New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
THE ADJRONDACKS PARK
WATCHING FOR GOVERNOR HILLS ACTION
ON THE SLOAN BILL.
. NEW FOREST POLICY ABOUT TO BE ADOPTED
BY THE STATE-SPEAKER HUSTED's BILL
WITHDRAWN IN FAVOR OF Mr..


sLoAN's MEASURE.
,sY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUSE.l
Albany. March 1O-whether not the State shall
enter upon policy Of purchasing the forest ianos III
the Adjrondacks and create Adirondack forest
prcserve of large extent, will be decided tomorrow ny
Governor HILL for at least this year. Nine days ago
the legislature passed senator Soan's bill approprat
ing S25 900 the purchase OF forest lands III lhe
Adropdacks, in addition to those already owned D!
the state in that region. Every one recognized that
II this bill became law, the State would adopt new
policy of dealing with the forestpurchase question:
Hitherto lands have only been acquired by tax sales
With this bill the direct purchase system would be
established. The ten days within winch the Governor
must act upon bills expires tomorrow Ionleht IL
was stated that he was yet engaged In examining
IN. hill. and had not yet determined whether TO sign
IL or veto II.
The friends Of the forests tonight are looking Tor
ward with considerable anxiety to the Governors ac-
ton upon the bill. speaker Hustled. who upon feoiu
ary "a presented a bill to establish Board Of Com
missoners to learn the value of the Adirondack lus
1t is proposed purchase. said tonight; Il nope
Governor Hill will sign Senator Sloans BILL as IL may
be about all We shall get this year toward 'he prcSc'
walton of the Adirondack land have abandoned hy
own bill for Commission. and am Opposed aiso !"
Mr. Nixons bill for a Commission largely composed OF
medical men learn what the Adirondack lahos VIII
cost. The best thing that We can do Is TO pass sem"
Commissioners themselves to learn what theSe iocs'
lands Will cost and report the facts 10 the next Legs
lsturc The Commissioners have all the apparatus III
the shape Of forest wardens and clerks to OBTAIN hlS IN
formation. easily. for our inf6rmaon.'
The bill of senator Sloan, which Governor Hill Is now
considering and which he must act upon tomorrow Is
brief and to the point. Here 1t is
Section 1.-The Forest Commission with the approval
and concurrence Of OF the Land once
may purchase lands so located within such counties as IN
cude the forest preserve shall be available ior te p
poses PARK at price not TO exceed 81 Oh per
acre such approyal and concurrence Endorsed
COPY Of the resolution said Forest Commission au
thori7ng purchase and certified TO by the CLERK OF
said Commissioners Of the Land once.
See. 2-Ihe Forest Commission NAV have such lsncs
appraised BY appraisers not TO exceed three
In number. be appointed by that Commission. Tbs
EXPENSES Of appraisal shah be per diem allowance
the appraisers exceed - per day for the time act
uay employed and the necessary expenses incurred IN each
case such Expenses BE- audited by the Controller and
paid out fund appropriated by the LEGISLATURE ior
the purposes Of this at purchase Of lands shall be
previous appropriations for that purpose
Sec u $4,000. or 20 much thereof as may
necessary. hereby appropriated out Of any moneys III
the Treasury not otherwise Appropriated Tor the purpose
Of this act liability shall be incurred oy the Forest
Commission.
SEC. 4-Ihis a., shan take cncc, Immediately.
The act il is clear. i we'll guarded from abuse, and
IT is TO be hoped that the "9Ne'hor VIII .anv the
counsel OF the Forestry Commission al lts request ana
lc considered 10 Conthl lls NtIul'' HP'H NV
ways and means OF preserving the iorcst> The othei
acts introduced providing TOT commission 10 lcdi
what an AdirCnd"sh sls'e farh Touiu 20 frn,
economical motives. Both the bills % MI HuSlcd
and Mr.. Nixon would have rendered necessary an ap,
prop.iation Mr. NiAou, III M, OH, SpP."l"ahsylu
$4,000 There was no appropriation named , IN cP oao
q HUsteds bill. but II was estimated thtt r1VvvV
would have been appropriated nndsl II. hu' Af'
Hustled abandons HI, biz. and Mr Nixon only ln'ro
S soss not hold Himself sponsbIe for ii and docs
10 pursue IT, II senator >loans hill becomes
law. the Forestry Comm, >iones Will nave S-oooo !"
begin their purchases OF the Adirondack lands at once
senator >losn SAID tonight:
the t3at bill o Ia" evf s Tesi cs e obtain pur
chaser for his lands, pcsap. If ne ASKS only 81 % Az
then make such bargains they
deem, best for the state Their hrst
design will be to connect together the detached por
tons Of the states lands IN the AdirOntacks WIN
can We'll pas the concdricnt resolution Which in,
troduced recently, asking the Forestry Commissioners
proportion Of the Adirondack lands. We decide upon
tho policy for one year, and then we try to learn
Senator soan's concurrent resolution passed the
Senate last week by unanimous vote. speake,
not vet been delivered 10 the Assembly bat that u
would be. PROBABLY, to morrow, and he thought 1t
would be passed unanimously. This important resOlu
ton is gwen below
Resolved, II the Assembly concur, that the Forest
Commission be- and hereby IS directed t. take into con-
OF the Governor, addressed TO the
Legislature calling the subject Of establish
park in and about the head~acrs Of the rivers
having IN the Adirondack wilderness, and
after thoroughly investigating hc possibilities Of such
undertaking report - the Legislature IT, conclusions
thereon and recommendations to the most effective
methods be employed to accomplish tha, CnGehc by
bill eI~setogeher with pertinent facts within
knowledge OF the Commission relating to the general
subject preservation extension and further to
number Of square miles Of land essential
fulfilling the requirements of suitable reservation OF
park. and the probable thereof and report also
regard the other subjects referred 70 in SAID message
Of the Governor.
Speaker Hustled received letter from Morris X.
Jesup, the president Of the state Forestry Associa
ton, late tonight in which he expressed the hope
that Senator Sloan's concurrent resolution would be
passed by the Assembly.