New-York tribune., 1899-08-12


poses"
.T have seen such statement in the newspapers
7; Is possible that they may for a time dispose OF
,he surplus electricity"
You have charge OF the subways in the city?
Yes"
who are they owned byT
"a private corporation"
A REMARKABLE ARGUMENT
Tn granting permission TO the Metropolitan and
me Third Avenue Railroad companies did YOU not
consider that you were giving away valuable fran
chises?
NO. because those corporations are Taxpayers
and the city gains by whatever improvements they
make"
DO you think that some time the city will
have an underground railroad?'
THAT is possible"
Mr Kearny said corporations should undoubtedly
nav for the of the streets. He declared he
would have allowed the Metropolitan company 10
pu- n any number of ducts they said they re-
ol.red 20 do their business He would not draw
any limit and would take their judgment II backed
up by the advice OF electrical engineers.
7 DO not believe the companies intend TO supply
outsiders with electric current" said Mr.. Kearny.
The witness said he did not know. as a matter
OF fact whether or not the Metropolitan company
had put n more than thrty-six ducts on each side
o. rs tracks. Mr.. Moss read from complaint
served on Mr.. Kearny. in which IT stated that
the railway company intended going into the cleo
Now" said Mr.. Moss IF you have given the
company permission TO lay more ducts than they
require, you custodian OF these matters. are
bound 70 remove them Is not that so7
The unlawful use. yes The assumption IN the
complaint is that they TO furnish electricity.
They could not sell such surplus Until they DO
- have nothing 10 saw"
The witness said he believed the carving ca
rac!ty % thA cars IN Broadway had not been
relcaed
They ought to turn the teams of Broadway
during certain hours OF the day said Mr.. Kearny
y would favor underground road then. be
Nsve the company will require all the ducts they
have and more. 70 keep pace with The increasing
t-,nc"
As a sensible man do you believe more cars
esn be run il Broadway than st present" asked
NJ Moss
And What will become OF the citizens Q, New
Yo-k2"
they viii ride"
he BLAMEs THE ASSEMBLY.
Ny Kea-ny said he had really 70 legal righ, 70
cut down wires. and he really did not believe he
could legally prevent one from stringns over
head wires n this city
Why not7" demanded Mr. Moss.
We'll. the Municipal Assembly has failed 70 pass
or rules. They have been n the hands Of a com
-oittee for year and half and our business has
been paralyzed.
The witness said he had done the best he could
20 have the rules approved but could not do So
of the committee
.why didn't you go and see the Mayor and have
hin stir them upY' asked Mr.. Moss
.rWeu didn't think he could do ANYTHING" said
xhe witness smiling.
Mr.. Kearny spoke OF the difficulty ne had had
su having tne contract for lighting for rss' ap-
proved By the Municipal Assembly.
How long was the contract held III by the Cor
poration Counsel7' asked Mr.. Moss
81 can't say"
what you paving for sss7"
Nothing
what are you going 10 pay?'
~ don't know that We are ever going 10 pay
Anything 1t is being furnished for nothing.
Commissioner Kearny denied that he had ever
aad any interest in any company directly or w
directly connected with his department
To Mr. Hoffman the witness explained that ne
had nothing 70 90 with the permission given 20
the Third Avenue Railroad 70 change its motive
power.
f-o-.-H SLOW TO JUDGMENT.
TO NJ. Moss the witness said ne could no. con-
s4asr the ducts were for illegal purpose until
he had come evidence that the ducts were being
illegally used for the sale OF and delivery q cleo
--!c power II the duets were ever used il4esaiy
Nv Kesrnv said he would find f. out. Plenty OF
per.ons ne said would hurry 10 lodge complaints
against the offending comp5ny 5ns1 az 20 limit the
permit 10 only as many ducts as are needeo a.
this particular time Preparatlons nao 20 - ma ma
Patrolman Edward +. Kealy, until recently en-
Poyed u cleEsT4 GaPSsr pa ~ 6f 6eYery was
he1S s3Wbsr were you doing on Election Day?" asked
nj 4 vas was detailed az Police. Headquarters
You went TO the Uncle Sam Lodging house N
the Bowery. near Houston-st and took The the voters
from there 70 the po-s;- Went on MY NOSE
you never heard Of the pOolroom at the Bowery
No and live only a block from there at Sec
ondi..ave-" ,.... oon,a find ,,7~
There can be other innocent men. too" said the
N''-fas ma will do" said Mr.. Moss
ASPHALT CONTRACTS.
? Rokeby. president Of the Uvalde Asphalt
r.,tng Company which is doing large amount Of
work for the city departments. was the hrst wit
rass ot The afternoon session He denied that the
paving laid AZ Pier A. last June for the Dock De-
psrtment was cracked. .,,., thousand vsrds %
sspaal; laid in the city Of Troy were taken up and
Il 5oI'f know but heard there had been some
trouble about the asphalt there II was because
they mad machinery 10 NIX tne Ssei pnoTicai
They had no machinery al al - vas
DO mean? Tel H. US eoBtsdet all sS9u' and i'd they
da5{ 52NslS1STi7 kSoW what s9t they hey were doing
r5 %as %sFe named @ Wsoa another named ed Toy Kay
snagh and the third the - T"y yba i6b Il was IN
fo-t;,7ste tbat thev mad anything 10 do with my
asphalt All complaints were due 70 the incapSo'''
Of hos. who were using the process. - ...,a.a
rs tbare some material here that was intended
for he Troy job?" .,.,.n
I'D mas been said that the former Nt"-ioiK Nit
senator-senator Murphy l mean-Is lntefes'eu III
Your company. - 49,,
That Is not so. I don't know him. ~ ~, che |
Your company is doing business with one Oh 'he
New-YOrk City departments?
Yes The Dock Department so -.
Where does your asphalt come from
Cline Tex" 80. o~,, o,nor- |
TIE witness said ne could never get any oPPo1- P w
iuuty of laying pavements while ST pIf Works