New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-07
THE WATER METER BILL KILLED.
MR. soUIRE's PATHETIC APPEAL 10 THE ASSEMBLE
UNHEHDED.
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ALBANY, May 6.-Commissioner Squlres
water meter bill killed by the Assembly TINS a'oi
noon although he made pathetic appeal III ltS la'o
General Barnum. chairman OF the committee vi
Cities reported bill favOrably. Three OF the oi'
/ hers of the coninittee-Mr. Hendricks Mr. HagSery
aud Mr. Uawkins-dissented from this report Mr.. Nag
eerty as soon as the report made moved that the
hill be recommted the Committee on Cities Win IN
structons to strike out to the enactng clause
General Barnum and Mr. Oliver Loudly pro'es'eu
| against the adoption of the motion
Mr. Haggerty charged that the bwas INTENDED Tn cover
lob In the repairing Of the 10000 Navarro water me-
ters The repairs would cost from so cents to 80 He
has seen letter Mayor Grace IN which the latter
said that the measure bad bill" Mr.. HagSerty
concluded his speech by saying: With all due deer-
ence to General Barnum, who is an honorable man.
must say that he has used and there job In h
bill"
Mr. Shea one Of the members OF the committee said
he hoped that Mr. Haggertys motion TO kill the bill
would not 10 adopted. Corporation Counsel LaeomOe
told him that some such bill would have to be passed to
prevent the waste OF water in New'forE
Mr. oliver defended Mr.. Squire, who he said. had
been an Commissioners OF Public Works AS ior
the meters they could be repaired at the tnng
| cost OF $4,000.
walter Howe attacked the BILL saying that Mr. Squire
now held power prevent 20 per cent Of the waste OF
water There was need OF adopting the meters Tor
| i'm every barroOin in NewYork was stopped the Guy
woud recover from Is TO 20 per cent OF us supply
| fact was that there ian atmosphere OF scanuhl
abnut the Navarro meters and the people OF New"
York were therefore opposed 10 Tie Dill ,,,,.,,oo
MIR Cantor pointed to section 3oI OF the concentration
act as one that gave Commissioner squire ample power
to check the waste OF water IL was s,ange ct Jun
stance that this scheme 20 meters was stare uc
y after the Court of Appeals decided that the Guy must
'" NJ Ives sad This bill has beer drawn TO up
some lob That evident in every line IL authorizes
o nd ami, some patent invention the pipes.
General Barnnm declared that he pushed the phi Tor
Ne rad letter from Commissioners Squire approving
the bill In his letter Mr.. squire says J.; - zion
Cor the best interests of the people OF this city OF mere
Importance than question OF tho suppression OF 'he
enormous waste OF water new going on III tDls CITY
am made the custodian OF the CrOton wafer
control and S IT'S pr9psr present pss aHu law
am in a way empowered TO take such action IN the
premises sought IN the OH p1p1raton for the
purpose in this department, am without the means
de9natey to prevent such There can be but one
opinon as to the necessity Of preventing the present
waste of water in this siX during ,hns ,rt tne
duction OF the new supply; IN 9I S n tn%
the money be expended therefore snail not DO IA par
favor of the passage OF any bill which will give me
larger authority than now possess. coupled
W. waste successfully. lam aware that there
been some misconeeption TegGng s s a ate
that have been unjusty charged WIN seeking 70 .an
meters in connection with this matter THIS IL not true
The department has at this time lying in its yard meter
for which the city has recently pala InS sum .
400. 600, ana nave Dctn Wy e"Nt
tSst Win some slight repairs many OF those meter
could be adv placed where am no~lpefntte,
nder the law teD and the only interest whlci
| nave taken in the question has been TO suggest TN
proprety of using these meters as suggested a nev
1net,.r costs from $25 S3S. am Informed IL won'
cost from so cents IS TO make all necessary repair
| nnon meters owned by the department. thus making
savn1 70 somebody Of the difference between
the cost of repairing and the cost OF new meter az
not heeye need TO enlarge this argument because
mnst he patent TO everybody that legislation IN the al
rection Of repairing property that cannot DO other"S
| utilized should be had.
The Assembly adopted Mr. Haggertys mouoh 10 XII
the vote by 40 to 81 This Will not destroy the BILL how
aver as Mr. saures friends intend again TO try to pas
the senate BILL which is similar, and then ask the A;
| sembly 70 pass this one