Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-06
new YORK LETTER
Tammay Is lgIHg 10 aeIOra
huhIOIpB Eyls,
Gas FlcTOHIts aAyt A GRAFT

New York. Fobruary tTho hiEh.
handed method oi tha eas trusts have
a last exhauBtod tne patience of
nnE suffering public End the Citluana.
thoroughly aroused. have declared
war against tho trust nnu aro wgor.
ouHly upheld and supported by the
municipal and che state authorities.
Mayor Mcclellan has taken tho initia-
tive and iaauOd strict ordora 10 tho
municipal authorities 90 make care
Col Investigation Of the uumeruus
complaints OF the ciu1enn concern
ing the poor quality of TIE gns fur.
niahod by the trust aud tho high
bills rendered Tor such inferior ser
vice Cummlnaiunor John ~ OAKLEY.
of the department Of Uuter supply.
gas aud e.ectuc.ty lu ohudiouco to
the order haa ordered hia oHpora to
begin without delay q careful in.
spucilon " tho quanty OF tho gaa fur
nishod 20 consumers Boz Greater Nov
York q ir charged on apparently
good authority that The gas supplied
by tho trust ia made of che poorest
and cheapest Frado OF oii. la of an IN
terior quality and D. forced through
the pipes under his pressure. o.
make the biggest possible SHOWING
on tho dlais OF the meters owing to
the existence OF certain laws which.
it is charged. the gas trust secured
from the state legislature. with the
assistance Of liberal brihoe, the auth
outioa are practically p0wofio1a, a.
they have no means % cncrting any
pressure upon the trust Since The
beginning OF the antiEas trust cam
paiFn novorni bins entaFonistic %
tno Interests OF the trust have been
introduced IN the saaomhly. ono OF
the billn proviuos for the appointment
of a commission 10 examine the quAl.
lty oi gas In New YORK CITY ana re-
port % the legislature mcena % cor
rect che oHistlag evil Another hill
provides Tor regulating iho powers of
the trust and reduces tho price OK
Illuminating gas 90 20 cents. n @
b. true. aa has been charged. that ne
gas trust spends considerable sums 81
money ovory nurBion to prevent me
paaaaFe of laws inlmical 90 trust in-
toresa. there % not much prospect
that the two lave introduced undor
The pressure Ca public opinion viii
ever bocome effective. however. that
The legislature may come 90 the con.
clunlon that Ii wouiu to unsafe % an.
taFOniao pubnc oplnion at the prta-
eni time
The unexpected tttude OF Tan
many. witch seems determined a.
carry out an extensive reform pro,
gram. has been a surprise 10 every.
ono ana those who confidently a..
noctod that the whole reform move.
ment was a mere deluaion and sham
and would die out Lea a week or two
are more than ever puzElod over the
persistence with which Tammany
continues the shaking up process
/ Those who aro Inclined D. be- cynical
. contend. that tho activity OF Tam,
/ many against the saloon and Eamh-
I ling element glll not survive the neat
proaiduutial election. $50 that as o.
may. tho bettcr elements 0I thu popu
lat0n are thnnRfal for small nvofs
and willing to trurt IN luck Tor ihe
mturg
Tho street eai question iH beC0miBE
more complicated and burning every
dag and it seems that gunorai 90.
form OF the surface ana elevated
roads and their mothodH viii bo tho
only thing that viii satisfy tho SUIT
foring public. The recent killing 0f
a woman through the oaroleaaneau or
neglect 0f me employea of the elo.
waited company has caused q partic'
ularly strong feeling lnl the author.
itios seem determined 20 place tho
responsibility for The accident wbero
% belongs and 10 insist upon appFo.
priato punishment Tho refusal Of
tha Metropolitan company % Issue
tfanmeu from itg main lines 20 any
crosatoWn nne n awaited with ueat
interest The BrO0Eiyn hapia Tran.
slt "a c0milg "a iOf q ubere. 5hare OF
public criticism owius to lhg inaum
Client and inefficient service which q
oGorn. An attempt viii 90 mad, %
compel the company 30 improve 90
service and 30 run separate cars i0r
W0mon. but ih we'll informed circles
s. % not believed that the reform
movement vill meet with success.
Commissioner McAdoo has made
himself extremely unpopular with ths
members a tho police force as well
as with tho thousands OF more or lees
charming representative % tho isiI
5oK. who have wea tneEs for enc
bmoCoatod guardians OF mo peace
asa recent order prohibiting police
omcCra on duty irom ialRnE 10 Wos
men on their ngais aaa caused con-
stornaii0n iu toe ranks. tWcn 40 this
tlmo Of Toe year tha enforcement OF
that rule n a can BE- enforced, VIII
ho quite a hardship 10y tho gallant of.
ncers and their numerous admirers
in potiicoais. bue duuur mo apnnE
ana summer seasons, with thoir
thousands of opportunities for friend.
ly chats "a tho parka. on atfoot corn
ore ANA ia convenient do0rsayu b
uill bo simply rnbcanble.