The evening world. Newspaper, January 12, 1915, Page 4

) STEEL GARS PROVIDED time im 1917, | With Transit Companies 3% to Use Them. TBIE rs nmissioner Says He Will | Urge Safety Vehicles for Use of Public. stem = =6owith =the ‘hapter 3 bas to do wi ‘The existing agreement between the| P*Teer" of New York, represented by the Mervice Commission, and the Rapid Transit Com. floes not apecify ateel cars in mew dual subway system. mubway accident last week, brought forth action by the demanding the elimina- mum safety and comfort, AN CONTRACTS FOR THE NEW “DUAL SYSTEM OF SUBWAYS tensive ines. system in New phole Leaves It Optional] York and Brookiyn to be opened some || the signing of the cont An Evening World reporter called THREE BIG CONCERNS READY TO DELIVERNEW STEEL CARS AT ONCE The Public Service Comminsto: han ordered ae the Jnterboroug! begin the replacing of composite sebws care by steel The Interbor- inte this t* impos- sibility; that the substitution can- not be begun for several montha beyond May 1, and that to @up- ply the full number care—will take from eighteen months to two yeare, ee Buchanan predy, Tees President of the Standard 1 Car Company, at No, 170 inety” an from the da Standard Company can begin ‘The network of tracks provide for ig Be gl deliveries.” several separate levele at various pointe—notably the three levels tertainh: which will exist at Grand Central and the two levels provided for at 4 5 Times Square—and the possibility of |] a bit more than IS AROUSED. 4 fire communicating from one tube to another crossing above or below It ie appalling to the imagination. On March 19, 1918, the Public Ser- vice Commission entered into an agreement for the new dual subway Interborough. equipment ecifications, Following te « ¥ concerning passenger cars: Section No, 3--Passenger care shall be constructed, as far as practicable to do ao, of steel and fireproof materials. The design, materials and construction are to be stich as will give the mazi- lehmond Dean, general mana- of the Pullman Com antral carn would be easy. It would take ua to assemble all material requi and we could begin delivering aned Steel Car Company rgh telegraphed thie prepared to build steel subway cars, and could deliver 418 care, beginning in iW 8 monthe af- ter the sett of detatis and completing the entire number in elghteen months.” the use of ateel cars. “It would be possible for the Inter- borough to use the words ‘as far practicable to do so’ as a loophole and install care only of partial steel construction?” "Oh, of course it would be pos- ef all wooden cars from the sub-| Commissioner Maltbie'e attention to! sitio,” said the Commissioner: “my, by May 1, aleo caused specula- | the construction of the paragraph, He! i would be ble for them to B over the canioment for ba ox-l admitted it did not directly specify in nothing Sat 1 ut WARERSOME Bee an unusual op- nity to secure : fine Piano or: Pla ee he at.a a price saving. Anearlycallis advised. The sale is for nos offered in this sale sell $825. = These instru- $5 Down, $5 Monthly ‘NEW PLAYER-PIANOS $600. TOMORROW ONLY 48 ROLLS of MUSIC and Free Library Privilege. OLD PIANOS Taken tn Exchange. No Credits 15.00 Formerly ap to 35.00 Velvet trimmed models. Dresses 9.75 to 3950 : Formerly 24.50 to 69,00 rad Bg cpr fel LR Metts are recommended for their $ i llent tonal qualities and beautiful 190 ‘case designs. MORROW ONLY ese instruments are the very latest $ Note Players in various designs d woods. All Fully Guaranteed and Best & Co. Fifth Avenue at Thirty-fifth Street Will Close Out Wednesday Greatl For Women and Misses—and Floor aection of the agreement. conceive of any commission so in- terpreti the section aa to permit but steel cars. in taken,” went Commissioner Maltbie, “because the opinion of the new dual Up hte syatem is more than two years away. It was scheduled for opening Jan. 1, 1917, but it probably will not be until several months after that date. The subway accident is very recent and the commission's action of last wook concerning th ination of wooden cars reforred only to the existing oubway system. ‘I don't see why amy one should worry about cara put in the subway in the future. 