New-York tribune., 1899-08-24
WHERE is THE BOSS?

WHERE .lS
mated bv the CORPORATION nor shall it substan-
TALLY change the general line adopted by the
corporation
The Commissioners shall within thirty days
after their appointment make and certify tneIt
written determination, which. with the peution'
map and survey and any testimony TAKEN
before # he m sna aunt De ar of the county in
which the lands are situated Withln tWen,s
days after such filing. any party may. ny VIII.
ten notice to the other, appeal 70 the Genera
Term Of the Supreme Court from the decision
Of the Commissioners. which appeal shali oe
heard and decided at the next term heid III
the department in which the lands OF the
petitioners or any Of them are sltuateo loI
which the can be noticed. accordlns 70
the rules and practice of the court On tne
hearing Of such appeal the Court may am, M, ~
the route proposed by the corporation, or may
adopt that proposed by the petitioner ., me
Commissioners shall each be entitled 70 80 per
day for their services, and 70 them reasoraore
and necessary expenses, 10 he pald oy the per
sons who apply for their appointment
II the route as designated by the corporation
be altered by the Commissioners. or oy ne
order of the Court the corporation snail retund
10 the petitioner the amount so PAID unless
the decision Of the Commissioners is reverse
upon appeal taken by the corporation. oaia
CORPORATION shall not institute any proceeu-
ines for the condemnation OF real property
in any county until after the expiration OF M
teen days from the service by II or the nouce
Sec Such corporation may contract
with any corporation IN this State. public or
private to furnish water for anr or the pur-
poses Of this act mentioned. and every corpora
tion in this State is hereby authorized 10 en-
ter into such contracts with said corporation
for any length Of time that may be deemed
advisable. g., ,.
Sec. 4 Said corporation may lay pipes
for the purpose Of conducting water for the
purposes of its business under any or tne nav
igable waters Of this state. proylded tney sa are
fpte
ton Of such waters. ,
Sec. < This act shall tske effect imme-
distelv
MR. NIXON PUSHED TIE BILL ALONG
This report was signed BY Otis H. Cutler as
chairman Of the Assembly Committee on IN
ternal Affairs Mr. Nixon pushed his Pill along
On April "a II ordered TO a third reading
on motion Of Mr. Nixon. On May Mr.. Nixon
gave notice that he would call up the bill the
following day This merely formal notice
given on each bill desired to be read The bill
came I'D the following day. May 8 and passed
by a. unanimous vote. receiving 1O3 votes IN lts
favor None were cast against it
The legislature adjourned that year on May
16 and there was such a rush Of legislation that
probably no one read the bill Speaker FISH
who was friend Of Mr.. Nixon. announced
the bill and II passed Among the men who
T.
Commissioner Of New-York: ex-senator George
w Brush Alfred r. Conkling. the present Sena-
tor Thomas F Donnely Assembyman Finn.
the present Senator Foley. Assembyman HoH-
man. ex-Assemblyman James w Hustled AS
serblyran Kelsey. the present Senator Mslby.
the present Speaker S Frederick Nixon. the
nresent CONGRESSMAN James NJ E O'Grady. ex-
SAnator Pavey ex-Assemblyman John b
stanchfeld and ex-Senators Wieman and Wray.
INTRODUCED IN SENATE BY CoGGEsHALL.
The bill. in its original FORM had been intro
duced In the Senate by Senator Coggeshall'
When the amended bill was announced In the
Senate on March g. it WAS at once read hrst
time as usual. and then 'by unanimous con-
sent was read a second time. Then, as the
Senate journal declares. "On motion or MT
| Coggeshall and by unanimous consent the rules
were suspended and the bill was ordered to
third reading"
| II could not have received much consideration
IN the Senate. for the following day May 10 it
was passed Was the spirit of the Constitution
complied with-that bill shall be at least three
| days upon the desks Of members before being
! finally acted upon? -
| II is true that the Assembly bill In unof1-
| cial form had been on the same files for fort
| night but the bill as IL passed the Assembly
| did not reach the Senate until May D. II thefe-
| fore had vitality In the senate until tndt
| day and II was passed the following day. There
| was no three days constitutional consideration
| Of the bill The measure received "a votes in
| it's favor, and none in opposition. The Senator's
| who voted for II were Ahearn Bradley, Cantor,
| Coffey Coggeshall Collins. Donaldson. Guy, Kill
| burn. Lexow Mullin. Mcmahon OConnor,
O'Donnel Parker. Parsons, Persons. Pound.
| Raines Rice Robertson. Smelzer, Sullivan and
| Wolff-A
Senator Coggeshall introduced the first Ram
apo Water Company bill on March IA. IL was
! precisely similar in form TO the Nixon bill. and
| was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee
The bill was reported favoraby by this com
| mittee on April %. but not in the form in which
| 1t was passed by the Assembly. The Senate
| amendments did not contain the condemnation
| features which were put in the bill by the AS
| sembly On Nav / this bill passed the Senate.
| receiving % votes in its favor and none In op-
! position. But this bill did, not pass the Assem-