New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
ort Authority
Chairman, Calls
Attack : ''Bulak' -
Endorsement of Plans by y
Legislatures and Trade
Boards Answer to HyIau >
Charge. Says Outerbridgc
People Wan. Progress
Pounds Asserts Mayor and
Aids Sought supper, Of
Roads for Their Program

t. II. 0uterbridge, chairman Of tho
Port Authority whose comprehensive
plans for the dcvelopment Of the faoih.
ties OF the port of New York have
been approved almost unanimously by
the New York and New Jersey lcgisls-
lures. said yesterday that the action of
the two legislatures, as we'll as the
nearly unanimous action of the cham
bcrs Of commerce and boards of
trade in the Jos municipalities af-
fected, IS the best answer TO Mayor
HylaNs charge that the comprehensive
plan is detrimental to the city Of New
YORK.
Chairman Outcrbridgo' comment vas
prompted by the attack Of COMMITS
sioner of Accounts David Hirshheld
on former Governor Alfred +. Smith,
the Rockcfollcrs, the New York Central
and the Pennsylvania railroads.&c.
short, the interests" which Commits
sionor Hrshheld says arc dominating
practically everything but Mayor
Hylan and the Commissioner of Ac
counts
"Hirshheld, by the use Of his well
known brand OF poison gas, IS trying to
create the impression that the people
have been bound over to the so-called
interests said Mr. Outcrbridgc. "Ho
wants to get the people down on the
Port Authority. Few people are dc
ccived by his misrepresentations. The
action of the legislatures OF tho two
states in ratifying tine carefully con
{ nj fcr hn Of c,l-
shows that the New York and New
Jersey legislatures have heard from
their intelligent constituents in the
l0o municipalities in the port OF New
York, and that they want progress in
one of the most important undertake
ings of this or any other century.
Judgment of Brainicst People
"Hirshheld's fulmlnations are bunk,
pure and very simple. The port plans
are composite Of the best Judgment
OF the brainicst people in the port
area. His slur on Governor Smith is
against gentleman eminentlN able to
take care of himself against llirshfeld
or any other member of the Board of
Estimate. He demonstrated that fact
at the hearing in Albany the day that
7 he people arc depending on the Port
Authority for the accompli ishmcnt Of
a great task, and they Will not be dis
appointed.
New York and New 1ersev legislatures
in passing the Port Authority bills,
Commissioner Hirshfeld yesterday said
that the New York Central GOWNS the
State of New York and that the Penn
/ sylVaria controls the State OF New Jer-
/ sey and that the Rockefeller interests
dominate both and that the companies
/ have stopped warning after dividing up
+ the spoils.
Hylan Sought Roads Backing
Through the reconciliation Of these
/ two railroads IT IS virtually agreed
under the Port Authority plans" says
Comnlssi ioner Hirs hteld "thatihe Cen
tral and the Pennsylvania shall refer to
New York and New Jersey a their oun
/ private back yards There is. however
! no cloud without silverv lining
While New York by this Port Author
'tY bill Is being deprived of her crown
As queen Of Western commerce. there
remains one consolation, which is
that the cabbage will reach Our AZ u,
time for his cornod beet"
Commissioner Lewis H. Pounds. Of
/ the Port Authority. grinned when told
! OF Hirshfelds fnes at the Port Au-
thority bills
"Thc fact IS that the Board of Est.
matte' with Mayor Hylan and Comp
trollcr Craig as members, were the
ones that labored long and loud With
the New York Centra and pennsvl.
wanna to get them to iudorso the Board
Of Estimates plans said Mr. Pounds
u he Port Authority went ahead in the
open and created plans for the benefit Of
al the people of the Port Of Now York
That IS Why our comprehensive plan
has met with the approval Of the New
ork and New Jersey legislatures The
people have studied it aud want it,"