New-York tribune., 1921-10-13
May
Have Y Olce in
TransitControI
commission Considers Pro-
posal Tha, Membership
If Board Be Fixed at 10.
IN Include 3 Workers
sses Advantages in Plan
fhaig Issues Statement
CHARGING More Plots
in Traction Propositions

/ CHARGING More p lots
! in Traction Propositions
proposals 20 include representatives
|, employees or the Board Of Control
&.scs would direct the reorganized and
&o;apa transportation system under
E,. Transit Commission's plan are be
f. considered oy the commission, it
a. learned yesterday. Equal rep. -
Esststion BY labor on the board with
~ members 10 be appointed BY the
rs snd the Companies, it is argued by
E.oss who favor the plan. would be in
- with the commissions own prin-
,,,ls thst the employees ought to share
l. the profits whenever the incomes de-
~,sd from fve-csHt fare warranted It.
! Under the commissions plan the
s.srd Of Control Is 10 take over all
\. surface, elevated and subway lines
I'D run them as one system until
&-unicipal ownership Of ali the proper
..s esn be Instituted It is intended
.sat "the lines making the most profit
.sall share the burdens of the lines
IN st loss The board is 70 be COM
Esosed Of three men selected by the
|ni' 'way companies, three by the Mayor
and one by the board. Tne new al,
#vbich is being considered by the COM
Mission, Is to increase mem bership to
ran By permitting the employees to
Az. three members
n Arguments for Employees
|, Arguments made in favor og per
Ia ting the employees TO participate in
|M, executive control OF the unified sys-
|kem are:
Strikes would be minimized Z not
Entirely eliminated.
Il Employees would have Al incentive
kn give more efficient srvice.
The experience OF the employees
Isould be made svellahie for instituting
improvements.
THE plan has not been decided upon,
Nit i, has been urged from infuenctial
Gxar:es, said an official yesterday Sc
Iious consideration is being givel-
70 it
4 Comptroller Charles l. Craig. n an
y. y.tanalysis" issued by him yesterday Of
|fe Transit Commissi3n's plan for re-
&4snizing and unifyine aii the city's
-snsportation systems. serted that
re :ommission's pledge for Z continu-
lie OF the fve-cent fare rate for at
IS. year is intended 30 chlorOform
q public"
III Craig Charges Deep-Laid Plot
While the public is thus made Gin
sFsihle' 10 what IS going on. Mr. Craig
aid in carrying on the Hylan admins
ation's campaign to oDstruct transit
|faprovenent. the Transit Commission
taenas TO cooperate with the r. r. T.
r. the lnterborough in canceline the
ty's forty-nine-year subway contracts
that tTe lines my raise fares ard
7tain indemnirr from taxation. Mr..
raig charged that George McAneny,
aairman or the comm! !ssior, just prior
MS appointment by Governor Miller
i3ressed before the Brooklyn Cham
q Of Commerce "the nope that the in
'sased fare rate would not exceed
svsn cents"
f AF. Craig repeated his charge tat
ae seven men who are 70 form the
4 5oar1 Of Control Of the unified systems
|souid be in position to indulge in
'Eecuiatlon on the bonds which are to
issEeo in payment for the present
NHstandlag securities. This would be
possible, ne said, because the plan
|Eoald permit the board TO allow 5 or
per cent interest on the bonds IS
sax ft.
II Criticisms made h. w Cr.s~ o,I