The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-11

Lawyer Kelly Says the subway Board
Persecutes the Thomso on Houston Company.

Lawyer Kelly Says the Subway Board
Persecutes the Thomson Houston Company
Electrical Expert Schuyler g. Wheeler and
Inspectors Brown and Burke OF the Board Of
Electrical Control were summoned by Mayor
Grant Yesterday to explain an accusation
made by William II. Kelly. counsel for the
Thomson Houston Electric Light Company.
that they had Disseminated against his COM
rany In their report OF violations OF the rules
In maintaining poles and wires in different
parts OF the city. These officers OF the Board
OF Electrical Control were confronted before
the Mayor by Lawyer Kelly and Superint end
ont L. L. Dexter OF tho Thomson Houston
Company Mr.. Kelly said to Mr.. Wheeler:
why DO you discriminate against our COM
pany! Why do you follow us up 30 persistent
ly9 You are constantly filing complaints OF
Violation OF rules against us. simply to annoy
US. The Same complaints are made month
after MONTH and are dismissed regularly. You
are making us q lot Of trouble about our wires
at Fourteenth street and Union square. You
have made complaint twenty times. and as
many times 1t has been dismissed. Every
wire we have up there is up in full accordance
acting like a lot oilunatics." '''' '''
Simply crazy the way they are prosecuting US.
Emo ont tn nt Whole Srowd ought to lie abolished.
to broadway. Those wires belong to tho
Western Union and the Postal Telegraph com.
pahles. There arc twenty moro there in War
ren ha street Why don't you pull then, DOWN."
treat the subject little more mildly. Then
Superintendent Dexter said that the Thomson
houston company has not q lamp erected in
HE Mc ely without tho approval Of the Board Of
ELECTRICAL Expert Wheeler. addressing him.
sell TO Mr.. Kelly. began:
a. Have you permits" |
None, OF your damn business" was tho law |
yer,s reply.
This was too much for tho Mayor. who told |
th, fuarrelsome gentlemen to take a list OF |
ano a,IeEed violations. go away by tn en- elves,
ah no, TX the matter as best they could.
en- ms adSice was followed and the scene OF |
ner OF the office. 1t was finally agreed that |
there wero thirteen cases as 10 which thers
might be some doubt. When this conclusion
nds heon reach"h Mayor Grant notified Com
tnose wires from the orders for rem oval given
70 e, Superintendent Cummings of tho Bureau OF
~ tncu m brancos. This exemption will remain
t an 10 rotce until Tuesday when another confer
e e.Ie NH be neld in tho Mayors Office. and
ieSed violations will be made.
IaNlng completed this arrangement, LAWYER
he,iy renewed bis attack on Expert Wheeler
;, y Inspector brown. declaring his company
Brown ho suG;leet Oh persecution. To Inspector
III will huve your scalp It is nothing but
roGSery to condemn our poles and wires"
II a aiEirert ~. Mnecler. who had borne all Of Mr..
Ghe,iy Attacks without an angry retort. finally
declared that he would have every wire and
pole OF the company up in violation of tho law |
removed before Jan. ]. "
ne work Of removal Yesterday was confined
I United States. brush. and Mount Morris com.
Ganies in College place. Reade, Chambers. and
Washington streets. ''s' anu