New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-28
SCOTS EMULSION
FOR A RAID ON THE WATERSHEn
THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER AND 4
SMALL ARMY WILL INVADE 1T TOMORROW.

TIE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER AND 4
SMALL ARMY WILL INVADE 1T TOMORROW.
Commissioner Michael T. Daily. Chief Endnee,
George W. Blrdsall and other officials Of the Depart
ment OF Public Works. accompanied by a gang OF
stronglImbed aborers. will make descent upon the
CrotOn watershed tomorrow morning. and armed WITH
axes picks, shoves. hnndsaws and copies Of the new
law will proceed to abate nuisances which they NAV
discover pOlluting tie city's water supply
The expedition was decided upon yesterday morn.
ing at a conference held In the Mayors Office At
which were Mayor Gilroy. Corporation Counsel Clark
Commissioner DAILY and Henry T. Dykman special
counsel for the city In proceedings for acquiring
aqueduct lands. The work OF abatement. Mr. DAILY
said, would be carried on under the authority given
in Section % OF the law just approved by Governor
Flower which empowers the Commissioner OF Public
Works - remove summarily all nuissnces This
confers the arbitrary powers upon Commissioner
DAILY lie may 60 up into Westcbester. Duchess and
Putnam counties. enter upon any and all lands hear
adjacent contiguous 10 any and all the Of
the water supply, whether the be rivers or
other water courses lakes ponds reservoirs. end
abate and remove the causes OF pollution defle.
ment. The time during which the Commissioner Is
10 be clothed with these extraordinary powers ex.
tends a period OF three The Commissioner
Is the sole Judge OF what nuisance Is and TOW u
shall be abacd. The Mayor and Corporation Counsel
destroy all barns and OuhOuses which he shall de.
ternine poue the watershed. He cut of all
drains and other Of defilement. the to
look to the law for reimbursement.
Commissioner DAILY said yesterday "There are
fully 200 outhouscs In the CrOton Watershed which
menace the health OF this city. sLall 60 TO work
first upon them. There are Hye plague spots where
these nusances most numerous and most dan.
gerous. These at Carmel Kensico. Toneta,
Mount Kisco and Brcwsters snail begin TO remove
these outhouses beginning at the extreme upper end
OF the watershed and working south. / propose To
do the work very thoroughly, and hope to have the
nuisances all abated before July 1.
simultaneously with the summary removal OF the
nulsances the owners OF the property on which they
are maintained will be served with a notice Of q
hearing to BE- held In my Office TO the necessity
for taking their land, md the proceedings to acquire
Il VIII be pushed right along, that the nuisances
cannot be rc-estabshed / do not imagine that
the persons Whose property Is to be demolished will
receive the invading army Of nusancedestroyers with
favor. / don't know but | may have serious 0pp0-
slti0n offered to my wOrkmen"
The Commissioner has provided far possible
against such trouble. Mr. Dykman will accompany
the Commissioner with certified copy Of the water
shed law and the snerifs OF fhe three counties have
been requested to provide him with protection while
his work OF destruction is going on. 1t Is possible
that some OF the property owners whose domains
Judges for injunctOns to restrain the NewY hos
tiles from the raid Of devastation upon which they
ere bent. But 1t was limited yesterday that no at,
tentiOn will he paid 10 any country mandamuses,
and that nothing will be allowed to stand In the way
OF rigid enforcement OF the law.