New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-27

| Dowd Cnntroller Canpbrll, judge Spencer anu
Mayor Edison are 10 he assoc'a.eu VIII and Ioyal
| WORK feel that shall have the honest "hu Wv"
support required for tIat quick hnu plU !pr, ,yho
cuIon of the plans OF the euneni enEioI atm
tinn ~ have thorough confidence IN tne
legislature ami feel that the senate VIII In tea.
| pass a bill which WI ] have no oOlectloneV'' i
lures. and which Will finally become a law
VIEWS OF THE MAYORS COMMISSION
,ovv ,,vss,s Dowp. POTTER. AGNEw. CAMP AND
EMO REGARD THE CHANGES IN THEIR BILL"
| The commission appointed by Mayor Edison TO iD-
vestigate the subject of additional water supply
consisted of William Dowd, John I. Agnew,
| Orlando b. Potter Hugh N Camp and Amos r.
| Emo Mr. Oowd, the pre- sdent of the Bank OF North
| America who named as one OF tthe Commits
sIoners in the Senate bill, SAID 90 TRIBUNE IT.
porter yesterday in reference to the action OF the
| Senate:
| 81 think il much better that we sltould have no
bill passed this year than that the bill reported by
| the Senaie committee should become a law Inc
| bill reported by the Mayors Commission was the
result of weeks of careful consideration OF the SUD
| ject We took it TO the Civil Service Reform
| Association and they went over II
| and made some amendments that i'm
| proved the bill Now the Senate com
mittre In the interest of few politicians, mater'-
ally changes the BILL and there is telling what it
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with it. number of prominent business men, in
| clading Mr. Drexel, have called me to-day IN
regard to the subject, and they propose to call
public meeting at the Cooper Institute on Tuesday
| evening next TO give expression 10 the popular
| opinion upon the subject. If we cannot get this
| Legislature to pass the bill sent there by Mayor
Edison, the force of public opinion will compel the
| next one to pass It,"
"What did Mr.. Grady and others say when your
| committee was In Albanyf'
| "Senator Grady came 10 us and SAID that
| the Senate committee had agreed to report
| the bill in the shape in which it was
| sent to Albany by Mayor Edison. and he would try
| to have the Senate pass it the next week Senator
| DAILY also promised to push the bill, as did other
| members of the Legislature Their present course
| OF &C lion is undoubtedly dictated by political con-
slderations. Responsible contractors came to
| us and offered TO build the aqueduct
| in two years aud to give security
TO the amount of S1,000000. They would
| contract to do the work within the estimate
of the commission. If il is TO be made a
political job, 1t viii turn ont like the Bronx River
scheme now under Commissioner Thompsons con-
troll. The time for the completion of that and the
cost will be double the original estimate
A CONTINUOUS COMMISSION NEEDED.
Orlando b. Potter, who returned yesterday from
his visit 10 Albany, where he urged he passage Of
the MAYORS bill was asked by TRIBUNE reporter
whether he knew of any political antiques to de-
feat the passage OF the bill presented by the com
mission.
81 know nothing about that said Mr..
| Potter "except that there such
rumors anoat at Albany. There oppo-
siioD expressed except Tat OF Mr. Green, and had
| supposed that the bill would lie reported by the
Senate committee this morning. was surprise J
| aud disappointed that this was not done. ! 90 not
! know, however what influence has led The COM
| mittre to delay action"
Would the proposed bill naming three citizen
members of the commission be acceptable u the
| MAYORS Commission 7"
at would not be as acceptable rs the bill pre-
sented The ctizensnamed in the A bany dIsoa cdes
| are good mrn. IL was, however. the prlnCp G
eadily INSISTED upon by the Mayors Commission
tn "a majority of those who had the work IN charge
should be independcnt citizens, who would hayr no
political Ids to serve. continuous responsible "
by nor partisan cltzen-m"mbers was tine very key
| note of the plan. Nith the present Mayor and
Controller, slOuid have no fear but what The work
would begin well. But the next election mIGht
| brn g in "A Mayor WHO. with his aDpnn ees, wouli be
| OF different character, and then the commission
divided three against three. would be inharmOuIOus
aud therefore useless There ought 10 be con-
| muOus harmonious body in order 20 insure sue
cess. # one set of men began the work and others
succeeded Them, the second SGT would say; If The
work was failure, We did not begin IT, and the
Others wOnid say they were MOI permitted to carry
out their plans and 80 could not be blamed The
commission was unanimous IN the opinion tna' the
greai est must be taken to keep politics out Of
| She work. This we aimed 10 bring about by max
| ing the majority OF the proposed commission 10
| consist of ciuzegs who did not hod Office
| What Is your opinion OF the Mayors address to
the peOple"
| d" think that. as he saws. the way to secure the
passage OF the Dill AZ proposed by the Mayors
mission. is IT, have public sentiment iuiiy aroused,
that the Legsid may perceive that the PEG lie
| are III est. The expense Will be a NOR gaze on
| every home IN the city. On keeping he work out
! of politics and IntGustlng 1t 10 harmonious
{. | commission continuously responsible 10 the
people depends the answer to tle
| question whether the Gqueduct shall cost
| $4,000. 900 $4,000. 900 $40 OOO, 900.
rne newspapers have done nObv so far. but pa JlIC
opinion musl be made Ill more manifest 60 the
| Legislature. If the work Is lntrusted 10 an IN
| harmonious partisan com nIsSloJ, ~ may turn
out ano IN CDurC House jon. And. more import ant
! than the matter OF expense, there ~ The danger
| that il not be dOnO az ali or may he done al
| such % manner to be practically useless when
completed
BUSINESS PRINCIPLES DEMANDED IN THE WORK
g think tue Mayor has done right IN issuing biz
address," said Mr.. Agnew. 1.-THE matter ~ one oil
the u most IMPORTANCE and in which the public
cannot take too great al IN crest The commission
| of VIII oh was member held more than thirty st
thugs and took a large quantity of testimony bear
| ING on the subject of an additional water supply
We investigated the matter thoroughly Our inves
tigaton convinced that the best Interests Of the
CITY required an inreased supply OF water
, | possible. The CrotOD Valley Is the most available
| place from whence TO obtain the increased supply
Those two points being made clear, ii follows that
the work of bringing the increased supply OF CrOtuu
water tine city Juld be accomplished ~ rapidly