The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-29

MOVES UP TO-DAY
MOre'BlOcks Open as Work of
Snoring Up Weak Spots
Is Rushed.
FACTIONS MAKE PEACE

Mayor Mitchell and Chairman Mccall
OF the Public Service Commission got
together OIL the telephone YESTERDAY and
reached an ag; cement for Graduating all
the danger zones in the subway con-
struction.
They agreed tina their engineers
should descend into the new subways
and there decide what additional shor-
ing mould be put in. Mr.. Mccall prom
ised that anything the Mayor wanted
lone with the idea of providing safety
for persons crossing the "cut and cover
work should he carried out.
Prior To that agreement there
been a difference 4 opinion between tho
Mayor and Mr.. Mccall as to wnat
should be done to strengthen the con-
structior, work In broadway from Twen'
ty-sixth street to Thirty-frst street. MT
Mccall asked the Mayor to specify The
Mayor replied by sending Nelson r.
Lewis. chairman OF the engineers COM
mittee, to Mr.. Mccall with a written
statement as to wha should be done.
Thereupon Mr.. Mccall called the Mayor
on the telephone and the satisfactory
Arrangement ensued.
The Mayor sent part of his committee
to the subway section referred 10 ana
those men accompanied j, q, Shlpihah'
division engineer OF the Pubic service
commission, through the work from
Twenty-sixt street to Thirty-nrst street.
Mr.. Shipman promised that the improve
msnts would be made within from twelve
"a, tyenty-four hours. 1t Ia expected
that by to-day trafic will be allowed 10
cross Broadway and proceed north as far
A. Thirty Nth street.
IL Is expected also that Seventh ave-
nue. will be, open for traffic by the END
OF the week and that the hole In Broad
way at Thirty eighth street will be COW
cred within a few days and that traffit
for street cars and light vehicles VIII
be possible then.
The members OF the Public Service
Commission yesterday resclnded theii
resolution of Sunday in which they
recommended that on all cut ano
cover" work in the city no trafnc ex'
cept street cars should be allowed. In'
commission recommended, however, tina
the speed should be restricted TO eigh'
miles an hour and that no vehicle weigh
ing more than ten tons should be al
lowed to go over the false construction
In accordance with that resolution anc
with the Instructions Of the Mayor Po'
lice Commissioner Woods Issued new
traffic regulations.
tn Mayor = committee - cSPcetV
90 finish its work of investigation TO
day and IL then viii make a report u
the Mayor. who will transmit II to I'M
Public Service Commission.
Two Ct the three experts when I'M
Public Service Commission desire u
make a thorough examination of TIT
suhwav work aud to make suggestions
rs to safety began their task yesterday
They were Henry H.. Quimby OF Phiia
a.t-l.. .,,l Islpnpnl - Davis nf Kos
ION. The third man il expected to b.
u. u. Thayer. former president OF tn
American Institute of Mining Engineers
H., was recommended to the commission
b. John Hays Hammond, who found
il possible 20 serve.
MOTORCYCLE policemen were s:atione'
yesterday along broadway and ais
along the places where cut ana cover
work j. being done to regulate trahic
The east side of Broadway. at Thirty
eighth ami Thirty-uiNth streets, va
opened for pedestrians.