New-York tribune., 1895-12-29
CALLAHAN'S EXPERT REPORT.
CONTINUATION OF TIE HEARING BEFORE THE
FIRE BOARD.

CONTINUATION OF TIE HEARING BEFORE THE
FIRE BOARD.
The Fire Board met yesterday to continue the
hearing Of the complaints growing out OF Mr. GAIA
hans expert report relating to the telegraph ou-
reau. OF which j. Elliott Smith IS superintendent.
Mr. Callahan handed In hs last report. In when ne
summed I'D his findings of the previous reports.
erir;endent Smith also put in his answer MI
O,cott appeared for Smith. Among the others pras-
ent were Captain Cross Of the Gamewell Company
ex-Commissoner Robbins Frederick Pearce ana u
/. Wvlie general manager Of the Standard Ihaef-
ground Gable Company.
Superintendent Smith disputed Mr. Caliahans as
eertion that the cable In contract awarded to the
Standard Company could have been obtained at
saving of slicoc Mr.. Callahan said far price LOT
the cable sliooo. Superintendent smith quo,eu
the price asked by the Day Kerlte Company wnlch
put the cost at $2l A5o. instead OF slloN the Day
Kerite Company was the only one the prices OIL
which were quoted at the time TO the claim made
by Mr.. Callahan that the Roebling Company fur-
nished twenty three wire cables a; y cents foot
while the Standard Gable Company charged l6ls
cents for six wire cables. Superintendent Smith
quoted the prices OF the Okone Safety. the West
ern Electric and Day Kerte Company. the lowest
Of which three-quarters OF a cent lower than
that OF the Standard Company.
Mr. Callahan in his report Of December u says in
part:
1855 to 1894. both Inclusive is 46s,o2 feet Of cable
laid connected, lbfb feet or NCct With pipe,
laid and connected: Az lampposts 100 building con-
nections and the accompanying supply OF splclnS
posts terminals and flush boxes. service boxes etc
rhe average number of conductors per cable is
very small fraction less than nine and can be called
nine / am prepared to show that the following
prices are fair and reasonable Twenty cents per foot
for nine wire cable laid and connected; 60 cents
per for duce built and pipe connected therein;
S35 each for iampposts. paced o,
Applying these prices. we have 463,ON feet or cable
laid and connected 20 cents. s926 l666l feet OF
duct and pipe laid and connected at 60 cents. $780,
tS6 AZ lampposts at $35 Sl5.645; terminals, flush
and splice AMI service $4,000; total $22s0i0. The
amount expended upon the underground cable con-
etruction. shown by the City Auditors reports
during the years under consideration. is Si6 600 De-
cuctng the sos 600, above, leaves $4,000 to be
accounted for
/ have already stated in my previous reports that
in excess OF the amount as above directly charged
20 the underground cable construction very large
amount has been expended on underground work un-
der the payrolls OF the Department. and especially
under what is known as extra payroll No L.
could only give an opinion upon the amount or
money TO be added to the cost of cable construction
from these sources. This be left for future
consideration after the discrepancy of $236Oo, as
herein stated has been disposed OF.
Mr.. Olcott introduced receipt signed by John
Gibson and other ex-empoyes of the Fire Depart
,nent for pay received from the Standard Company
for removing one OF the Standard Companys wires
from the Dakota Flats. Gibson made the point that
ne ana his men, who were then in the Departments
employ had done work for the Standard Company,
President La Grange said the receipt efectually
disposed Of the matter.
After corrections In the stenographers reports had
been made. the hearing was adjourned to January