New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-07

Board OF Estimate to bring about 2
recaSting Of the contract The Transit
Commission has asked Iindiey II. Gar
ttson. receiver, If the 3. r. I. will sane
ton a modification Of the contract and
assent TO a subway instead of an ele-
waited link. Mr.. Garrison says the com
pany Will not. The Transit Commits
sion engineers say that to change the
plan now would mean delay Of two
years, and that the added cost would
he about $4,000 eco. When Mr. CARR
son was asked recently about his objec-
tion 70 q change Of plan he said
he work Of recorstructing the 'ex-
listing railroads at East New York and
the work OF third tracking the Myrtle
Avenue line. between WyckoG Avenue
and Broadway. has been completed by
the company; the construction at
Last New York is completed and ready
f9r connection with an elevated line TO
permit OF connecting the Canarsie line
with tire Fourteenth Street-Eastern
line to be constructed by the city, and
the third tracking Of the Myrtle Ave
nue. was done with a view TO acCOmmo-
dating considerable transfer traffic be-
tween the Myrtle Avenue line and the
tourteenth Street-Eastern lire at the
coirt Of i-tersectiOn Of the Myrtle
inc, all on the assumption chat the
FoL- teenth StreetEastern line would
be a. elevated line at Myrtle Avenue.
r or these reasons. and for the add
tionai reason that the substitution OF
subway construction would necessarily
result in further delay in the com
pletion OF the lire for operation, 1T
Goes not seem to me that |, as receiver,
Vpe,d 20 justified IN coHserting to any
a. ,sal
at suggested by the civic assoclations.'
New Contract Means Long Delay
:. vii. be possible to complete and
eouip tAe Fourteenth Street Eastern
lire % Meserole Street, but there is no
plan for getting the cars into the tun-
mel unless the Josin contract is car
RED OUT, the Brooklyn end OF the sub
way being under the surface. To bring
tic tunnel to grade and arrange room
for switching back cars will mean an
entirely new contract and more delay
and wheIt the new work is completed
the main object OF the subway, which
is to get people to and from East New
York and Manhattan, Will not have
been attained.
In tho judgment OF engineers, the b
Z. T. will exact an indemnifcation of
at least s10,000000 il the Board Of
Estimete-even # 8 can do it at all
succeeds in recastlng the plan to which
Mayor HYlan and the Board of ksti-
mate agreed two years ago.
The cumulative effect Of this and
other delays by the Board of Estimate
in failing to cooperate with the Tran
SIT Commission is g matter that is en-
gaging the attention Of transit experts
There was loss of $500, 900 by the
failure Of the Board Of Estimate two
n - q !
with the Degnon contracting firm when
the work was suspended, and when the
Dcgnon contract was completed by an
other contractor, Commissioner John n
Delaney urged settlement, but was
turned down by the Mayor
Then there has followed delay Of
two years on this same subway be-
cause the Mayor has changed his mind
about q contract and route which he
approved two years ago.
Loss on Key Contracts Also
The delay on the key contracts for
Gnishing this subway caused more
financial loss and aggravated the con-
g,s.ion.
Then came the action Of the Board
of Estimate on Friday, with Mayor
Thompson Of Chicago lending q hand,
when the Mayer and his associates
n the regular order OF events these
matters will be brought to the atter-
ton Of Governor Miller. who three
weeks ago warned that drastic action
mIpkt follow persistent obstruction Of
the Transit Commissions plans to re
HcVe congestion.
Corporation Counsel John ?. O'Brien
yesterday sent letter to Lindley NJ.
Garrison, receiver of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit system, asking permits
sion for the city ngneers to make an
examination into the efficiency Of the
oompany's power plants and the meth
ods Of making electricity.
My engineers already have made an
examination Of the power plants of the
InterborouGh Rapid Transit Company
and have found an annual wastage OF
between 100000 and 81 500 00' said
NJ. 0'Bricn. Il am DESTROYS Of pre-
sentinG the results of our examination
to tde Transit Commi sson at the hear
lnGs upon service conditions. and il
Won facilitate our examination YOU will
assist IN cXucditing that proceeding TO
n final conclusion