New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-30

partment of Public Works itself without the acquies
cencc of which the work could not have been undertaken
in thc place. delayed In The second so as TO
constitute serious public nuisance. -,
way railroad t. show any Difference To pnoic
opinion than il is compelled to show OF course these
two CORPORATIONS will do what IS most convenient for
themselves without the slightest regard to the rights
Of the public unless and until they are comp leo 20
respect those rghts OF course il Is te rdS s abs@ 70
respect those rights Irtha department he'd done It's
duty Sufficient force would have been set 70 worn on
each road to insure the completion OF the change from
one system OF traction to another by the end Of the
sumner and before the beginning Ct the faii sesIo D.
action AGAINST one of the offending corporations but II
is not well that he was not aroused TO acuon d, uo
making in tbe motive power of two street railroads
should be made with minimum of pubic mconNeh
fence.
TESTIMONY OF A FOREMAN.
While Broadway was in its most dsgTaceful condition
dnrng the summer and before the campaign began all
the papers Of New York agreed in their estimate OF 'he
value of the excuses offered for the delay by the Ia
many contractor and his official Inspector INC i"n
many Commissioner of Public Works NO ehect was
produced however until the time came when the Tam
many laborers cond he employed in way that would
odd IN The chances of success for the Tammany cand
dates for publc Office Then there were no more de-
laws men were employed by hundreds ard the pubic
money began 10 flow. 1t is interesting In connection
with the virtuous protestaOns of the contractor ana
tho commissioner of Public Works and their present
hetween a "Word7 reporter and one OF the foFTmen
EMPLOYED by Contractor Crimmins on the Broadway
work: ,, ..,s 49,
al suppose you are hurryng this work." said tho
reporter. A.. <o.o,,or With n significant
look Yes l want to hurry it, but DON'T ge1 Any
thanks / have been pushing my men, ana I'm alrshu
I'll get laid of in consequence
q Oh a foreman that pushes his men leads a dogs
ufe II doesn't pay TO be in hurry over TINS ]op cl
tell you.7 -, ..,.,,c ohort work. anvhow?p
added the foreman, becoming excited. = HOW can r any
worl he got ont Of SUCH men as they give US IIeS
fssten lot of COMPOUNDED, no good nonprOuucers VII
ne and we have TO take them.' ,.u
Us S What do Won mean by non-producers? Fellows
that won't wOrk7n . Ao,o hod ,
And can't They're incompetent nave hau a
rang of half dozen men. and only two or .eiu VIZ
worth their salt. Tmt's about the proportion rI9H
thronrh Y0u inquire about the foremen ana Sc -
on dcr,t end some incompetency there too I'm no
nnoiitician and NAV lose my head at any ume' bu!
know what I'm about. ms broauw'S '"Oi0 i
could have been made in half the time"
such is the testimony derived from Democrauc
sources as 10 the quality, purpose and methods oil inc
new work on Broadway, about which there nave Deen
nch boastfll assertions. 1t is for the voters 10 uecIc
betrer they want extend the power OF the peopIc
Who are responsible for the outrage from the cry
where they are now cntrenched TO the state WINCH
they fain would capture.