New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
DIGGING TO BEGIN MONDAY
Simple Ceremonies to Mark the
Start of New Sideways.
B. r. T. IN A CONFERENCE
Interborough Says 1t Has No
Apologies for It's Course IN
Recent Negotiations.

TEN will be started at II o'clock on Mon
day morning After a series Of conferences
Yesterday between representatives, or the
Bradley Contracting Company and mem
bcrs OF the Public Service Commission 1t
was announced that the first spadeiul OF
dirt would be lifted at 9Th street. The
programme has not yet been arranged. but
II was said that the ceremoni,s would oe
simple.
The Bradley contracting COMPANY, which
has all the four contracts signed 50 far. Is
prepared to begin work at twenty places
| along the line. When the work IS in full-
swing it will have between $3.50 and 500
men al work in double shifts
/ The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
/ has retained the law firm of Parker Hatch
! & Sheehan 10 advise them in the contracts
| that they viii enter into with he city
! If the Board Of Estimate carries out us
programme Of dealing with that company
| I'm the development Of the new transit lines.
Judge Edward W. Hatch and William f.
/ Shechan. OF that firm, accompanied
Colonel #. s Williams president of the
1 conrany. when he called at the offices OF
the commission yesterday afternoon. W.
< Neuden chief engineer Of the company.
also was in the party. They wee III con-
ference with members Of the PUBIC ser
vice Commission for three hours All the
members Of the commission wee" present
except Commissioner Cram. who delivers
morning lecture 10 the other mc'npers
about twice a week, but does ''t stay
for the heavy work Of the late af.ernooh'
Discussed Law and Engineering.
When the conference was over President
Williams said they had been discussing
both the legal and the cngineer'hs proo-
lams that confront the company in carry
ing out the programme proposed by H.
one important thing remaining unsetueu
is whether the ccncy Island connexions
with tho Fourth avenue subway shah 10
built as extensions of the subway OF Ut
the elevated railroads In either case he
said. II would not be necessary to get the
consent Of the Mayor Individually, as there
would be no actual laying out OF ne"
route
"lyo do not think any Of the problems
that confront us are OF exceptional mag
nitude. either from a legal or an engineer
ing poiut Of view said Colonel Williams.
Wien the colonel's attention was called
IN the REPORTS that the marlborough might
bid for the operation Of the Lexington ave
me line after al. he replied: This is
free country: any one may bid on thes'
lines ] suppose
william II. Peckworth, the lowest bidder
on one of the five sections for when co"-
tracts have been approved, has not yet APP
pcarod to sign. It is necessary Tor MIN u
give bond for the faithful execution oil the
work. and the bonding companies may De
bcsitating on account of the extremely ""
figure at which Mr.. Peckworth agreed 10
90 the work His bid was $,'1O.iej. "hIIe
that of the next lowest bidder. the brahIey
| Contracting Company. was S,5'oS5"' Inc
section awarded Ia Mr.. PeckWorth eA-
tends between 10Th and sd streets. ana IN
cupdes some extremely difficult problems
in crossing i2d street.
Interborough Makes Defence
THE Interborough Bulletin" the official
organ Of the marlborough, contained yes
.ordav a long article entitled Transit
situation" i'm which the recent negon-
atoms between the company ana the CITY
were discussed. 1t says. In part:
The Interborough Rapid Transit COM
many mas no apologies 10 oner lot ils
ll",irso during the recent negotiations. The
,,a,,gement Of the company is intrusted
with the care and the CUSTODY OF n,as
nihcent property earning la'se - ,.at. ~
frrnn the investment, and they nave never
bad any doubt that II was 'd"lr dutN "
conserve this property and ethis business
and 10 Increase rather than 10 dlnllniSn ~.
Tbay have never had any doubt tnat II
would he "A violation Of trust and commence
for them 30 enter into "A disastrous con-
f1act or become parties 10 an und"rtaKlns
500 extensive that II would entail great l"''
L Of
In the late negotiations between the rep
Yae.ut3tives Of the city and ~ the fupHy
/ service commission both SIDES Sho"'l
/ fboir desire 10 reach an agreement on
basis mutually advantageous 10 the cry
and to tho company This was IN" cohSuHl,,
7 r1atiou wGIch both sides ought I" nave hap
I'm view all along In me naIu la, 90 I'M
/ r..r,. sbnuld hn asked 10 make an unproUt-
able bargain II is for the best interests
/ Of both that neither he asked 10 assume al
o.. needs no gifts of prophecy 20 say with
/ "a confidence approaching certainty mat IL
tIo action taken DIS tn" BOARD OF fStlHd''
. and Apporuoum"nt on july ~ j. ~ w
. foilo.yrd by contracts ana raIlroau con
I .tr.Iction "a. accordance Herewith. the Guy
win learn before many years That us p"St
/ Interests were sacrificed 10y one or more
officials incapable or me 'a T co,n,,ry is
. .n,ry that this is tho case. but the re
. epousbility for tho situation r's'S c's'-
where.
Commissioner cram mad" his usual pro-
,ost at the regular meeting Of the PuDhc
Service commission Yesterday. II" wanted
,o know rhy the forms az certificate Tor
. rfIi tracking the elevated lines ~ IN" In
tcrrorough had not been prepared. I"Id
. that tho counsel Of tire commission wanted
. instruction ms go just what terms to moor
+ roratr m m" certificates. Commissioner
cram calculated: 81 thought W" got al
vice from our counsel not gay" 1t {" MN.
commissioner Eustis told commissioner
/ cram there were questions Of policy to he
decided bv the commission which vcr" MS
,u,.ad for an hour after b" had g"n"
home the day before. lie suggested that
If Mir cram would attend meeting "t
,ro committee Of the whole he might do
s,ucthing toward solving the question.
# WAS stated that the papers for tn"
third tracking were being prepared as rap
IGly AS possible.
SHOOTS UP EXPRESS TRAIN /