New Morse Lawyer Takes Charge as Old Counsel Drops
Eugene P. Carver arrives from Boston to handle Charles W. Morse's legal affairs. O'Brien Boardman & Platt withdraw as counsel and creditor, while Philip J. Britt keeps current engagements as Morse faces bankruptcy, civil and criminal indictments, and planned efforts to pay creditors and depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
Eugene P. Carver
Boston
Morse
O’brien
Carver
R. A. C. Smith
Mr. Morse
Fourteenth Street Bank
Philip J. Britt
New England
National Bank of North America
Mr. Carver
United Sates
New York
Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company
United States District Attorney
Bank of North America
Hanna
Mr. Britt
Gifford
Gifford, Hobbs & Beard
Britt
O’brien, Boardman & Platt
East
Curtis
United States
Negroes to Save the Nation Says Col lector Anderson
Charles W. Anderson, Internal Revenue Collector, told a Bethel AME Church audience in West Twenty-fifth Street that Negro soldiers led by educated officers would defend the nation if revolution comes and urged support for Wilberforce University near Xenia Ohio. The Rev William B. Demick echoed the call for conservative leadership and the meeting raised a substantial sum for the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Anderson
Internal Revenue Collector
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
West Twenty-fifth Street
Wilberforce University
Xenia
Ohio
Anderson
William B. Demick
New Brake for Street Cars Draws Public Interest
Public Service Commissioner Edward M. Bassett showed keen interest in a new rail clamp brake for surface elevated and subway trains. While viewing photos at the Museum of Natural History exhibit Friday, he questioned transportation expert John Pp Fox about its effectiveness and instant stopping potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service
Edward M. Bassett
Transportation Department
Museum of Natural History
Europe
John Pp. Fox
Bassett
Mr. Fox
Governor Fort Ends Local Option Push in New Jersey
In Trenton on March 15 the local option bill faced defeat as Gov. Fort’s speech to the Methodist Conference suggested New Jersey is not yet ready for local option. Lawmakers are expected to oppose the measure in light of the remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort
Trenton
House Committee On Municipal Corporations
Methodist Conference
New Jersey
Subways Could Increase Service with New Signal Plan
Public Service Commission expert Bion J. Arnold argues the subway’s capacity could rise by as much as 560 percent by reconfiguring express station tracks to allow two expresses simultaneously. He urges safety-focused signal upgrades on local tracks and proposes station signaling to speed dispatch while noting potential passenger interchange issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bion
J. Arnold
Public Service Commission
Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Frank Hedley
Interborough Company
Ninety-sixth Street
Automatic speed control urged to speed up express trains
A railroad official reports that express trains could reduce headways to ninety seconds with an automatic speed control signal system. Current northbound and southbound gaps at Grand Central peak at 2 minutes 12 seconds and 2 minutes 1 second respectively. The recommendation asks for steps to install the system as an station block aid to safely sequence arrivals and departures without lowering safety standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Central
Commission
Week's Curb Securities Transactions and Changes
The Week's Curb Transactions lists leading securities for the week ended Saturday March 14 with price changes. The table covers STOCKS and their weekly movements, reflecting market activity on the curb market.
Public notices on docks contracts due March 20 1908
Sealed estimates for furnishing rope and for dredging will be received by the Commissioner of Docks at Pier A Battery Place until 12 o'clock noon Friday March 20 1908. For particulars see City Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department OF Docks and Ferries
Department OF Street
Park Row
Borough of Manhattan
City of New York
Borough of Brooklyn
Department OF ‘Correction
East Twentieth Street
Neut Tgg
John WY. Coggrey
Board of Revision of Assessments
Borough OF
Queens
1St Ward
First Avenue
Broadway
Graham Avenue
Woolsey &Treet
SOWER
Franklin Street
Hoyt Avenue
Herman A. Metz
Department OF Bridges
Brooklyn Bridge
James W. Stevenson
Pier A
Battery Place
Bid notices for Manhattan and street cleaning contracts 1908
The document lists sealed bids due March 24 1908 for multiple construction and street cleaning contracts in Manhattan Brooklyn and the Bronx. It specifies project locations from Forty sixth Street and First Avenue to Broadway and Ninth Avenue plus street sewer work and foraging contracts. It notes the offices and officials handling the bids and announces a public hearing on Senate No 336 Int No 309 regarding amendments to the Greater New York Charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fedams Eixpress
Pennsylvania
Ann Arbor
Santa Fé
St. Louis
Iron Mt. & South
Top
Iron Mt. & So. Unif
Atlantic Coast Line
Esses Eoccees
St. Louis & Southwestern Consol
San Francisco
St. Paul
Minn. & Man
Baltimore & Ohio
