The New York herald., 1922-10-17
TRANSIT DEADLOCK
GREATER Than EVER
AFTER LOVE FEAST
Mayor and McAneny Wran-
gle Bitterly at Public
Hearing.
MAY REFUSE FUNDS
Estimate Board Insists Hy-
lan's Program Be
Chosen.
HEGKLING is FREQUENT
You Can't Put That Bunk
Over Here His Honor
Warns.
HEGKLING is FREQUENT

AFTER an ACRIMONIOUS pubic nearing
in the City Hall yesterday the dead
lock between the Board of Estimate
and the Transit Commission on the
city's policy in the matter of new sub
way construction appeared to have
become more hopeless than ever.
Mayor Hylan and his board asso-
ciates laid down the ultimatum that
they would refuse to appropriate funds
for the building of new lines unless
routes could be tied up with lines
which the city hopes to recapture or
else for new lines with the specific
proviso that they were to be operated
municipality as we'll as municipality
owned.
George McAneny. chairman of the
Transit Commission, declared such an
attitude II persisted in meant an alb
solute cessation of new construction
for the next five years. Litigation
which probably would follow efforts
ture. very likely would extend the time
still longer On the other hand. il
new and segregated lines were to be
routed exclusively for municipal oper-
alton, irrespective of their relation to
lines already operating under private
control, this would mean a disintegra
ton of the unification already at
tanned and a multiplication of fares.
Cvo fer M
Aldermanic President Murray Hubert.
while Mr.. McAneny was trying to an
swer their questions. repeatedly heckled
him with Interruptions. The Mayor sew
eral times accsued him of being at the
hearing. not in good faith, but in the
hope of making votes for Gov. Miller,
to whom you owe your job"
Peace Dove Takes Wing.
The people are on to you, McAneny,"
shouted Mayor Hylan. You may talk
your head off but the people no longer
pay any heed to what you say. When
we get you and Hardness and O'Ryan
out of office there may be some chance
for the city to get some of the profits
from rapid transit that go now into the
pockets of the corporations"
The hearing was a resumption of that
ten days ago on the Transit Commits
sion's route for the proposed cross
town line extending from Long Island
City. Queens. to Bedford avenue Brook
lyn. The commission Is seeking the ap-
proval and consent of the Board OF Esti-
mate to this feature of It's plans. The
difference between the two hearings
was this: Whereas ten days ago the
dove of peace seemed to be brooding
above the love feast which appeared
imminent. the bird yesterday fled Shrek
ing from scene that at times was sug-
gestive Of Kilkenny picnic.
Before Mr.. McAneny took the floor
half dozen representatives of Brook
lyn civic bodies had talked earnestly for
;he route Some of them took kindly to
Mayor Hylan's repeated interpretations
on the vital Importance of municipal
operation. as well as city ownership and
some Of them did not. The one thing on
which they all agreed was the supreme
importance OF action looking to the
speedy construction OF the line.
Then Rumpus Begins.
Frederick l.. Crawford. speaking for
the transit committee OF the Brooklyn
Chamber of Commerce, told the Mayor
fatty: This question you are raising
now OF punicipal operation, in my
opinion. is intended only to DELAY. You
have before you now. and have had for
years, a perfectly practical plan OF re-
Adjustment"
That started the rumpus. You are
wholly misinformed 20 shouted Comp
troler Craig.
You can't get away with that kind
OF talk here!" bawled the Mayor.
you told me | might express myself
frankly" retorted Mr.. Crawford. "and
am saying that you are injecting this
point only for further delay"
When Mr.. McAneny was called he pro-
tested that all these questions OF where
the revenues of this particular line were
to go was quite beside the mark, "a
the matter was definitely fixed by
statute and could not be changed for a
number of years. at least.
Mayor Hylan wanted to know who
would operate the lines at the end or