The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-03
MAYOR FOR CITY LIGHT PLANT
conn ITS FREE 10 CRY. ENERGI
FR3II (ITi ~ t7ER POUER
II the New watersheds Are Acquired
and the teW tuuctlucls BuilI-lilEh
Pressure tire service This Year
lore Money TOR schools and Police.

AIsyor McClaihu'- annual message,
read Yesterday 10 the Aldermen. advocates
municipal electric plant for lighting
stree and public Iu,ieiug- The message
sav~ ilnat while ne does not believe that
government should engage in any service
which could be done better or as well by
rriyste enterprise. where service rem
,lered by privltc corporations Is unsatis-
factory 90 because Of its nferIorty
or excessive cost IL becomes the province
Of government TO take control of that utility
for H.. own IKE. The price. which the city
j. compelled to pay for gas and electric
light an, .o ONT Of proportion with the
charge In other cities that they must be
rxtort tomato 40 relief j. IN sight, as there
appear- to hc on absence Of real COMPETE
tlon
crrY HAs FREE UsH or coSDU1Ts.
Tho BOARD of Estimate has already APP
roiu,ed commission to prepare estimates
for plant and the Mayor says:
The project v,ll bee partly aided by tho
uec az rho rights reserved n grants hereto
fore gitou to th" Consolidated ieleEraph
and Electric subway Company and the
Umpire city, subway Company. and by viz
inc of which these companies hive con-
strirtrd and now maintain their conduit
4vstcu- section {. paragraph ?. OF the
arrocmou; of Ms o.. 1901. Is as follows
said uar-y ot the second part siall Win
ont charge supply go ih" city ni Now YORK
am space m ~l3i -4hNat-. 'ohoui7 ana uuv'S
necessary for rt electrical conductors. ana
tho electrical ,ondrcio-s oi "nch separate
donartreut of -a,l city which may now or
hereafter bee rr0uirrd
U.r, v,. have, thr right to tho fro" use Of
tho conduit iu wig 2" lln'" "I'' lot tno
Transmission OF electrical currents ihls
righf removes from tile discussion large
element OF o,p"n-r aud seems 10 leaNe ~
,-.n ,o. ihc cif,. even ~ DO should not build
ne o-u. e.neraiirr uluur. TO perhaps secure
la ,h. apen market ihe electrical current
eor,at.py d. IL necessary. from l"'"Hil"s
outstdo oi the rtv or state Of Ne" York
I do not apprrhond tha' th" matter Of
purchasing tho Hrp- and poles n'" ln n-'
on II mat ho radvi~ahlc or u'HuniAbir
,tpnlviug other. 300 their -i'oa No"'' oHeI
any stritti- problem
Il, .o-r.r,iou with this subject . IS ~ur-
-os,e1 ,ra, eull another economy may 10
cnacfoi Dos. the utilization "t il" waste ana
refuse collected 10y 'ho STREET ''"''hT 10"
partmort for this. 30 Is urged "N '"lnp'le'
authorii- win vrrf lk"l} genera" 'h ih'
current needed for lighting I'D -llr''~' ave hu'>
parks. docFs q0a "ubhe o"ii"'n'7 '' "''
entire city
ri,. .,rcricnrc of many cities and town.
b, Fppl,nd ireland. scotland and Wales ma
demonstrated thui their lighting h"- p''i
mad, zoos illr by employing u'U ihlNV
refuse s- fuel tor tho making oi steam "il''
in prp i- utilized Ia ihc generation "' ''t'
iric currents THE process r'HH ~" WI
designed. we'll bnili and nt'llSentis mana s's
desfrurtor- m" iurlueraior u-'a Wy TIT
&C., .ri..tit,g Department Ion West Forty
,cr,U,f street. where current i- R"n"hie'
for iigf+,rg rho stable and dock. SHOWS I'M