New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-27
Citp proprrtp Go Get.
PUSHING SUBWAY WORK.
LIVELY TALK ABOUT CONDUITS.
COMPANY FOR ITS sLowNEsS-CHARGES



or FAvoIITIsM DENIED
The questions relating to conduit building received
m airing yesterday at tho meeting Of tho BoaSd Of
Els.tr,eal Control. Commissioner Gibcns Offered
resolution authorizing tho rotary when tho Board
was not IN session 10 grant permits for the erection
of new poles in place OF dangerous On"s The MAYOR
said that Engineer Kcancy had told him that nrro
wero no poles now that would not last two years
In piare Of arranging for more poles. the Mayor pre-
ferrcd 10 advance measures for getting rid Of those
now standing Mr. GibLsns's proposition was put TO
sleep.
Mr.. Gibbons then submitted a resolution for build.
Ing electric light subwAys In broadway, from Four
feminist to Bowling Green, through the BowNcy, and
In Forty second and Fifty ninth sts fom First AZ
TO BROADWAY. His theory was that the cec'rc
lighting stations would ultimately II on tho river
Font ard, u,ercio-, First ave. would be tho place
for a subway instead of Third ave. recommended
by Engineer Kcarncy.
The Mayor opposed Mr. Gibbens's plan and favored
, Engineer Kearncys. lie said that conduit Was
most needed In Third ave, and the fact that there
was none there had given the Board a great deal OF
troubn During tho discussion hc asked Engineer
Resrney what progress vns bring made I'm construct
Ing subways already ordered. Tho engineer ~
ported that work had not even bccn ,"gun by III"
Con str,ic ton Company on subvays ord"rd year
ago lie referred especially 10 West Twrnty third
needed This brought out the Construction Com
pany's engineer Mr. Brchwith. who asserted that II
had already built this year twenty miles Of subWays.
As 10 Twenty third ST., they vrro Taiy tn bg'n
whenever the Westinghouse and United states com
psnIcs completed their stations at the foot OF West
Twenty fourth-st. The counsel for t"so companies,
Mr. Crayath, replied thar they had been compelled to
DOS tpone tho building OF the station because there was
no subway They could have It ready In thirty days
10 ,ha could bs through 10y tho same
time.
Tho Mayor inquired with marked asrenty whom the
Construction Company would be able to complete
ia present work Mr. Cohen, tho company's attorney
answered that II would depend on tho demand Tor
places In the subwsys.
You have nothing TO do with that rtorted Mr.
Grant. "Go ahead ard build tho snbways as tho
Board oricrs and We Will SEQ that there srS DEMANDS
enough for them"
Mr. Cohen proposed general convention OF tho
various companies to decide upon comprehensive
plan TO be adopted to stbwsys Mr. Cravath
ascfbed the inability OF the Unite 'atns Company 10
bury its wires, which II was eNc' on ngly anxious 10
do TO the slow motions OF the Constructing Company.
He charged that favortism had been shown III" Edison
Company which had been allowed TO built its own sub
ways whore and IN the manner IL pleased This
statement Comml ssioneIs Hess and Gibbons took OK
ccption to- but Mr. Crovath repeatrd II, and said that
his company would like similar privileges, AZ well as
10 DO allowed 10 build cement c0nduns Instead Oh
putting In iron pipes This lcd TO discussion re-
qarding tho merits Of cement cOnduits and iron pipes
in which tho lawyers engineers and commissioners
took part.
Mayor Grant broke up the expression Of opinions
by passing judgment upon the Construction Com
pany. IIo said that n had been Negligent in carry
ng Our, tbs Boards directions and insisted upon know
Ing when 10 could have the work already ordered dono
10 new subways were called for. IT required some
knNnH Pr
wm able TO tx the date. which no finally id at
December 1, The Mayor then amended Mr. Gibbens's
resolution 20 as to provide for q tr1nklne subway
In Third.avc and the Bowery from Harlem River 10
Chatham Square. In addition TO The subways In Forty.
second.st. between Broadway ard FiHtHe. Tho
material for these condults was not settled upon.
II is estimated that they will exceed 3eb miles IN
length II constructed Of iron pipe n 20 cents q
toeerbcr the cost OF these newly ordered EubwaSs
win roach approximately 81 100000