New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-07
AMENDMENT WAS FORCED.
So Says Mayor of Water Bin at
Hamilton Dinner.

Mayor George B. Mcclellan was the guest OF
honor last night az a dinner By the Hamilton
Club. OF Brooklyn, IN its cosey hall on the top
floor O. the building at Clinton and Remsen sts
Sanford & Steele. president OF the club. vas
POSTMASTER. Mayor Mcclellan was introduced
as the first SPEAKER. Il was a typical gathering
OF representative Brooklyn citizens. who. with
out regard 70 parties or political Affiliations
had come together for a common purpose. Ed
win n Shepard told the Mayor: We have
called You here. not just after the honeymoon
OF election. but after fifteen months Of your adj
uainistration, 20 tell you that We are proud that
you are our Mayor
Mayor Mcclellan said in part, speaking Of his
water bill:
The bin that caused to be introduced was,
believe in its original form. as nearly per1e<s
as Il could be made. To silence Opposltloh an
TO ensure its passage accepted every suggests1
amendment that did not absolutely 0epI4EG -
OF the possibility OF getting water. Al ne -
moment an objection was raised % the LnSt.O1
provided in my bill for the appointment OF .
commission. the ground that II was uLco---
stfrutiorai As this objection came clFecllE
from those who rule a. Albany, and as l am IN
the POSITION OF one standing hat II hand asAlls
for New York the privilege OF life, was ooIlsso
10 accept the amendment giving the mayor sAe
absolute power OF appointment In accepohs
this amendment I notified those VINO RUE tIaI
I should nevertheless appoint the Water Com
mission in the manner originally provided N the
bill
Let me, through you, repeat my pledge as
soIerunly as I can that Immediately upon the
enactment OF his bill 7 shall call upon the
Chamber Of Commerce, the New-YOrk Board OF
Fire Underwriters and the Manufacturers As
ISOLATION for a list OF three candidates each'
and that I shall select one commissioner from
each one OF those lists. l make this pledge not
because I distrusL myself-oecause 90 not
but in order that may make precedent 50
strong that il viii bind my successors until the
completion OF this work; that I may make
tradition that cannot De violated without
down upon him who attempts its violation the
wrath OF the spiriJ OF Brooklyn and OF the peo-
PIE OF New-Fork.
The Rev. Lindsay Parker said in part:
In the last campaign did my best TO elect
the head Of the other tiCket-Seth Low-and
have nothing TO apologize for. I said that I did
not believe Colonel George B. Mcclellan cOula
give 70 New-York decent administration Cen
tIemen now frankly take IL all back. To the
best OF my knowledge and belief, Mayor Nc
CIeIlan has given a fair. square, honest and &C.
cent administration in a spirit OF dignined N
dependence.
\ letter OF regret was read from Alexander
z. Orr, and then Colonel Edward NJ. Shepard
was introduced. He said. in part:
hope never 10 see the day when our politics
shall not be absolutely independent Of Manhat-
tan except for purposes Of general good. can I
let you leave u.s. Mr.. Mayor. without saying 10
you that we hope 70 live TO see the day when the
approach TO Brooklyn shall be made beautiful
and stately. There never ought TO have been
a bridge entrance that did not show a beautiful
way 10 the city OF homes and Intelligence, The
entrance should have denoted that