New-York tribune., 1922-04-22
Hylan Beats
Retreat in
Transit Fight

because they arc stale They are stale
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SAVING erected through airy nov hid
ding now will be slight compared with
the waste that the delays have caused:
and the cost to the people Of Tho fur
ther continuance of the congestion
these lines were designed to relieve ia
beyond any expression in figures.
he contracts in question we're sent
70 the Board OF Estimate upon various
dAtrS from March 2, 1921, more than
year ago TO september a. Most Of
them were either let or developed for
.ettInR; by our predecessor in office.
vi Neianey' ne prices at the time Of
each letting were. Of course. the 5cs}
inc market could produce thor, a. +
am sure gar. Delaney vii testify.
ne IrHns't Commission sent IFS
l 'S1 comm u ijca &c toh on tne subJect 70
me BOARD oi Estimate on July q, 1921,
GO "7lTucV'oh TO "hlch they related
ne hoATd OF Estimate vas tnen IN
oTmed that; Much Of the york Of
lhe commission has either been de-
IAyec' IN turn, or arrested for lack
OF funds, and the indirect results II
'h's situation upon other sections #
WORK under contract threatens to 10
come exceedingly serious.
Board Denies and DELAYS
Tho board in roenonoo did rotb;,v
but denv and doIav. On Augnet ~ 4Ie
commission again wrote asking far % re-
consideration Of the toms denied and
for the immediate confederation Of
those upon which no action wes +akan
/ The commission then wrote. Tho
commission feels bound to renort and
to emphasize the statement ALREADY
mado TO YOUR board that the unusnaI
position taken. in the nresen+ circnn1-
stances, can only result in the DELAY
Of construction work that Is essential
to the completion Of the dual systero
and in consequent injury to the nublic
interest
NO attention whatever was paid 20
this letter lntil February 9. when it
was ordered filed Tp0n the same
date the bulk Of the contracts still
awaiting action we're without suqpcs-
ton or comment Of any sort referred
back TO the commission. At no time
has the commission rocojvod fror, the
board anv statement Of the reasons for
its failure In act
"The commission arter an exan,ina-
+;on made n, ;+e cn,,,,oor, or tl,o
status OF each of the delayed contracts.
& a;Ioe some '4aI ~ was "''I'TR 20
,,;toii, ID'ii,' ~ eauY 81 OIseIneI'.. ""sc
IiIs '"e coz" "PleOto" VI '"e
i;r,aa :. ~" m;r eeC az" DIL oI''T g"ue
go, ae%'I 9t"O 30 ''e hoaip .,
- Innate aS5'hR Vnat tney De approved
~ ~, o"Ce' a"o pointing out lhat pos
Stp'e Soo go nu!tneT saving OF from sZooo0 70
%oV,ooo IA t4ese cases "ooIo De on sef
q, % oon u'He IoSS LOT lhtereSc Aiohe
ol S@'Uoo Gay nat was three weeks
VI I'"V Oa8en To-Day.
ne cIa'm o. the board OF a dig
creuonary t. rlght to block these con
.La0tS - "I[nout tonhdatlon. All OF
~ 1.e |oih held up mas had 70 90 with
e.'o go 9uD"ay mes "hIch the city
is uhoef contract with the companies
10 10 construct. The Board Of Estimate
+rot ~ ','o4 ~ ~ preach slcn con
ri@DC 1'an an HaIVluual would nave. It's
tI,o ~ ur1oer tne "a" IS 10 pass npor
NE e"H4Heet hg aHd 1lhahclal detail Of
ther the pFoPosats submitted, and its dqtH
hoa-d has No shodos 's'9 appt 0pttst'on9. nf
any such meosurs nnreasone ~ snS nSie -
tho obs+rnctio~ o+ ,'-a "a, aI'o II
bcon nadc G' - men te C"'npssIn' mas mas
movers ''>
Valuation Hearing Resumed
At the resumption Of the hearing
into the valuation Of the Interborough' s
property yesterday before the Transit
NV''''' - o"' Jd"leS L.. Quackenbush
counsel TOR tne PETERBOROUGH, threat
ened 20 withdraw + Clarence 7
Shcarn colnscl to thc commissions 6;d
NOT +oro In.,.r ~ ~ ;-.t ooiiliI! 's9lo''; o'0
not zone down ms interruptions. Dur
ing the carly part OF the forenoon
session Judge Shearn said that tho In
terborough and Mr.. Ouackenbnsb wore
haehinc wv ancjo1,+ Lieto 'DuoA ~
=. ~ "'O'e'V Hlo''l y ana lhal
II was time to get down TO the real
merits Of the subject. Mr. Ouacken.
puS.i eSe"NTu tn'S remark and said
l"at ne CouiH De Just as bellgerent
tucb ,iTna p,as 1os+ = 'i'e meI, one
of ,,ieu,e 'N'
Tbo+ .ba 1u.xh,
roand 4 ~ a. D'l0ue" Is lnu' 5
posFu o.!,, ~ "CteP. ne com n''ssio on val
r'ado cIoar -. Tr 10 I piopeI'Iss was
gnid. ~ 'i FR"A0Aei'Ous"' y "ht
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:b,I Ht"a ..oi's III lePorV'ng 'ne loves
p0'0.o1e :alue cannot De ADOPTED DN
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e'.tli Va '"9 ~ ~ ms Illne regafolng TINS
tah,,Ia.;o ne 'nen paced IN evidence
vioil VI S"e Vd'ua Vlon OF ms com
p"I5! prepared ny the lnterDorougf
""N''oi "eE are IN part as iolloWs