The New York herald., 1922-05-10
GARRISON REFUSES
TO YIELD TO HYLAN
B. r. 7. Receiver Tells How ~
Structure Was Favored for
14th Street Subway.

Lindley M. Garrison. receiver OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, re-
fuses further to modify his Brooklyn
subway contract in Difference to Mayor
Hylan's most recently revised pref
erences.
Correspondence made public. yester-
day by Mr. Garrison illuminates the Is
sue created by Mayor Hylan between
| the Board Of Estimate and the Transit
Commission concerning elevated or sub
way construction for that part Of the
Fourteenth street. Eastern District line
from Meserole street through the Bush
wick -Ridgewood section of Brooklyn.
Mayor Hylan's Board of Estimate last
week rejected the Joslin contract Tor
this link of the route which the board
had approved in writing nearly Two
years ago, it's elevated feature included.
Receiver Garrison reiterates his dec
laration that he is opposed to the fur
ther delay which would result from a
change in the present plans. He says
the elevated construction already un-
dertaken in the uptown section was be-
gun with the understanding that it was
to connect with the elevated extension
Of the Fourteenth street-Eastern Dis
trict line.
The correspondence was enclosed in
letter which Mr.. Garrison sent to
Henry J. Ehrmann. secretary of the
Associated Subway Transit Committee
of Brooklyn. The enclosed letters in
cluded correspondence between the re-
ceiver and former Transit Construction
Commissioner John II. Delaney, who Is
Mayor Hylan's Dock Commissioner and
was manager of the Mayors campaign
for reelection.
Commissioner Delaney, on May 10, 1920.
asked the receiver to consent to the
~ Gov fJ,a al ta1 to-
troversy.
Mr.. Garrison replied on Jun. 7, 1920.
that he would not interpose any objec-
ton to this proposed change in the route
of the line, which had been changed
already twice before. provided 1t is the
purpose of the city to proceed diligently
with the construction of the line. and
provided the change of route will nor
cause or result in further delay"
In this letter Mr.. Garrison told Com
missioner Delaney that this Fourteenth
et-Eastern District line should have
been completed several years ago. but
from present Indications we are advised
THAT il will be at least two years before
the line is constructed and delivered to
the lessee for equipment and operation
Mr.. Garrison states that in June.
1920, both the Board Of Estimate and
Mayor Hylan In person approved and
signed the route as suggested by Com.
missioner Delaney.
There was no suggestion at that
time" says the receiver. that the city
was opposed to the construction of this
route as an elevated line through the
Bushwick- -Ridgewood section"
Secretary Walker of the Transit Com
mission. on July 6, 1921, wrote to Mr..
Garrison, stating that certain civic
associations and property owners along
the line have suggested to the COM
mission the construction of a subway in
stead of an elevated railroad" and ask
ing the receivers views. Mr.. Garrison
replied on July IL, 1921
The work of reconstructing the ex-
isting railroads at East New York and
the third tracking of the Myrtle avenue
line. between Wyckoff avenue and
Broadway has been completed by the
company, and the construction at East
New York Is completed and ready for
connection with an elevated line to per-
NIT of connecting the Canarsie line with
the Fourteenth street. Eastern District
line. to be constructed by the CITY, and
the third-tracking of the Myrtle avenue
line was done with view Of accom-
modatng considerable traffic between
the Myrtle avenue line and the Four
teenth street Eastern District line.
For these reasons and for the addi-
tional reason that the substitution OF
subway construction would necessarily
result in further delay in completion OF
the line for operation, 1t does not
seem to me that T. as receiver, would be
justified in consenting to any modl1ca-
ton in Contract No. 4. such as sug-
gested by the civic associations"