New-York tribune., 1886-08-09
WILL TIE WIRES BE BURIED!
WHAT TIE COMPANIES HAVE TO SAY.
A GENERAL Disposition TO oBHY THE "a" 1t
THEY FIND IT CONVENIENT

A GENERAL DlsPrsltIoN TO OBEY THE IA" IT
THEY FIND IT CONVENIENT
Tho Construction Company that has the c0htrasc.
for having c,nGuits fdr wires is Obliged Oy inc
terms OF It's agrc cmclt with the Sub aY Noiii t
sion 10 begin work by August u, three VEGAS ii1i
4 dnrs .ls tie c0nduits cong lxh-aNe the 'i,s'
70 be lad VII, be ready Tor ttc thc
wires ncXt cl3 m'naI, rn,Ient Companies
bavI,. lcs along that thorOughf.src VIII pe c;i''e"
MON TO obey he aw as promulgated oY tic CI., Inn
missioner. VIII they do sof VIII they aoai,ou,n
their DO es or is here to be long legal strupGic
before the underground system becomes gcherhadI ~
adopted here: These questions nave peer t wa"lS
For tie purpose OF O. ilne as';s;ted tie
answer TO theiu, n TpiBUNE reporter vi.l.eu ,mo
offices Of he most prominent tcegraph Tbrv ali
and electric iig.d companies last %ecK my & a" of
Seem 10 rcllize hat the matter has become one Oh
groat practical Importance to them ana ,neS ihc
cussed II ticey Y. Superintendent Huh''o"e' Va va
Y Ea-;-rn Union. sad: ,,,
several statements have appeared in print aSC~. ,s
wEat company Is going 10 do IN d I, il too soon
yet to cay what ne of action we re Will Wiz saoW Ne
We mink mat is good tn,ns 10 % f,ct We have air eady
J,ed - =, Ives on some of our lines, ana u9n
the 10 1s w' Greater than that
Of tue poics the maintenance or ',e m n rma =, ia im
nassie ness T., say that wiz agree to place place
our the cOndqts which TINS nap viii
Ee sry.c.,blel We certainly cannot afford TO oJeoparu
ze business or the ,nteress o @ cnc saw for
ta,1iy that condus which are to DO aid VIII teay
take the place ,ni: e, 'hs rs pS'' sn ai%por,aDi R
aIr.1lon with u.s. When the Commission has proven
cn"e for II, it viii be time enough ask us to adopt
IT, d. believe that 1t Is possible to bury the wires
srrst eSr, chans ia the Timber Of our ccc tell you
II is We shall have to close up ap1as .ni.
eIty. and these win Re reduced to about
.,,h, md.
it Will be OF all question to bury all te ~lrcs ne
trunk Tires may be put win hs sAss sonyst,nton
atty OF the law creating tho Commission nave noun
Ing TO say at present.
President Bales, of the Baltimore ana Ohlo Ooi'-
pany, said:
We are disposed to assist the Commission In carry
tie law aud soon as It Ia, The proper Se'n
suppose. The change does not greatly Affect US, now
ever as We only have main line In this city-thal
along Second-aye. and Forty sixtf-s'
President Chandler of the United Lines, thought
II was too late to talk about the consttutionailiy
OF the law on the subject. He said:
The principle Of the subways is sound and there IS
nothing 10 hinder 1t being put successful practice
Indeed. think that the question has been made more
eectrc light in with those OF the telegraph ana
telephone. We should certainly OBJECT TO ths Dut u,
csrrSs ont lis promises and gives undergrouni
system equal the now In use IN every respect
don't think we shall hesitate for moment 10 oOey 'ne
law or course, there must be no discrimination III
favor OF any body and the rents must be reasonable
Secretary Hartley, OF tnc Cnltcu Stat'o Lay ~ !.
Iioh,ing Company said that the question had not
vet come up officially before the companys dl
rcctors and he was for that reason unable 10 say
what II would do in the matter. he statement
that the electric light companies and the telephone
companies were gong to unite In opposing the law
could not be confirmed. The question was summed
up by a geatleman prominent III electrical matters
WHO said:
The whole thing depends upon the Commission Let a
good system OF condnits be constructed anu et '.e
prov that 1t is good and there Is not company tna
would dare oppose the law and public sentiment Dy re-
fusnz to take down its wires. The commission seems
10 be in earnest and don't see why should no
build lust good subways as are IN use IL ChcaSo anu
elsewhere
In regard to the reports that Maurice B. Flynn
had controlling interest IN the cOnsoIldateu 'Oh
etructl0n Company that is TO lay condults for the
wires. Mr. Flower, president Of the commission
said:
vent Mr. Flynn from buying stock In the company II h'
wants 10 do 80. 1t makes no difference Win us, now
ever, whether he controls the company or not lh'
wok has all got be done under The supervision OF h
engineers and chemists OF the Commission. ana au
perfectly convinced that will be done thoroughly.