New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-18
ADOPTED DESPITE CANTOR
RECOMMENDED BY JOINT
CONFERENCE

There was fully attended meeting OF the con-
ference committee of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
the Board of Aldermen and the Rapid Transit
Commission at the rooms of the Rapid Transit
Commission yesterday The form Of franchise
with the changes that agreed TO at the last
meeting was read over, and objection was mace
that no clause putting the tunnel under the jul
risdiction Of the Health Department had been in
serted.
Mr.. Shepard urged that the insertion of such
clause would tend to draw attention to the
fact that no mention made Of any other con-
troll, While if it. too. We're left out. II would be
understood naturally that several city depart
ments had certain jurisdiction over the tunnel
The assumption of any damages for which the
city might be adjudged liable in connection with
the closing OF Thirty -second-st. also dis
cussed length. NIr Walkeiy urged mat
the railroad should them for the block
between Seventh and Tenth aves, as the city
assumed them for the rest Of the city. This was
finally agreed on.
Mr., Cantor again introduced the labor clause
and Vice President Green repeated his statement
that his company did not wish 10 enter into any
agreement that it could not carry out. He gave
his assurance that the company would treat its
laborcrs as well. without such clauses in the
franchise with; and that there would never
be cause for complaint from either organized
or unorganized labor the leaving out OF
such a clause.
Mr.. Cantor answered that the city had ADOPT
ed the eight hour law and that he thought the
company should do the same. Controller TROUT
offered substitute, another form OF MS arpltia-
ton clause. suggesting that extension OF Time
be asked for on the ground Of delay by STRIKES
unless within ten days after the inception OF
such strike The company had offered to arpl-
trate. Mr.. Fornes suggested that the point De
left open.
MIR Peck introduced a substitute Tor the f'Oai u
of Health clause. one providing that nothihs III
the franchise shall be construed az Hiiiii
the sanitary police controi Dy Pu"iio ""'
tiles which adopted. al. 49,
A resolution reporting ana recoiiliH' -, "a
franchise amended was then lh'
There was some objection on the part OF the az
derrnen present TO binding themselves. anu III
the discussion that followed the eight houi IaN
wes brought 10 again and again by Mr.. cantor
who seemed TO have abandoned the prey aliiLS
rate of wages clause and TO De more 81 20.
ever on the eight hour one. Mr. Green sdlu ''-''
he couldn't agree to the eight h"ur Ciaust,
He said there would be more than twice as Iuo'
work done on the rest of the Pennsylvania :! -
tenn as on the tunnel during the tine the l''oe'
was in process Of construction. ana ina lauI t
| ers might demand the same CONDITIONS TN
| out the system. ,. IN, no
Mr. Cantor refused to vote. saying that ne
could not do so before he had conferred "I IN
| other members Of the Board OF Aldermen. n
fla red No at a question by Mr. orr ana shIo w"
| Il was only sample OF the way ne "a7 "t 80!
| treated all along to be asked II .lie
| wound go through without that clause
| The other members of the conference No.et tol
| Tho resolution and II was declared adopt-t- in'
| Board Of Aldermen and the fsaplu t4nl,+ viii
Ir,jsson will meet to-day. and an attempt Wiz WI.
-, ,,I1 10 have the latter pass the aInendeu
| franchise and send 1t to the former pel''e II
| adjourns.