New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-15
CALLING on THE Police FOR HELP.
STRONGLY OPPOSED TO WESTERN UNION.
THE SUBWAY COMMISSION DENIES REQUEST
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THE SUBWAY COMMISSION DENIES REQUEST
FROM THE TELrGRApH COMPANY.
II vas some time after their usual hour of
meeting yesterday when the Subway Commissioners
met In their public Office They consultation
with Mr.. Gibbons their counsel As acting secretary
Mr.. Gibbons read letter from Superintendent Hum
stone. OF the Western Union, asking permission to re-
open 200 feet OF trench west-s from Dey Pier
No. for the purpose OF extending the companys I'M
derg-ouDd system there. As the lettsr read Mr.
Flowers face assumed determined look 81 think it
would De good plan to say they can't have It, DON'T
you he said Mr.. Hess. The latter said
thing about considering the matter. but Mr. Flower
broke in
chemist that any pipe laid underground down
tow the west sides win three years
unless protected by what they call rotten asphalt II the
w on he road or so s%poay we
should have given then leave to 90 So They ignored ms
hinder them in srngng their wrrs make them occupy
and discSeyed it, az the counsel viii show W. ~'
Mr. Gibbrns then read the law the subject and ex
planned II thus:
The work Of constructing every line Of electrical conductors
IN this city nov subject to the rules and regsa
complied With The Union people never asked
So Plainly they have been guilty Of gross violation Of the
s law Sa not SfS SoS oup ar not
has Just much TO DO with the wires overhead as has with
dsf i and the creating there no doubt there
Will be still greater Violations
he Gs5isd and secretary submitted the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted:
Bnereas has knowledge that the Western
Union Telegraph Company has acted IN violation Of the pro
laws 1883 requiring al wires for electrical purposes to be
discretion OF the Board other arrangements are desirable for
Ee a. II Is the duty of the Board enforce
and 70 protest ss inst ber Violation 0 and r @ % s
RSsor,d following letters be signed by the priest
Telegraph Company and the police authorities OF the city
order directing TO remove the wires from along the
defiance of law" Tue letter to the Police Commission
read:
has the notice Of the Board o. roU Of
pany has within three days placed telegraph above the
surface of the city without the permisson OF the
Chapter OF 1884 You respectfully re-
rest those attempting such violation.
THIS the first formal demand for police assistance
that has been made but early MONDAY mornlne Mr
Steers who acting sGpernteDden To arreAt all per-
companies incnding ore OF the electric ,sht
panes he had found out have been putting up poles at
night Before leaving the Mr.. Flower said in reply
To some OF Of the Western Union officials
They clam that we This is
any fault sent Professor LeouI TO see Them al
regard TO the matter but lie told that the com
pany to have anything To 10 with us and that u
did much account anyway Then lat our en-
Nj Kearuey call and he snubbed much The same
tO them DIT better or worse
than other but the law has got - be enorce
There /. some doubt whether the Commission has the
interfere unit ths wires all along the elevated
connected. None Of them mas been used yet
but Superintendent Humstous they would soon be
tried Al Twenty-'hr-st they WILL BE- Connected with
the IN tue iron Pipes under Broadway.
Professor Ledou1. the expert o.! the ComnsslOn re-
ported about con iuts at the Dortett
Works. He explained tnlt reason why the work on
tbe subways had not proceeded more rapidly Was NE
exerc-cd the Inspection aud the accidents liable
to new machinery some difficulty, he sand. had been
experienced getting satisfactory sand. The rough
Ness OF the OF the conduits, about
which has been written. he explained,
due the unequal contraction IN cooling the
autside mOuds being cold chill the surface. lie
added tnsI lie had cut open and broken up over ffy
sec ions and convinced that this ronEhuess was
only deep. The particular SPECIFICATION for the
downtown we're submitted nv me eugineefs ana
approved These direct the construction company TO
begin within we-ks on Srth ave- At Iwenty-third-
st. ana construct along TIE avenue 10 Carulnc-
ST. similar To the being built.
SUBWAY Comma ssioner Moss. on Monday, called the
attention OF Police Captain Williams TO new telegraph
pole which ha been erected In West Thirtie h-st lie
sail the pole evidently had been put up In violation OF
aw In the eht time, aud he wished TO know II such
work couli not be prevented ny the police. Captain
Williams advised Mr. Moss To SEQ Acting supern tendent
Steers the DAY Mr. steers sent out an order
To the police person who set up new tee-
pole the city without special permission by tne
subway Commission.