New-York tribune., 1907-08-30

son and Fourth avenue line from 11sth street to
asS5a Fs esss aa south 2s By rsnet
and Broadway between the hours OF O'CLOCK anu
q the service ,,, the brent Madi 10
and Fourth line m from rnnns s't twenty ad
donal south from ls5th street to AsooL and
ead ecodE gFoadmay "a wa daily except sundays
To nerease the present int fro tbe Gn rookyn
Bridge by running ds wsny the eahs hours
fre nd the ecnck RTJ9kn M da except Sundays
the present t service stn1 on Ihs Pacs and
S1 oabs abs RonTs
Of half past and o'clock p m daily except sun
days. a-,,. ., tho Nadi-
son and Fourth avenue from Asor Place and
Broadway by running thirty adaiona hetWesn eses the
hours of O'Clock and IL o'clock daily, except eui
g. To increase the present Sunday service on the
Madison and Fourth avenue line by running forty
1 To- reonre that destination signs showing the
route and all points OF pi disn,aved
upon each car over the Madison ana four'h
5 To require that signs giving the run mum
her Of the cars should be provided and conspc,,-
ous1y displayed upon each l car run over the Maoi-
All to the end that the commission may make
Further ordered: That the New York CITY ttne Ra.e
Of such hearing by service upon IT either personally
or by mail of a certified copy Of this order. and
that t. at such hearing the said street railroad cor.
poration be AFFORDED all reasonable opportunity of
examining witnesses to the matters herein
above set forth
TRANSCRIPTS OF BOOKS IN EXISTENCE?
Information it was said yesterday has reached
the Public Service Commission that bulky tran
scripts from the books of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company have been made. are in exist
ence and hidden away in secret vaults.
the existence of which known to officials of
the company only. It also said that the COM
mission gave enough credence to this rumor to
investigate 1t. However this could not be con-
firmed.
Charles s. Ludlam and II. w. Brown the two
who are supposed know about the
supposedly destroyed books and also about the
bulky transcripts that have been made from
them. il any have been. than anybody else. Mr..
Ludlam is a member Of the firm of Haskns &
Sells public accountants, and until a short time
before the formation of the Belmont merger
was also controller of the New York City Rail
way Company He resigned from this place be-
cause holding II at the same time that he a
public accountant subjected him. It is said to criti
cism. II. W. Brown succeeded him controller.
II also said, part of The report.
that these two would be called by the COM
mission and forced to tell what they know about
the books-the destroyed books the existing books,
the books from which transcripts have been made
the missing books of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company.
Mr.. Ludlam asked about the supposed
scripts last night Il cannot say anything about
my connection with the Metropolitan" said he
Public accountants have confidential relations
with their clients as sacred doctor has with
his patients. Obviously, then. 1 cannot talk on
that subject
Mr.. Ludlam refused say whether there was
or was not any ground for the transcript rumor
for the report that the books were still in ex-
tstence. despite the statement Of officials Of the
road. who have said that the books have been de-
stroyed.