New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
ELECTRIC IN PLACE or" BoBTAIL" cABs.
A Lxrrrn TO MAYOR HEWITT WILL PROBABLY

LITTER TO MAYOR HEWITT WILL PROBABLY
DECIDE THE MArrER-rHE LEVY CASE
There 10 good reason for the belief that tho bob
taIls horsecars on Twentythirdst. Will be rep1eca
with cars run By electricity, although the omc'h
action Of the company, indeed any has been taken,
will not be known until to-day, when eommumea-
ton from the horsecar company TO Mayor Hewitt
will probably DO madc public. II will be remembered
that soon AFTER tho killing OF Mrs Levy, about four
weeks ago, the Board OF Aldermen decdch thst con-
ductors must b. placed on tho Twcntythird-st cars
The directors Of the road hold meeting on TUESDAY
and IN answer to . communication from the Mayor
sent to him . letter setting forth their Intentions
Mr. Derry, tho Mayors private secretary said TO
Tribune reporter yes rrday afternoon that tho letter
had boon forwarded TO Mayer Hewitt, and would DOUBT
less DO made public to-day. He did not fcei Al I'D
erty disclose its contents until authorized 10 90 so
by Mr.. Hewitt Walter T. Hatch, director OF the
road was seen at No. IA hassau-st he said that
while he thou rbt Il would DO an Of dlscourtcsy to
Mayor Hewitt to disclose the contents OF tho letter.
he had no hcsiIancy In stating that the company was
doing all It could to improve the road. Why ne
added. thcrc has not been single meeting oil tho
directors obtained control Of tho road year
ago last Juno when some measure for improvement
has not been Ndoptcd.'
"Mavc any extensive improvements been decided
upon latelyi'
"Yo; but a, soon as we decide upon them we Will
let them DO known"
Secretary Thomas Fl. Mclean was next seen al INC
compaiys ofnco IN Twenty thirdst lie said that ne
could not mako public the letter to Mayor HOW'LL
However, continued Mr.. Mclean, we have occh
carefully considering the OF electricity for some
time. We thought at one tlme Of using the storage
| battery, such as Is now In use in Fourthave by
this method the electricity is generated In coils when
are carried on the cars and communicated 10 motor
underneath. These cells must be changed ana TO
charged every three or four hours. 1t is SAID inc
change can 10 made in three four minutes, bur
doubt H. And besides, this machinery weighs some
thing Ike 400 pounds Tho system which we IN
cline to- and shc one which think will be adopted is
that OF the spragus Company. This system has
underground csnduits for the electricity, and think
is In every wry preferable to the othcr learned TO
day that the spraguo Company had Just secured the
contract for supplying the West End Railroad Com
pany, OF Boston. In few days we VIII DO aoio u
tell you about our plans"
Tho company Is now running 1fty cars, twcnty-ono
of which 20 10 the East Thirty fourthst ferry These
cars will net comfortably seat moro than fourteen
nassenrcrs and ar, thought 10 be small TO AFFORD
the expense Of conductor. They arc therefore 10
be abandoned and in all probability Will DO supereucu
| by larger cars by electricity.
| Tho return Of the writ Of prohibition obtained By
the Twonty-thrd Street Railroad TO prevent tho jury
in the inquest on tho killing Of Mrs. Sophia Levy by
. bobtail car from bringing in verdict against
Thomas Mclean flied yesterday in tho supreme
/ Court. Coroner Messemcr, IN an accompanying AM
! dsvtt declare, that the case had been submitted to
tho fury, and that II probable that Mclean would
be charged with the responsibility OF tho death OF
/ Mr., Levy: that his counsel took advantage OF Wit
nosscs 70 browbeat or intimdato them for tho pur
! pose Of delaying the inquest. Coroner MESSENGER
was seen by reporters yesterday afternoon al tho
Grand Central Depot, Just as he was taking train
for New Haven and mado the following stat cmsnt ::
al have obeyed the writ of prohibition In all par
tculars, the copy Of tho verdict OF tho jury "hcn
I
show 1t was my duty TO have proceeded further
with tho case, and would have done so han no.
been restrained by Judge PatterSons order. 90 not
! think that | shall now however. take any further
Steps in the There is anot her booa,i- caSo
against the Broadway and seventh Avenue Railway
! Company which shall investigate shortly, and the
matter will thcn again DO called to the auen''oh Oh
tho public