New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31
Public Service Commission Sets
Dates for Hearings on
S325,0OO,000 of
Construction.
ENDS SIX MONTHS LABOR
marlborough and Brooklyn
Work Will Be Taken Up in
Two Weeks, Leaving Only
the Elevated Improve
ments Unprepared.

Another important step in the attain
rnent by the city of the new dual transit
system was taken yesterday when the
Public Service Commission adopted ten
tative drafts of the contracts. fixed the
dates for public hearings and ordered the
Advertisements Of these hearings, begin
ming this morning. Such hearings must
he advertised for two weeks.
The hearing. on the Brooklyn Rapid
PTransit contract will be held at 10 q. m.
ION Tuesday. January "a. The hearing
hon the Interborough contract will be held
kat D. m. on the same day. The certih-
Lcates for the Undertaking and extern
Ision Of the elevated lines are not yet
ready. but the hearings on them will be
hsJd within a day or two after the other
Hearings.
: After the hearings such changes VIII De
tmade I'm the contracts as may seem desir-
liable i'm the light of the hearings. Then
rhe contracts ia their final form must be
passed by the commission. Then they go
ito the Corporation Counsel for his APP
,provaI as TO form and then Ia the Board
hof Estimate Cor its approval Then the
CONTRACTS will be entered into by the com
Emission and the companies through their
Aduly authorized officers.
The resolution for the approval OF the
tentative drafts of the contracts aud the
advertisement for the hearings was passed
unanimously. although both Commission
.ers Maltbie and Cram reserved the right
ito make future objections or suggestions
Nor additions to the contracts.
Later Commissioner Cram said he would
aoffer amendments providing for the pre-
vailing rate of wages in the construction
of the lines. the observance OF the eight
hour law for the employees of the COM
panies and that the companies should
furnish seat for every passenger.
al hone YOU will have better luck with
your amendments than l have had" said
Commissioner Maltbie.
you haven't been throttled in pre-
ssentlng them" said Chairman Wilcox.
1--WE sometimes heard Of conferences
only after they had begun said MT.
MaItbie, when it was impossible for me
TO attend them.
ok mOnINS WIN
The contracts have been under prepa-
ration for more than six months. Chair
man Wilcox of the Public Service Com
mission said in statement he issued
last night he believed every possible
thing had been done TO expedite the prep
rsration. that many conferences had been
necessary in order that the offers OF the
company should be rightly Interpreted ana
she interests Of both sides properly pro-
1ected II added:
There have at times been sharp diner
ences of opinion and 10 settle these III
ferences has taken much time ana pa
thence The contracts call for an eX-
,peuditure all told of about S325OoU wv.
The work now under contract aggregates
sS15, 900. 0O0 so that If these operating
contracts are accepted and signed there
will still be s250.000.00O worth OF work
to be placed under contract
If the entire dual system is 10 be fin
.dshed and under operation at the same
5tiIne $50, 000. 900 worth OF this work
must be contracted for during the year
1913 and the balance during the follow
Eng year Of this large amount OF
an0nev more than $50. 900. 900 is private
capital 50 that as soon as the operating
contracts are signed IL VIII he possible
10 proceed rapidly with the construct
lcontre cts and thus draw upon this large
samount Of private capital which is to be
contributed toward construction.
In the proposed contract with the In
terb6rough that corporation is 10 fur
'nish $4,000. 900 toward building and
eouipping additional subway lines. while
Ithe city furnishes for the same purpose