The sun., 1890-01-09
THE ELECrR1CAL BOARD MEETS AGAIN.
Its Report on the subways and wires Sub
nnltted, and the Mayor Ohieota 20 IL.

Hts Report on the subwnys and wires Sub
rnitted, and the Mayor objects 60 It
The first meeting since Oct. Is last OF tho
Board OF Electrical Control was held in the
Mayors office yesterday afternoon. Commits
sioner Moss was too Ill 10 appear. Mayor Grant
sat at the head OF tho big table. while occupy
ing seats about 1t and gathered in groups in
every part OF the room we're the heads OF nearly
all the city departments, the lawyers repre-
sentinR the interests OF the various electric
light companies and men Interested In the
actions OF tho Board.
The report OF the Board was submitted, It
is addressed to the Governor and the members
OF the Legislature. In reference to overhead
wires, the report says:
found that the condition tho oyerhea ad wires in
Ssfa f Of sGrsS Sad 9 pS AND % The
Unnecessary and dead" poles and wires make up
TS% a @sdS to % Gf. e.. Of @ p sn
Me as ne way In which the wires strung not
Win s J%dapss s0%E aHE he nsGfS9s stPset
the for other parposss ,'''' p0''O'0 use OF
Gns Ges T5S, are %T2ss ntS5my dsnss5o especially
struct the Fire Department tho poles are found dup
would DO ample fSs Tie Business both The wires
cross streets and enter buildings rreguary instead OF
Hnp, nnpSinH,sa H Gs5en ID .Ss ana sn.he me
nstSncS Of the utter rsoklessnes. and careless
except where they could VaIu or save something
them. "
Henry s. kenrney, the engineer OF the Board.
submitted his report. 1t told about the opera
tions OF the Board since October. Mr. Kearney
said that the condition Of the subways was
satisfactory in the main. The May drew tho
had mSae in october iss7 relative to si SUBJ b.
way in Eighth avenue. and his vague reference
TO certain map which was not produced. Mr..
hearney said he could produce the map. Com
missioner Gibbons spoke up sharply:
The manner In which tn ia Board does it's
Board itself"
'' called attention to it. retorted the Mayor,
because regarded that as n very loose and
careless way OF doing business. l want the
records so kept that "A glance vii he sufficient
begun. how far 1t extended. and when 1t was
finished IT. is impossible to do this in regard
to the Third and Eighth avenue subways. l
proper regulations, and want to 20 on record
as being opposed to that system"
This shot from the Mayor caused Mr.. Glib
b9ns to withdraw his resolution in favor Of
adopting the recommendations, of Engineer
kearney. But he replaced IL with another con-
tanning instructions for the engineer to confer
WITH the Puolic Works Commissioner as to the
work that is necessary.
When the question OF adopting the report OF
the Commlssioncrs came up the Mayor said
that he had heard enough to convince him
could not endorse But the Mayor was in the
minority and the report was adopted. reso-
luton recurring Expert Wheeler to report TO
directing the Public Works Commissioner TO
remove them was adopted.
Mayor Grant said that he did not agree with
the report because IL recited number OF
things which occurred before he came into
onlce. because some sections of it seemed to
renect upon his predecessor. Mayor Hewitt
dictinR,