1 can't say what the commission will do about hing g00- tion referring to the equipment of the new dual system, but I for one will inniat t every car be of steel con- etruction, The other Comm! will act Lenin I am sure. very bart. of the Rew subwaye, ever: of mi subw: 4 from ateel cars, there is a ton “or an approved emergency lighting, to be Cg rs case of failure of the =e foe which the eeewes fehtine il ae wupplied. pa Phanany being plunesd | into. darkness se ge ae for moving (he trains is CAN'T GET BEHIND THIS ORDER FIRING QUT WOODEN CARS (Coz tnued from First Page.) this commission that the Interbor- ough will oppose the order if it takes my advice. We are willing to do anything along lines et oe, but it would not be fair ask wi to destroy the ‘a cars, especially when they can used isewhere. The order, in its present structive measure. It is to the Inter- “No matter change my rs in a sub. Quackenbush: “Not a aingle life has been lost because of wvoden missioner Maltbie: “Have you or What happened to one wooden car?” Commissioner Cram; “We're wast- ing our time, The Interforough can't Reduced No rovals Fur or Velvet Trimmed Suits 18.50 Formerly up to 45.00 Fur trimmed models. Coats 10.00 to 37.50 Formerly 15.00 to 65.00 a. oly * n we aha ¢ within about fifty days from that || |etop this order, No power can 1 ep | it.” i Quackenbush: “If ay ‘ae | porous’ fights the order ft will be time before wooden cars are oat, of the subwa ‘We will produce ex- perte In court—— “L don’t care what kind of experts you produce,” retorted Chairman fo Call. “They can't change public of wooden ‘son fire in @ fe. 1 regard the paterbor vem, subway system an the best railroad in the to give it its cars must be elim~ rom these underground lines.” Explaining why he voted aioet wooden cars, Chairman MeCall ind years ‘withou 4 rious wooden car fire in the 5 but should a fire occur and re- seriously this Commission would be confronted with the entire respon- sibility.” Mr. Quackenbush told of a new 4 vice of General Manager Hedley's which would prevent the forming of an are and consequent fire on wooden carn. Trying to explain away the reason r the wooden car fire =. L: i \underground,” replied Chairman Mc- Asa parting shot Quackenbush said he hoped to prepare a record that would reverse the commission's find- ings and orter. ——> WAVAL GUNNER IS HIT BY ALIMONY OUMDUM Roach of Battleship Florida Severely Wounded in Feelings When Or- dered to Pay $15 Weekly. Chief Gunner James T. Roach, U. 8. N., failed to score a bullseye hit last week, when Supreme art Jus- tice Mist denied him the custody of old daughter, Erna Vir- after he had sued out @ writ | of habeas corpus. He missed another shot to-day, when Justice Lehman ordered him to pay bis wife, Alice M. Roach, $15 a week from his annual pay of $3,618, pending the trial of her suit for jon. port of her request for all- mony Mra. Roach, who is a mantcure, says her weekly wage of $6, paid by a downtown shop, would make it impos. sible for her to live if her customers didn’t contribute $4 a week in tips. Mra. Roach lives with her mother at No, 868 St, Nicholas Avenue. ‘ Her husband, who is attached to the bat- Ueship Florida, denies her charges of cruelty and accuses his wife of being too friendly with other men, _—>_—_—_ WOMAN PATIENT DYING "ONION PRINTERS TALK. CARDNAL FARLEY WL WITH MAYOR MITCHEL | HELP AID UNEMPLOYED, HE TELLS COMMITTEE He Tells Delegates He Wants Promises Mayor's Represent- atives He Will Co-Operate WithThem. UPON UNEMPLOYMENT City to Set Example in Pro- viding Work for Idle. A delegation from the Allied Print- labor situation with him. “In my suggestion that the city push the construction of public works,” said the Mayor, “I am not suggesting that the city undertake to; ja) relieve the unemployment situation | entirely, It could not do that, for It has not enough work to be done. “But it could do its part toward rastoring confidence by furnishing all the employment possible. By doing so it will set the example to busi- nass men generally, The important thing, I