New-York tribune., 1922-02-02
Hylan Policies
Denounced by
His Sponsors
CONTINUED from pave cnc)

with yearly deficit, :. need. The
proper solution seems ,~ f. sup
gested by the Transit COMMISSION, the
report says, public ownership, with
private operation, and rigid supervision
and acc accountability"
AS a further argument against mn
nicipal operation NAV be instanced the
constant and successful pressure ex
erted by the 10000 city EMPLOYEES for
increased salaries and shortening Of
hours the report continues This in
dlcates what would happen if the 40
600 transit employees were added TO
their number. No attemst at econ
omlcal operation would be made. and
the deficit to be paid by the taxpavcrs
and rent payers would be enormous" ="
Referring to the question of the s.
cent fare, the committee declares that
instead of talking "sare' city officials
should talk SERVICE and educate the
people to demand service, leaving the
question of fare to adjust itself.
ut must be remembered that while
there has been great deal of talk
about the absolute necessity for main
tanning tlve-cent fare on all city
transportation lines" says the report.
any OF our citizens are paying more
than this amount for their transporta-
tion to and from their work. Three
years ago there were 1855 free trans
fer points in the city. Since then 1888
OF them have been discontinued, and
at 227 of those continued, two-cent
charge is made for a transfer. The
elimination of transfers and the re-
ductlon Of service on the surface lines
are costing the public in addition to
the five-cent fare SO 900, 900 yearly. The
majority of citizens in one borough
now pay an eight-cent fare, with YER
inadequate service. and many of the
citizens of the other boroughs, through
the dropping of routes and the elimina-
tion OF transfers, pay even more than
this.
Lines are Overcrowded
The question of a higher rate of
fare fades into insignifcance in com
parison with the greater question
shall the present immoral and unsani-
tary overcrowding on Transportation
lines continue? Your committee would
he ashamed of the people Of their own
city OF they would continue to permit
the present intolcrable situation to re
main because its bettcrment might
mean an increased fare. The man.
VINO for fear Of two-cent or four
cent daily Increase in fare on the sub
ways and elevated roads would allow
his wife and daughters to travcl in
definitely under present conditions, is
unit to be citizen of greater New
York, and a city administration that
would tolerate such conditions should
be repudiated and condemned bv the
people.
There has been entirely too much
talk on a tive-cent fare and too little
talk OF improved service. There is
nothing sacred about Il five-cent fare.
hIie q fve-cent fare is assured to
the City Of New York and VII no
doubt continue until it is reduced, your
committee desires to call the attention
Of the people to the fact that FIVE
cent fare is not essential to the de-
velopment Of community
The abandonment Of all transporta-
tion franchises, Of all leases and guar
antics and municipal ownership of
subways. elevated roads and surface
hines without the outlay of city money.
certainly is an accomplishment to be
desired. TO whom the credit for this
shall belong is Of no importance to the
people, but it is Of the greatest i'm
portance to the people to know who
tor selfish or partisans purposes is de-
laying the success Of the plan. The
credit of the city now frozen in un