The evening world., 1889-10-14

obtaining a mandamuS. The courts must de-
eide the matter.
BLAMING THE SUBWAY BUILDERS.
Wheeler H.. Psckham wanted to address the
Board, but was shut off while Mayor Grants
resolution was submitted to the Board. 1t was
BScsoIgs%k That II view Of the frequency G'i;vs sIadds39
s sh1SIhiSPs , manner ,I Il w %shsS6I, they pt 5sye tS SSeu; 'cssS
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ssoners cqnstitqtins tie Board and the 6onsolidateSl
!. iSsSs 4 nov. isoSsFstiys ana GlnSSlRcaissPSts .{or The
n poses q chapter Z? = Of Y the H1i Laws RSG 81 1857 anu Jul
Mr.. Lauterbach explained that his compnny's
contract would be completed on time-Dec. l.
company WAS deyotinR it's s~ttention to subweys
in busier nsighborhoodS than that of Third
PLAIN TALK IN MEETING.
''Then all you say" said Commissioner Glib
bens, rs that you deny that the contract has
been at any, time imperative. That you have
Yes sir. and that we are performing faith
fully to the city and the Board"
not done anything it had been told to do.
THE MAYOR DETERMINED.
built P STieRiS f If yet came fhe'f th "nSSTSsdd G the v sRS
hard, with his dstormined' fist. ~ propose to
get these wires buried II l can. i this Board
SS% iii,y. " with Il. me soi thsS ON must sio SS9r 'R Ne r% SRs: go
faster, and that is why I offer this resolution"
A HOT DISCUSSION.
Commissioner Gibbens and Mayor Grant on
declared that had the Legislature expected al
the subways TO BIO built at once they would
hsSs SsfR f Ike b %sFS & 5Pf his6. thaa t eSaS,I rSr' in
y" The recent death seems to have changed the
situation, But it hasn't. Things, are Just the
Then why. did we pass Saturdays resolu-
MIR. Gibbons said that a resolution, was adj
dressed only to companies having wires that
That's. it, ~e1actly! None Of them haye i'm
properly insulated wires!' exclaimed Mayor
WIRES MUST BE BURIED.
THAT'S why / offer this resolution. I be-
lieve the only remedy is to bury the wires, and l
propose to have them buried, The only way to
way to do that is to let other coInpapies Join in
the work. This company said mouths ago that
~ conia hot 40 more thAn the 1hiro avenue SUD-
Paul, 3. Oravath, counsel for the Safety,
United States and Brush companies, addressed
the Board in behalf Of these companies. which
are DESTROYS OF constructing their own ubways.
JOE CHoATE SPEAKS.
Joseph Choate.. addressing the Board, said
t61s the The iS% work SS5teS% nd Sean the so 9nSiS aD o. tb az the he
NAS @AS NSsN aSfN SNSh HSAhA va AA W
four years and was not done yet.
II the Board wants to have this work done as
the people demanded that IL should be they
must admit more than one-more than two CON-
panies to do the work.
oIBBENs AGAINST THE MAYOR.
Mr.. Gibbons said he would vots against this
resolution because he believed the Construction
Company had performed its duty according to
law, and because he did not believe that the
other companies will do any better.
He offered rs n substitute q resolution calling
for an immediate report from the engineer OF a
Mayor Grant insisted that there should be q
vote on his own resolution, and Messrn. Hess
and Gibbons wanted 10 divide the MAJ Or's reso-
luton 20 that they could approve OF the hrst
clause and vote against the last clause.
MAYOR GRANTS MOTION LOST.
Mr.. HesS amended the Mayors resolution 70
that the first half remained. and was followed
by an order to the engineer to make his report
This was lost. only Mr.. Hess voting for it.
Mr.. Glbbens's substitute was lost, Mayor Grant
and MIR. Hess, voting against IL, aud then the
original resolution was lost, Mayor Grant
Mr.. Gibbens was for ordering more subways
Immediately, but the Mayor wanted till to-
morrow 10 examine the engineers report, and
the Board adjourned till Tomorrow at IL A. N.
MORE CUTTING or WIRES.
Immediately after the close of the meeting In
dered out again TO ut wires along Greenwich
and Hudson streets.
MRS. FEEKs DOWNTOWN.
After Mrs. Feeks, the widow Of the dead line
man, was seen by The EVENING WORLD reporter