New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-05
yANDALS IN THE SUBWAY.
"AD" MEN DESTROY TILES.
r. T. Board Defed-McAd00 As]cs
Omnion About Interfering.

In fat defiance Of the Rapid Transit Commis-
eon's order. the Interborough Company per-
rn,tted the mailing up Of more than two score OF
variegated advertising signs in the subway sta
lion al Bleecker-st. yesterday, dozens Of glazed
and encaustic tiles being damaged in the process
In response 10 the appeal of Calvin Tonkins,
president Of the Municipal Art Society, Police
Commissioner McAdoo is asking opinion of
Corporation Counsel Delany as TO whether he
IS empowered forcibly TO prevent continuation
Of the DETACHMENT of the subway station walls.
Workmen wlo were mailing up the signs at
Bleecker-st yesterday for the subway adyertis-
ing concern told a Tribune reporter that they
had received no orders whatever 10 cease hang
ing the signs.
At g meeting Of the commission on Thursday
afternoon il was resolved unanimously that the
operating company be notified forthwith to cease
putting Up such signs until their location and
manner Of erecting them be first approved by
this board"
Not only was a copy Of this resolution. i'm
pressed with the seal Of the commission, sent to
&r Belmont At his Office but that there should
be no possible pretext for delay Bion L. Bur
rows, secretary Of the commission. telephoned
he text Of the resolution to John F. Buck
treasurer Of the InterboTough company. At
IT. BeImoat's Office yesterday the reporter was
tod that the matter had been referred to Ed
ward P. Bryan yice-president Of the INTERIOR
ough company. At 2Ir. Bryan's Office it was
said that the subway official could furnish no
information
How faithfully The commissions instructions
had been carried out however. was shown by a
visit to the Bleecker-st subway station as late
as P. m. When the reporter reached the down
town platform. half dozen workmen. who said
n-er1
aad just finished hanging the last sign and were
coiling up the wire in their kits preparatory TO
knocking of work
we hung UP the signs in the station to-day
sad The spokesman Of the party, pointing
proudly TO 2 particularly atrocious exhibit.
We have received no orders TO stop putting the
Signs up, and for all 7 know we shall finish an
cine. station Tomorrow
NAILS DRIVEN INTO THE TILES.
An inspection Of the mems handiwork showed
mat some forty signs Of varied sizes had been
AoAg al different attitudes and that two or
thFee nails had been used for each sign. The
hals had been driven clear through the tiles,
ana even The encaustics. here chipping, here
SpH'ung and there cracking the tiles. In every
case the tile had been visibly pierced although
II certain instances there had been a clumsy at
Tempt TO cover the damage by q smear of putty
or cement
. VI course II the signs are taken down new
''es VIII have 10 De substituted" said the
sDokesHar. If you want station that is real
% %aO CAough," he added, naively, take look al
EighteenIh-st"
.'"g he signs at Eighteenth-st. was one
t-o--a''N4Ag - the advertising concern itself.
40 !esS than five nails had been used by
80 -'@ q "oTArnpen. ana n one tile Immediately
go eaped hole big enough to hold a
-, oe@n' while another had been partly
ta tss51 apparently by q nisstroke of the sign
1se! hammer. Both tiles were palpably
Spo.so beyond redemption.
--ss"here at this station glir,nses Of vida
,-,is seemed 70 promise that the signs con-
a many damaged tile. and tlar Tho re-
- g. u the signs II they, ara ever ra,,,o,,ed
T. a interesting condition of the walls.
e,,. "a 'sAhg q the majority Of these signs
sor,...--- Nao been driven in, a single nail
,.s 80 serving to damage two tiles Near
- - ucEst Office the mailing OF an ad-
- '.-l-- hso chipDed and shattered an esne-
mosaic ''e'' -9'i0 'ii'''E SET n
~''@-h STORY At Canal. AND WORTH
OaAai and Horla SIS. both told the same eto-,,
.. - @FcAitect's designs had been stuItined and
.s,.'I i'a1sht the tiles were damaged. and The
,.s., --'.Aents exhibited a wholesome scorn Of
'aste ara uniformity
ars~a' N me afternoon Mr.. Tomklns sent TO
~. -1ef l. Orr. president of the commission
'he following letter:
ssog - yasl been .aforIned by a reporter that
- 'i''ee men are at work IN the Bleecker-
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