The evening world., 1915-02-04
COMMISSIONER M'CALL
WAS PASSENGER IN
ASUDWAY CRUSH
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bsrs. had been marking tims--ln fact
practically paralysed.
0oARo WAS DgAplockgp ON
oUDWAv QUESTION.

OS0"Av SO8OUuONs
"Whils there had been no formal
vote In the old commission on adop-
tion Of plans for the dual system, they
stood three TO two. The sffsot was to
halt engineering dspArtmsnt work on
Ne plans.
NY acceptance Of the Chairman.
ship was entirely predicatsd on the
bslief that there was . crisis In the
situation and would have to settle
u ono way or the other.
1T 70 true that Il probably could
have been settled In the same way
BY ths former Board. ~ the fnal vote
was thrss to two-Willians. Eustis
and myself for the contracts, With
Mr.. Maltbis and Mr.. Cram asainst.
the latter. howsvsr. only In . quail.
osd sense.
Y wish to cay right here. a. have
said before. that the man who should
have signed the contracts was tho
one whose brain produced and his
energy developed those contracts.
That man was former Chairman win.
COZ. whom I succeeded. I claim no
credit whatever for the dual subway
system contracts."
Chairman Mccall said he tried to
divide regulatory work In the commits.
sion among the commissioners ac-
cordins to the boroushs from which
they came. Thus, Brooklyn cases
we're assigned. ~ q rule. to Commis-
sioasr q. v. q. williams: Bronx com.
plants to Commissioner n. G. Wood,
while Commissioner. Maltbie special
ised on rate and valuation problems.
The chairman said that he insti-
tutsd new rule Of procedure Of hav-
lag full commission hearings a. far
preferable TO the former system Of
having one oommissionsr attend en-
tirsly to Il.
SELiEvEs COMMISSION SHOULD
STAY A. IT 70.
Asked whether In his opinion %
many commissioners we're necessary,
Chairman Mccall replied;
Prom my sxpsrisncs IN the com.
uaission the body - present consti-
tutsd y necessary and requisite. The
commission should have at least the
number 40 now constituted because
Of the volume Of work imposed on It."
Chairman Mccall said he was op-
posed to the lntsrstats Commerce
Commission system Of having Q spso-
lei examiner take testimony In Q case
and report back TO the Commissiop.
He favored the New York plan OF hav-
ing the Public Service Commisslon It.
self cit In all cases and have Wit
nsssss como directly before t.
Col. Hayward inquired whether II
was humanity possible for the com.
mission to hear all cases and wanted
70 know how many and what cases
the commission had heard out Of the
whole number on the calendar.
Judge MCCALL could not give details,
but spoke OF the Edison electric light
rate case and the subway accident
case.
.. what other Intsrboroush oasss
have been before the commission sincs
YOU came thersf 4. There was the
complaint against the lntsrborough
on non -rush hour insufElcisnt service
In which We have ordered mAndAmui
proceedings begun.
Q. How many hours . day DO gov
devote 10 the workf A. About b.st
to Z o'clock. steady grind. There an
days Of exception. OF course.
O. What would you sav are the six
leading cases now before the com.
missionf A. think the rate case
against the Edison Company and the
has gone 70 fiuai order.
Senator Thompson Asked whether
the possibility Of . subway accideu,
had been considered BY the commits.
"Commissionsr WILCOX told me tia
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