New-York tribune., 1907-06-28

and its possible consequences. The letter was in
part as follows:
las you are aware q high pressure water service
Is being installed by the Water Department, the
work upon which is subject 10 permit by you, IN
the district lying between 23d and Chambers
streets, The Bowery and the Hudson River
We call -our attention TO the fact that the Com
missioner Of Water Supply, without legal authority
therefor. has issued order abrogating the pro
visions Of the contract requiring that the work shan
be done night and has authorized the contractors
TO make excavations and perform work in Broad
way, from 14th 20th streets in the day time For
the last week such day Work has been IN progress
Open trenches have been maintained for a part of
the distance. ana the street has been constantly
DISTRACTED by material used n the work and taken
frora the excavation. 10 the great impediment OF
travel.
. I'VE further call your attention to paragraph 70
OF the contract which provides as follows:
IN those Streets portions Of streets in which 1t is
stated the plan that work may be done in the day
time. the contractor will not 5e allowed deliver
ground twea:yfour hours pre-
vious TO The day On which IT IS to be used.
I'VE beg to inform you that the contractors have
hitherto frequently violated this provision; that
they depositing pipes IN Canal street to the OBJ
. Etructiou Of traffic, Notwithstanding that work in
that street mas not begun and probably VIII not
be begun for many weeks.
THE contractors have hitherto occupied, by the
permission Of the Dock Department. dock at the
foot OF 22d street. AS this dock is required by the
department for other uses, the contractors have
been directed TO remove their material therefrorn
and, in place OF transporting il TO another dock
they are depositng II In streets, where II is 10 be
used IN the future in violation Of the Of the
contract and Of the city ordinances
I'VE therefore request that you will cause all
material deposited in the streets by the contractors
in violation of the and the ordinances 70
be at once removed. in order that the public shall
not be inconvenienced by Illegal distractions in
the streets
The letter is signed by John c. Eames. as chair
man Of the committee. There were present at the
meeting Frank r. Chambers. of Rogers. Peet & Co:
John c Earnes. Of the H. B. Claflin Company, and
Cecil Shalcruss, of the Royal Insurance Company
They had assurance Of support from Lord c Tay-
lor, Arnold. Constable & Co, and other business
houses on Broadway. The latter thoroughfare, it
is said, is especially threatened by The proposed
daytime excavations, and should NJ Ahearn re-
fuse 10 interfere with the present plans Of the
Water Department il is said that injunction pro-
ceedngs will follow
Eoward Hatch. jr.. Of Lord & Taylor. said that
daytime work would cause q great loss to all the
business houses in Broadway, and he also said
that legal action 10 prevent the continuation CT the
work would be taken. if necessary
As first stated in The Tribune, there is a feeling
mat there IS more than appears on the surface IN
ithe removal Of Mr.. De Varona from the control Of
the high pressure work. II said that Mr.. De
Narona was too severe on the contractors COM
yelling them TO live to the requirements Of their
contracts in too drastic a manner. However that
may be. as control was changed the con-
tractors received all sorts of concessions which for
imerly were denied 10 them.