New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Over Charges
N. ]. Men Upset
Tunnel Plan :
a,,,aud for Inclusion of
Additional Streets Not
Eyeu Mentioned Until the
Meeting March 8 Last
dams Makes Defence
,.,,r,;ssioners Clash al the
Merchants Association
Juncheon In the A stor

..r-ss that the work of the New
nd New Jersey Bridge and Tun-
81 mrommission had been hsmpered by
-. ,seetings that were both un-
/ ..,srv and barren of results and
! re demand that certain additional
! .rchfsres in Jersey City be in
~. - IN the vehioular tunnel plan was
.,nistion of agreement we're made
.,.ra.v by General George Il. Dyer.
- Overs statements came in the
ssss nf q speech reviewing the work
rae New York commission Ut q
,..ssop of the Merchants Association
sss Hotel Astor, called 10 further
- - for the development of the Port
" csss;nr Am at the speakers table near
s-sl Over was T. Albeus Adams,
n sas,-msn of the New Jersey commits
g Rising 60 answer General Dyer
~ 'rrotesting that th@ differences be-
..r the New York and New Jersey
& .~rsissions were honest ones, Mr..
8 ,:.r,s said that the New Jersey Com
s.,sioners were unanimous in the
.;.;en that street surface areas about
h. Jsrsey City end of the tunnel
a1,nld not be reduced and that ap-
8'.,srbes to the tunnel in Jersey City
ssald be widened sufficiently to com
sn.ssts for area lost about the tunnel
ssuth.
New Workers Amazed
esperal Dyer said in his address
a.t the first ne and the other mem
ssrs Of the New York commission
ss,gw Of 8 proposition to extend the
\ s-est widening plans beyond Twelfth
4 Srsss was just before the adjourn
4 ssns Of a joint meeting on March 8
aEt. The meeting was for the pur-
asss Of arranging for the ground
sssking ceremonies in Jersey City.
4 Just before adjournment" General
avsr said, "one of the New Jersey
As~missioners informed US in a most
1 ssusl manner that the New York
snnission knew, OF course, that the
4 srnittee Of New Jersey commission
w, when they appeared before the
gsyor and the Jersey City officials in
lssey City on August 10, 1921, would
,,gn!se to widen Fourteenth Street,
A isrsey Avenue and Henderson Street,
/, addition to Twelfth Street"
The agreement by which the Erie
1 IulFuad was to widen Twelfth Street,
exchange for the use of Eleventh
4 Street, had been made, General Dyer
4 aid, by 6 joint committee of both the
y Eex York and New Jersey commits
l,as. He had heard nothing since of
& EY change in the plans.
1 we were amazed, and so told the
4 Stv Jersey commission" General Dyer
4 atiaueG. ave further told them that
ais was the first time that we had
ser heard Of such promise, or had
mr received any intimation of it;
st neither on the minutes of any of
Il T meetings, nor in any communica-
4 IN from them had any allusion been
Il ads to such a promise. We had un-
Estood from the first that all Jersey
aiy wished IN exchange for the sur
saser Of their rights TO Eleventh
sfsst TO the Erie Railroad was the
4 F.sning Of Twelfth Street"
Accused of Bad Faith
Refusing TO ratify any promises
llde by the New Jersey Commission
3 the officials of Jersey City, on the
Foand that contract obligations and
Islherity under the law prevented, the
ssE York Commission had then been
Stused, General Dyer said, of arbi-
izrlness and bad faith.
Gsneral Dyer referred to the action
the New Jersey Commission on May
10 voting to dispense with the serv-
ss OF the board of consulting engi-
,sefs on the ground that it was biased,
'alch action. he said, carried with it.
z inference that the engineers were
tSponsl6le for the stand taken by the
Ssv York Commission.
IT is ineonceivable," General Dyer