New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
SUBWAY "ADS' TO REMAIN
STYLE TO BE CHANGED.
Viii BE Made to Conform to Sta
tons Architecture.

According TO present plans. the subway sta
ton advertising problem, it was learned by me
Tribune last night. will he solved by the en-
pioynlent of holdings in harmony with the gen.
craI architectural and decorative schemes. 1t
Is understood that the Rapid Transit Comrnls-
sion favors this plan. which will Danish the need
OF damaging the tiles with nails. besides niti-
eating the discordant character of the signs
and their possible interference with the ready
Identification OF the stations.
President Orr of the commission said last
night decisively that the signs in shape or
another were there to stay.
William Barclay Parsons. the engineer repre-
senting the commission, and Nice-Presldeht
Bryan of the PETERBOROUGH will confer to-mor-
row on what shall be the nature and position
of the signs. Although. told in yesterday
Tribune the Interborough directly disobeyed the
commissions order. by permitting the work
men for the advertising concern TO nail up more
than twoscore signs at the Bleecker-st. station
on Friday. Mr.. Orr has received the assurances
of Mr. Bryan and August Belmont that the
work shall cease forthwith pending the commits
sion's approval. The Bleecker-st. episode still
remains largely unexplained
1t is understood that the Interboroughs be-
lated promise in writing to respect the commits
sion's order narrowly averted the commissions
application for an injunction restraining the de-
Placement Of the tiles
''Had the company not made this agreement
with me-" said Mr.. Orr. IT should have been
compelled to do that which I lawfully might.
I made an inspection of the subway as far
Seventy second-st this morning and found that
all work on the signs had ceased. I have re-
ceived letters from Mr.. Belmont and Mr.. Bryan
10 the same effect"
From letters made public at the offices OF the
commission. the signs seem to have provoked
general discussion between Mr.. Belmont Mr.
Bryan. President Orr. Mr.. Parsons. Calvin T.
Tomkins, president of the Municipal Art So
ciety, and the advertising contractors.
The advertising concern AYERS that Mr.. Tom
kins, in his statements, "erred. probably know
ingly' while Mr.. Parsons. from personal in
spection. inclines to uphold Mr.. Tomkins Mr.
Tomkins appeared before the Rapid Transit
Commission Thursday and exhibited hand
full of broken tiles and twisted nails, which he
said he had collected at the Bleecker-st. sub
way station, where workmen were mailing signs
to the tiles. These, ne intimated had been
broken by the laborers in this work. In a let
ter received yesterday morning by Mr.. Orr, how
ever the advertising firm is quoted as declaring
that the necessary cutting into the tiling to
permit the entrance of a gate was responsible
for the broken tiles.
In the morning Mr. Parsons made a thorough
inspection of the subway and so It was stated
at the offices OF the commission. found evidence
that some of the thing had been destroyed or
tempered with in hanging the signs. Mr. Par
sons II is said. upheld Mr.. Tomkins and took
NeruslnS concern. Meanwhile Police Commits
sloner McAdOO is asking Corporation Counsel
DeIdhy Tor an opinion as to his powers in pre-
venting any damage TO public prOperrv i'm the
stations.