New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
P. s. C. SHARPENS PROBE
U7iHcor, IUins and Receivers DeUise
Nezc Means to Get Facts.

william r. Wilcox. chairman of the Public Ser
Elcs Commission. and William NJ WINS. special
rounsel the commission IN the traction investi
cation held a conference yesterday with Adrian II.
Jolne and Douglas Robinson, receivers for the New
York City Railway system. at their offices in the
cable Building. For more than two hours Chair
Wilcox and Mr. I.ins were clcseted with the
receivers inspecting books and documents IN the
possession Of the receivers and going the work
OF the commissions accountants on some of the
books
M wilcox did not care 70 discuss the signih-
OF this visit. Neither did counsel for the
receivers. Reports which tried 20 read into the
conference some friction between the Public Ser
vice Commission and the receivers were denied by
Mr. WINS
We called on the receivers" said he because
we wanted 10 see by personal inspection that
accountants were doing certain work in certain
way and because wanted look over certain
hooks and papers which the receivers had. Incl
centally. wanted 10 have a conference with the
receivers in general way bout their investigation
Of the affairs OF the company. which moves broad
ly speaking, along The lines as our own There
is no truth whatever in any reports OF friction
tween the commission and the receivers. Our visit
was entirely friendly
II is known, however. that although all OF the
books that are stil admitted be in existence are
open 10 the counsel and accountants OF the COM
mission. many difficulties have been experienced in
tracing matters which seemed TO be important Mr.
Wilcox cid not deny that one OF his objects in
calling on the receivers was to see If measures
could not be devised which would bring more salts
factory results from the accountants Iabors
The investigation into the financial end Of trac-
.ton affairs. Il decided. would without much
doubt be resumed Thursday of next week. Also
without much doubt the probe VIII be shifted TO
transit affairs in Brooklyn and The Bronx
The commission ordered two hearings on COM
plants against the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company. One from Grant Smith, " 10 said
that towermen were made to work than eight
hours out Of twenty-four. The company replied
that the kept work did not come under
the provisions of the eight-hour law so the COM
mission has ordered a hearing for November T.
A hearing set for November Is on the COM
plant Of John Z. Thompson that two scent fares
charged for passengers using the lines the
Interborough, the New York City Interborough and
the Union Railway Company's lines, instead of
Scent transfers.
communication from the Flushing Association
demanding that the franchise for the operation of
the Belmont tunnel Queens be withheld until
the Interborough agrees 10 carry passengers from
Manhattan to any point in Queens for five cents
and for additional three cents to transfer from
referred 20 Commissioner AIaltbie.
Chief Engineer Rice reported, with reference to
a request from Park Commissioner Kennedy of
Brooklyn for permission to trees now
standing along the line of the Fourth avenue sub.
way that the contractors would be bound TO re-
place all trees destroyed by the digging OF the tun
mel. HIS letter viii be referred 10 Commissioner
Kennedy