New-York tribune., 1921-03-01
Hylan Departs
Tomorrow for
Transit Hearing
Sen. Johnson. La Cuardia,
O'Brien aud Party Go
10 Albany TO Fight
tho Governors Plan
Bills Friends in Line
Committee to Support the
Miller Measures Will Be
on the Same Train

Friends and opponents OF Governor
Niilers proposed traction legislation
,sstsrday announced their plans for an
-earing at the public hearing to be
scld at Albany to morrow on the pend
ny transit bulls.
Mayor Hylan. other city officials and
senator Hiram ". johnson Of Cslifor-
n;s. who has been engaged to conduct
the Mayors legal fight. will depart on
he Entire State Limited at $3.50 a. m.
Wednesday.
Wrh the Mayor will go John P.
D'Brien, Corporation Council; F..H. La
Guardia. President Of the Board of Al
oe~lran: Henry II. Curran. President
Of the Borough OF Mannarran: Francis
p Bent. chairman OF the Mayors Nom
uartissn Vigilance Committee; Magis-
rate Samuel N. schmann, Magis-
trste Bernard A. Rosenbiatt, Justice
John Ferd and representatives of vari-
Gus boards of trade and civic organiza-
,ious. Mr. Bent said that the organi-
zstions would represent more than
100000 persons.
Another coach on the same train will
carry those who will appear in support
cIuce mem bers o. the Merchants As
cDC.dSlV4 LAAdA4S C4IiGctlS
rho have been active at public meetings
IN showing the need OF immediate ac-
.ou 10 solve the traction muddle.
Senator Johnson and Corporation
Counsel O'Brien have prepared q
lengthy brief to be submitted as the
citv's official protest against the bills.
The Mayor, before the hearing, ex-
eects to attend q conference of mayors
rom the state with a view to urging
1hese officials TO join him.
Senator johnson yesterday made pub
lie Chapter Three IN his Traction
Irsgeoy' The chapter reads:
'OG Saturday we called attention to
a provision OF the act apparently de-
signed 10 preserve the benefits of the
iniouitous preferentiais in fixing fares
nv the new transit commission. Sun
lsy night the news is given out that
this portion Of The bill will be omitted.
oniment IS superHuous.
Section los OF the proposed bill
provides: The commission shall have
I'd exercise in any such city the au-
,aority, subject to the other provisions
- Tai. article, to make contracts for
ne use Of streets OF any sucn city for
s.reet surface railroads and for stage
aaS omnibus routes
"lhis language IS apparently unam-
tisaous. l. would seem TO give 10
ecvernor Miller's commission the
eower 10 grant franchises, or perhaps
10 rcmrite existing contracts. The
trainers Of the law may have had even
NOR Il mind by the use OF the word
ontract hut in any event the power,
'iaiaat.nc all question Of its legal
iy, is fsrreaching and its grant IN
prececeuted'
judge julius NJ Mayer, in the United
5 z'ss District Court, yesterday post
93lea tae hearing on the application
q Receive Liadley ". Garrison Of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines 10 IN
esesse fares on some Of the surface
Ines uni. March g.
Car u. owen, counsel Tor the re-
ee.Tsr, told the Judge that Receiver
Garrison vas making progress in his
ssOtlatlons with Transit Commis-
s.oner Delaney and the Public Service
Commission regarding some arrange
n'ent by which income from trolley
. seFVice might be augmented, and sa ID
ne hoped to nave something definite
al later date. he suggested that the
matter 20 over, and Judge Mayer
named March ,, saying q further ad-
.ournment would be taken il necessary.