St. Paul, Minn. & Man
Mont
Sioux City
San Antonio & Aransas
Bait
Ohio, Pitts
Seaboard Air Line Gold
Sankacaia Cen
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Cssscesees
Scioto Valley
New England
Ata
South Carolina
Georgia
Brooklyn Union Elevated
Southern Pacific
Ssecece
Seecesese
Canada Southern
Cfs
Southern Railway
Ist
Consol
Central of Georgia Consol
Central of Georgia
Pf. Inc, B
Ccccnese Ee
Tennessee Coal & Iron Gen
B ‘ Oe
Central ‘of. Georgia
Third Avenue
Pf. Inc
Eavecoepesarseere Sess
Toledo & Ohio Central
Central Leather
Toledo, Peoria & Western
Eaere
Central Pacific
New Jersey
Bank Co. of
Union Pacific
Vale
Chesapeake & Ohio
United Railroads of
Chesapeake & Ohio Gen
Iain
United States
Bur. & Q
N. P
N . Iar
Ceara Oe
Tnited States& Efining & Improvement
Setae
Bur
Illinois
U. S. Steel Corp
S. F
Chicago
Eastern Illinois
Indianapolis
Louisville
Mil
St. P
Pac
West
Western
Maryland
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
New York & Penn
Cscs
Colorado Southern
West Shore
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Wheel
Con
Consolidated Gas
Wisconsin Central
Delaware & Hudson
Denver & Rio Grande Consol
Distillers Securities Corporation
Duluth & Iron Rangers Reg
Duluth
South Shore & Atlantic
Seecceres
New York
Reblic of
Cuba
Sieetiene Aa
Veewereree
Erie General
United States Governmen
Erie
Col. Tr. Sas Ie
Panama Canal
New York City
Green Bay
Hocking Valley
Seeasees
Ara Ae Sa
Interborough-Metropolitan
Eens
International Merazine
International Navigation
Seeeseces BS
Censeeecesse
Ewes
Cess
Enesaceeners
Kansas City
Ft. Scott
Memphis
Kansas Cit Southern
Kentucky
Entral
Money
Kings County
E. L. & P. Pueoee
Kingscounty
Y- Q
Laclede Gas of
Poweer
Lake Shore
U S
Lake Erie & Western
Lehigl Valley
U. S
Long Island
Hvid
U. S. of Mexico
Republic of Cuba
Metropolitan Street Railway
Metropolitan Elevated
B.ossees
S.2dser
Metropolitan Street Railway Sen. Sissece
Ues J
Dist. of Columbia
F. A
Mexican Cepital ConSol
Pan
Can. L
Eevee Eeseseee
Mexican Central 2d Inc
Philipine
Costares
Lake Shore & Western
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Imp
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Minn
Wccces
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
City
Missouri, Kansas
Texas
M.N
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L. A
Missouri Pacific
Cessereereerserereses
M. N
W. ‘ National R. A. of
Mexico
New York Central
S. Ie
Mich
Alabama Currency Fund
Louisiana Consol
Sa NH. & H
Ontario & Western
North Carolina
Norfolk & Western Consol
Watts
North Caro
Norfolk & Westernm
Tas Coal & Coke
Nort. & West
Northern Pacific
Tennessee
J. I. Eeeetes
Eaves
Brown Bros & Co
Sais Isi
Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Cess Oy
Oregon Short Line Ltd
Virginia Riddleberger
Jercesen
Oregon Short Line
Borough OF Manhattan
City Hall
City of New York
Forty-sixth Street
First Avenue
Sixty-fourth
Third Avenue, Between One Hundred and Tenty-Ninth
Scammer Street
Water
Cherry Streets
Twelfth Avenue
Thirty-third
Andirty-Fifth Streets
Broadway
Fourteenth Street
Ship Canal Bridge
Eighteenth Street
Ninth Avenue
Eighteenth Streets
Post Avenue
Academy Street
Tenth Avenue
Seaman Avenue
Academy
Emerson Streets
John F. Ahearn
Borough of
Manhattan
Bronx
Foster Crowell
Senate
Greater New York
City of
York
George B. McClellan
Sealed bids sought for city supplies and contracts in Manhattan
The City of New York announces sealed bids and estimates due March 23 to March 26 1908 for items including Portland cement barrels sign boxes asphalt pavement maintenance and various municipal supplies and services across boroughs Manhattan Queens and Brooklyn with dates and offices listed for the Police Department correction bridges docks and other departments.
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Bank
Boardman & Platt
Orse
Calvin Austin
Bank of North Amer
James M. Gifford
Scwab
Cousel
Schwab
Collector Anderson
Race
Bay State
Aeth
Hav. Com
Houston Oe
Inter
Eeemee
Tandard Oil
Chic
Bouwer
Res
No. Sec
Acaba
Alaska Mining
Ie ‘Balala Eaeee OL
Boston Copper
Brit. Col
Butte Ats
Butte & N
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Con. Ariz. Sm
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Com
Diamondfield
Davis-Daly Es
Dolores, Ltd
Douglas Cop
Florence Weeeee
Foster Cobalt
Giroux Mining
Goldfield Con
Daisy
G. Bend
Kerdall
Gold Hill
Greene-C. New
Greene Gola
Greene Golds
Greene G.s.pf
Pep Gugg. Exp. Co
Mex
Micmac G. M
M. Co
Mitchell
McK. Gee
Nevada
Nev
Conifio
Smelering
N. Butte
Butte
North Cobalt
Cere
Old Shand
Penn.Wyom. P
Pitts. Sil
Stewart Mining Pitts
Osea
Trethewey
Trinity Copper
Union Mines
United Copper
United Frico
Saint Aid Seeee
Pr. Sc
N.Y
State
Nev. Cst. L
Tol
Trust Company OF America
Wall Street, New York
Colonial Branch
Oakleigh Thorne
London
Gresham St
B. C
Ima. Com
Frank L. Wilton
John TE Bere
Sceice
Carleton Sunce
Re Cut Appin
J. Eck
Teman Dowd
J. N. Babcock
Ee. Ee Tea
F. W. Bi Wack
Lowell M. Palmer Hosmer
B. Parsons
Stephen Peabody
E. Clifford Potter Ah J. Fr Riker
WM Sheehan
George RB
Sheldon Henry F Shoemaker
James W. Tappin
Oakleigh Thorn
Robert B. van Cortlandt
RK. Vanderbilt, JR
Widener
City of New Yo
John F. Ahburn
of Hattan
Jaont Sota
Menta President
Dawson Street
24Th Ward
170Th Street
Arthur and
Hughes
A. Metz
Theodore A. Bingham