The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04

ing elevated connections at an ev--ay,.
giant and exorbitant price and wl'aou,
competition.
The chairman denies the charge. and
explains that the contract in qIe-. o.
was one for connecting the new third
tracking work or the elevst. lines With
other lines. The 1nterborough CON.
pany had made a contract FOR the third
tracking work with the T. \. 'il,esn'.
Company. the Terry x Tench Company
and the Snare & Triest Company. Later
il applied to the commiss .ou for ..-.
mission to include under this coutrAs.
the work OF constructing e~leypt-I tai.
road extensions authorized under -
extension certificate to the Int.rOorpura
company. This application IN" counts.
sion denied. There was. however. "A
very small part Of the extensions wAet,
they Joined the existing structures ,hat
had to be constructed under traffic ,ot.
ditions. 1t was therefore l"Si"'' ths;
the be taken care OF as part Ok the
reconstruction incidental to the u.rl
tracking The action OF the corum :.
sion In authorizing this was unan.'rars
and was in Geo with the
dations made by its chief engineer.
fRHhlSSTNSLY DEDrcr ,tio2'ooc.o}."SA
The eharse herr Is that IN q. au,l
GS.w YORK Mun,cipal Railway Carpo-
win be allowed to deduct from .af'lns'
10000 900.
The chairman denies this Oh rye al
says II is all again a stirring - re
embep OF the old dua subway cortro.
versy. His explanation Of tbs r.1-c.
covers six p ges OF his printed ~
and cannot be condensed satisfactorily
n a
to page - ct sequitur OF the p-.''ed
answer.
FAILURE TO EXERCISE POWERS w
DUTIES As COMMISSIONERS
This charge Is that IN the negotiation
and execution OF the dual system ~'a'Gia,'
and certificates the Chairman failed fH
e~xercis. his powers and duties a. a P-oi.
Service Commissioner
The chairman denies this charge AID
says II Is SO general that Il j. .n,,~-
sible 20 make a detailed answer. he
declares that the terms u the dlai
contracts were expressly authorize ty
the Legislature. that their constitution.
ality was sustained by the Cou-, o.
Appeals and that they meet with -.
most unanimous public approval. add.
ing:
Il am glad TO stand now as I stood
then with my associates in thu COM.
mission n with the able pub..e Of
Gals in the Board of Estimate ard A..
portionment who voted for these rpu-
tracts. Whether the gentleman from
Niagara county who heads this com.
m!ttee Is satisfied with the dual yo.-
tracts or not IL is sufficient for the taat
they are approved by the great mass
of the citizenship OF New Yo-k oiy
whose interests are directly affected
and who are competent to decide her
W affairs"
FAILURE TO PROPERLY ~srrErv,sE
COMMISSION EXPENDITURE.
This specification alleges such fl..4v
ami charges eNtravaganCc
The chairman denies this charge I'D
also points out that It's genera. char.
acter p~recludes anything bur ID c''-l
denial. There Is NJ evidecH, f.
meet except i~nsinuat!cn made Doe -
chairman OF the committee th.'
commission was costing Over
600 a ear and a a hiGh p-.r.'
cheering stan. Just the SNr' a.
trap he knew would appeal 20 q =.
element of the community. IL
not know the reason for the ,yfe'
ttures: he does not even know wat
the mel on the STAFF are du.rT " i'+s
not know how the expeud!tur.N e
checked" The chairman IH1.., t#
that the system OF super, eng ,rl
checking expenditures IS the sane 't-
was III FORCE under ChdirN@'
CoXs administration. lie declares 'e
commission an example Of - ''g
and cites the fact that it's orga' zg''r
has been taken more or JOS Us A
standard in the recent efort ~ tie ,'
of New York to staudard!2e - ~.
ployees- The Comptroller oven wade +
personal request that the soore',ry "
the commission be assigned :or s.-r'A
on the city standardization committee
because OF the high standard in 'o--
in the commission. The CHd.ra'l- 80
as follows:
II a tell these things 20 yos fE
ernor. II Is a matter % PIE 49," 20
YOU to hear OF effic!ency and good ~0
but IL Is not and never has been pos
for this committee to her s..fa {
favorable 10 the comnliss.'a CO.. % =
work"