Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-14
WONDER CITY PLAN
URGED BY WALKER
New York Mayor Pleads With.
vigor for Bills Before
Legislature.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALBANY, March 14-Mayor Walker
came back to the halls of the Legis-
lature here yesterday, where he for
merly was at home for 16 years, to
plead for the enactment of several I'M
portant New York City bills, which were
aptly described as furnishing the
groundwork for the building OF the
future wonder City Of the World"
The measures called Tor transit uni
fication, a permanent commission 1or
the planning of the city of the future,
an authority for the construction of
future bridges and tunnels and board
of sanitary control to take over the
health problem of the metropolis.
Officials Back Mayor.
The mayor, supported by all the trans
it authorities of the State and city.
and other city officials. appeared at the
hearing on the bills before the joint
committee of the public service COM
mittee of the Senate and the city affairs
committee of the Assembly. The hear
ing lasted five hours.
Mayor Walker spoke on all four
measures under consideration, showing
the old time fire that used to flash on
the floor Of the Senate chamber, in
replying to the argument of James l..
QuackenbuSh, counsel for the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit Co., who vigor-
ously condemned the transit policies
of the Walker administration.
Mr. Quackenbush was playing lone
hand against the transit forces OF the
city and the B. M T. in opposing the
Untermyer unification plan, and he
was outspoken. vindictive and threat
ening at times
Mr.. Ouackenbush declared, frankly,
that he would not sit down In the
same room with Samuel Untermyer
and declared for open covenants
openly arrived at. He argued for the
7-cent fare.
Mayor Shows Anger.
Mayor Walker was noticeably in
cenSed when he arose to speak on the
transit unification bill ana to reply to
Mr. Quackenbush. He referred to the
Interborough counsel's remarks as
filled with tears and threats" He
told him that his company was trying
to welsh" on its contract.
The mayor condemned Mr.. Quacken-
bush and his company for refusing to
take part in the negotiations with the
city. He accused counsel and company
of doing the baby act"
ut has been said too frequently that
you know the way around legislation
better than most people," continued the
mayor, directing his remarks to Mr..
Quackenbush. You have no complaint
about this contract as long as it works
out to your personal satisfaction, but
when you can't do as you want with it,
it Is not a contract"
City Planning Bill Up First.
The first measure under consideration
was the bill to establish permanent
city planning commission. Mayor Wal
ker spoke for it and declared it was
bill of broad vision, looking into the
future development Of the city that it
might be made as pleaSanter and
more beautiful place to live in so years
from now.
Mayor Walker headed the proponents
of the bill providing for q board of
sanitary control for New York City
drawn and sponsored by Controller
Berry. The mayor declared there never
had been such a comprehensive bill,
such a meritorious measure, for the
benefit of the health and happiness Of
the people of the city.