New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-08
SLOW WORK On SUBWAY.
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hundred-and-fourth SITS. there is hardly room to
drive wagon through the west side Of the
street. The east side IS entirely closed The
manager for Regain Brothers, butchers. No. . 657
Broadway. said:
We've got used TO T.. II has driven some OF
the men who have tried TO do business along
this street into bankruptcy, and is making life
u burden TO all OF US. but. 1t has been tsst
this way for four years. we are used to it Take
Broadway for four blocks down the street. for
instance. 1t could be cleared up in a week
II Mr. Bradley. the contractor. would set men
at il. He does not want TO close up the work
however. He would sooner use the middle OF
the street for stone yard. as he is doing now
than go ahead and put things straight. But
he is not the one to attack The Rapid Transit
Commission is responsible for the dilatory work
OF the contractors. If they woulI hold Belmont
and Mcdonald TO a proper account the work
would be pushed"
BLAMES THE SUB-CONTRACTOR.
At the office OF James Bradley. Eighty-sixth-
St ana Broadway. the manager said:
If we were alone in the contract we could go
ahead and clean things up in short order. But
men and others The work on the station Is IN
the hands of sub-contractor. He IS holding
shape I don't know whether the subway will
be opened by September / or not
In Forty-second-st- yesterday, between Madi-
son and Fifth ayes, the workmen made large
excavation the north side OF the street in
front OF the Transit Building. Michael j.
Degnons superintendent said that the street
had TO be torn up on account of a break in the
water main.
Il can't kick at present" said Joseph p Nc
Hugh of the merchants in the street AS
stated in The Tribune Sunday. the street
has been restored on this block between Fifth
and Sixth ayes l notice that on the block ca
hoo taqr
Mt. Degnon told me yesterday that in the
course Of three weeks his would have the
paving all up again in order TO relay it in per
manent shape. AS that be done a section at
a time we can put up with the annoyance for
a short time longer. l think 1t has been about
eight years since this street has been free from
the operations OF the eXCaVatOrs. II has ruined
more prOSpeCtOrs than the klondike ever did.
Men come here with small capital and open up
business The excavators keep things in such a
turruon that few people visit the stores. The
result has been in scores of cases that after a
few months or a year the man who thought he
was going to get rich has dropped out. with
nothing to show for his venture but a net loss
and a deep seated grudge against the city for
allowing him to be ruined
on account of leaving things In such shape
that cellars along FOrty-secOnd-st- have been
flooded numerous damage suits against the city
in preparation
Workrnen yesterday removed the large square
tinbers in front of the Hillebrand Hotel, in
Elm-st. The timbers were part Of the fnunda-
ZION OF the old Tombs. They We're piled to a
height of eight feet in front of the hotel. almost
entirely shutting off the light on the west side
The proprietor was so pleased ar their removal
that he treated about every other man who came
into the place.