The New York herald., 1922-09-16
HYLAN TRANSIT CRITIC PUTS
HEARING IN WILD TURMOIL

o YOU that there are undoubtedly many
good things in your plan. There also
are many good things In the Transit
Commissions plan. ! ask you, for the
sake of the citizenship OF sew York, to
get together, AS Mayor Hylan very
properly did with Gov. Miller's ap-
pointee on the coal situation. That is
what we like TO see here as citizens.
Get togethern
"Are you working for the New York
World or the traction crowd. which,"
sneered Mayor Hylar.
II work for neither. sir. I am a tax
paying citizen and have been for many
years / pay taxes and | ask favors
of no one. / did not come here 10 be
insulted and won't be" Amid gem
eral hubbub Mr.. Kurtz stalked out Of
the room, though several voices could be
heard crying: "Oh. come back here
Wait minute -
The Plans Supporters.
| During the tranquil moments Of the
hearing compliments were showered
upon the Mayor and his plan lavishly.
Some OF those who spoke. vo!cing either
their unqualified approval or suggesting
desirable notifications in the interest of
| their immediate neighborhoods, were:
| DR. Michael c. O'Brien of the trans
portation committee of the Harlem
Board of Commerce Mayer c. Goldman.
chairman of the transit committee OF
the Washington Heights Taxpayers As
socation, which body pronounced the
Mayors plan "as whole superior to
that presented by the Transit COM
mission; Alderman Jacob Friedman,
minority leader of the Board of Alder
men. who represents a Washington
/
| ton OF the Washington Heights Tax
| payers Asso citation, who Is Republl-
can in politics and also consulting en-
gineer ]. Conrad Schneider Of the Wash
ington Heights Chamber Of Commerce,
who pronounced the Hylan plan su-
peror to that OF the commission
| Charles ii. Fuller, executive secretary
| of the Harlem Board OF Commerce
Isaac Menline of the Washington
Heights Chamber of Commerce; Mrs.
Harry c. Arthur. chairman of The
Bronx Transit Committee Edward
Polak. Register of Bronx county; A.
Stewart Wilson OF The Bronx Board of
Trade, who said that body would take
formal action next Tuesday William d.
Carroll OF the Claremont Heights Prop
erty Owners Association; Francis w.
Clinton. Moses j. Snudiria, Benjamin
fTaHhlHl, AIueIIldu iettI boloNdfi, lOl
the Jackson Democratic Club: Mrs.
Helen Hanning Of the Community Coun-
ell Thomas Kerr Of The Bronx Tax
payers Association and Robert w. Muir
ply, chairman of the Riverdale Prop
erty Owners Association.
Commenting upon the remarks of Mr..
Donovan and others who urged haste in
actual construction. Mayor Hylan said.
"As soon as we get the views of the peo-
pie all over the city and adopt a pro-
gram, we will start in and carry II out,
but we will meet. of course, with the
Interborough and the 3. r. L. and their
agents and some of those injunction
judges and a few other people, and of
course we will have fight on our hands
There is no doubt about that"
At another stage Of the proceedings
the Mayor suggested: Il wish the peo-
pie of this city, regardleses OF party af-
filiations would write to all their AS
semblymen or nominees for the Assem-
bly, and Senate and ask them how they
stand on legislation favoring the right
Of the city of New York to own and op-
crate buses"
The first actual applause was ELECTED
by Mr.. Hubert when he expressed the
opinion that all subway stations opened
hereafter should be so constructed that
their public comfort facilities should be
accessible from the street sidewalks as
well as from the subway platforms.