The New York herald., 1922-05-09
Hopes for Time to Instruct
Mayor to Prevent Any
New AbsurGities.
QUEENS FARLEY ADJOURNS
Two Lines Plan Separate OPP
GRAFTON Tomorrow as
+ O'Brien Protests.


most recent public utterance on the
subject of transit, George McAneny,
chairman of the Transit Commission,
accused the Mayor directly OF mis-
statement Of fact" Indirectly. he
suggested that his Honor's ignorance
of the whole matter seems 80 pro-
found that time is lacking at present
10 undertake his education. Mr.. NC
Aneny said:
There is nothing particularly TO
say about the Mayors printed state
ment this morning. 1t apparently Is
a restatement OF his familiar policy
which opposes the building of new
subway lines, proposes putting the
surface lines out Of business and ad-
vocates municipal buses as a supsti-
tute for pretty much, everything else
in the relief of both present and future
conditions.
.T think the Mayor might profitably
reserve his criticism OF the plan OF SUBJ
way construction until the commission
publicly presents 1t. Every one Will be
expected and invited to discuss 1t then,
the Mayor included.
Alleges Error I'm Figures.
"If the Mayor prefers to do his own
discussing 'prematurely' he is quite GER
tain 70 drop into misstatements OF fact.
That never helps. In his use of ngures
this morning for instance, he Is very
badly off. He speaks Of the purpose OF
the commission to take over the ram
shackle surface lines at a cost to the
city of more than s500,000.0o0.' The
tentative valuation oft&46Ssooo. 900 placed
BY the commissions engineers upon the
transit system relates not s. the sur
face fines alone. as the Mayor declares,
but 20 the entire transit system-sub-
ways, elevated and surface lines alike.
II seems inconceivable that the Mayor
did not know this.
Moreover. the commission does not
propose to take over any 'dilapidated
surface lines nor does it propose that
when the unified system is In operation
the people will be obliged to depend. as
they 90 to-day. upon dilapidated lines
OF fny sort.
THE Mayors repeated suggestion that
the surface lipes be ripped UP In favor
OF his buses lam afraid will not prove
certainly not In Brooklyn, where 81
per cent of the travelling public use the
street cars. and, according to recent OBJ
servations Of the commission. is not at
all inclined to give them up.
what the Mayor says about the dual
subway contracts is still another story
The commission Is pretty busy at the
r,oment and not inclined to interrupt its
work 10 undertake the individual edu-
cation OF the Mayor. |. for one. how
ever, shall be more than willing to give
him the information he seems to require
with relation to the dual subways when
there is little more free time. shall
even hope TO give him enough of the
truth to convince him OF the absurdity
of his own talk about them: though
must confess certain sympathy with
the remarks OF Gov. Smith drawn forth
under similar provocatIon a few eve-
nings ago."
Mr.. Smith said: IT would seriously
suggest that the Mayor get hold OF Dr.
Conan Doyle as soon as he can, to In.
duce Conan to bring back somebody from
the spirit land--nobody on earth can do
it--and explain to his Honor what the
Port Authority Is"
O'Bricn interrupts Farley.
Separate operation of the New York
and Queens County Railway and of the
S;einway group OF lines. which have been
divorced from II since going into the
hands of receivers. was to have begun
at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. That
was stopped last Saturday afternoon by
the request of Commissioner lie Rov 7.
Harkness and Counsellor George o.
Eedington OF the Transit Commission
who persuaded S. w. Huff. president Of
he Third Avenue Railway Company. one
OF the two receivers. TO postpone until
o'clock tomorrow the final severance.
In the meantime 1t was arranged that
y legal conference should be held yes
tel day morning in the rooms OF the
Transit Commission to determine
whether anything could be done TO in
sure a continuance OF through passenger
service at single fare over the two
systems
The legal conference was In progress
yesterday morning when Corporation
Counsel John p. O'Brien made his APP
pearance in the case and demanded in
formation why the city had not been
notified of the proceedings. Among those
at whom he directed the Walls OF his
wrath were Commissioners Hardness,
Mr. Rodlnston. Alfred 4. Davidson.
counsel for Receiver Huff. and Arthur
g. Peacock OF counsel for the Queens
corporation and the Interborough. At
his request Mr.. Harkness adjourned the
session until this morning to give Mr.
o'Brien time 70 assimilate the facts and
the law involved.
Both the Queens county lines and the
receivers OF the Steinway group were
preparing last night fer separate opera
tion to begin at o'clock tomorrow
morning without regard TO any legal
move Mr.. O'Brien or the commission
may undertake 20 make.
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