New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
SIGNS SMITH WATER BILL.
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and the city's side of the case was presented by
Corporation Counsel Delany Commissioner
Oakley ex-Commissoner Robert Grier Monroe.
Professor Freeman of the Burr Freeman Com
mission and many others. The assertion was
there made that this act would result in shutting
off the only supply available to the city for
use within sufficient time to prevent a serious
water famine the first dry year A delegation
from Dutchess County protested against the
measure and renewed the assertion that owners
of private property not directly damaged and
therefore not entitled TO remuneration in con-
domination proceedings would be ruined
For the last week the Duchess County repre-
sentatives have been urging the signing OF the
hill and Assemblyman Smith. Robert hunter
and Judge Phillips. of Poughkeepsie, again ap-
pealed to the Governor to-day. When they left
the Executive chamber they were still In doubt,
of the measure was announced.
Together with this announcement the omnibus
veto was made public. Included in this are
Senator Foley's bill, providing for the erection
of a reception hospital for the insane, urged by
ex- Commissioner Homer Folks who made mai
appeal for 1t to-day; dozen bills by various NC
Carren representatives aiming TO give con-
siderable number Of court places to Followers OF
the Brooklyn leader; the Grady bill allowing
rninsnrance by Insurance companies: the Els
berg Municipal Court bill finishes work on
thirty day measures. and a Bedell bill grant
ing certain additional condemnation rights
to railroads and drawn to permit the NewYork
Central to acquire land for its projected rapid
transit line from Croton to the Grand central
Station.
Tie Governor also signed number OF i'm
portant measures to-day. Among these was
the Lewis bill, establishing permanent COM
mission for the regulation OF the flow of water
courses in aid of public health ana SAFETY, 10 ps
known as THE River Improvement Commls-
SION" and the Amber Ice BILL which is drawn
as result of an injunction against certain
manufacturers along the Hudson River. whose
mills were alleged to injure the ice crop. Ihe
Governor issued a memorandum with this bill,
explaining that the ice interests were protected
by law and were able to recover damages. but
that the effect of the Injunction would be to
factories
with the completion of the omnibus veto the
Governor finishes his work on the thirty days
bills. Only the Niagara power measure is left
to be disposed Of and the Governor announced
tonight that he had taken action on this All
day long representatives of Niagara company
interests have been appealing to him to approve
the bill. A large number of upstate Repub-
Ican leaders. among them Senator Malby, chair
man Of the Senate Finance Commission, have
declared that the bill should be signed Despite
I'll this. however, It is known that the Governor
has taken the view that the bill parts with
State property without providing for compensa-
tion and many confidently predict it's veto on this
ground. This impression is further confirmed
by the report that the Governor late in the
afternoon declared to AssemblyInan Thompson.
author Of the bill, that he had disapproved t..
No official announcement was made. however
Among other bills announced as approved are
the following:
Senator Russers. providing that in tenement
houses erected prior TO May l. 1902 fire escapes sit
zontal dimension shall be sufficient II o8nstructea
with iron ladders speclncaIy described the escape
leading to adequate freproof passageway lead
ing TO the street.
Senator Whtlock's three bills; increasing by $500
a year the salaries Of the clerks of the Supreme
Court justices in Kings County and elsewhere in
the Second Judicial Department and also OF those
of the Appellate Division justices IN that depart
ment.
Senator Martin. authorizing extra allowances to
commissioners In condemnation proceedings in
New-York City.
Senator Fitzgerald. creating the office Of chief
lineman of the Police Department.
Senator Bracket requiring at least third OF
the directors of corporation 10 constitute a
quorum.
The Governor specifically vetoed bills incIud-
ing the Senate Finance Committees bill. pro-
vdng for a commission TO oversee the educa-
tiona interests Of the adult blind, on the ground
that the State has assumed sufficient RESPONSE
bity for the care of the blind and the VAIN
wright bill, providing for the White Plains
battle monument