New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-14
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AFTER A COMPLETE EXPOSURE OF ITS
SHAMEFUL CHARACTER.
NINETEEN REPUBLICANS JOINED MR.. Hustled IL
OPPOSING rT-MAYOR STRONG DEPENDED
ON TO KILL. 1T WITH
POCKET VETO.
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Albany, April Ex-senator Burnss Bronx Val
ley Sewerage Commission bill passed the Assem-
bly, to-day by vote of 81 to 40. This political
scheme which Senator Burns so quietly put
through the Senate had stormy passage in the
House, owing to the alertness of James w. Hus-
ted, Of the lid District Of Westchester County.
Mr.. Hustled has fought the measure at every
stage and only last week succeeded. despite the
strenuous opposition Of the organization. in nav
ing II recommitted to the Cities Committee FOR
hearing. 1t was reported out again to-day, and
passed only by the greatest exertions on the part
of Senator Burns's lieutenants and the Republi-
can leaders who supported IT for the political
patronage II contains.
If Mr.. Hustled is correctly Informed. the pass
age of the bill by the Assembly to-day does not
mean its enactment into law for he says the
Mayor Of New-York is opposed to 1t, and VIII not
return it with his veto until after the adjourn
ment of the Legislature.
When the bill was reached on the calendar late
this afternoon. Mr.. Hustled moved 10 strike out
the enacting clause. Mr. Smith, Of Westminster
County representing Senator Burns. spoke at
length in favor of the measure.
Mr. Hustled declared that the sewer was to be
built simply to give Senator Burns an opportun-
~ TO pay off old political debts. He said that
the Commissioners named in the BILL who are
the Mayor Of New-York the chairman of the
Board OF Supervisors Of Westchester County.
Edward II. Healey, Archibald Van Orden, OF
New-York City; Frank NJ. Tchenor, of Mount
Vernon, and Jacob Halstead, Of Mamaroneck,
had nothing in their experience to qualify them
for such duties although they were authorized
to expend anywhere from S4OOOo0O to S4oooo-
900 Of the peoples money.
fiyo1iQ a
ton to the power vested in the Commissioners
They may employ and discharge at pleasure as
many assistants in various capacities and such
other persons as they may deem necessary to
carry out the provisions of the act and they are
authorized TO fix the compensation of such as
sistants and persons at will. There Is no pro-
vision for the auditing and approval OF any bills
by the authorities of the city of New-YoTk or OF
the county OF Westchester. The terms Of oiilce
Of the Commissioners named in this bill never
expire. and there is no provision for turning
over the sewer after its completion to the
county of Westchester and the city OF New
York but the Commissioners are authorized af-
ter its completion 10 appoint two superntend-
ents, whose terms of office also never expire one
for the county or WESTMINSTER anu one lor 'iie
city Of Newly DIRK
1.-The bill also provides that the cost OF mamie
,,ino OF the sewer. so far az II ahects ahoS
H.
tSe count az gwhole county thereby taxing
sne oouii.i az axe ~ local improvement
from which II Will receive no benefit whatever
As a question Of practical engineering IL is not
satisfactorily settled whether the sewer if con-
structed, could be successfully used owing to
the difficulty OF maintaining the necessar; grade
Long Island Sound. 1t - also impossible to
make even an approximate esn-,ate of the cost
Of the construction of the sewer. this we
know. that il must lie twenty-fi miles >-Yo
and the last three miles must be tunheNeu
through solid rock
AS Mr. Hustled concluded he called the atten-
ton of the Assembly to the fact that David s.
Hill, partisan he was, never signed a Dill lor
public work in which commission was named
and that no Governor since his day had violated
this precedent.
Assemblyman Austin said that as a resident
of the city which would pay GO per cent of the
cost of constructing the proposed sewer he de-
sired to express his approval of the bill. AS
semblyman Mathewson, of New-York, and
Lewis of Monroe. also spoke for the passage of
the bill,
Mr. Roehr said he considered the bill bad in
every way. and dangerous measure Cor the Re
publican party TO pass
The rollcall was ordered Mr. Hustled having
withdrawn his motion to strike out the enactng
clause and the bill passed by a vote Of 81 to 40
twenty Republicans and twenty-nine Democrats
voting in the negative. The Republicans who
voted against the bill were Adds. Anderson
Be'len Glen. Howe Hustled Roster Laimbeer
Liversee Marshall. Mcknight. c. II. Miller
Perkins Raplee. Robbins. Roehr, Sears, Rounds,
Sanger and Springer.