The New York herald., 1921-10-14
UNTERMYER HASPLAN
FORPROTECTINC CITY
in TRANSIT INTERESTS
Says 1t Should Have Four
of the Seven Members
of Board.
LOAN COVERING DEFICIT
With Preference Ahead of
Purchase Money Bonds
to Be Issued.
AND RECOURSE TO COURT
Blames Hylan for Chaotic Con-
ditions, Curran for Not
Suggesting Remedy.
AND RECOURSE TO COURT

SoiucA CulciHycI, SpedhlHS last
night before the City Club, declared
that the Transit Commissions read
justment plan could hardly have
leaned more heavily In favor of the
railway security holders If It had en-
anated from their own Offices" and In
lieu of features Of the plan to which
he objected he offered notifications
designed to give the city the place of
advantage throughout the entire plan.
He charged Mayor Hylan with "the
chief responsibility for the disrupted
and chaotic condition Of our transit
system" and after scathing arraign-
ment of his administration challenged
the Mayor to debate on the solution Of
the transit problem. Mr.. Untermyer
said that Comptroller Craig is the only
man in the Hylan administration with
sufficient ability to offer remedial
plaE but that he has not had the
moral courage" to do so. He closed
his speech with criticism of Henry
Fl. Curran. Republican, coalition can
di6ate for Mayor, for failure to sug-
gest an alternative for his recent OBJ
jections to the Transit Commissions
plan, and made the public proposal
that Mr.. Curran accept his sugges-
tions.
Senator Charles c.. Lockwood, Mr..
Curran's running mate for Comptroller.
heard Mr. Untermyer's speech and af-
terward told a reporter for THE New
YORK HERALD that he would support the
changes which Mr.. Untermyer proposed.
Senator Lockwood issued statement
yesterday criticising the Commission $
plan in several details. and he said last
night he would have another statement
in day or two In further oppoeitior
to the Comn1issions plan and advoca.-
ing Mr.. Untermyer's notifications.
1t was reported last week that boil,
Senator Lockwood and Mr.. Curran
would support the plan after It had been
made public. Mr.. Curran said at that
time that while he had discussed the
proposed notifications with Mr.. Inter
myer, he was not sufficiently familiar
with them to state his position.
NJ ~rrran reiterated that position
last night.
AZ. ,.ntermyer said the Transit Com
mission is entitled to the thanks and
to the confidence of the community In
it's integrity and disinterestednees of
but that he believed the COM
had had the wool pulled over
their eyes" He conceded. however, that
the only means at hand Of solving the
transit problem Is through the commits
sion and he expressed confidence In the
- rta%ax o.
gestions and act upon them.
Mr.. Untermyer's Suggestions.
In a word. Mr. Untermyer proposes:
That the city lend the money to
cover sany deficit for operation at
five cent fare.
That the citys future investments
be given a lien ahead Of the purchase
money bonds to be issued for the
properties and that bonds of the same
class as the purchase money bonds be
issued for the city's present invest
ment-
That the accrued taxes be paid.
That the city be given four. in
stead OF three. Of the seven members
of the proposed board Of control and
be given "substantiai' representation
on the boards Of the operating COM
panies.
That the city be given recourse TO
judicial review of the Transit COM
missions acts.
That the bondholders be not al
lowed To share In the proposed
''bonus' for efficiency in operation.
scores Mayor Hyian.
Mr.. Untermyer charged Mayor Hylan
with ''the chief responsibility for the
and chaotic CONDITION OF our
transit system"
This particular Individual" he said.
referring TO the Mayor. rs ABOUT as
of comprehending this difficuit
subject as II COW Of unders,ano,ng
astronomy. doubt whether he hos
ever read the Transit Commissions re-
port and plan. and ! am sure he would
not know what II was all about if he
had done so.
while fares have been constantly
increasing through the elimination NJ
trnf sfers and the service has been
steadily deteYiorating 70 the point OF
exasperation. until our citizens are now
paying higher farss and getting poorer
service than ever In our history, tins
man has stood idly by not knowing what
was happening.
ttat has been to capitalize his own
hopeless inefficiency into political
slogan to deceive the ignorant. And so
We hear him duly. mechanically. re-
peeting. day by day. the cry. We want
a five cent fara: the interests are
abusing me and trying TO rob you And
on that record and with that false
alarm he expects to ride back into Of
fice. We shall see whether such thing
is possible"
Mr.. Untermyer diagnoses the Mayors
case as follows:
HE did not himself have. and did not
have the sense to look elsewhere for. the
brains 20 rescue Il (the transportation
system) from destruction"
Mr.. Untermyer conceded that the tran
sit act represents an unwarranted Inter
ference with purely local affairs" but
added
"It has probably never occurred to the
Mayor that whether for better or for
worse his election or defeat can no
Iongor make any difference in our sad
situation. The entire transit question
has been taken out OF the hands of the
Continued ON Strth Poos.