rapid Transit
Company.
Mr. Ouackenhush was under exami-
nation as witness for the marlborough
before the Public Service Commission IN
! a regular calendared hearing on an
| application for approval OF charges OF
fares II was after Acting Chairman
Travis H. Whitney called for all the
papers dealing with exchanges between
the marlborough and the city officials
! over the question of increased fares that
1 evidence Of the negotiations was dis
closed.
This evidence was in the form OF
! the presentation to the commission o;
! a protocol. the preliminary draft OF
| which was made October l6 by Mr.
| Quackenbush after series Of confer
! ences among Theodore I. Shonts, presi-
dent Of the marlborough Mayor Hylar
and Granville McFarlare. a Boston at
! lorney. who has been associated with
, William Randolph Hears IN The promo
! ton Of public ownership legislation in
Boston. Chicago and Buffalo.
Raise n Protocol Condition.
| One of the conditions of this protoco
was that the Public Service Commission
! with the approval of the Board of Es
! innate, should allow fare of cents
! instead OF the 3 cent fare provided b!
| the existing franchises and cent
charge for transfers where such trans
| fers now are free.
Mr.. Quackenbush told in detail OF the
incidents that led UP to the drawing ol
the protocol. lie told OF conversation
between Mayor Hylan and Mr.. Shonts OF
| the marlborough aboard the ohicia
train on the occasion Of the opening Of
! the new Seventh avenue subway line. he
also told OF Mr. Shonts being called
from his Office to City Hall to meet Mr.
! McFar!ane ~ Mayor Hylan's request tt
discuss the application OF remedia
| measures to the New York situation
along the lines introduced by McFarlant
in Boston.
At several points in his examination
| Yesterday Mr. Quackenbush was inter
| runted ny Edgar J. Kohler. an assistan
corporation counsel. who objected TO M
relation OF conversations in which MT
Shonts was involved. Mr.. Shcnts vii
take the stand to-day and will be asked
to corroborate those parts OF yesterday
testimony
The outstanding features or yester
days developments in the fare and trac
ton situation were:
That negotiations between Mayor Hy
ian, Lawyer McFarlane and the Inter
borough officials looking toward some
form Of Government control Of the city:
traction lines was begun in August
Information Not Made Public.
That the public has not been informeS
through any official channels or the eX
| cent OF these negotiations.
That in october a protocol or form o
agreement was drawn up by the Inter
borough legal staff and Submitted L
Mayor Hylan.
That as recently as December Cor
poration Counsel Burr completed crit
icism" OF the proposed agreement AM
submitted 1t TO Mayor Hylan. and tina
counsel for the marlborough received
b
following day.
That despite specific statements y,
Comptroller Craig and other city ON
Gals that the signing Of the armistic'
Noyembo< II ended all questions of IN
creased fares on the Citys lines tn
application for increased cares Was still
under consideration
1t was brought out by COMMISSIONS
Whitney in the course of his eNamina
tion Of the lnterboroughs 81? 900 a yea
attorney that the latter felt In dis
cussug the New York transit situation
with MIR. McFarlane that he was dealin,
with some one who was in measur
a represe NATIVE OF the city administra
ton
After establishing the Introduction q
Mr.. McFarlane to MI Shonts by Mayo
Hylan Commissioner Whitney asked MT
QuaCheubush u give his version of VIVA
occurred as IL was related to him b,
Mr.. Shonts and Of subsequent meeting
al which he maX have been present
This is Mr.. Quackenhush's testimony OF
that point:
The substance OF Il vas that III
Mayor after introducing Mr.. McFarlan,
TO Mr. Shonts said Mr.. Shonts. yot
have said TO me you wanted to progress
the matter OF the question of fares dur
ing the summer, Mr. McFarlane her
has had TO do with that matter in Bos
ton and is considering II in Chicago. an,
from what he has told me about It /
may be that he has a possible solution
which under certain conditions will h.
acceptable 10 the city, and l suggest tina
you talk with him ABOUT IT.
McFnrlsne Mt Shonts's once.
eat 10 Nat-