New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-28

from YOUR commission. The work OF
reinforcement not yet having been com
pleted. the restriction still exists at
the street crossing Broadway and
Twenty-ninth Street, Broadway and
Twenty eighth Street, and Seventh Ave
nue. and Twenty-eighth Street.
Again permit me to express my, ap-
probation Of the readiness with which
your commission has co-operated IN as.
sisting me TO secure resumption OF
traffic under conditions which provide
the greatest possible insurance OF
safety TO the travelling public"
Chairman Mccall sent the following
replv TO Mayor Mitchell last night:
"Nlv Dear Mayor: Your favor of the
9th was brought 10 me through the
kindness Of Mr.. Lewis, and, replying,
| beg TO say that in the Judgment or
the commission the restrictions placed
on traffic over cut and cover work may
be so modified that they will apply only
TO exceptionally heavy or heavily load
ed trucks, classifying within such de-
scription trucks that with or without
their loading exceed ten tons, and that
even such vehicles may be allowed 10
proceed over the decking as they ap-
proach from side streets and also TO 60
TO point of destination within the
block for purposes of loading or de-
livering, and in case of contractors that
no prohibition at all be placed upon
their vehicles of any description. But
in all cases where traffic is INDUCED
over the decking that there be rigid
enforcement of speed limit not TO eX-
coed eight miles an hour. 1t is our
Judgment that this treatment Of the
subject will adequately meet the sltua-
ton from viewpoint Of safety.
Says Error Was Made.
"As TO the recommendation on the
Lexington Avenue work, an error was
made in suggesting that the bracing
be done between Forty-second Street
and Forty-third Street. as our work
does not come south of Forty-third
Street. but the engineering depart
ment will take this subject under ad-
visement at once and report their views
upon it.
II appreciate fully the findings of
the engineers of your committee that
so great a proportion of the subway
work is safe for traffic. But | am CON
cerned about, although | do not under
stand. the assertion that from Twenty
sixth north to Thirty-third Street
there exists within this dis
trict a grave danger at the present
time because:
"First-From point just north of
Thrty-first Street TO point north OF
Thirty-third Street Broadway as yet
has not been disturbed at all by sub
way work.
Second details you state were
TO be presented to me were not given
and | am informed cannot be had for
at least two days.
Notwithstanding. however. and for
the purpose of our mutual EFFORTS 10
keen each apprised of our progress.
working TO a common end, beg TO ad-
wise YOU that work has been constant
ly going on TO bring about the highest
degree of safety"
No Fault Found with Snoring.
Separate parties of engineers OF the
Public Service Commission went
through excavations for new subway
work Yesterday, and in not one IN
stance was any fault found with the
snoring or decking.
Worfmen engaged in restoring the
thanking and supports on Broadway be-
tween Thirty-eighth and Thirty ninth
Streets, the scene of Saturday nights
accident, made considerable progre S
Yesterday. and. as one result, the
Triangle Film Corporation got permits
sion from the Fire Department for a
continuance last night at the Knicker-
booker Theatre of the films showing
Douglas Fairbanks, Dustin Farnum,
Raymond Hitchcock and Mabel Nor
mand.
The Casino Theatre also reopened
Yesterday. and THE Blue Paradise"
was performed as usual.