New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-02
AMAZING GRAB ATTEMPTED.
IT WAS HIDDEN IN ONE OF sTRANAHAN's
LOCAL BILLS"
SEEMING TO RE THE CHARTER or AN os"H'o
WATER coMPANY 1T REALLY WOULD CON
rrp THE pRoApEsr POWERS TO THE
CONCERN TO OPERATE ALL OVER
THE sTArT;-IT PASSED THE
SENATE.

THE STATT>-IT PASSED THE
SENATE
Albany March tspeciaD. Senator strahanan
has astonished his associates by running through
the Senate a bill which apparently was only ioca'
measure OF slight importance. but which IN reality
grants one OF the most tremendous franchises ever
sought from the State. Luckily some Assembly
men were not asleep and caught the bill after II
had received a favorable report from the Commit
tee on Gas Electricity and Water supply The
measure therefore. will be opposed In the AS
semby.
The reader Of the bill first learns that IL author
lies the Oswego Water Works Company to supply
Oswcgo with pure and wholesome water. FOR ex-
tinguishing fires for domestic and all other like
and purposes. for the purpose OF furnishing or
supplying light. heat. electricity, compressed air
and any other power. whether electrical. mechan-
zeal. hydraulic or otherwise now known or that
may hereafter be discovered or known: for tho pur-
pose OF selling. leasing. furnishing and operating
the power developed from or by reason Of or that
may be developed or produced from or by
toned. otherwise by steam. electricity or
other motor power for fire, light. heat. electrical
sanitary. culinary. municipal domestic manufact-
urlng, railroads agricultural power and all other
purposes"
he merely one OF those local bills Which are
seldom scrutin!zed in the Legislature. But then
the text goes on 10 say that the corporation may
only take the water It requires from the Oswego
River. but also from any lake or lakes. spring or
State Of New-York, as may be determined by the
Board Of Directors OF the corporation created by
this act. and direct, convey and conduct the same
TO said city OF Oswego elsewhere In the state
OF York. as 20 said corporation may seem
meet and proper"
The corporation could take. for instance. water
from the Upper Hudson River. and convey II 70
New-Yogk under this charter. The extent or the
franchise TO be granted Is also apparent In the
extract from the act given below:
said company shalt also have the power by
such hydraulic or electrical conductors or other
devices known, or that may hereafter be
known discovered or invented, az shall be per-
mitted by the legally constituted authorities OF any
city. village or town in the State OF New YORK, III
through which such conductors or other de-
vices shall be constructed, operated and main.
tanned. generate. produce or conduct. transmit
and convey, and sell. Lease and furnish such
power so genera. ID or produced by am means
whatever to, through. or IN any town. village or
city IN the State % New-York. in or through
which said conductors other devices shall be
constructed. operated and maintained 10 conduct
transmit convey and sell. lease and furnish such
power 10, through or IN any town, village or city
in the State Of New-York and to the nhabitants
thereof: and TO acquire, erect and maintain al
such buildings. plant. machinery. appliances and
apparatus shall he necessary or proper for the
fun and free utilization OF such transmitted power
along tho line OF transmission for any lawtu
purpose for which II may be available