New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
MIR. FLOWER RESIGNS.
TO LEAVE THE SUBWAY COMMISSION.

THE WORK so WELL UNDER WAY THAT NE CAN bk
DISPENSED wIrn-ACnoS on NEW CONTRACTS.
The meeting of the Subway Commissioners
yesterday largely attended IN anticipation o. ne"
contracts, but was given out After the pushss
Roswell p. Flower president OF the Board
astonshed the other commissioners by distributing
copies OF following resignation which he stated had
been forwarded to Governor Hll yesterday morning;
To ne Hon. DAVID b. Hill, Executive Chamber. AlbanH
DEAR SIR: Nearly six Won did tho honor TO
anpun member OF the Poar of Commissloners OF Eec
orgsnize by long ami death Of its president t.
hlH raSnet no III n,E,i,v WV @1cso, and ia
pow light by the cergoration operating Gee
patent rights un foreground electrical aecommo
his h the slightest practical value and threaten by by
never neen acted on ami iis work was mad more Of
accomplishment by the nsnn ons nj accnsatons wGn'
Misrepresentation OF disappointed spectators
day found their way into the press o. the city .,
TO be my duty nor 10 refuse to 10 the work which
hnd but that was bound as Coz cSS S apyuS aprG"s oT U
Of The laws OF the state to a'sR1 R hc % was the
oasca great nersona Inconvenience ana WIN % %
been sE tchcd ont and responsible organization
found ready 70 pege s, unae $ nesY To a1 40 f1 m
TINE The interests Of The city and OF IhS ee trea @
Of wire rIongn@ to the most Important the city
e successfully working within the sub
il has been substantially demonstrated that great cleo
IT cal dcuy nvove in the burial o. the wires Dnt tnat
different locke at mere Getting COVERINGS to
afford srcurW ron leincoms ,h KS
eecc and thus the conflicting and faigcons
Repeated decs Of competent courts
which The commission IS ORGANIZED ana nave one away with
TIE ID og smwav but ~ WHO rese1
10 until 1t ned that the end would be attained with
Finally the great electrical companies the sup
Ia ON anth olty they uphold hands AM have
every that they are preparing cables AMI that
Nll lkI Law "
tary taken down in sxtand thirl ayes two o. our most
crowded thorough The WORK o. the law Is horusny
naugurAto aud insure N all iaI remains TO be done Is to
extend ant compete what Is Already under way
am COW need you VIII nan no rin % 'ol ~ tn ~ tia%
myscl who connection with those who served upon tne
It's orsanizai an VITA the capable ami ener
geuc assistants draw about e able to carry
termination the un iertakiug deNOVei upon
shr Bo" a % ny ~ lave N o , some time been able to give e
eei9re resp c1ily iesn t,e & 3o'e 1 & MIN en- yn
No 80 BroadUdy Neo- Iork. Nov &. 1856
the secretary of the Board instructed to semi
formal 10 ice to Western Union 'ompnny that its
application to transfer 100 cables veh 1t now has
poes iu Third-ave 10 tn elevated riroad structure
was gran ed only condition tai the poles should 'e
taken do IN by January /. complaint was received
from the OF the premises at No 81 Vest Forty
sixtn-st. stating that Ba tno'e aud Onio ro'e "nd
Western Union pole wero sandus not twenty iee
apart at tnat loint 1t was suggested by Mr. Brown
representing eStern Unon that of ne poles
Was telephone pole. Ihe secretary was instructor to
inform Mr. Beckwith. OF the Metropolitan Ielephone
Company OF the complaint.
An aunicdtion was received from the Manhattan Dis
trc Conn any 10 stretch u OF the fact
tlat he cont any hei from the Department of
Publ c Works, the al plicatiOn laid on the table
NJ .LeIoux reported To ihe Comm ssioners that num-
ber OF samples of paper ibng for use III The conduts
had been submitted to hun for examination but tnat
none al proved satisfactory tnat OF the Averlll
Paper Tube Company. lie declined, however, to al
ton. .. c.--.
pany, said fIiendly relations seemed now TO exist
between them the arse telegraph and tel phone
conl ani-s He anti ipale further troub- in regard
To getting them sideways In future ibe sn
einerrs OF botn companies wouii oe consult III The
of the con lults in the consultations
winch had taken place b"twe The ensneers SINCE the
Boar last met II had heen "ecd'd su")eci 81 coarse to
tue Commissioners permslOu, 10 ullze the -nn Ter
ground system arr .y LAID under Rro dway. For this
pa, he "6 ''esa a. %, cone One
ion with the Broad sy-tem AT rw"nty- -tnir-st
Union Company comdut be lad along FIFTY sevent-st
frop At-ave I" me Eas YER For the same reason
hs dnylie contract to bnild con'iut from
Cortsndtst aoug Broadway 10 MsIlst. along Mail ST.
Tn.re are 20 lie th,rrv tue couiuts ak for tee RAJ
for the remainder or futurr
general usr He iuforluel tie Commissioners tha Mr..
Brswm prnmIs for ihe western Union to ren these
two condus II quilt In order to ac"onmo iate tue
Metropolitan Telephone Company. he applet for a
coutr ,c to build three pi.e conduit from Br"adwav
along srrins-St 10 the North Rvrr one pipe Tor the
TeleI Company, o he used unherte Brooks :, stem
the oturr tSo for ernrr use, not To De arranged ac
cordiug t. TIE Brooks system.
Tie onm drcled tn It these alterations were
the whOe ones declined TO close the ma;r
until a thorough investigation til. proposed con
and also OF thr seat underground system winch
IrOposed to utilize had b-, made Dv their own
al The engineers instructed TO repOrl
fully as possible Thursd v, and prepare plans and
min te spccltcat"ns II the enginrerS rep"ii was |
favorable the Commissioners Wished II understood that
te contracts would awarded. They were particular
to tate tnAt conidon prrce tent to al" or any thrNe
Iii-ndly arrangements would be the prompt taking |
Of poles tue routes covered by The condits
when completed.
COmnis Oner Jacob Hess sal { OF Mr.. Flowers resigns
tion: r> is chIulote surprise TO No doubt the
.soDs alleged by Mr.. Flower for nis resign on arc
the true o set | tD him 20 Out. uc
cool service Inc 30 an won our esteem
and resrect the work viii not b. hinierel ny his |
No dOubi Governor Hill will appoint
essor and in tie Ineant ne will continue 10 dis
pose OF business ~ come before us.