New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-14

sufficient TO state It IN outline 40 nor pn 1iHRho II
to follow the orceful array Of sacts on sncb as
the masmatic. Misunderstanding Crooh "n'e a,T,c
with It's pollution from agriculture a,i ,o,,ihs on
dangering a supply demonstrably inadequate at tue
best e., 1900. .ho
funda mental insuficency OF the Crotoh suppl;
lying at such slight elevation above the yea 49,
as 10 mperil seriously the safety OF Inc ereht con
rnercial and financial world located nei1w % ~
especay since the advent OF ar ns part Of the City
without natural presslrs,osurpi NAV be urged
perncionsly aganst the public health and
as the ratio of the daily delivery OF Gaiions p'i
en9 ' the great hotels factories and breweres are
driven to the costly expedient OF at ar od rock
The inadequacy of the Croton water Is yet NOR NOR,
evident even when developed 10 me ~ u on o.o Win
in half century and daily consumption orch OF aDy
100000 gallons If scientific forecast Is %0 osd mn
thing the projectors for the New YORK o. 90 some
resort to the upper Hudson headlands or so'o
other region Offering an ineXhaus'ipc spfs of the
Hudson cities as well as the metropolis " ana ~
neighhorhood, assumes the masnituDe n.p lnok 70
lance of State enterprise. ana ma? WI oncn,
the s,ate for Praecah sTp5or5 Of Sins Sins
hnburn and Clinton. in organized bands; are az
hard for the Undertaking. reenforced by .he into d
are sholtiy 10 learn their duty TO Caesar ara Pay pay
their full tribute. liere Is p9nic hv rIeeiti-
mate competition. while it reduces inc l,'
and State expenditure to its MINIMUM. anc ,rha
penor s nf Sr Safe Treasurer shows that New
York and her sister city paid over 30 per cent o, e
has the right TO demand assistance from ,ne T,".
when question Of such VITA mp ~ .'bard and
convict labor ought TO be hard. but l, Is no haIn
than the labor OF building the Erie Caa WI, Wlc ihc
postulate of our advanced socioiogists uhat r c
legitimate field for convict labor is ,ne pnni abor
to the construction OF such pubic WORK a. -, tnT
RpSil here
ground for questioning the ultimate adNa i
physical and moral of such service TO the
Whatever cogency there be in this Line % OF
thought touches quite distinctly The admins a-
lion OF municipal convict labor An analysis of the
annual reports of the Commissioner OF OoIicVsioi'
(and of has predecessors the Board OF Commission
ers of Charities and Correction dscoses the con
slant expenditure Of vast sums from tne cry s
nry FOR the SUPPORT OF NsToInss 10 the public
which is Iged with their maintenance hu'r
the existing system OF municipal administration
me people can hope to profit little from the usu-
fruct of prison labor The most SupeI"r.a. innoe
Of current events cannot fail 10 detect tne an0S
grotesque miscarriage of plan and purpose Inc
island has for generations been the iaVoi,uc Mam
classes which are given over 10 drink ana PROM
gacy The police stations have long become Wy
ers' There are public works constantly demahnsn
by the growing metropolis. why should no, 'r me
Who depete the public treasury with their sterile
toll on the Island" take IN hand the coS,Iu @
day are to engirdle the entire Waterfront OF me
cltyc Is there nothing 10 engage the latent rIrI
eies OF these costly eXcrescences OF our ClNiHi
tion in the protected opening of new bonlevaruss
and parks museums. art galleries, ZooloGi'dt ann
botanical gardens. along our beauillul "aty,-
courses which are one day to make our metroi'olis
fhe peer OF any city in Chrlstendom? Thrre S'e
quarr,es of building stone all about us "'''i"s ''i
the drill and blast and toolman. ,,., -
Abgoiutey loose from the octopus OF nohnca'
administration. what binders the gradual deNel-
opment OF "a waterfront. under the regulated labor
Of conyic,s which shall provide for the infowihs
commerce of both hemisph res? a permanent pro
nhyIactic energy would 20 with such "A project
The habt,al drunkard who 'sobers up IN the
graceful seclusion OF the Island the wiIe-beatcr
fle bruis,r and bully. the petty thief. the accom-
plishcd burglar the bookseller. the gambler ana
his nilot-dsh the confidence man. with the ineyi
table ball and chain. and the sturdy toll OF me
rative for persistent evil living and doing oftcner
would thrk twice in the hour OF temptation me
Island" prisons would become dormitores Tor me
coming and going squads of convict toilcrs in the
municinal service: and IT Is clear. that under
swift certain judicial administration with the np-
cral substitution of months for days, the 9n-
time procession Of FOUNDERS between the ponce
courts and the island would dwindle TO insls,
nifcarco Meanwhile the detergent properties OF
even compulsory labor would be developed IN ne
rnblic service with an energy quite incohcelVap'e
under the recent contract system which mas so loIs
paralyzed the administrator ~ our nriss1nS ana
l',' 10 ~ ''i.., 49,
New-York December lo 1896