New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-28
THE SrBWAYs MUST BE EXPEDITED.
MAYOR GRANT WARNS TIE CONSTRUCTION
COMPANIES AND COMPLAINS OF TIE
FIRE DEPARTMENT.


COMPANIES AND COMPLAINS OF TIE
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
49,, .Lo e,st time since the late Commissioner CID
, resgned his place in the Board OF Electrical oo
so, all the seats in that body were nleo yesVei""''
commissoner Walton Storm, Mt GlODehss eu''e''o',
taking his place along with commissioners i''9 GU"
MOSS Mayor Grant presided, as usual anu op."su
the session with expression OF MS dlsapP' - nv
Si,torv way in which the subways were being Dui'.
70 ON announcement did not appear In THIS resaiu
~ ,Ioror soid that he would make somepouS
esnonsibe for the present want OF energy III poso0u'e
tbe work Commissioner Storm signalzed his eh'Ianco
nnon duty by offering resolution, whlch was "uoP1'
providing for the publication OF inc DoaiU0 '"i"'
in future in " The City Record" ,,.
As usual there was large attendance Oh elo0Uio
,cbt expers engineers, stockholders and lawyers VIM
anifesed interest when Engineer Kearney began re'u
ing his report regarding the progress Waue W '.o
generations in taking down their poses ana "iio9 ~
the district bounded by Eighth ana fhS-hi' '7 "'
Third and Eighth aves The Mayor calieu a'en''o"
% the fact that the work Of getting rid OF these P
and wires under the resolution OF the Board passeu ~
Mech ana recurring that the district described should
he cleared by June 1, had been practically eonpheu
with the only exception being the poles ana wires Vi
the Fire Department The heads oil TINS oepar'ie
have subbornE resisted the carrying ont OF the boau
orders. giving Amsy excuses for noncompliance Inc
Engineer presented long list Of streets and avenues
which contain poles that cannot be taken down De'aSe
thew support Fire Department wires The mayor eA
messed great disappointment at the failure oil the Fire
Denartment to join with the Board In rldd1g the cry
~ s overhead nuisances and intnated tha inc pach
~ardness manifested BY 1t ought to have better eA
planation than any so far given ,o -, Tho ,ectric
Complaints having been made by some OF the ele C
companies of insufficient subway accommodation, Ooii
missioner Hess moved that both the Ola ana new III
stmcon companies begin work on all suDWays requiIvu
bnfore une is and complete them before DECEMBER o.
Fainre 10 comply with this order VIII entail lorlclte
NJ the bonds Representatives OF the suDWays s0usn
10 oppose the adoption Of the resolution Dut tn9 may
shut of their excuses characterlzng thei as
and Mr. Hess's motion passed unanimously. nj
Grant added a warning that he would md way 10
punish the construction companies tley ldideu
have the subways ready for their customers au 'ie
prescribed time. 49, .o. r,oro rire De
partment poles and wires still standing: ElgnIF
ave- Greenwicllave 10 Thirty -eighth-st ParG- ave-
sixth TO Third aves, both sides; university flace,
Clinton Place TO Fourteenth-st; Tenth-st Uhlyersty
place 10 Ffthave. Eleventhst, Third 10 fonrth
ayes Thjrteenth-st, Third to Fourth ayes sixteenth
81 Third TO Fourth ayes; Twentethst, Tmrd 10
Eoinrth aves Twenty first ST., Third-ave to Gram
ninfh.st Third 20 Park ayes. Forty-fr Tnrd
to park aves. Forty -hfth-st, Third TO Park ayes
Tortv seventh-st Third to Park aves.; Ffteth-st
Ioxt1oton 10 Fifth aves Ffty1rst-st, Park 70 Third
avei Fortiethst Park TO sixth aves.; Forty-trstst
Seven+h 10 Eigiiti ayes Thrtyseventh-st, seventh
ICES third seventh TO Eighth ayes; Thir
setbst seventh TO Eighth ayes; Twenteth-st, sixth
10 Fichth ayes. Eigheenth-st sixth to Eighth AYES
Sixteenth ST. sixth 70 Eighth aves; Twenty ninth ST.
Si%tb "a Seventh ayes. Tenthst, Sixth TO Greenwich
ayes.