New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

vice examination required, ! guess.
said Senator Foley, Who seemed unable
TO restrain himself from making this
comment
Awarding Of Public Service Plum.
Judge TIernCy, Of the NuniCipa.
! Court asked me TO come and see
| hlm, said the Commissioner. ole said
/ the Governor had wanted him 60 take
the place, but nc preferred to remain
on the bench. He had promised 90
suggest the name OF man familiar
With Bronx affairs The judge asked
me II ! would take the place. ] ;e-
piled would he glad TO consider II, Y
the Governor thought | was qualified
His qualifications az urged by his
friends. said Wood, we're that he VAS
familiar with public service corpora.
tons through his former association
with some OF them when he was IN
Wall street.
Because Of your connections -"
asked Hayward
The witness means" explained Sen
stor Foley, because Of his eXperi-
cnce m the handling OF public utility
matters
Wood asserted he had been a d'rec-
tor m the Lincoln Gas and Electric
Company and the New York City Inter
borough Company, and the firm o.
Wood & HavcmcyCr, of which he was
the senior member. had been interested
IN the financing OF light and railway
operations i'm Buffalo Milwaukee.
Mas Sachusctts and other places. This
firm has been dissolved. J. Craig Have
meyer the other member. now living
out OF tho city. II was true, the Wit
ness said, there was still an Office in
- !. i, Il
that Of his former partner appeared
and where a telephone was listed But
II was used largely for the storing OF
furniture. he explained
What are the qualifications Of a
member OF the Public Service Commits
sion >" was the first question put in the
examination Of the witness on his
knowledge OF the las.
Well said the witness. who replied
much as a schoolboy would have done.
"hc must be a resident Of the district
There he stuck. He could not think
Of another qualification.
When IL came to telling the corpora
tons that were under the public ser
vice law. Wood could not say whether
stock yards were or not. As a matter
Of fact they are. but there happen 20
be none in the jurisdiction Of this com
mission.
Weak on Evidence Rules.
As to what commissioners were for
hidden 20 DO. he knew they could hold
no stock in corporations over which
they had supervision, or have any busl-
ness dealings with them. Further than
that he could not 90.
What are the rules Of evidence OBJ
served by the commission under the
law ." asked counsel.
Witness knew in a general way that
they let in about everything in the way
Of evidence.
Would it be Of any advantage to
you" asked Senator Thompson al this
point, "if We changed the law so as 10
make il necessary for the commission
ers to spend none Of their time study
ing in their library
The question passed unanswered.
Before adjournment there was read
into the record, on request OF Senator
Foley. a letter from !. Julius RoSen-
berg 10 Chairman Mccall, saying he
was sorry the impression had got out
that the chairman would not see HIM.
Il WAS true he was told the chairman
was busy at the time on the contracts,
but afterward he called and was re-
ceived with every consideration.
Having arranged to have the Offices
Of the upstate commission open to-day.
Mr. Hayward will 60 TO Albany on an
early train and spend the remainder
Of the day starting the investigation
there. He will continue il on Tuesday
and leave some Of his assistants in
charge when he returns here for the
next hearing on Wednesday, at 10 a. NJ
in the aldermanc chamber.