New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
WOOD BAFFLED
BY BIG WORDS
AND P. 5. LAW
Depreciation and Ooso'
lescence Prove Pit
falls al Hearing,
PRIVATE PHONE
INTERESTS PROBER
commissioners QualihCa
lions and Appointment
Under Fire.

tionS and Appointment
II,dorE;ro
Poh,r. Co,ca'" Wood mcmoof OF the
Public service ''''''.'
,hle 20 oe'0' ''''''.'E IL
difference between ocP''''", ,,.' .',I
obsoleseen'' a. apP'''' 10 'u''', ~.
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commissioner, ~ Nv ~ ,-.',a.,,o ~
ward ''"'s'. .'' . -, 49, r.as
20" 'SS...s ~. r.oui,5co or
nsGc 90 OK" ".' ''N
-sfhcv. lac, o. huo".oGCc OF inc laws
ob.,r tho commission operates.
o'''' 81. r,,,,es fell
Dor inc Nus, POI
fscs IN INC statement 'nd' "' vas "''
lspyr-. ard that 4 any questions ~
NV L...,o cs,,o IN IN his
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uor. 10 v ould SecN INC au' 'N' "
sci But IS re h,mset stated ne was
... - H.. qualified for the posi-
s0P' -. t.-...- .ssoc;atio,,
ton because o. "'S
with = Wall Street concern mat hau
I'D much 70 do with the management
s-,-..,., % ,ubric service corpo-
sra '''.'e
Isrons
Mood in Wordv Tanglc.
So most OF the committeeman
.-o..--. senator Thompson had struck
.,:.h tho Co,,r,,ssioner
'ur.'' '-
would talk flcnty when ne starred 10
al gbo,. tho provisions that should
r-..i.,o ..~o of bord ,ssues.
~ maui JOG or -.
A for amortization, he answered thS'
uss the setting aside OF certain
amount o. money each year 10 provide
for The rctircmer: Of the bonds. De
-er,ora,iou was the amount marked OF
for wear and tear on the plant.
81 would say that obsolescence was
practically the same As deterioratloh'
sac WOOD. s-..,:.u tho dual
Nheh We "t'S Gums -" -,
contract 'e''sI Nv u -
VEL Nho vas I!t.ID'l ~ NJ 80 ~
o tsl,I'o.t comm - ~ dr.y
ithem5c, ma ny do~roc;stior
s1afp l.S,.'. .'uu I. ~ 90 obso-
'oI'h you u"l' ,I 80, IL 49, Io,.or
ts'' Nv, - r. oo,,in-
vas th' ''-Uv - ~. af 10
reh' because o. 81. ,,.'''S w. - Tho
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tommIssl maue any V.a"Se '' 10 o.
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know ara ne emu l'SG l.IN" &c -
70 discover 'hal ne Hau O'"
on Cue 70" o. uaIICe. cao.or
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me committee "ouu u' -
Sommls. oher 10 20 10 ma a.Iiou.
NbraI! 'he comm ,sSIon nHS W. ~
nc" and our neAi nearing OH Ntuiea
cay ana learn me oIne!tnCe ot."se''
tho' ''~a 'lo,' uePI, I'm
0A'e ana ne'eI lduo"'
Legal Ignorance Barred.
T. ues tho amman If Mr. Harvard
TIA. .bc witness had shown himself
dstcio,, on every noint Of the transit
aus ON which he had been uuiZZed.
This osr, Of tho hearing took on the
character Of an oral civil service eX-
animation Counsel for the committee
exhibited profound knowledge Of the
'sw. but there was a hurry call for
copies OF the law from some members
Of the commission when this line Of
examination started
Not more than five minutes after
Wood had started 70 show his, lgno-
lHnee o, .npor(S', 'eS'T u'.il! o. ,"e 10"
' u - " ,'' sann, soat
T,sc.1S -. - ~ s,at,,e froro ne
80, - 49, 81. 80 Of bis time
,,s,,,
Woodh nd beor rro,sred 70 talk
,A,,, 80, aoti,.;,inos 20 Tbo Ron,
,L,.E 10 -, takor as his nsrficuIar
,,,y,r.a I, Ala develon Under the
oa.s,;on, 81 S.nator Mills that he
III. ,uoDtSSFre infor,oai com.
- SandIod seven formal
s.,. maior;ty If them having 10
a. ,g;tb Rrony matters At the same
- ~ Senator drove home Inc point
30 bse hen irving 70 establish. that
, i. feasibIc for commissioners to
r.ve their personal attention TO infor-
~ comnlaints and accomplish re-
IL,
ua,.r..r5 sb.rrI,. cross.cYamincd the
- -. ~ ',r;,,st. ,eIonbone he
-. - - ~ addition n the in.
,,,,s... .on,o.,od v;tb tho commits
80 l,r;,oLboard Annarentlv il was
~, -.su,;an o. os,sbIisb that the
Corv,s,;o,er desired 70 communicate
~ az - r,,hI;c s.r,,;ro cor
e. - cod nurnosc.
telephone mystery 'rooeu'