New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
McA.nen,y W i'll
Push Hylan Bus
Quiz to Finish
Replies to Mayors asrnck
on Graft Revelations
by Promising Ciiy Real
Service u ii j e Board
Shear1lss Work Defended
Transit Chief Says Time
for Investigation Was
Not Commissions Choice

George McAneny, Chairman OF the
Transit Commission, replying last
night TO an attack by the Mayor on
the commission and Clarence J. Shearn,
its counsel, following the disclosures
of coercion, oppression and grating at
the hearing before the commission on
Friday, announced that the investiga-
tion of the Hylan- Whalen bus opera
tion will be pushed to q finish, no mat
ter who is hurt.
Meanwhile" says Mr.. McAneny,
"thc people Of ths city and the bus
riders may be assured that the COM
mission proposes not only to retain
and to legalize every serviceable bus
line, but that before it finishes it's
work the Mayors bus system will be
superseded by real one, operated in
safe and orderly manner, properly
equipped Tor service and capable of
exfsnsloh as an important part of the
city's transit facilities"
Mayor Hyian charged that the Tran
sit Commission is trying to ape the
discredited Meyer investigating COM
mittee' by giving out misleading
statements in the hope of re-electine
Governor Miller and dslipping over the
$3.50 100000 to $400 100000 McAnenv
junk deal and extorting about $780,
oo0,0o0 a year in increased earfare out
OF the pockets of the travelling public"
La Guardia Exonerates Board
f. ID. La Guardia, who was in the
Board Of Estimate when the improve
ment plan for the Grand Concourse In
the Bronx was passed at a cost of
100000, yesterday gave the Board of
Estimate clean bill.
At the hearing on Friday it was
brought out from the official records
that the 100000 grading and paving
Improvement synchronized perfectly
with the opening Of the Hylan- Whaien
Grand Concourse bus line by Emil
Leindorf, who paid William ]. Flvnn.
Commissioner Of Public Works In the
Bronx, $4,000 a month for four months
for stabling his buses in Flynn's
garage: The grading and paving di-
rectly benefited Flynn In the operation
OF his garage business
Following the Mayors statement yes-
terday Chairman McAneny said,
The Mayors increasing rnensul dis
turhance is not surprising. For the
last two months he has been deceiyinr
the people of the city with LOT Of
lmposslple schemes put forward for
political purposes. l. may assure hin,
that the commission will permit none
OF his Misrepresentation to no un-
challenged and that it proposes to.con-
tinue to show the method and the
manner through which, in transit az
fairs, he Is trying to fool the people.
Judge Shearn introduced H.
"The Mayors statement OF this
morning Is typical. For the frst time.
however, he brings in the commits,
siot's counsel, Judge Shearn, who, he
said, is-.a tool In the propaganda CAM
paign of the traction interests. >
Whether the Mayor intends this par
ticular charge as q joke may be left
to the imagination; but joke 1t GER
tainlly is. Judge 'Shearn, Of course.
needs no defense at the hands Of the
Transit Commission.
The time for this bus investigation
was not selected by the Transit Com
mission. Judge Mullan'a injunction,
following two years Of consistent court
decisions Of the. same description.
| would have halted all the Mayors bus
| operation II the Commission had not
stepped in and secured from Judge
Mullan a ctay Of proceedings under