New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-27
the names to be sent to it for cOnfrma-

nor If the members OF tne Produce EAoh""e' -:
they were ready to unite III -
meeting to denounce the a0''o" A.
Senator Grady and Others I'D en""s'"s 49,
Aoueduct bill so as TO place tho WIN u".O.
nort,ol Of the politicians. and to appoint COM
0o"''o Albany 20 caro- for the interests OF
49, o,ty on the subject in accordance with the
-. 80 tho Navor +. b. Thurbrr also said few
ID ~, the su beet and expressed the OPINION
.ho, nnless the citizens took active measures To
,h,vart the politicians the aqueduct would become
. ;ob which would dwarf TweePs Court House
into in.ignifcance. He said that the boaru VI
Trade and Transportation would hold special
meeting on Saturday 10 consider the subject
The Mayor thanked the committee for It's ap-
proyal of his course in he matter ana saiu 'h"O n'
bopsd other organizations woull take mp the sub
ject as it was that interested every reSideh' VI
the city.
FEW WORDS FROM GEORGE W. LANE
George w, Lane president of the Chamber OF
Commerce, who is one of the three cltiz rs r"iou
as Commissioners in the bill repnrted to the Senate
olso called unon the Mayor in regard TO the matter
Mr.. Lane is strong person 4 fri nd of Andrew ii.
Creen Tn whose intrigues al Albany is due the
chance IN the bill which named MIR. Lane as one OF
the commissioners In speaking upon the SUBJECT Vi
the bill Mr.. Lane SAID: ..,
"I had no knowledge of my appointment u"'''
saw it in the papers this morning am l" i"'V' -
the bill sent to Albany by Mayor Edson' ana ''''
no doubt that he would name Satisfactorily WIN
yn,sson There is great need of an idbiohai "''o'
supply for the city, l have never gwen 'ne suoJ'oO
INV stndy or special attention. ana am oV i'u'i''
with it-beyond some knowledge Oh Tie country
whence the supply is to be obtained, ea'noo w
driving over 1T. The Ramapo scheme hho" h0'"
ing about"
Nr Lane ia sixtv-fye wears old and has been in
the tea business in Front-st. since 1910. He was
appoipted City Chamberlain by Mayor havemeyer
and held the Office while Andrew I'll. Green was
Controller
JAMES C. sPENCKRs RECORD.
James G. Spencer. who Is also named III the SCH
ate bill as one of the Commissioners, IS we'll
known member of Tammany Hail he is about
ffty-iye wears old and was United States Dlstrict
Attorney for the Northern and Western jhstrcts OF
New-York under President Buchanan. lie after
wards came to this city, and in 1868, when Tweed
was i'm power in Tammany Hall, Mr.. Spencer Was
appointed to the position on the superior Court
Beneb previously occupied by Chief Justice Robert
ann. Tn 1871 he was nominated for place on the
same bench but was defeated by Judge Curtis; and
in 1879 he was again defeated by Judge Van Worst
In 1879 he was defeated for Judge of the Court OF
General Sessions by Judge Giderseeve. Mr. pencers
name was published among the list OF snbSciioers
TO Tweed's statue in 1871. The Iammany poll
ticans ex pressed themselves as well satisfied WIN
MIR. Spencers appointment in case the bill should
pass in its present shape
A TALK WITH THE MAYOR.
In answer to inquiries of a TRIBUNE reporter on
the subject, Mayor Edison said
81 am entirely opposed to the principle of the
Legislature naming the commissioners to serve on
a purely local work OF this KIND. The appointing
Ia uch he
be held respon sble to the people of the city. The
bill as approved by the commission that was sp-
pointed to investigate the subject, III accordance
with a resolution of the Legis al re was carefully
drawn and / believe would furnish to the
city satisfactory solution of this great
problem"
.'What were the intrigues to which you referred
in your address TO the citlzensf"
al cannot now enter into details but II is wei
known that a syndicate Of politicians have under
taken to get the bill changed for selfish and persona
ends. ] am a party man-as good Democra
as any of them-Lut this is
question into which politics should not b.
allowed to enter. 1t is great public work, of vas
importance TO the health and prosperity OF the city
At the best it will cost a large sum OF money
Therefore every safeguard should be thrown around
it, and no political considerations should enter into
it, II is of supreme importance that the work should
be done expeditIously and economically. IL 1t Is to
furnish patronage to politicians and to be- used Il
carry conventions and ee lions, then no estimate
of the cost or the time that will be required to nun 81
1t can b. made. Hence i am opposed to tue IRE
spoDsblc system proposed by the Legislature. whci
is carry out plan 20 assis CERTAIN pohtlclans I,
get control of The work. The bill ought TO b
passed IA II was drawn up by the Commission"
THE CONTROLLER CONCISE AND POINTED.
Controller Campbell was averse TO saying any
thing on tho subject. In reply to Inquiries
however. he said: II am IN favor OF giving Che
Mayor the power to appoint the citizen members o
the commission, and that without subjectng then
to confirmation by the Board OF Aldermen"
TRUE INwARDNEss OF THE POLITICIANS SCHEMES
prominent business man, who is also well
known Democrat. IN speaking on this SUBJECT OK
pressed the following views:
"There is a syndicate OF politicians WHIT
desire TO get control OF this aque
duct scheme. The three men who ar
the most prominent in it are Samuel }. Tlden
Andrew II. Green and Hubert o thompson. Tn
purpose IS to use the patronage OF the Aqueduc
COMMISSION III he interest of VT I'll candidac'
for the Presidency, and OF course to allow Nj
Thompson TO make money out oil IL Tor hlnSeii an'
was opposed to the Mayors bull ant
that he did not consider II fair IT, his Department
which he thinks ought 10 have the building OF ~
aoueduct Andrew II. Green went 10 Albany III Til
interest of tins syndict c, and as ih rrprr enlav
OF den aud o T9n Sc% caoosed Of 81,
persons Three of those will be tor Thompson
and the till is 10 be so altered a
practically TO give him charge of the work. Mr.
Lane is perfect gentleman. but ne IS old and ID nc
wise familiar with the subject competent TO coO
With the politicians. Besides he is under the per
Bonal influence Of Aud'ow H. Green. Control 81
Campbell is under Obligations TO Mr.
Thompson for his present Office III
will not say word against Ihonpson'
schemes no matter how bad they are. He ayoide'
going before the Mayors Water Commission III pu D
lie III order that ne GIT not DC drawn into saying
ANYTHING ag last Thompson. lie mas pursued Tue
same course all the way through, and ON the com
mission he would favor thompson, winch means n
very worst kind of political control The Lieu enan
Governor, the Speaker OF the House ana the proni
anent lilden II the Legislature arc working II
the interest OF this lbompyon SCHEME"
''Bus how Ito YOU account for the stand taken bi
Treamor and Grady I"
''Iainmany has O:en promised representation Oh
The comm ssiOn and share OF the patronage. Blu