New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22

carts and other tools. Our plant from
the Bergen cut OF the Erie Railroad is
ready for immediate use. our TWO sec
lions of the Fourth avenue subway are
so per cent completed, and our Crotoh
Lake aqueduct work is ~ per cent oohe'
50 we can turn these plants into our
Lexington avenue work
we will have between 1900 and o'oVV
men and between 500 and 1000 carts
cmnloyed on the work. The work VIII
IN. going on from o'clock in the morn
ing TO midnight. in two gangs, each oil
which will have an hour for meals. we
are going 10 push this thing through III
record time
Chairman Wilcox gave sigh OF re-
lief when he had signed the contracts
which were 10 put into actual digs'ns
the work upon which he had been en-
gagged so long The thing is settled anP
we have actually started on a pro-
sramne." he said. I'VE have reached q
solution Of our troubles and are a'tu-
ally T. undertake the building W subway
I
congratulstion. So far as the commits
sion is concerned. We are going ahead
with this work as rapidly * possible
ON Monday we will decide the exact
time that digging is to begin. IT VIII
not be later than August
Before he started for his summer home
at Lake George in tho afternoon Ror-
ough President McAueny said:
Except that ] regret that the mod
flied plan admitting the lpterborougf
plan was not acceptable, ] am pretty
vel satisfied with tho result. am glad
that tho way has now been made ciesi
for beginning ~ die.
General Routing Plan Stands.
Though the second alternative, rep
resenting four or I'VE months of hard
work on the part Of the Public Service
Commission and the special committee
Of the Board of Estimate, was adopted
the general routing plan. as well as INC
terms and conditions laid down by the
committee. stand. with scarcely any
changes Of moment The Public Ser
vice Commission is prepared 10 proceed
Immediately in the preparation Of on
Grating contracts and actual work under
the construction contracts The subway
question IS practically settled
e. way or showing the speed that can
he made in subway work now that the
general plan has been approved by the
Board Of Estimate, Chairman Wilcox OF
the Public Service Commission strained
every nerve 10 got the contracts signed
last night n Happened TO be the ninth
anniversary Of the signing of the con
tracts FOR the Brooklyn extension Of the
present subway, msking the time par
ticulary appropriate.
First the contractors had 20 be found
and their bonds prepared This little job
was undertaken by M. juggling, the
local secretary Of tho Title Guaranty
end Surety Company. Of Scranton
There were four bonds 10 he prepared
one of $3.50. 900. for the contract on Sec
ton g. and three Of 100000 each, for
Sections :. Ia and II. making total
or 81. 10000. Three or four surety com
1anies Joined in making up each bond.
Late in the afternoon the bonds were
prepared and delivered at the rooms of
The Public Service Commission. 1t took
counsel some time to go over them in
detail In the mean time the contrac-
tors had gathered When It came time
10 sign the contracts the following had
gathered around the big table: Chair
man Wilcox and Commissioners Malt
bic and Eustis. Travis II. Whitney, sec
rotary; Alexander Mckinney assistant
secretary; Leroy r. Hardness and Mr..
Butler. assistant counsel, all of the Pub
lie Service Commissions Frank Bradley,
president James Bradley, secretary,
James 4. Lynch, counsel, and Bayly
Hipkins. chief engineer, all Of the con-
tracing company. Among others were
q. +. Daggett, chief clerk, and Helen
Clark. "a clerk Of the commission, who
assisted in the preparation Of the con-
tracts.
Controller Has Bonds.
The four contracts were in triplicate
one of which is retained by the Public
Service Commission. the second by the
contractors and the third b. the Cor
trollcr The bonds after approval botl
by the commission and the Controller
we're turned over To the latter.
Aftsr Chairman Wilcox and Mr.
Whitney had signed, the pen was turned
over to Frank Bradley and James Brad
ley, Of the contracting firm, who afiiXe'
their signatures. The pen was retained
as a souvenir 10y the president Of the
company.
By this time Controller Prcnderelst
was reached at his nome. and in an houI
he was AZ the rooms Of the commission
and affixed tho last signature to maze
the contracts valid.
After II was all over Mr.. Bradley said
he Was going down 10 his farm, near
SomeryiUc y. j., and would work al
dey tomorrow with Mr.. Hipkins. 81,
chief engineer in going over the plans
80 there might not be minutes delay
In beginning the work.
The following are the contracts signed
with the Bradley Contracting Company
for work iu Lexington avenue: No. e
between Goth and 10Th streets, $3,631,-
2I2 20, No. 5. between sd and Gath
streets. $500 ISi 90; No ,. between