The evening world., 1914-03-04
scent Phone RATE BILL
AGAIN! URGED kP.S. BOARD
FAILS TO BREAK DEADLOCK
Legislators Angry at New Ap'
praisAl Delay Likely to Pass
Goldberg Bill.
DEMAND SOME ACTION.
Board Now Defers Decision
So New Member Can
Study Situation"


(osseisl 70 The Evening World frsm
Q ota~ csrrssPsndsnt.)
ALBANY, March t.-Faiiure Of the
up.state Public Service Commission
at it, meeting yesterday to oder an
Immediate appraisal Of the telephone
company's plant. upon which to base
reductions In rates for New York
City. provoked activity among iegis-
lators. who now demand the enact.
ment Of the Goldberg bill providing .
rate Of not moro than ave cents be-
tween any "" points In the greater
city.
The Goldberg bill probably would
have been reported last night had the
Assembly Committee on Water. Oas
and Electricity reached the measure
on IL calendar. There Wa q dispo-
sition among the advocates Of lower
telephone rates. who have Joined with
The Evening World In IL fight for
less expensive ssrvics. to petition the
committee to sidstrack other bust.
ness and considsr not opiy thS Cold
berg measure but other proposed en-.
actmsnts Designed to relieve the city
telephone subscribers from sxtor.
uonats tolls.
Legislator were vexsd because the
Puolic Uesvics CommlDton did not
take decisive actiee - hsA BEEN
premissd yestss1AS. tbs oommission
has been dsadlesks1 hf several weeks
% the question Of accepting the tsis-
phone conpany's proposal to pay the
cost Of physical valuation. provided
the coamission undsrtakss Il and
personally supsrvisss the dlsbusSs-
mcgt Of the company's funds for the
purpose. II was expected that when
Gov. 0lynn's rscen. appointss to the
commission. Seymour Van Santvoord.
took his seat be would cast = dscid.
.es VOC sao sno 20. es.u.
"S' wv wv w
StoUv SVes..VN'
I'VE didn't taks UP tho telephone
app, sisAl NATTER" said Martin
decker CHAIRMAN OF the COMMISSION
In . statement to The Evening World.
because. while Mr. Van Santvoord
L. ts~ hi
ssd psen sworn IN ana texem hss seat
We thought II best to permit him
moro time In which TO familiArlse
!, himself With the commNssi0ns work.
But We shall dispose Of the matter
very soon. ] am for quick action and
20 " Commissioner Douglas. But
. Commissioners Hodson and Sagus
see, 10 feel no steps should be taken
until men 10 succeed the two hold.
over members have been named and
I the new eommiasion 10 complete"
when viii the commission actf"
was asked.
"Perhano within another day or
tvo." replied Mr.. uocker. ..Ths mat.
Ter viii surely b decided one way a
another within n weak"
Mr.. Decker VA, Informed that nd.
voc.tss of lower tslsphone rats IN
the Lestslaturc were bestnn,nx "a
iose patiencs and ure,ns the repor,
. ~ TIA oo,dbers ban. arsvins that in
) eenautment would sorc> Immediately 4
rArmHnent lowering Of RATA. which
an aposa,sal may postpons for slx
moaths.
: CHAIRMAN FAvoRS PROMPT Ac.
/. TooN. NJ DgcLA0Go,
.psrson.l,y" exp,ained M. Decke,
"f am for quick action nv the com.
n.iss,on. But 1 am OILY one Smons
i've"
Mr.. Decker said he had talked with
Assembiyman William J. Maisr o,
seneca, CSsirman Of the Gas and
Water ana Eisctricity Committee
about the plans for apprsisinE In.
tslephcne property. Mr.. Decker al
Wa cRmO TO no agreement, III