The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-09
CAH|LL PLEDGES AID
TO TRANSIT BOARD
Will Ask Board of Estimate
to Conference on Staten
Island Tunnel.
FIRST SIGN OF PEACE
Hylan Faces Test To-day as
$1,500,000 Vote Is Up,
With 3 Votes Short.
FORT HAMILTON CHEERED
Delegation Told Fourth Ave-
nue. Subway Will Be Ex-
tended to 96th Street.
FORT HAMILTON CHEERED

Amid the applause Of his Staten
Island constituents who crowded the
hearing room of the Transit Commits
sion yesterday. Matthew j. Cahill. Bor-
ough President of Richmond, pledged
himself to ask the Board Of Estimate
in its meeting to-day to name con-
ference committee to meet the Transit
Commission in hope of working out an
early solution OF the Staten Island
tunnel controversy.
This promise marks the first definite
overture from a member of the city
administration looking toward CO.
operation with the State Transit
Board in the problem Of tube under
the Narro&
Another o. bne Of the public hear
ing was the stat ment by George Nc
Aneny, chairman of the commission,
that irrespusxt>e " whether the COM
mission adopts the northern or south
ern routes for raIid transit tunnels
connecting Brooklyn and Staten ISL
and. it expects to build the projected
extension of the Fourth nvenue sub
way in Brooklyn from its present ter
minus at Eighty-sixth, str.et TO Fort
Hamilton, at or about Ninety-sixth
street.
This declaration also ELECTED warm
applause from the delegations present.
Mr.. Cahilrs pledge came at the end
of a speech in which he declared him.
self in favor of the construction OF
the city's proposed freight and passen-
ger tunnel, for the reason that thereby
he believed, Staten Island would re-
ceiye the speediest transit Keller.
Rnpid Transit First.
eve need rapid transit he declared
eve desire to see the freight and pas
senger tubes constructed and later,
when the necessity arises. one or more
rapid transit tunnels can be putt.
The Borough President urged that there
be combined effort toward a quick
and definite result and offered 10 90
his utmost to that end
AS Chairman McAneny already had
declared that the Transit Commission
was willing to cooperate. George Crom-
we'll. former Borough President OF
Richmond. asked his successor IL he
were willing to move in the Board OF
Estimate toward bringing the two
bodies together on some plan.
"You bet l wilir' was the hearty re-
Spouse. and the room rang with ap-
plause.
..wll you go a step further?" asked
Chairman McAneny. will you pro-
nose in the Board of Estimate that
special committee be appointed to
confer with the Transit Commission
on the subject?'
..If YOU will arrange for that meet
ing tomorrow afternoon, / VIII try
10 have a special committee appointed
"a 90 over II with you tomorrow after
noon" said Mr.. Cahill.
That" smiled Chairman McAneny'
els progress"
This is not the only issue which is
likely to make to-day's regular meet
ing of the Board of Estimate an inter-
estinr session 1t must act upon the
Transit Commissions requisition for
s1.50o.000 TO defray current expenses
FOR the remainder of the year. BY the
necessary nine votes the board in COM
nittce OF the whole. on Wednesday
placed this requisition on the calendar,
Mayor Hylan declaring that rather thar
vote for II he would go to jail foi
contempt Of court"
L
the appropriation to-day and City Hall
politicians were wondering yesterday
where the three additional votes were
TO come FROM Mayor Hylan. on his re-
turn to the City Hall from the con-
ference OF Mayors in Poughkeepsie. was
served yesterday with the order OF the
Appellate Division. requiring the Board
OF Estimate to vote the funds. The
other members OF the beard had been
u7l.f l. n.
third successive occasion on which the
Transit Commission has had to resort TO
the court to force routine action by the
Board of Estimate and the legal ex-
penses each time add to the burden OF
costs on the city.
Mayor Hylan accepted service with
this comment. II think IL would be a
mighty good plan to give an audience
one day week in the general recep-
ton room for the process servers who
have been haunting the corridors of the
City Hall with papers to be served on
me-"
May Cost Extra Nickel.
Previous to the coiloquy between Mr.
Cahill and Chairman McAneny in the
Staten Island hearing the latter had
pointed out the overpowering difficulties
In the way OF operating a freight and
passenger tunnel for rapid transit pur.
poses also. Mr.. McAneny then asked
Mr.. Cahill II he were willing that a
tunnel from Staten Island be connected
with the existing b. r. T. system and
operated under lease for five cent fare
IN connection with. those lines. Mr.
Cahill said he would favor such opera.
ton.
The chairman explained that in exist
Ing circumstances the ride for a MCKEE
fare would only begin or end at the
Staten Island tunnel portal. but that II
the commissions plan for reorganization
and unifcation OF all lines In the city
becomes effective II would then be pos
sible TO give passengers free transfer.
between the tunnel and the Slater
Island trolley lines. 1T is one OF IN,
essentials of that plan" said Mr. Nc
Aneny. that a passenger shall be abb,
- sravel from one end of the city to IN,
other for Ave cent farer
HOLDS COURT IN SING SING.
Surrogate Elwood G. Smith OF oranR,
county took his court from Goshen e