New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-07
NP. GTTROY'S CURT RFPLT.
HI4 VIEWS oN THE CHARGES AGAINST HIN BY
Anl-En1.A.r DoMNiLssInNER sNoTT.

HI4 VIEWS ON THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM BY
NQrEDUCr COMMISSIONER SCOTT.
An interview was published yesterday afternoon
iu which Aqucduct Commi,,ionc Francis NJ scott
charges Conml,- ioucr Glroy, Of the Department OF
Public Works, with assuming an attitude toward the
AoucGuct COmmi,- toners calculated 90 prevent the
construction # a sufficient number Of storage rescr
yo, 10 svc the city adequate supply OF water Tor
the World, Fair iu I-94 should II be held here.
Mr. GIroys course Mr.. scott HfcrS l. part Of plot
on Tammany'~ part to control of the Aqued"ct
Commission. Audlug b these charges, CommlS Toner
Gilroy yesterday said:
tn" act Of 1873 provided that the Aqufdnct tom ON.
mission should construct or more reservoirs or
the purpose of increasing the water ,npgN oi tc 'a
The presumption then was that All thc r'Ne'N o'''
needed should be AIRED upon ana th'lT @
pushed forward. IN" QIaNcr hIu-c Dam d"t .iC
twin Sodom u'.crvoir, were then cesIehrd ana IN
construction of thc latter was proceeded win ana J.,
now nppr aching completion. 40 aicLS wee tiheh
iv tr No,riu,t Commission flr any other ">erNolrN
until thu beginning Of The year l7o0' H. uluer Inc
nr,ic,.llc fresh reservoir, t would never cease to
c>-t. II WAS supposed that the law gave me ON
mission power 10 devise means for additional water
supply not that the water supply of the cry rested
upon them
\ner repeating h, statement II last week regard
iu. Reservoir D. tie construction Of which Mr. scott
say th, Comm~ sl1ncr is olstguctn- NJ. Gllroy
said
When the two dams al dYm. the Mu,coot River
reservoir a.. which is being bult 10y ms uepaIl
plccd these with the BONd's Corner reservoir thc
south Ea, reservoir and the lakes which We nave inc
right to draw from. will furnish rs with supply "t
water sufficient for ten years 70 come therefore,
Reservoir ID l. not - pressing "A, To make II h''c'
snry for me Ia employ additional corp, OF engineers
4. non a. the surveys Of Reservoir are finished
The force will hc transferred TO ID If the Alueduct
tn,,,uI.>on .hall still desire 20 build II. want -
alludc particularly To- th, paragraph, IN winch ne
~ay~: ~ NJ. Gilroy continue, M Ms present Uah'
of mind il will be well for the Legislature u consider
when asked to enact legislation IN behalf of me
Worlds Fair whether II would not he wise 10 Tree the
hand, ~ the AQu"duct Commission ana empower them
IA make their own surveys, maps and plans.
Thi, T. a distinct threat. II II is Mr. Scotts pnr
nose tn cndcaVor defeat any enactment 81 me lcs
ii ,trrc Oil Z toward tc 'oc1ton r the World :
Fnir i'm thu, city because the head ot this department.
means 10 discharge his dutc> a. lac Understands the
he must continue in that purpose. tpr shall 20 rlght
ON dl~chargng my duty. - tar a. MS threat !,
concerned II has this meaning that the department.
Of Public Works shall be freed from any interference
ar connection with the CrotOn Water Bureau or It's
work such legislation will be as welcome to me as TO
him ,. .o,.o.
,ought or obtained single appointment under the
touciuct Commission and If nere i any politics IN
II. management the majority are in better position
to avail themselves of II than the minority.
Mr. Gilrov said in conclusion that he had under
stood that Mr. scott had carefully written ont his
views uor to sending them for publication and that
his purpoSc was 70 open warfare, the object Of which
was to secure the continuance of the Commission.