New-York tribune., 1922-06-22

Joslin contracts. This would permit Of
putfinQ into immediate or carly use the
existing subway without regard o.
whether the construction from Ncsc-
role Street on is subway or elevated.
Such contract would meet with
prompt approval of the Board 81 Esil-
mate Only the continuance by the
Transit Commission of q policy OF OBJ
s'ruc.ion growing ont n its persistence
is unnecessarily holding up this con-
tract"
After further discussion The commit
tee OF the whole decided 20 reject
the Joslin contract Tor the second
time. sending 10 back. 10 was pointed
out, as a matter of principle.
CORPORATION Counsel John T. O'Brien
appeared before tho committee and
vigorously assnilcd the Transit Com
mission. lie charged the commission
with insincerity In granting pcrmia-
sion 20 tho New York. Wcstchester
Boston Railway Company 20 increase
its fare from 8 70 : cents.
Mayor Adds Sarcasm
The Mayor encouraged the Corpora
ton Counsel IN his attack on the
Transit Commission by interjeeting
some reflections o. bis own.
"Oh. YOU mean Governor Millcr's ard
McAnony's higher iarc commission IN
tericcted the Mayor a. one point.
4 resolution intr duccd hy Comp
tro,ler Craig that the Board of Esti-
mate authorize the Corporation Counsel
10 challenge the right o. the Nosienes-
ter company 90 charge q higher fare
than five cents within tho city limits
was adopted. This will be taken up az
the regular meeting Of the Board oi
Estimate tomorrow.
Chairman McAneny. IN commenting
Yesterday on Mayor Hylan's assaults
on the Transit Commission, said that
the Mayor has had five years 90 pro-
duee q plan for the relief of traffic
congestion, and has failed 20 produce
anything
Commenting on the Mayors direct
charge that tho Transit Commission
had used -four or FIVE million dollars
mostly IN increasing salaries. the head
OF the Transit Commission cites the
facts that Sl9.78f WAS used for in
crcases-and calls attention 70 the
Mayors extraordinary capacity for
missiatoment.'
"Thc Mayors latest comment on the
Transit Commissions plan Tor unity
ing the c.ty's transportation lines and
restoring tho city-w.ic Eve cent fare
consists. ln the main. Of miastatcmenis
o. fact that have been many times cor
rected." fe said The commission Is
willing. however. 20 correct them once
more.
1T Is not proposed 10 take over "a
systen chiefly o. surface and elevated
lines 10 be acquired with city money
C., a cost oi about half q billion dol
lars The valunfi0ns placed by the
commissions appraisers upon the sur
face lines Of Gll the borOughs IS some
thing like Sl35,000 900. and the valus-
tions placed upon the elevated lines
including the extensive third-trAckins
improvements and the various extern
sion lines built as recently as FIVE or
six yonTs ago, is sl5o,00o,000. The
Mayors major figure. therefore, IS
about S2l5.000,00o out Of the way.
1T IL proposed, moreover, that the
lines % be- taken for unified operation
shall not be paid for with city money,
oi which there appears 10 be very lit
tie In sight. but that they should be
paid for through the issue 10 the pres
ent owners Of a new series ~ bonds,
10 be retired from the earnings Of the
roads themselves. and TO o. accepted
By the owners IN return for the sur
render By them Of 80 vastly greater
bond and stock issues. upon which in
terost is now requ red 20 be- paid. The
city, under the commissions plan.
would get the ownership OF the roads
and require their operation practically
upon a cost basis, without paying out
single cent.
AS practically all Of the Mayors
statement is based upon this bit 81
false witness, there IL little 20 be said
about the rest Of H. except 20 repeat
that the commission purposes 20 buy
no junk Of any description; that the
purpose and the very clear effect Of
its plan is 20 cut down corporation
profits and not 20 add 20 them, and
that. as one Of the consequences OF the
comprehensive study and investigation
il has already made. il is prepared not