New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-16
TAKING NEW AND OLD WIRES
CONSIDERATION OF ELECTRIC.LIGHT PEG
PIE.
THE WORK OF COMMISSIONER GILRoY's MEN
GOES on RAPIDLY ALL SUNDAY.

GOES on RAPIDLY ALL SUNDAY.
The main thoroughfares OF the city were again III
darkness last night the elsctriclght companies CON
tinung their silent tribute to the prowess Of Com"is
siOner Gilroy's With the solitary exception VI
the Edison Company, 1t said, all of the compano
remained practically shutdown only few cncu'S
that ran through the subways being in operatoh'
None Of the companies knew just how badly 'he'
hurt, except that IL worse than ON saiuu"'
because the were busy again all day yesleus
They were all afraid to turn the circuits without
complete inspection of their wires. however, ana nes
were also willing indulge the good citizens OF New"
York in a further experience Of uncomfortable gooH
And the darkness was Of course. much worse tuai
on Saturday night, because most Of the shop-wihuo"
no longer illuminated. The snow too. when na
reflected whatever light was strayng about on cav
urday, had been melted aud frozen. uampea anu
ground into notified coat of dlrtygay and afoiueu
little relief to the general gloom. As TO prospects I
the future, they are uncertain than ever Iho
only point in which the companies seem TO De tno
oughly agreed is a general and deep dissatsfacuon
II they have united upon any further schemes ior oo
tanning legal relief, they have not yet announced o
fact, although it is likely that action OF some hi'
will be taken in court to-day. Meantime. ana uH'r
all hope of obtaining stay IS given up the prospect
| for general darkness is excellent The market ioi
candles lanterns and sand-bags Will have chance W
boom. and llnemen will be able work without fear
of illustrating the certainty OF electrical execution
The work OF removing poles and wires "eh' o''
| merriy between O'Clock and yesterday, ana ia '
absence Of worltday traffic considerable progress was
made. -Four gangs of men from the Bureau oi i-
cumbrances were again at work. each gang executing
the orders OF of the inspectors for the Boafu VI
| Electrical Control. AS Saturday, these oiuoIs
embraced the removal of all apparatus that stood IN
defiance of any of the Boards rules. the greater part
Of the wire cartcd away being OF new and expensive
! kind. Much Of the wire said TO be worth thrS
| cents a pound, or about 10 cents foot and II was
estimated that about $1,000 feet were taken away
altogether during the day, although some Vi '''
was old and cheap wire
There were hundreds Of people watching the WORK
men all day while every one of the companies had men
following each squad, and taking notes OF ther po'
ceedngs. In some instances. the officers of the com
! panes made demands for permission TO remove theT
property and they all lodged formal protests also al
the Office Of the Board at No. 126G Broadway Ihese
protests were without avail however, and on Broad
way fOih lamps were removed by the clty mcn'
although on Saturday they did not stop to bother
| with lamps. This step taken in order TO make
a test case the lamps In question being connected
| with forbidden wires.
Each Of the four gangs began work where they had
left oil on Saturday and followed their respective routes
as originally laid out The Broadway gang WORKED
up from WOrthst TO Walker ST., on the east sac "
the street, removing twelve Brush poles, WIN loVOU
feet OF Brush WIRE $500 of Manhattan, and loOo Iee
of the United states Illuminating Company WlIc
This gang encountered another unsafe pole planted ~
iron socket, which fell of its own weight Weh m lnp
wires were cut away from the adjoining poles. Inn
line was confscaied because there was another lnt
of electric Light poles Oh the same SECTION While u
BleeckcI-st there were telegraph wires on the sam'
side of the street. On Blecckcr-s l0,OOO feel of h
Brush COmpanys wires were cOnhscated ana slAteci
pOles as well The same gang which started SATURDAY
from the Brush station in Elhabeh-st also lcm0Ve'
] 200 feet Of East River COmpany's wines from tele
graph poles IN south Fifth-aye.. and lew huhdie
feef off telegraph wire at Greene *.
The two uptown gangs confined their efforts Z
Third ave one ON the west side OF the way, bctwee
| Twenty-thirl and Twenty-siXth SITS, and the othe
Oh the East side, between Thirty ysecond-st and Thirty
ninth-st. The former removed ono pole and IL 0O
feet Of wire, belonging to different companies, VIM
the latter gathered in thirteen poles and 1900
feet Of United States WIRE
Tho four gangs Will resume work at this morn
ing and Will keep until 4, unless another injunction
should be obtained. IL IS expected that each of IN
gangs Will be largely increased to-day, but the grea
Experienced Iinemcn. il is said will do this wOr
for the city, unless they are In severe pccunldr
straits they feel that the removal OF the wires vii
abolish their occupation II i, also hintcd that the
fear It will injurc their chances Of regular employ
mcnt by the companies. One gang yesterday di
have two lnemcn, but only pair Of climbers o
spurs but it is said that the lack Will be remedle