New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-04
STOP PUTTING UP "ADS."
p r BOARD TO BELMONT.
III Acts After Seeing Taiag Torn
from Subscdy Stations.

.s ,- tho absolute vandalism which was
- -, the rutting up Of advertising signs in
.he subway defacing the handsome tile walls
- the stations and marring the ornamental
<-,.zas the Rapid Transit Commission called
.,eremptory halt at meeting yesterday on the
-,utting up of signs in the subway until the
hoard had given lis a. 2roval
That The operating company has the right 10
- o6vertising in the subway by virtue OF its
s+-oct is indisputable. says George L. Rives.
>o,,-sel 10 the commission, but when Calvin
vr,l,;rs rresI6ent Of the Municipal Art 80
.,o.r addressed a vigorous protest to the COM
-,s,oo and showed chunks Of tiling TWO ana
.trsa inches long with bent nails and hooks
hicb he had picked up at the Worth-st- STA
.,or ,be commission would not permit the de-
s,1,ctieu Of public property. Mr. TomAins
,h-eatered TO appeal to the Police Commissioners
:, the Rapid Transit Commission did not take
action.
A resolution, moved by Controller Grout de-
,nanding that the operating company stop put
.,. IN signs at once, was passed, and a copy
sr7p-essed with the seal Of the commission was
sent TO Mr.. Belmont at his office AS it was un-
1,kely that he would be there at that time, how
ever Bion l. Burrows. secretary Of the comrnis-
s,on teleuhoned the text Of the resolution TO
John f. Buck, treasurer of the Interborough
company. The package OF bent nails and chips
oF tiIing was also sent 10 Mr.. Belmont WIN
Alexander f. Orr's compliments.
When workmen began TO drill holes III the
handsome tile walls and the faience Hlezes
yesterday TO hang the multi-colored advertising
etq,s which have heretofore been stood around
she station floors the Municipal Art Society de-
+errn{ned that this vandalism must STOP anu
.bs+ the Rand Transit Commission. or the
1fe,or or the Police Commissioner, must stop 1t.
,rrarafora Calvin Tomkins president Of the so
l,e+v collected his exhibit of debris and pre-
,o~oa formal protest With these he sought
she Rspid Transit Commission
He was forestalled trihe however, in the
presenting Of his protest by communication
from William Barclay Parsons, the chief engi-
reer who said that the signs were appreciably
f,n6erine the ready identification of stations
and 2 letter from Grant La Fargo. the archltecI'
protesting against the signs.
After these had been read Mr.. Tonlkins said;
A. rsnresentjng the Municipal Art Society, de-
Ia Dr0tcst against the continuance OF AuNSSt-
tsfng signs IN the subway statiohS's espasIa
epsiTst he defacement OF the walls FOR aillElhg
them and 10 urge the need for iTrnedlate aclon on
to abate the nuisance. Ma41clous ms
bief ~ this sort has sresdv been done TO several
stations thus damaging city properly 10 the sAiels
of many thousands Of dollars. ano am edFseo
that much more Is threateIed ~ lts chsI t 80 80
you can Judge from the debris picked up py my, my
self al the Canal-st- station only two houTs SINCE
Furthermore, I should like. II possible the an
ewer now 70 my query as 10, WhetheL ~ Is yv.I
commission or the porCs Of the city VINO are re-
snonsibe FOR permitting the breach OF PUBIC oTder
Involved in the wantou destruction Of public prop
vel as myself have been fully advised by tha
city press