The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-15
Mayor Would Recapture
Existing Facilities, Add
New Lines and Buses.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT SOON
Attacks Commissions Outline
and Promises to Show Them
a Better One.

Mayor HyIan issued another state
ment yesterday attacking the Transit
Commissions subway extension pro-
gram, and let it be known that he has
subway extension plan of his own
which he intends to reveal in the near
future. The move apparently was an
ticipated by Gov. Miller when he said
in a speech Saturday night that there
were signs that the city government
had been spurred to action by the
plans of the Transit Commission.
The Mayor declared that the city
would make no appropriation for con-
struction of more subways or other
transit facilities which are not to be
operated. as well as owned, by the city,
which means there will be no appro-
priations. except by court compulsion,
for the Transit Commissions proposed
extensions unless there is a change in
the proposal to have the subways op-
Grated by lessee companies.
Though the Mayor gave no details
of the subway plan. he intends to an
nounce, the statement indicated, that
he proposes to build subways for city
operation, supplemented by recapture
of the existing major lines within a
few years under the city's contracts
with the subway companies, and by
bus lines.
Ready to Begin Building.
The city is ready, according to the
statement OF Mayor. Hylan. to begin al
once the construction OF such rapid tran.
sit lines. having constantly In mind tn.
rights Of the city to recapturc existing
lines" The Mayor added:
This program Is to construct these
additional facilities IN such sequence us
to make them part of complete and
| comprehensive system of transportation
including recaptured lines. exclusively
owned and operated by the city of New
York
Mayor EIylan also said that in subject
ing the Transit Commissions Suggestions
! to an analysis three questions are inn
portant. The first question. he says, Is
whether the lines have been planned
solely for the commissions scheme OF
private operation" The second Is
whether the lines have been laid out sole
ly 20 provide new sources of profit for
operators under the unification plan,
which, he contends. will necessitate an
Increased fare. The third question is
whether the commissions suggestions. Gin
so far as they are sound" may be made
TO conform witt; the city's scheme OF
public ownership and operation.
When the substance of Mayor HyIan's
statement was communicated to George
McAneny. chairman OF the Transit Com
mission. he said he would have no COM
nlent to make until he examines the
statement to-day.
Charges Election Motive.
The Mayors statement follows:
II have read the indefinite suggestion
of the state Transit Commission for new
rapid transit lines Its wide publication
Is timely, In view of the impending State
election. II parallels the publication.
just prior to last years Mayoralty cleo
ton, by the Transit Commission OF its
so-called uniiicston barometer plan.
II received the unqualified Endorsement
of the traction newspapers. though Il
contemplated and still contemplatcs in
1.-THE Board of Estimate and myself
have always been in favor OF more rapid
transit lines. We want them city op-
Grated as we'll as city ownc property.
The State Transit Commissions sug-
gestion does not disclose by whom and
on what basis the proposed new lines
win be operated when constructed. Pre-
vious unofficial propaganda indicates,
however. that the new lines. II built
and if they can he manipulated, will be
leased out 10 private operators as part
OF the Transit Commissions impractical
bic 'unifcation' scheme. This Is the
basis feature OF their scheme.
eve will appropriate money for new
and extended subway lines and transpor-
tation facilities. But we will do so only
on the basis OF city ownership and city
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