believe, is for the city to do what it can.” Poter J. Brady, President of the Photo Engravers’ Union, was Chair- man of the delegation, which included Andrew J. Carroll of Typographical Union No, 6, Thomas J. Carroll, Pres- \dent of the New York Stereotypers’ Union No, 1; Harold Hamilton of the International Stereotypers and Elec- trotypers Union, and Nathan Drescher and John Carroll. “We didn't come here to ask the city to ‘supply, ,Work for any members of our unions,” said Brady, who acted as spokesman. “We are looking after the unemployment in our ranks to the best of our ability. In some cases the members are dividing up jobs and working shorter hours. Unemploy- ment benefits are arranged for men actually out of work.” The delegation protested to the Mayor that the Board of Water Sup- ply and the Board of Education ar letting contracts to non-union shops. The Mayor replied that while had no right to tell the departments referred to just where or how they hhould have thelr printing done, he would render all the assistance pos- Bible. Clty Chamberlain Bruere believes that more city work than is now un- der way can be provided, “if there were a disposition to help rather than to hinder.” ‘The Chamberlain refers to the ac- tion of the Corporate Stock Budget Committee of the Board of Estimate, h hus reported that no additional Cardinal Farley recetved to-day the ing Trades Counct! called on Mayor|™embers of the Mayor's Committee on Unemployment and discussed wh Mitehel to-day and discussed (he! iii plage for the rellef of work- ingmen, ehiefly in the direction of persuading employers to keep their full forces at work part time, rather than let some of their men go utterly The Cardinal agreed with the committee and promised to do all in his power to relievo the situation. The members of the committeo who |, called were Judge Elbert H. Gary, Chairman; City Chamberlain Henry Bruere, Secretary; President Thomas M. Mulry of the Emigrants’ Savings Bank and Mgr. McMahon. Many good workmen are now Idle, the committee declared, because em- ployers have made big reductions in their forces, keeping as few men as possible instead of giving all part time work. There is no intent, the members sald, to dictate to employ- but it is believed suggestions mado in a friendly spirit will meet a friendly reception, President Wilson's idea of establish- ing @ permanent Bu also taken up, as well as plans for extending the bufeau so that State and municipal organizations will co- operate with the national bureau. —<—s—__—_ A Mean Deduetion. (From the Philadelphia Ledger.) “I rejected both Jack and Willlam know it; I saw them shaking hands on : the golf links this morning.” FROM NOVIGE'S MEDICINE saz ‘= "arn © ha ee “I don't think it is necessary that the city enter upon entirely new en- t | Vonkers Clerk Not Licensed to Fill |ferprirem’” sxpinined the City Cham. Prescriptions Confesses He work already contemplated Did Put Up One, ates Robert Posner, nineteen, Is a student "BINGHAM TO LOSE HIS JOB. of pharmacy and clerk in Hugh J.J @eeerat’s 87,300 Place Not Provided Martin's drug store at No. 486 Naper- VormA er Also ban Avenue, Yonkers. Not having] Gen. Theodore A. Bingham, consult- passed his regents’ examinationy,|ing engineer at $7,500 in the Bridge however, he is not qualified to fill pre-| Department, and Leon 8. Molaselff, © scriptions, To-day he filled one, he Division of De- A boy had been sent to the drug vill “Botti Jose store by Mrs. Catherine Wallock, aj {halr places on Veb. 1. widow living at No. 125 Orchard|vided by the Bourd of Estim street, with instructions to get her| {rer salaries. some “Hoffman's Drops,” an old-time{ wh remedy kept in every drug store.) la Posner filled the order, being alone, Hae ieee obtained: Pie piace 3h ne Bridge Department from Mayor See aleee Sook ive teaapoontutay{ jaynor. The General had a. libel suit an SOA eu ASS: Be Darn: 8 leguinat the Mayor, but called it off after s removed to St. John’s Riverside |Yecelving an apology, and the job fol- ompital, where physicians believe she] lowed. will dic. 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