The New York herald., 1922-05-30
HYLAN TUNNEL plan
IS B.& 0. 7ERMINAL,
GOVERNOR CHARGES
Says 1t Means Giving $780,
100000 Present From
City of n. Y. V
WARNS STATEN ISLAI b
Freight Tube Can't SolA y
It's Transit Problem,
He Advises.
PAYS RESPECT TO HEARS1
PAYS RESPECT TO HEARS1
Calls Him the Interests Back
Of Mayor in Helping De-
ceive Public.

Speaking on the Staten Island freight
tunnel project of the Hylan admin
istration Gov. Miller last night
told more than 1,500 persons at the
meeting of the Richmond County Re
publican organization at the Coliseum,
Port Richmond, that the people of
Staten Island were being "Hi77-
fammed,' in that the Hylan prpleqt.
which Is opposed to that OF the Port
Authority. will not give Staten lar
real rapid transit. He said II eiY
would furnish a freight termins "a.
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
cost OF $4,000 900 to the people |
city. He added that IL even | sl
cooperation were given to the 7
Commission by the Board of Es
immediate results Of a satist>
nature would ensue.
Gov. Miller recalled that Mayor
Hylan had recently made SORE ob-
servations in which he had "p, id hfa
compliments to the interests WHO
were selishly seeking to mali hin
the pathway of those selfish w
who were designedly seeking d u
vert the true interests of the people OF
| this city.
| Well said Gov. Miller, referr ns 20
W. r. Hearst. without mentionli Z hts
name. apparently the interests ss'ifa
! for Europe short time since, ans ~
YOU can breathe easier for a short ms
at least 1t Will soon cease to b. n
possible TO get away with the tfik ~
the interests at least until tn in
terests' return from Europe to give coui,.
sci and advice" These reference 20
Mr.. Hearst were met with laughter
People Deceived.
After an afternoon survey OF eE8
ground under which 1t is propos
construct the tunnel to relieve the IRA
| fic situation and freight congestio oe
tween New York and Staten Islam tne
Governor told the audience that h wat
10 speak on the zone thing upon r3
| the development Of this island an "a.
comfort and prosperity of your y pc
depend. and that is rapid transit
You notice | said rapid transit
continued the Governor, "and in this
we all agree. but I am going to say
I SUITE NHlIlES DtlOTe J. get mere
tonight with which you may not agree.
because | have not come here to de-
ceive you or TO say to you anything
which ] do not believe. The truth Is
that the people of Staten Island have
been and are to-day being grossly de-
/ ceived and II Is necessary TO remove
MISUNDERSTANDING In order TO lay ths
ground work for real accomplishment
and 1t is highly important that the pub
| lie be correctly informed instead OF be-
/ ing misinformed and i am going to
/ tell you some plain truths for your own
1 good TO know"
| Il said you were being deceived he
| continued. "and | imagine that there
| ~ hardly a person within the sound Of
/ my voice who does not believe that tho
so-called Narrows tunnel project fien
\ your city administration Is SUPP 10
| IS designed primarily TO furnish aten
Island rapid transit"
/ Here the Governor was inter 1rfad
by cries of yes" and mo" and le re-
marked that there seemed TO be fs9
enlightened ones present.
Playing Politics with Prob ut.
"The ma sjority seems 60 be OF the opsn-
! ion, and there certainly has be- an
attempt TO create that opinion. the That
project is designed TO furnish you rapid
transit" he went on. The truth is thet
that is not the case, and I shall Under
! take to demonstrate this by official d9cu-
ments supplied by the city admir- sira-
ton"
Here he made reference to th tDft
brought by the Citizens Union Z en-.
join the city from beginning the We 8 os
the proposed tunnel.
That suit was the kindest act
anybody could have performed
should be successful, even tempo ..s
e will during the period relieve 7t
responsibility and enable him &C cone
time TO play politics with this strnt
problem upon which the welfare t1ia
great community depends"
He then read letter from the ef
Engineer Of the City. Arthur 3. ] 1tila.
TO the chief engineers OF the or f-at
trunk line railroads last Octobt IN
which they were invited TO stud ths
plan OF the city.
Tie read the part or the letter 7ttA
follows:
ITO meet the local trafic need n
staten Island II is expected that nn
city will at once proceed With the
struction OF a tunnel to connect
the Fourth avenue subway In
Borough OF Brooklyn with posi-
Immediately adjoining the prop, ~
trunk line freight and passenger Z "
nell"
The Governor then commented
That Is 10 say. this project, the prN
ject which 1. Is said has been held ny
by this suit which | say was really
friendly suit for the Mayor. according
10 the Chief Engineer OF the city. was
project for proposed trunk line freight
and passenger tunnel. and It was ex-
pec.ed that alongside Of that thing the
city would construct tunnel 70 meet
the local traffic needs Of Staten Island:
in other words to provide Staten Island
with rapid transit.
mot that the project IN which the
I city was then engaged was to do that.
That was a project for trunk lines and