New-York tribune., 1907-01-08
NEWYORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, JANUARY s. 1907


this at grade Is sna the the
city The 70 SAKE s fad mi nS in this sscttpa
Rspid Transit and the 4aroad cor sne
s RAPID sG fsESs Tsns. paas comms fsr
Shes Ro@ RsRa haa ssd e@ aBssr them
city is directed u1e h event OF failure 70 agree: the
the by an ths saoe 6 to
.ne tin1e allotted does not expire until March.
WATER AND LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS.
rneers os the has been made by the
mateIg IYe brf@ routes for the acuecuct which win n
s soroashs OF ths e. aha cH
board is familiar with obstacles en-
could Thess Hefs ne
IN of the ysap he rs eaPSeeT aPRoer
shg appointments were made. but it was not until
onfn woTk accomplished during the intervening sixteen
engineer sne his ts ht credit on the chief
large force Of field workers who have saeraced Sl I
sSpedite the %or actual prvatons in order
haSe been dam na1 es sT the s
nTSt f economical capacity and the elevation Of the
EFaRhieal a surveys Of the reservoir basin OF about
acres hays been made and the land
n hs have been
the aqueduct line ana be grveys o bs
land necessary for Kensico and mi view resere
mss Ge the sGss Ss4 isRsf Ssnf ha e m sT Ressyo @
Is or Is per oan ana has Ssse pr OF
PaTsd for contract The property have been
t,oamIsnf tbs Iss0 and The viii be let as as
ad s S for s % Of the The
vs sh has 3 been ss % to make $50 miles of
Or the high pressure water mains for additional
nre protection tho message says:
fully expect to see this system in operation dur
mi & the he eShg sS h ana DIV when It Is New n I45s 5
world: or scarcely less importance Is the great
Ing Of these great mains has necessitated much
lines There has been so much Complaint 1 int, among
ha1a Se the red IT int to
explain to your honorable board that these CON
has been made BY not permanently relaytns the
street surfaces until after the tests it will be posi-
system which may prove faulty
DANGER OF WATER FAMINE.
In the last annual report Of the Commissioner S Of
& sPs the 6s Gf s En'eP h
city and VIII eontpTe to menace IT, II until we a5 ARE q aos 10
to be hoped that the restrictions which bar US from
Suffolk County VII be sf0yed d. aa tss can daR Rs can
be added TO the city's water supply within three
The collections for water rents meters. permits
and other charges during the year have S been tnS
pew meters e sH Sere installed in alone
especially desire to call the s1epeo OF teT g91s
which the city has succeeded in making with the the
cas COmpanies
TO be due primarily TO the project recGenqeo Inn IN
my last annual message for the oonstrucuon anu
OEahs 6y oaH she Sy BE- on time
deem it inadvisabe 70 proceed With mem at mons ns
economical arrangement for its lighting with inc
gas companies
OF the needs OF the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
the message says:
pleted structure be authorized at ONCE and that
these plans, when adopted, be final ! rec3LnmenSG S
70 honorable
be provided at the rate of $4,000 year, Io, tor a
l1u fSis annual m al allowance viii she j9dgnasn. Of
those tS ThS 64E hsys FSea at B no and
distribute the expense to the city over huihoef oi
The oopdition o, the animals in the Central Pags
Ms9afes Men aas "a IsssGs Iss Of this
sseT With that ssg R g9T gor rz eHsh g o as IN
sRS spite s0a'fst Sl EFFORTS s y 6
aah1s Ws Of sss aa' and
svs das so IN
that the arHs SHaS he in odneSs
under which the city Is, now compelled TO keep
psoaa as es ss
gathering in the West
NEEDS OF THE SCHOOLS.
az pae the pf& & 2a bs sS N
dren on part tine IN our schools has Increased
ss5s sFsass e yss e ii fsss Has s
during 1909 the nubsT % bs % ssM r0 a afgs 70 s @
propristiona made is difftcuit The factor most TO
Be reckoned with appears TO be the constant shift
During 1908 contracts were awarded for B new
buildings and for 20 additions to OLD buildings to
Contain e5o addonai sittngs The The Rgaa Number
nsW n59!nSs SaIldnss and . sddons
are now under contract or construction 81 new Te,V
sitting and pans na are addKons rsaaK or o Contain
2 75O sittings The number OF schools nnaeg me me
wear was 500 training schools for teachers. -
high schools 4s5 elenentaTX SCHOOLS % {fgant nj
ee0Gs kee0inr &Io np with the tremendous growth
school system be better understood when II Is
pointed out that the average nontnly register @ .GT
school wear after consodation-was Sss. 2Sa while
during the last school year IL was 68sl
I urgently recommend the c9nsGndaueSn AT; at tne t
Teachers with Normal College. These institutions
simply duplicate each others work and their fu-
suit in saving OF money to the city.
or theatre ticket speculation the message says:
The business of ticket speculation Is regulated
restrictions placed those engaging IN II by
this ordinance It is matter of common knowledge
ignored in the outrageous fashion. until side
walk ticket specializing has become an lntoieraple
nuisance. No license whatever is gwen by law 10
specuators to affront or harass IN any way Inose
who decline purchase their tickets at exorDtant
rates The tactics employed by many OF these men
! is deporable blow at the good name or our CITY
as very large percentage OF theatregoers are
! Visitors 1t is within the power OF the Executive
TO stop ticket speculating by directing the Cnef or
licenses and to issue no new ones.
TICKET SPECTATORS THREATENED.
am not inclined to 60 this far at this time. be-
| Iieving that your honorable board. by imposing
additional restrictions, deal effectively with the
| situation But determined to protect theatre
9oera insult and exGortion II have to revoke