The New York herald., 1922-08-29
M'ANENY RIDICULES HYLAN
PLAN AS BAIT FOR VOTERS

paign. His choice of time is. of course,
circumstance that the Transit Commits
sion cannot alter. The commission Is,
however quite prepared to enter into
any discussion that the proper enlighten-
ment of the public demands. whether
now or at any other moment. and 1t viii
respond accordingly"
HuIbert's Reply.
Acting Mayor Murray Hubert yester-
day left for Albany, there to join Mayor
Hylan. Before leaving for his train Mr..
Hubert said. after reading Chairman
McAneny's comment:
II am astounded that within the short
space OF a few hours the chairman or
the Transit Commission could so thor
oughly absorb the gigantic plan ad-
vanced by Mayor Hylan for new subway
construction that he felt capable of In
dulging in criticism of the plan, u
strikes me that the chairman OF the
Transit Commission should have made a
more thorough study of the comprehen-
sive and far reaching plan of the Mayor
before he attempted to discuss the merits
or demerits OF it,
From the criticism advanced by Mr..
McAneny 1t would seem that no propo-
sition for new subway construction,
however meritorious it might be, COM
ing from the present administration
would receive serious or favorable con-
sideration at the hands OF the State
Transit Commission.
1.-THE attitude OF the State Transit
Commission. as expressed by It's chair
man, Mr.. McAneny. only further con-
vinces me that the one remedy that can
possibly bring relief to the suffering
daily travellers in our city is the abolition
of the present Transit Commission and
the substitution in its place of the local
authorities--the Board of Estimate and
Apportionment.
There is not single specific criti-
cism that Mr.. McAneny makes of the
plan. He makes general objections. all
based on his chagrin over the fact that
the plan is so comprehensive, so precise
and 50 carefully worked out that he
can find no flaws in II and that 1t must
be adopted for the benefit of the entire
city.
1.-The cry of Mr.. McAneny that the city
cannot finance the Mayors proposed
subway plan is merely an echo of his
cry in 1913 when he turned over the
city to the mercy of the tracth in
terests.
IF the city can finance project OF
$500, 900 900 looking toward the acquisi-
tion of the privately owned, worn out
SlTIdGe lines dtlAl tIdilSll ldciiiticS VI coi
city. surely 1t can finance project OF
$500. 900 for new subway construc-
ton"
Edwards Fears Taxes.
Charles j. Edwards. president of the
Real Estate Board of New York. said:
THE Mayors plan Is indeed an am
bilious one and would undoubtedly fill
all the requirements of the public for
many years to come. But aside from
the controversy which unquestionably
will take place over the proposed recap
turing OF existing lines, the burden of
municipal operation. so much more ex-
pensive than private operation. would
be saddled on the real estate owners In
Increased taxes or assessments in ex-
cess of the worth of their property"
Albert Goldman, president of the
Bronx Board OF Trade. said the Mayors
proposals looked to him like step in
the right direction, but he felt that the
scheme was too big for anybody to say
offhand whether 1t meets all transit re-
quirements.
officers of the Fifth Avenue Assocla-
ton and of other trade and community
organizations refused to commit them
selves without having had opportunity
for a more comprehensive study OF the
plan.
Officers and legal representatives OF
the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany and OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company were equally reticent They
merely smiled when asked their opinion
of the Mayors project and said they
had no comment to offer.