New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-17
DOCTORS PROTEST IN YAM.
EFFORTS OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
DEFEATED.
THE SENATE CITIES COMMITTEE REJECTS THE
AMENDED CROTON WATERSHED BILL
AND WILL REPORT THE ORIGINAL


AND WILL REPORT THE ORIGINAL
MEASURE FAvoRABLY.
Albany. March I6-The Senate Committee on Cites
listened to protest this afternoon rom the A'aue"s
Of Medicine Of NevYork against the passage OF the
hill introduced by Mr.. Webster recently ana arenoy
pa ssed by the Assembly, to prevent the po'uoh o'
the water supply of the city. In brief ths Dill au-
thorizes the city OF New-York to expcnd SoV'ooo
yearly for three years to come In WESTMINSTER F"'
nam and Dutchess counties in the purchase OF iaha
TO protect the Crotch from contamination
The Academy OF Medicine was represented ny DTS
william H. Thomson F.. g. Janeway. a. jacob, H. d.
cbapin l. West Roosevelt and T. NJ. Chcesman. These
pbysclans said that their attitude was not one OF nos
ti,y TO the bill, but rather OF Insisting that the pi
did not 20 far enough. Besides provdihS lot ''c
purchase CT lands 1t ought TO provide mat SANITARY
engineers should be employed for work In the oroo'i
Valley They proposed that Croton Water Commas
sion ,bould be appointed, ana submitted bill having
the following interesting provisions In Its first section
Tho Commissioner of Public Works the City Ct New
York and the Commissioner Of Health OF the City OF New
York. who Is physician. and member OF ue S'a'c
Board OF Health. 10 be appointed by the Governor ui
the recommendation OF the said Board OF he'''"'
and two officers be called Crotch Wafer commissioners
one OF whom shall Jc citizen OF NcwYork residing In
the city county OF NewYork, appointed by inc "o'
crnor upon the recommendations OF the Executive 'on
tee Of the Chamber OF Commerce OF the City OF Nc"-ioh
20 be appointed BY the Governor upon the
the American Society OF Civil Engineers of the CITY OF
New.Y0rh, ale hereby constituted ana appoih~u oos'
to be known the Croton Water commission Inc
Croon Water COMMISSIONS shall be subject to removal
BY the recommendation OF the senate anu
shall unless sooner removed, respectively hold ther
Offices for years and until their successors snail DC re-
spcctivey appointed and have qualified The tommsohr
Of Public Works Of the City OF New YORK sna'' pe
residnt of the boor! The Croon Water Commissioners
shall from aud after their upon their Duties re-
ceye annual salary Of $4,000 and sucn salaries sa"
full for all services rendered by them undcr he pro-
visions Of this act in any capacity Whatever. ID ss'
said Commission and 1t Is hereby eno"ereu
and employ civil engineer, qualified in shi
tary science TO be known "a the Croon water Engineer
and to BIZ prepared by HIM forthwith unuer ner
direction and to fix and determine upon ana from "c
time necessity occasion may arise thercior u
alter and change plan or plans preservation from
pollution and delement OF oil the sources OF the water
supply OF the city OF NcwYork situate In the counties
OF wcstche,ter and Duchess. and for the aoae
removal OF of such pollution OF
dcnlemcn and for the safe and proper disposal Of all
sewage and other matter which may tend TO poute or
dellc such water supply.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Blandy attacked the
proposed bill providing "cumb rsOmc commission
whose members would not attend to their duties.
Dr. Thomson In reply said that 1T was modelled
upon similar commissions Of London, Paris ana Berlin.
lie then stated and his testimony was corroborated
by the other ply sicans, that the Croton water Is
impure and is frequently contaminated with sewage
DR.. jacob stated that In his opinion typhoid fever
spread IN New York through the Croton water,
and constitutions emf ebed BY Its badness. All
the ply sieians appealed 10 the committee to amend
the bill rs to provide for the appointment OF san
tary engineers, and they expressed the opinion that
IN" city was In danger from p,stilence the coming
summer unles, scientific men were employed I'm guard
Ing the water supply from pollution.
Chief Engineer larrtsall Uf the Croton Aqueduct,
said that the Department u Public Works was ener-
gctically at work 10 prevent pollution OF the water
supply and for sanitary engineers, II could obtain
all II needed from the state Board OF Health
The committee then by a unanimous vote rejected
the bill Of the Academy Of Medicine and voted to
report favoraby Mr.. Wetcrs bill Just 1t fIom
the Assembly.