New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-18
TO SAVE NIAGARA FALLS.
COMMISSIONERS STUDYING OVER THAT
PROBLEM.
ATTORNEY GENERAL HANCOCK CALLS ATTENTION
TO THE DANGERS THREATENING THE
FALLS As A SPECTACLE. ARTS
GSG FROA STATE GRANTS
TO POWER COM


\ special meeting OF the Commissioners OF the
State Reservation at Niagara was held yesterday III
the Office of Andrew H. Green, the president OF the
Board at No. PA Broadway. There were present
besides Mr. Green Commissioners Robert l.. Fryer
OF Buffalo and william Hamilton OF Caledonia
Henry L. Gregory treasurer and secretary OF '"e
Commission. Thomas V. WEIGH, superintendent U.
the reservation: Clemens Herschel the engineer y.
80. Wall-st: !. l.. Romer. OF Buffalo. Of counseI
for the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manu-
featuring Company: Arthur Schoelkopf, the secre-
tary and treasurer Of the company ana LOUIS
schoellkopf. who is director OF the compans'
.ous and Arthur Schoellkopf are sons OF j. +.
Schoellkopf the president OF the company A''o'
ney-GenerA Hancock sent a communication 10 '"e
Commiss on on November l6, in which ne SAID
The flow Of water over the Falls Is an d
element in the preservation OF the scenery, ana 81
f. can be shown (and am informed II cam 70 q,, oe
tn fact that the diversion OF me aske r FAILS
OF water through tho canal OF the .>iasala %ns
Hydraulic Power and MANUFACTURING COMPANY naS
n dminishne effect upon the flow of the water o'el
the Falls the diversion is a nuisance anu can De
stopped
the Attorney Generals letter. and to decide Una
hatber the commssioners should request the Attor-
ney-Cieneral examine the statutes ui'uel w. sor
any companies take water or nave grams ., III
thar purpose; to whether they are conSt
and whether they should nor DC repea as also TO
matter of compensation to the state was aiSo "
BE- considered -.
Tho following companies claim rights to take
water from above the Falls without limit ana "i'h'
out paving for it: Lockport Water and Electro
rorlpauv capial sIOOo0O0O; Niagara County lrrisa-
ton and Water Supply Company; the Lewiston
Water supply Company. capital not to eXceed S1V-
eNOl: the Buffalo and Niagara Power ana Dram
age Company: Niagara Power and Development COM
pany and the Niagara. Lockport and ontario POWER
Company. capital not TO exceed SoOnW BESIDES
the following companies are drawing water from
the river without paying the state: The Niagara
Falls Power Company. which claims to be author
lied 10 take water sufficient produce 10000 effec-
tive horsepower. enough to draw from the river
about 6 per cent Of the flow. and which has ob>ined
from the Canadian Government a grant for the use
of an equal amount OF water to be taken from the
other side Of tine river. and the Niagara rails
Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company
which now takes water from the river and Is en-
gagged in eularg.ug its canal. 80 that us now ca
pacly will Boo $4,000 cubic feet per minute
j. l.. ROmer. counsel for the Niagara rails
Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company. read
d report signed ly Clemens Hersche.. the engineer
IN VIII IN NJ Hnrsche enieaVcred 10 demonstrate
that II the c1nranes taking water from the Falls
be- diminished about three inches. He believed tnat
the water would be diminished about - per cent
when the other companies that had received grants
were I'm operation The Niagara Hydraulic Power
ami Manufacturing Company vnch operates nine
teen Establishments and employs l9O hands asked
80 Doc allowed TO continue worS on Us canal; 80 as
ID protect n from ice iOes. This was denied. The
commission decided TO take no definite action upon
the matter until AttOr0ey-Gencral Hancock mad
been consulted.