New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-21

ton on tho public would warrant lnSreaSeu oh''7
The comp9ny is entitled fair return ,9, on It's
capital actually invested but s If MAJ he proper
10 value good viii due efficient organization ana
the securing of puof of competition furnishes
no reason for an addition TO capltu n VI u,,io
lama nSH g'' IS really an estimate of earning
capacity due monopozati9n OF Pug jde,ca the
Consolidated Gas Company cannot properly Gia I'M
the right to Add to Tai rehs save as these may
be deemed TO represent actual property 70 WI ~
TgtS nm the l. sdnnbfu whether the Consolidated
Gas Company has extensive rlshtS IA the
of NewYor Il appears that no Ir2 i as bnen
granted TO the Consolidated Gas 1oinpllS ID ,it cn
would that several of the grants 10 Ig W ov
stituent companies have expired OF VIII SOU"
MANY FRANCHISES EXPIRED.
As an Illustration of this the committee cites the
fact that the grant to the New York Gas Light
Company expired years ago. having beSn s[aH .t1
Company which was granted re- tied II tS IGF co
Now may say. that If am elected Mayor, will
insist with the aid Of the courts and the fornali-
ties of justice without evasion suhterfuge or deay
In remedying the great wrong or permit tihs Ihtse
e eSIPah'f BY their livery very terms terms
The case of the Harlem Gas Light Company is
different, for its charter granted in r.SF contains
no limitation of time. but here the case Is not d,r
pose and determined to secure the city in its rSas
for at that time the city reserved the rglIIi;
nteriais. ppes fxtur res buildings and all and
singular the real and personal property owned Py
said company. by paying to the said company the
cost of the same and 10 per cent over the cost
Now the rights Of this company are very easily
determinabIe. The committee reports to the Iegls-
1T is the duty of the municipal officers to take
proper steps to prevent unauthorized encroaGh-
ment and the matter is noW under eonsde1ati9n
however, to make it doubtful whether the Conso-
dated Gas Company has any rights in the streets
what we should all be pleased 70 learn from
heard from the Corporation Counsel. and why he
himself has done nothing, his attention having been
stitute j glarng case of deliberate omission o.
duty his part. He has done nothing IN the pasl
and he makes definite distinct promise OF
what he viii do in the future. VIII he run away
WILL ACT ON COMMITTEE REPORT
Now shall undertake 10 do nothing Impossible
or impractcabe. but I shall promptly act upon the
recornIner datun of the Assembly committee ana
Mavor, to inaugurate his administration of his Of
fee by taking the steps necessary 10 put cie RoR ~
instruct him, If the legislature will empower me
thereto, and Will authorize the cry 10 9ts ti
the operation OF the plants Of the ConsoiGs'Se "a
Company and condemn its properties unuet t t
f bp 90 of Commission for that purpose
and shall then leave nothing unuone 70 Pit ~
position of operating these plants as 1t does us
water plant thereby giving to me pfopIe iitE
beginning will have be made somewheEe Sha an
peSln mere, ana StlS INV siI,,fi5r action in The
Bronx and in Kings. -.,,, ,,rao,,, te
superseded for lighting purposes by elect[lciIy.
Bearing this in mind shall with t i3 Gtti io
rapidity the completion OF the munclpai sieG
trio lighting power plant which has alreaoy ot fS
original contract the city is enuuea PIopy t 90 20
the payment OF the original cost ana III per cent ~
reassume possession OF the electrical condnlss ana
ducts. This can be done at an expense vel Lii IN
the capacity of the treasury ana me ely VIZ LIZ
its rights the machiner for supplying itself + 9nq
also its citizens. in open competition Wi.R o'heI
~,T1u !, alo frlr
MONOPOLY LAWS BROKEN.
The laws Of this State are even more stringent
than those of the United States with regard 10
combinations In restraint OF trade, Lhe oGGis t
Northern Securities case is so familiar to you as
not to require discussion at my noS ~ ~ dcison
was that an organization for the sole purpose OF
acquiring the ownership of. competing railroads.
regulation of rates, was in violation OF tie +,+
Now il was for precisely such q purpose lutIt
the Consolidated Gas Light Company was Or
sanzed. and the worst feature OF - ma INV
vas designedly to evade the very clear provisions
co or ACQUIRED The full measure of
the wrongdoing can only be realzed oy IeleoS f
in detail to the provisions of some OF the char-
IeIS Inc o[ t iitn that there should never
be any consoiidarion or transfer of the franchises
But. nevertheless, through the intermedatoEi 81
lutte provisions OF the original charters have been
completely defeated. Take the enarIIer OF me me
Mutual company to begin with. ArlGl7 9i ., trrS
of Incorporation says, In case te u1Iec.I Ii
Of Corporation heTeDy CledlSU SiIal COil0OA.
ed to any of the gas cor7panlea Of the CITY OF
solidaIiol or transfer shall be deemed guilty OF
THIS pf9yiS 5 nd mas mems legally
eyade5 through the operations GI me Et % ter
cas- S0lR b 5eberateiY set Itself up as the
dunn for the disregard and notification OF the
In he sane way, the charter of the Standard
Gas Light Company provides that sac SGi,pa amy
shall Lot consolidate or IN any way unite MN az
other gas company in said city, or IN any way pooL
organization organized for the distribution or the
sale of Illuminating gas ana TINS company Is con
tb rnYisons Of the Charter and in such manner
~ ~ ~ 1910 noel INFINITELY worse than was
dreamed of by the lawmakers at the time of the
Again Section I6 of the ordinance of December
%. 1875. provides that the Equitable Gas Light
make or enter into or with any other company or
and void" Nevertheless. this company fell into the
sterdam company. together with the old New-Am-
sterdam company and the New-Yo-k and East
and the New Amsterdam company, in turn. is now
York City is thus in cynical defance of law in
the grip of what is in reality the cruees and prob
save only the Standard Oil Company.
MAKES NO VAGUE PROMISES.
deal in no vague promises and IN no generaliries:
seek definite ends. and have tried to make them
clear TO you: I have no sympathy for the principle
81 IN The pr es6a no t gospel Of SOCIALISM
and will enforce your rights rgidly and through
strictly legal channels.
II elected by The people ! shall stand always at
the bar Of the people l noticed that Nj. Cutting
the other night made the remark that 1T was
not his candidate who trial. but the TeoDla
who were on trial. not his candidate who was at
the bar Of the people hUt the people who were at
the bar of his candidate. This TO is a strange
and incomprehensible doctrine and attitude of alb
surd self-suficienCy and the insuiciency of every
one else ] have always held myself at the bar
of the people. and with this mind, and full of
the sense Of my responsibilities for the enforce
nent Of the law shall let nothing deter me from
pursuing WrongdoerS who contend for a pre-
fance of he rights Of the people. I entirely