The evening world., 1915-02-04

Y oS8SiFe Reoo
when they were preparing plans for
the new subways they had the old
subway lines inspected for the pur-
pose Of advising as to what defects
wero In that structure that could be
obviated In the new w H." said Mr..
Mccall.
"Whilee some suggt .tions were
made. not one OF tho experts men,
toned these splicing chambers. II
was an unusual and extraordinary
accident that never had been called
to attention as possibility. Even
to-day am told that II 10 a very seri-
Gus engineering question whether
those splicing chambers should be put
| outside the subways.
iNTERBoRouoH WANTS TIME
TO THINK IT OVER.
Q. What final order has the com.
mission issued to the InterborouRh ?
A. An order for steel car equipment.
Q. Has the company accepted the
| orderf A. The InterborouEh asked
yesterday for an extension Of forty
days time.
q. To decide whether they would
accept the order? A. Yes sir.
Q. And this 10 the second extension
you have grantedf A. Yes.
Q. Why were these granted? A.
The Interborough asked the commis-
sion for permission to sell the SUBJ
way composite cars to the Manhat-
tan Elevated Company for use on the
/ elevated. They predioated their 40
ceptance Of the steel car order on
this sale. We flatly declined to ac-
cept such stipulations. but said va
] would listen to an Independent ap-
plicatlon for such change, separated
wholly from the question OF steel cars
In the subway. The company has
made such application to which va
have given consideration ard II \
DO near determination that we have
felt 1t advisable to settle all questions
at once.
Q. II q finai order was issued why
has 1t not been put into effect re-
gardless of these stipulations? Hasn't
the Commission confidence In their
ability to enforce Its ordsrs3 A. car,
say without hesitation. absolute con-
fidence.
Taking UP a new line, Col. Hay.
ward inquired whether Chairman
Mccall thought the city commisslon's q
territory should be enlarged to in
ciuds Westchester County and all
Long Island.
"The jurisdiction Of the First Dc.
partment certainly should be en-
iarged." said Judge Mccall. "It is an
anomalous condition that the COM
mission has. for example, jurisdic-
ton over the Long Island Railroad
only to the city line and from there
on the Second Department has juris.
diction. We have numerous com.
plants Of people residing on Long
Island and we mus reply that We
should have Jurisdiction over the en-.
tire Long Island Railroad. II is dif-
ficult to'say how far north the limits
should be fixed, but certainly inciud.
ing Westchester County"
@. What II your suggestion as 70
Jurisdiction over telephone rates in
New York Cityf
A. The telephone condition 10 per-
fectly anomalous. Just a. Il IL with
the railways. Take the telephone an
tsrprise. with Its plant and central
business here. and the present situa.
Ing authority over Il II an utterly
lncongruous proposition. think Il
ought to be under this department.
Q, In view Of the company's con-
tention that rates should be fixed 90
the basis OF the entire State service
whereby Manhattan bears the cost Of
up State deficits. would supervision
by this hrst department commission
have any effect on telephone rates :
A. ! would not BY mere Jurisdiction
alone attempt to fix rates. We should
elements entering into costs.
Q. Should rates charged In New
York City be figured on earning
capacity within this district7 A.
Without saying definitely that II
should bo 30, ! cannot understand
the philosophy OF the situation oi
paying the deficits OF operations In
one community out OF the profits oi
another community. II I am running
. telephone company In Buffalo. fol
example. ! have no right In morals
~ Tar a. can soc II. to give citiSsns
Of Buffalo . rate for telephone usags
b. given . fair return upon my In.
vestment. simply because ! can turn
to another community and say We
can make up the loss. ! do not sss
why New York should DO compelled
to pay pronts for meeting denciti
elsewhere.
70 oSoW WoRSE.
Chairman Mccall said he had beer
90 absorbed In attention 70 new CON
struotion contracts that not until eil
months ago had no given any especia
attention to transit complaints. ThsI
he set Joseph Johnson At work MAX
ing . compiets survey Of condition.
In Brooklyn. taking into consideration
all features OF the system.
"But ] tell you. gentlemen" he sx'
claimed. banging the table with hi
0st, ''that there can be no relief unit
completion OF the new subways. II
fact eoaditioas are going 70 srov
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