The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-10

Telephone Cempany's business to en-
able the ovsrchasssd patrons in New
York City to get fair rates. Senator
James A. Foley. chairman Of the
special Joint Committee on Tsie-
phones, called on the Governor to.
day to serve notice that somsthins
has to b done 1t once.
To The Evening World senator
Foley said:
TT seems hopeless to wait any
longer on the UP. stats Public Service
Commission. More than two months
have elapsed since the agreement was
made By all parties concerned. In the
presence Of the Governor. to bssin
an appraisal and physical vaiustion.
Nothing has been done. The special
committee Of both Houses, Of which
am chairman. viii meet tomorrow
and arrange to undertake the work
itself. Ny plan u to have the COM
mittes inquire into the companys
business In New York City. and re-
quirs Il to furnish u with an in
ventory Of it, property and records
Of it, accounts bearing on telephone
rates. which We will examine and
check over.
WILL LEAVE THE P. .. 0oARo
40 GxcU0G FOR DELAY.
"Since the Public Service Commits
sion will not mako this examination
and obtain the necessary informa-
ton. we will do It for them. We will
turn this data over to the commits
sion and say. Now 70 ahead and M
fair and reasonable rates for New
York City. It 10 your duty. You
were created for that purpose. You
complained that you had no appro-
priation and did hot feel justified In
accepting the company's offer to pay
the costs of your work. Here 10 tho
information you require on which to
! busy
Apparently there % staonstien
In the commission" continued
Senator Fsisy!' n am informed
that there are more then tcvr
hundred undecided essss pending
/
ssveW essss that have not even
been assigned - commissioners
fer hearings. The time has come
fer action Of sesne kind In the
telephone eass. New York has
waited lenp enough"
In the Assembly last night there
was an outburSt ON the floor on the
telephone delay. Assemblyman Mark
| GOLDBERG, who introduced . hve-cen'
| rate bill, gave notice that unless the
committee on Water. Gas and Elec'
tricity, which has hts bill In it,
pocket, took some action this weeh
he would move to discharge the com
mittee and bring the subject directl,
before the House.
Hearings have BEEN held BY tn
in . speech. "As . result the com
pany voluntarily made . reduction
OF 10 Der cont, and an agreement wal
reached for an appraisal and valua'
ton OF property In order to deter'
mine fair and Reasonable rates. ina
was two mouths ago. on Jan. J. ant
the understanding was that the ap'
praisal would b made forthwith.
ooLoOgRo oUMANoo ACTION
~ IgoiolArvRG -
4, .Yet nothiag ~ been done. In.
stead we find to.night . report from
the commission saying II has M
money, and that. although the com
pany offers to stand the expense. Thu
commission has not yet seen it, Va!
clear to accept this unusual PROPOSE
ton az wise policy. and the matter
lie still under confederation
"How long have the people Of New
4 York got to wait? How hong 10 thu
commission going TO keep on coneid'
ering? How long after that will u
take them to mako up their minds
There IL one way for quick and do.
cisive action. and that 10 by manda'
tory legtslation."
Assembiyman Human, leader o