New-York tribune., 1922-05-10

sion said that tho commiss;o, h,,
ample authority under soctinn O of ~,
>ransi, law to block segregation of Nh,
EeW ork & Queens and the olt
Ht"lnway company.
Mr.. brien's cloquoncc in contend
.ht 'h"' the Transit Commissi hn,
'"'s authority Interested the commits
Sioners. tor the reason that until rc
Gently Mayor Hylan and Mr.. O'Br;or
nave nsistcd that the Transit Commits
,Loh was netting wholly without an.
."ol''v ana that its very existence wa,
gross violation Of the spirit of home
rule. w ''''''
.omml ssionor ilarkness. who nrc
sIocd at the hearing, said the matte,
AZ ISSUE was the commissions author
Ivy el'hor ITO approve or disapprove the
.eoa1cd .h 'arl''s and he suggested tina.
'V corporation Counsel was free tc
saNe any steps he desired TO obtain a
r.open'hg OF the matter before Justice
caliaghan. who granted the application
lor receiver for the Stcinwav com.
panv. WA
Mr: brlcn suggested that an irvcs-
''ga'lon might show that there WAS a
conspiracy afoot between tho Now
orK Queens Company. owned hy
V"' 'htorborough, and the Steinwav
company to take over the lines and
impose l0-cent fare.
Nommlssionor Hardness conceded
mat the proposed segregation Of the
companies seemed drastic. and he suc
e'S'cd That proof of the necessity for
II hao not as yet been submitted to the
commisslon. He said il might be we'll
or an the parties in interest to submit
al 'acts to the court. ask further in
s,ructlons and give opponents of the
pan chance TO present their arpu
ments. "a
Alfred I, Dawson, representing the
RECEIVERS. and Mcssrs. Huff and Lee
said that segrega tion Of tho constituent
companies was inevitable.
I'VE arc not asking increased fares -"
Sald ne 1T is simply that owing to
default on the mortgage some pcoplc
may now have to pay two fares The
umc has passed when tho public any
longer can expect to get something for
no'hlnE. separation Of the companies
IS direct result of the failure Of the
.I'Y 10 grant increased fares so that
'"e puonc could pay for what it got"
Holds Writ Blocks Action
Mr.. Dawson construed the order Of
the court as an express iniunct;on
against any suspension Of the tariffs
bN the Transit Commission. This was
IN answer to suggestion from Com
missioner Hardness that 1--WE don't want
10 he IN contempt Of court"
Mr. Dawson hotly resented Corpora-
ton Counsel O'Bricn's implication that
there had been conspiracy.
SuCh a charge Is contemptible and
without an iota Of proof" said hc
Harry Pushae Williams, former
president Of the Queens Chamber Of
commerce. protested in behalf of the
North Beach property owners against
q Threatened cut off of the service on
the Bowcry Bay loop. He said if the
proposed segregation went through
beach residents would have to walk
hait mile, realty development on
Astorin Avenue would be stopped and a
heavy summer travel would be snuffed
out
Llndlcy NJ. Garrison, receiver Of the
B, r. T., again went on record yester-
day in opposition to Mayor Hylan's
idea of substituting q subway for an
elevated extension of the Fourteenth h
Strcet-Eastern line through a part Of
the Bushwck neighborhood.
Judge Garrison was invited by Henry
j. Ehrman, secretary Of the Associated
Subway Transit Committees, to speak
at mass meeting in the Rushw.ck
High School in explanation Of his stand
against the building of the proposed
subway
Judge Garrison sent copy Of let
ter which he sent more than a year
ago to John II. Delaney when he was
Transit Commissioner. urging haste in
the building of the elevated link. The
b. K. T. receiver, in declnging Mr.. Ehr-
mans invitation to speak at the mass
meeting. restated his opposition to any
change in the contract. which was ap-
proved by the Board of Estimate two
years ago and separately approved by
Mayor Hylan. On the assumption that
the city was for an elevated structure.
as urged by Mayor Hyan and Commits
sioner Delaney, the B. R. T. spent
about $4,000 in making ready for the
structure, whenever it should be com
pleted.