New-York tribune., 1922-02-02
Business Mems League
Calls Attack OH Port
Project Unwarranted
and Foolhardy Action
Transit Boards
Plan Is iudorsed
Mayor Rebuked for Too
Much Scent Fare Talk
and Too Little Service

n. Business Mems League, which
,oonso-ed Mayor 'iylan nomins lion
four years sco and supported him for
r..election last fall, at a meeting at
league headquarters. 500 Madison
Avenue, lat night indorsed Governor
Nllers Transit Commission plan and
the plan Of the Port Authority for the
developmer. ot the port Both Of
these plans have been opposed by the
Mayor and tbs city administration. The
Mayor had heer out cf the city ONLY a
few hours and was still en- route for
Palm Beach when the league met aud
delivered this double bsrreled shot at
his policies
Preston F. Lynn, chairman Of the
Business Mems League, who is out O.
the city and waa not present at last
nights meeting. appointed the transit
committee whose report was adopted.
Members Of the executive committee,
sald that former Governor Alfred 4.
Smith presentation Of the Port Au-
thoritys plan At tho public hearing
before tht legislative committees at
Albany fuesdav vas discussed and his
Ne~s on the sohiect Endorsed. They
declared thai the opposition of the city
'u.oori'ies t. me rlan Va, N their
epihion' "foo'hsrdy and unwarranted. :"
Transit Board Upheld
ha
tae solution of the traction problem
IN this city nas spnroved with the ex-
,eptlon Or the so-called "barometcr
illnd, which the transit COMMITTEES of
'ne league declared might lead to
speculaton hv "lnziders" c'lich was
one Of the bad features Of private
management and control The com
mlttee report fatty condemns munir-
,psl cperation, which the Mayor
'a7ors, although e0proving municipal
control as provided under She Transit
commission pler lhe report stated
una, the lranslt Commission was
MADE necessary "hv the failure Of the
local author'es 70 take action IN the
matter lhe Mavor's scheme for
municipal bus lines in place Of the
surface car was condemned as i'm
.Chrstopher Cunningham, chairmsn
OF the league transit committee, pre-
eented the report, which was approved
unanimously by those present. The
usnslt committee, consisting of seven
members. YES appointed by the chair
man ot tAc league two months ago to
consider the general traction situation
III me city, and particularly the recon-
iae report first discussed the features
VI 1he Transit Commission plan in de
Ha ana Went lnto the traction history
N the city
While many objections ere ad-
vanced By tire city administration to
NAe Transit Commission plan" the re
port stated. the rsal objection of the
10y Is the proposed operation by pri-
'ate corporations. instead al rnunicipal
,Vpe!sNon. Tie other objections, either
eoy tae Comr.-oller in his analvsis or
us the Mayor. arc not important, ex-
Sept as to ihe proposed barometer
s.nu' Inc entire controversy is over
private operation as conpared with
,muaicipal operation The proposal of
tne city to substitute busses for long
,eel: IS lmpracticahle They can sue
short hauls only ~
Tax Rate Condemned
AZ ttsh,a'lne the out wha q small percentage
c. ..is people n the various borougha 4
es-s tAelr homes. due, the report de
49, 10 (Ae present high tax rate, the
W. ourdens from municipal operation
horo". make private ownership Of
imnos-;,F imvs' ~ men OF moderate incomes
operation Of the Staten Island fcrri,.e
Ccnflnucd en- rsus fcur)