The New York herald., 1922-05-06
|HYLAN BOARD DEFIES
MILLER AS COWBELLS
RINGAND HORNS TOOT
Unanimous Vote Rejects
Last Link i'm 18th st. Tube
in Noisy Session.
KISSES FOR GOVERNOR
Subway or Nothing! Chorus
Oh PartlclpantS Ill BedlaHl
Like Election Night.
CLERGY OPPOSED TO II
Transit Commissioners Say
They Cannot Change the
Plans as Demanded.
CLERGY OPPOSED TO II

Mayor Hylan and the Board of Esti-
mate derisively fouted Gov. Miller and
the Transit Commission yesterday by
unanimously rejecting and sending
back to the commission the s1.149,196
contract calling for the completion of
an essential link in the Fourteenth
street Eastern District subway with
an elevated extension.
The action was accomplished amid
din of tin horns, election night rat
ties and whistles and chorus of cat
calls, boos and Kisses for the Governor
and the Transit Commission. The dis
orderly accompaniment was supplied
. by nearly thousand Brooklyn resi-
! dents who had made a pilgrimage
| from Mayor Hylan's bailiwick in sight
seeing buses from which fiaunted ban
ners inscribed: EAST New York Wants
No L." In the Board of Estimate
chamber of the City Hall they con-
tinued the noisy demonstration with
cowbells. election horns and rattlers
which had announced their progress
from the BushwiclS section across the
river.
With the rejection of this contract
another deadlock occurs between the
Transit Commission, backed by the
Governor. and the powers of the city
administration as personfied in Mayor
lIylan and the Board OF Estimate. The
contract in question was that with the
Joslin Construction Company for Sec
tion GA 1t covers construction of the
link between Mescrole and White
streets, Brooklyn. This is a subway
link, but the eastern part of 1t begins
the grade upward which is to connect
| with the elevated structure on which
| the line is to be carried to East New
York. mainly over the right of way
of spur of the Long Island Railroad.
OGer Made to Pay Damages.
Borough President Riegelmann OF
Brooklyn, after the board and the
dense crowds of Brooklynites had
listened to addresses by Mayor Thomp-
son of Chicago and his corporation
counsel moved the adoption OF the re-
jecting resolution. Its unanimous ap-
proval was announced amid the cheers
Of the crowd. The resolution stated
also that the Boara OF Estimate was
willing to meet any damages that the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company might
incur incident to the change in the
terms of the contract 1t had signed
with the city in 1918 for elevated con-
struction over this section, and TO
make further appropriations necessary
for subway construction In lieu OF
elevated.
Let us show Mayor Thompson our
interest in the people," said Mr.. Riegel-
mann. "by sending this contract back
Immediately to the Transit Commission.
six months ago this board voted that
TO more elevated structures should be
built in this city and that 1t would
refuse to vote any more money for
such structures Once before we sent
this contract back to the commission.
telling them we wanted subway and
not an elevated line.'
Mayor Hylan put the motion and
asked for n roll call. Then the quiet
of the chamber was rent by the racket
that greeted the passage OF the resolu-
tion.
When the Josln contract was called
on the calendar Mayor Hylan smiled
Upon Mayor Thompson and said: THE
Mayor of Chicago would like to hear
the arguments from the people of my
district" This ELECTED the first out
break of the tinkling cowbells and the
whirling ratchet rattles.
Mayor Hylan's smile expanded as he
remarked: THAT sound puts me in mind
Of last election night" This sally un-
leashcd another barrage of noise. pune
tuated by the cry: Yes, and you'll be
our next Governor!"
HyIan Contradicts McAncny.
trict route" Mayor Hylan went on,
(which goes through my section of the
city. was passed by this board when
McAneny was n member OF il. The ele-
waited section OF IL was fought then and
we are fighting II now. The people OF
tha. section do not wans an elevated
structure, they want a subway. Nc
Ancny says the city hasn't got the
money 10 build the extension as a sub
way. but we are prepared TO vote the
money IL the subway can be changed
Appealing TO former Alderman Charles
II. Haubert. leader OF the Bushwick
delegation, the Mayor asked:
SOW. do you want us TO approve this
contract or to send II back to Nc
Aneny?"
lack TO McAneny!' was the answer
ing chorus OF thu JroolSlynites
~ Haupcrt introduced Father James
McMann. pastor OF the Church of Our
1.-dy Of Lourdes, who declared an ele-
waited line would seriously injure the
neighborhood. His church had built
parochial school at cost OF 100000
which would be ruined for school pur-
poses by the noise of an elevated rail-
road. The priest aroused another out
burs. when he said: Brooklyn has been
called the city OF churches and Gene
tcrlcs. but | want TO tell you that not
all the people in Brooklyn are dead
ones"
Now. my dear men OF the Transit