New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-26
THE MAYOR's STRINGENT MEASURES.
AN ELECTRIC COMPANY GETS INTO TROUBLE
BY SHIFTING IT'S WIRES.

AN ELECTRIC COMPANY GETS INTO TROUBLE
BY SHIFTING ITS WIRES.
Mayor Grant made another dead set yesterday 10
,car the street, of telegraph and electric wires ana
noles and as usual met the united opposition OF 'he
companies and corporations interested In keeping ue
cyesores in the public view. lie WIS suPp'' ".
throughout By Commissioners Hess and MOSS WHO VIZ
IN enforce the order Of December 10, which directs Co
removal Of all unnecessary poles and Wits "i'i'i'
ninety days. and the orders were Issued 10 cu' uo
telephone telegraph and electric wire supports Inc
inclcmency OF the weather was the plea OF the rep
rc,cnatves Of the dcrect companies. but the ohi'eo
states Illuminating Company, through Manager bFo""'
agreed to remove its poles in Westinghouse frh 'o"
and the Bowery below Canalst at once 0Niel hiiei
nccr Kearney presented revised list OF sueetS ia
,hcb thc Does should be removed forthwith broadway
being temporarily exempted. The Mayor however
discovered that the wires OF the East RIVER company
had been shifted to poles of the Metropolitan iee'.
Company in Thrteenthst In violation OF the rules oi
the Board prohibiting high ana low tehSioh "i' !" ~
strung together.
as there any explanation for this outrage oc'
mandcd the Mayor 1t is shame as well as iraul.
am here to protect the lives OF the ctZehs anu ho'
to look after Il telephone companys customers.
nove that the company be ordered TO remove all 'S
poeS In Thirteenth-st. between First ana oAoh "'.
within twenty -four hours" The motion was passeu
immediately and Mr. Grant called secretary oPooi o ,
sent an order to Commissioner Giroy TO plOceeu WIN
Che cutting down of the poles this afternoon
Representatives of the different companies WI.
plainly "rattled' by the boards prompt acton a'u
sought various means OF escaping it. ENJudSc hehy'
for the East River Company, charged Engineer hearcJ
with unduly favorng the Edison Company III tlio eN
ncnse Of its competitors. lie wanted to Know WHY Mr'
Kc,ruev never referred TO the Western Union company
or other biz concerns but picked out the electrcei'
ing comp,nes for his game. lie charged the engineer
with beug no friend 70 the hiGhtenslon cOmpah'es'
After several sharp encounters Mr. Kcarney charged
that onehaIf OF the East River Company circuits "c'o
constructed in violation OF law
THAT shows that you have neglected your dhle''
observed the Mayor, you would have reported 'hee
violations"
4 long wranglc followed. in which or. kearney' fN-
nor, wheeler Mr. Brown, Of the United states Com
NM. OK Judge Kelly and the Mayor were mixed up.
If is perfectly well understood eScialrhed MI
Ko,l lootinc dagger, at Engineer Keamey, that you
nr,tcct the telegraph and telephone companies; A.,
MIR Kcqrney earnestly protested AT uil9' pI tIio
yavor sod Bring proofs to me That such cOhulI.Oi
If affairs exists and | will take speedy acton ioI
are the most adlOt set OF men In gamma time that
have met , ,,..o.ot,or rro,onbone
C,lruluv begged that the order cutting down tne poles
IN Tnrtecnth-st. might be rsclndeu anu M az
asserted II would affect number Oh fIIc anu ioi.'
nnartmcnt vir,.s The Mayur, however. was I'M
poryiOs TO the pathetic appeals addressed I'd hI lin
toari adjourned to Monday al p. nj oo,,,,o
Manager Cutler said that the order WoH!d cVihPT
him 70 remove all electric wires from inc pocS VI '
company.