Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-13
NORM Anorr Snw ronK.

ROuND ABOUT NEW YORK.
RippIes ON the Current OF Lite In the
Metropolis.
A notable enstneeriug Feat is under "
in the Harlem shin canal this week An
old drawbridge. unsuited to the needs ot
a trolley company. IL 20 be moved 10 an
other locstiou a mile away and new
modern span placed on tie site thus va
Gated Both spans will be moved by
barEes. The new draw Weighing l,bO0
tons. will be placed on four barges each
measuring s2xil0 feet. The barEes Will
be partly hlled with water so that they
will sink forty-one inches, and with the
aid Of four tugs will proceed from the
foot OF Two Hundred and Seventh street
and Harlem river to the bridge, distance
of a mile. with the aid Of the rising tide
and by pumping out the greater part of
the water from the barges, the draw will
be hoisted to it's position, the tide being
practically used as a monster crane.
The draw will be opened and when IN
alignment with the river two barges will
be placed side by side under the forward
part OF the span directly behind two
tugs, the same being done with the other
two barges at the rear of the bridge. Here
also will be two tugs. All four barses
will be lashed together with steel cables
and timber braces interlocked.
Each of the draws is valued at about
100000 and the slightest accident might
precipitate them to the bottom Of the
Harlem river. Thus the Job is ticklish
operation from many points of view.
Only a few years ago bicyclists were
frequently arrested for violation of some
provision or another of the New York or
dnances deemed necessary to protect pc
dostrians, as well as the wheelmen them-
! selves. The commonest causes OF arrest
| were speeding and failure to carry
| lighted lamp after dark Today It Is most
unusual for a person to be held up by
! policeman for such offenses. In fact, It
seems that the absence of lamp and bell
| once such a serious matter-has ceased
to be regarded as a cause for arrest. After
dark the riders steal silently by, like fiit-
ting shadows without either light or
sound to give warning of their approach.
Nobody seems to interfere with them and
| they do not seem to cause trouble to any
| body else. Accidents are seldom heard o.
and the fact that middle-aged pedestrians
are able to speak of the wheel without
growing choleric indicates that they are
| not being or feeling annoyed by those who
still cling to the use OF it,
A dealer in bicycles was heard to tell a
customer the other day that II he was
going to ride only within the city limits
there would be no reason for him to buy
any accessory but an air-pump. but that If
he contemplated crossing the Hudson
river now and then, he had better get n
lamp at least
The cruiser Pennsylvania. now at the
. ! RrOo<lvf1 M ard g said n have
distinction of having the largest punch
bowl in Uncle Sans navy. II is part of
| a silver service, the finest in the navy.
! which was presented to the ship last fall
by the people of Pennsylvania and which
cost $4,000.
The punch bowl. which is the marvel of
visitors, stands in the cabin. II holds
just thirty-two gallons. Just how II came
to hold that particular number of gallons
Captain Mclean OF the Pennsylvania ex-
pIalned to some visitors the other day.
you see," he said. II was rather curious
myself as to why they hit on thirty-two
gallons, when the presentation COM
mittee came aboard 1 asked the lieutenant
governor of Pennsylvania about IT, Well
he said, we had about made up our minds
TO have il hold thirty gallons of punch
when some one spoke up and moved that
we throw in two more gallons for the old
man. 1t was carried unanimously
And that was before any of them had
seen the old man." said the captain mod
estly.
A letter written by David r. Forgan
vice president of the First National bank
of Chicago. to a member of New York
banking nrm describing his ideal of the
business man, is being spread through
|
and is attracting attention among mer
in all classes OF business. The letter
suggests these rules for the business mar
who may hope to devote his life tC
making money without being sordid:
Be honest making money honestly oi
not at all.
Be fair, refusing to injure a competitor
Be kind, regarding employees as some
thing more than an investment.
Be charitable. giving literally for th'
uplifting Of humanity.
BE healthy. exercising as duty.
Be sociable, having a side to friends
: Be Sympathetic. fearing nttIeness O.
! soul more than littleness OF fortune.
Be broad, accumulating resources highe
Above ali. be true to self. eondonin,
nothing in self which Is to be condemned
in others.
While continuing. until the final dis
Z position OF the case. the injunction obtained
by the Consolidated Gas company Of New
E York. whereby the prosecuting officers o
5 the state are restrained from enforcing tn
! penalties OF the eighty-cent gas law. Judg
r Lacombe OF the United States circuit cour
5 declined to broaden the scope OF his inter
e locutory decree The court had been aske
10 require consumers to pay the 81 rat
or to permit the company TO collect tn
20 cents difference by summary measures
such as cutting of the supply. This leave
5 consumers the option OF rendering the legs
n rate and applying TO the state courts to re
: strain the company from shutting OF tn
e gas The Judge furthermore holds tina
e the power OF public authorities TO prescrib
d a rate to be charged for a public servic
by a public utility company is beyon
question.
An automobile owner recently notice
y that his car. stored In Brooklyn garag'
= showed signs of Use out Of all proportio
= 20 the runs he had made in It. He mer
. toned the fact TO the garage superir
:, tendent, who blandly assured him that III
n car was in perfect shape. barring a fe
= scratches IL had received when a deliver
:, truck accidentally ran into It. So the ownS
y forgot all about the matter until a coup