New-York tribune., 1899-02-24
HEARING FOR THE ELEVATED.
MURPHY STILL TALKING OF UNsAFEIf
OF STRUCTURE.
JULIEN T DAVIES ASSURES TFE HEALTH
BOARD THAT HE WOULD AS SOON
THINK OF QUESTIONING THE UNITED
cr,rEc CONSTITUTION

No additional fulninations against the Man
haitian Railway Company were launcned yes'ei
day by the Board Of Health, that hoho''''e
body apparently having concluded thaI i's 'i'e
would be pretty fully engaged in listening " '"'
eevAn hundred and ffty-odd expected excuses
and apologies which julien T. Davies couhsel
for the road, would put forth in the name ~ no
unfortunate client in response 10 the se'e" "s
dred and ffty-odd orders which the bodiu ,''-
served on the Manhattan this week. MI i"e'P''
of Charles A. Gardeners office was present "
the hearing with Mr.. Davies, Mr. Gar ul"e'' "'O
appeared for the company at the former ne'''
ing being kept away yesterday by Illness
Julien r. Davies said that he appeared IN MI
GARDENERS stead 1T,
"r am not prepared at this time he sa'u
.,-ho n,ognitude Of the matter is such that II
was impossible to answer the question !" VI,
chart time allowed me- as was only consui'eu
o this matter on Tuesday afternoon. bu'
an, bera 70 meet this matter in the most ser
ms manner possible with the assumption 'h"'
this Board Is actuated by high sense ol u".'
and the determination u the elevated lo"U ~
,raot every suggestion What the Board may
make There has been change IN the ee"0'
management OF the road. new general ii'a''"eU'
has come into the situation man we" N"0 49,
for his ability and competent to gappie WI"
comnlex questions of railroad manageneh'.
Cor,,nissioner Cosby asked Mr.. Davies when
the road was last painted
.Oh IT has been painted at different times
replied Mr. Davies. .,
"Iurnph. It looks as though II had not DC"
nointed in twenty years Judging from us ap-
nearance" said Commissioner COSBY 'eiS7'''
SATISFIED WITH THE STRUCTURE
A. na,,ies went on to say that the condi-
., - tho structure was the one thing above
oil others that had received the Closest "''','
,tor from the management Of the toau'
sho,,,d as soon think Of questioning the Con-
st,tution OF the United States as the Struo'u''
Of the elevated road said MT Da'ie'
President Murphy, scentlnS Il re4ue'' io' -,
odto,rrrnont informed Mr.. Davies that at the
last meeting it had been promised oy u!e ran
rood naonle to have Colonel James chief coun-
sci for the company, present at yesterday near
ing Colonel James, Mr.. Davies said was uh-
.'o,aoh,,, absent. having an important case In
court. ,,
Rather than delay this matter saiu MI
Davics "I am willing to go on now.
BEADING from memorandum, Mr.. Davies
mentioned the number Of orders received from
the BOARD lately. requiring fulhlment In from
twenty-four to forty-eisht hours. Referring 10
No 2 7SS. which required the manila mats 70
he removed from the cars, cleaned anu lu'i
gated within twenty-four hours Mr. Da'le'
said that these mats had been fouhd 10 unS"ei
best the requirements Of elevated ROAD travel
ANY other kind would prove a detriment 70
health and a source Of inconvenience TO women
patrons OF the road.
Order No 1892 which refers to placing cln-
der screens on engines. was then taken up
Michael McNally, master mechanic OF the sys-
tem. gave as his opinion several reasons why
the cinder screens would not serve the purpose
for which they were intended
The matter Of the impending changes OF power
on the elevated road was touched on py MI
Davies when he said: -,
MANY of these things will be done away WIN
within a year or two, with the chaiise - P''
from steam to electricity.
A lively tilt ensued between Mr.. Dawes anu
po,,ce Commissioner York, an ex-oficlo menoer
of the Board of Health who had come IN ai'er
the meeting had begun.
"Oh. YES. promises. promises. nothing Dut
promises" Commissioner York eJacuiateu' iou
hive given US no direct statement mere. 1t
has all been assumption. 1t Is time now TOT
you to do something.
The proper cleaning of the stations OF the ro~i
next came up. Inspector Guerin, for the road
rade a detailed statement of how the WORK was
done.
How many men have you in Charge asked
President Murphy.
-Four" said Inspector Guerin.
do YOU mean to tell US" asked PRESIDENT
Murphy that you have but four men 10 40
this work on the entire system
"Oh. no; l thought you meant the terminals
replied Inspector Guerin.
Master Mechanic McNally was asked about
the matter Of oil dripping from the engines and
tho placing Of pans underneath stations lie
said that this oil did not come from the engines
but from the steam pipes used for heating the
cars.
President Murphy then read the appended let
Tor from, Daniel J. Young Of the coffee-importing
firm of Baker G. Young No. los Front-st 1t
was dated February 21 1899, and was as fol-
lows
Michael c. Murphy President OF the Board OF
Depr saisr SIR II is quite refreshing somebody
in New-York making some efiort 10 compe' INC Inc
EfSasd % M pdroHs h2May You R be upbcd
in that movement in every direction. AS per- per-,
S%a5 %as On degrees The
and rear doors OF the elevated car IA T"LH 81 5 TSo
open during the entire ride so that the Manhattan
Elevated Company could make five cents out of
the fare OF the man who stood IN tne doorwdy
without regard TO the fac, tnat SeVey Sro ,ve Gp m
danger Of catching pneumonia
Commissioner York again adverted to the con-
dlton OF the structure Of the elevated road
especially on the Second and Third ave. Sec
tions II not properly attended to, he said. it
would fall Of it's own weight.
Mr. Davies's request that the drlp-pan order
be suspended met by the reply of President
Murphy who said: You must bear in mind one
thing. counsellor, and that is that in a matter
OF this kind we are governed by the Sanitary
Code"
Mr. Davies made further plea for suspen-
sion, saying that the order could not be at
tended to in six months, much less in twenty