The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-10
HYLAN TORPEDOES
TRUCE ON TRANSIT
Estimate Board Refuses to
Talk on Tunnel Plans
With Commission.
STATEN ISLAND WATTS
But Court Order Is Obeyed
by Voting 81, 100000 for
McAneny and Aids.
RIVAL TUBES Projected
Both Mayor and. State Off
cials Going Ahead Trying
to Relieve Richmond.

The conference between the Board
of Estimate and the Transit Commits
sion in regard to the Staten Island
Brooklyn tunnel, which Borough Pres
arrange, was torpedoed yesterday by
Mayor Hylan and his lieutenants. No
trace was left. But the waters con-
tinued to bubble for some time as the
Mayor, Aldermanic President Hubert
and others sitting in the meeting of
the Board of Estimate continued their
attacks upon the Transit Commission.
Having eased their minds, the city
officers, obeying the mandate of the
Supreme Court, voted unanimously
the requested appropriation of 81 $780,
600 to carry on the work Of the Transit
Commission for the last six months of
this year. Even Mayor Hylan, who
no later than Monday announced that
he would rather go to Jail for con-
tempt than vote this money. was re-
corded in the affirmative.
II am voting this way" he explained
alphabetically. and with half laugh.
''in order to keep out of jail. You may
have noticed in the papers 1 am going
to have new job next week"
The reference was to the fact that
the Mayors infant grandson is to be
left in his charge while mother father
and grandmother take a trip to Europe.
McAneny Is Going Ahead.
George McAneny. chairman of the
Transit Compassion. had this comment
to make last night on the rejection of
the conference proposal:
There seems to be nothing remaining
for the Transit Commission to do in the
matter Of the proposed construction Of
rapid transit railroad to Staten Island
except to proceed with its plans without
the present assistance Of the Board of
Estimate
presented as the law requires for the
formal concurrence Of the Board of Es-
innate. The Mayor and his associates
will then have another and final OPP
portunity to show whether or not they
ldNOT TdpIu transit connection
OF Staten Island with the rest of the
city"
Chairman McAneny said The engineers
of the commission had reported the pro-
posals for the operation Of freight, trunk
line passenger and rapid transit pas
senger service through a single tube.
huilt necessarily on low levels. were not
at all feasible The commission, he said.
was of the opinion the people of Staten
TC1a nd hn1 Ill hxy hoe
who had suggested such plan.
Meeting Is Very Heated.
IT was hot when the meeting of the
Board of Estimate opened and ii seemed
the Mayor who had a handkerchief
tucked In his collar. was more than
commonly bitter in talking about the
Transit Commission. Borough President
Cahill of Richmond had scarcely opened
his mouth when Mayor Hylan turned
loose
'what would be gained by confer
ence with these pussy-footers and
schemers?' he cried. What have we
got to do with these side shows like the
Transit Commission and the Port Au-
thority?"
The Mayor declared the city would
take over the Fourth avenue subway
IN two years and hook it up with a city
built tunnel to Staten Island.
I'VE are not worrying about getting
permission from the Transit Commits
SION" he went on. I'VE are not going
in two years end hook it up with city
of reformers."
The Mayor continued to attack the
interests" the Subsidized press and
the Citizens Union and company"
A few small appropriations previously
approved we're made for Transit Com
mission contracts.
The board put through the $1,000, 900
appropriation to complete the south wing
of the Metropolitan Museum Of Art for
the Altman collection.