The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-19
CRAM ASSAILS BOARD
IN FIGHT FOR SIGNALS
"Gra>cyard." he Calls Service
Commission in Urging Elc-
waited Safeguard.
MCCALL RESENTS ATTACK

!. Sergeant Cram fought pugna ciouslv
in meeting of he Public Service COM
mission yesterday for the Immediate
passage OF a resolution ordering the Inter
borough company to equip the elevated
railroads with a signal system that would
prevent collisions In the debate he OK
changed sharp words with Chairman Nc
can and others Of the board who insisted
that such an order before the evidence
Of the recent hearing was dgested. would
be premature.
The cram resolution would have COM
PEELED the company t. select q signal
system and try d: ON part Of its lines
before July next The result II the
tests should he reported To the commits
sion before March /, 1915. and the com
mission would then decide whether or not
to have the signals extended over 'he
whole elevated system
AS | uuierstand---" began Commits
sioner Wood when Nj Cram read mis-
resolution. hut Mr. cram cut him of with :
- make tina motion do not care
what you understand II you do no,
like I; vote against it, Mr. Wood"
Commissioner Wlllins seconded the
resolution Mr.. Cram. waving his arms
like q trainman. said that the Inter-
borough had no signals at All except ito
go this way and that way
MIR Mccall and NJ Malth.e though;
that tho whole question of safety, of
mich signals are one part, should not e.
considered piecemeal
This doesn't prevent other things"
replied Mr.. Cram 1T is one step. There
are no signals
The whole thing ough, To hc done ny
one decision pursued chairman Mccall
''If YOU make that resolution as express
ing the SENSE Of the commission and not
the nual determination it will be aN right
We only closed the hearing Yesterday
THE dead cannot be- brought back To-
lire" said Mr.. cram. apparently thinking
OF the wreck ON he Smith avenue line.
Several commissioners tried Ia per
suade Mr.. Cram 10 allow his recom-
meadatiun to he approved as tn" sense
of The commission, tho adoption Of an
order to lie referred to tho committee of
the whole
Tho commission Of the whole, Mr.
Cr,m replied. is - graNcNarl TWO
mcu We're killed tho other day
ar Criml trtll, scented To- q post
pouemeut for two weeks.
Despite charges 81 mfuruos> from
a. unsuccessful bidder, the commissio Ion,
b, = vote of 3 IN .. approved a sl,il3.-
O0a contract between tho y Il Y, and the
General RailwaN Signal Company Tor the
equipment ut the n Il rs dual sNstenl
lines with speed control aulomHtir sig
nal system. iommissi oucrS cram. VIII
Jams ana Wood voted for the contract
/ Mrtall aud Nalthic No'cd against it,
/ NJ cram first ,ainly tried 10 have All
| bid, rejected and rcldNertis'd, and Nr
| Malthie's attempt Ia have the contract
/ awarded % the lowest original bidder also
. fuicd
/ The lowest bidder 'u tho competition
! last f't va, the Federal Signal COM
| pan, $4,000 below tn" General com
uuN, Then tho u Il. y called Tor sup
elemental bids and tho 'ion' raj COMPANY
/ was lowest Tho Federal company
, charged thai tho second bids we're called
! for only nfcr il General company
r"uud ont that il was nnsucres fuI IN the
first competition.