New-York tribune., 1922-06-22
Miller Transit
Hylan Charges
Asserts Idea Is to Unload
"HaIf Billion" of Worm
Out Surface and Elcvat-
ed Equipment on City
Promises His Plan Soon
McAneny Calls Him All
Wrong, Gas Usual''; Sub
way Contract Il Rejected


Governor Miller's speech before the
Queens County Republican Committee
Tuesday night, IN which he discussed
demagogucs and transit matters, led
Mayor Hylan to reply yesterday The
MAYOR took issue with the Governors
statements that tho Transit Commits
s;on was IN favor Of city-owned
Transportation system. and that even
II il was tho system proposed by the
commission was not what the people
want
Governor Miller said last night that
he and his state Transit Commission
oro In favcr Of c.ty-owrcd trans
rorta'ian system" SAID fhc Mayor. lie
would hnvc been worc frank ii he had
said he favored putting over another
loF on New York City regardless OF
is wishes. Tho 'city-owncd transporta-
ten system hc has reference 10 is
chiefly system Of surface and ele-
vl.ed lines. now privately owned, 20 be
ACQUIRED with city money ~ cost OF
about a billion dollars Tho bulk OF
these surface and elevated lines, now
,rvafoiv owned and which the Gov
crnor and his commission desire % en-
able rrivats owners 10 unload upon the
city. ig obsolete from "a rapid transit
point of view and has arrived NJ or is
in varying degrees Of approach 20 the
Junk. Says Mayor
zone fundamental difference between
the Governor and bis state commits
sion's position and the city admnlstra-
ton's position is this: They propose
deyotirg the bulk Of nearly $500 GOO 900
Of city money 60 the acquisition chieiy
Of transportation junk and then pro-
Iding not city or municipal operation
but private operation by the present
private owners Of the property, thus
acquired for the city.
"Thc Governor said that his oAe sys-
tenn OF transportation was planned 20
be oporatcd FOR q single fare lie sig
nifcantly fails 10 state what the single
fare would be- The Governors weird
oscillations upon the subject of fare
are making him dizzy.
"The Governor and his commission
arc exhibiting painful anxiety TO buy
an the transportation rubbish IN the
citv with city money and then turn Il
back 10 the control Of these same
nrivate operators who sell IL. under q
scheme that will result in a seven or
eight cent fare as the Single fare he
referred 10. The stimulus Of the Gov
ernor and his commission in their de-
sircs Is the financial welfare OF the
present private owners and proposed
private operators instead OF the fnan-
cial welfare of the city or the travelling
public.
Promises "Intelllgent' Plan
"The Governor and his commission
will soon have an opportunity 10 malS
good on his promise OF cooperation.
They will soon have rendered 20 them
a TRANSPORTATION plan that will be
backed by unanimous intelligent public
opinion Of the City Of New York, which
plan will devote the financial power Of
the city 10 modern. not obsolete trans
portatiOn facilities. operated, as well
az owned, by the city for the exclusive
benefit Of the city and public, and not
for the exclusive benefit OF future prl-
vate operators or present private own
ers of Junk surface or elevated lines,
for whose acquisition the Governors
heart now hleeds.'
when transit matters were taken mp
at the meeting Of the committee OF the
whole OF the Board OF Estimate. fol-
lowing the Mayors reply to the Gov
crnor, the committee again dehed the
Transit Commission and returned for
the second time the JOslin Construe-
ton Company contracts for the com
p elton Of the Fourteenth Street-kast-
crn District subway lines. This con
tract had been readver,ised by the
Transit Commission at the request OF
the Board Of Estimate. when u was
first rejected.
The return Of the contract was made
on motion Of the Mayor, with ccriihed
copy Of the previous action OF the
Board OF Estimate.
I'VE want 20 see II the Transit Com
mission can make Us 80 through with
these contracts Comptroller Craig
said. I'VE want 90 see II they've got
nerve enough"
Mayor Hylan read the following
statement in connection with tho Joslin
contract;
III the Transit Commission wishes 10
make available the existing completed
construction II may tender a contract
which will provide means for placing
the cars into the subway and permit Of
access 10 them from the surface of
Meserolo Street without tying up the
subject matter Of such q contract 20
, construction involving an approach 70
an elevated structure "A Ia done I'm thu