New-York tribune., 1907-01-26
FOR AQUEDUCT SITES.
H. Delany and e. @. Whitaker on
appraisal Commissions.

corporation Counsel Ellison yesterday. acting
T., conjunction with Justice Isaac ". Mills. of
Trsstchester announced the designation OF John
Delany. ex-CorpOration Counsel, and Edward
= whitaker commissioners for New York
,-s.v on the condemnation commissions 10 be an
,o,uted by Justice Mills for the appraisal work
n connection with the catslziI aqueduct
Tustioe Mills is TO appoint two sets Of commits
.ioners one 20 cover Westchester appraisals and
,be other for Putnam County Mr. Whitaker
viii be on the former ana Mr.. Delany on the
latter.
Justice Mills Will appoint two other commits
sIoners for each commission. AS soon as the ap-
pointments are officially announced the city
tskes title TO the routes surveyed through West
chester and Putnam TO the point on the Hudson
where the squeduct goes under the river
The compensation for the commissioners will
be $50 day. and the work VIII last more than
a year. Under the provisions OF the law the
commissions must report on the work within
one year. but 81 there is sufficient reason for
continuing the commission the court can do it.
There are hfty-two parcels 70 be appraised in
Putnam: and fifty-six IN westchester In addi-
tiOn TO the right OF way for the conduits across
westohester. there are TO be constructed reser-
voirs at Kensico and Eillvieu and a filtration
plant The Westchester commission viii have
10 sppraise the land needed for all these.
One OF the vexatious features OF the work IS
the indirect damage which the city is bound 20
pay under the Fowler law. The clause relative
TO consequential or indirect damages will en-
able any one who is adversely affected in an in
direct way 20 bring IN g. bill A hotekeeper. #
The city demolishes his place. will be able not
only 70 charge for the value OF the property.
but also for the profits he might have made for
81 as aft h. tad 4ba
ises In like manner a waiter IN a hotel. bar
ber or q hired man on G farm could present a
hu for services for six months time II able TO
show that the city's acts deprived him of q
livelihood.
The Water Board officials are expecting lot
CT freak bills. but il is not thought that they
VIII aggregate a large sum.
Messrs Delany and Whitaker probably are
the only JeInocrats VINO VIII serve on me po;ir9-
Justice Mills Is Republican. and the Repubh-
cans Of Westchester and Putnam counties are
counting on the appointment OF men OF their
political faith 10 the four other places on the
two commissions
when Mr. Delany left the law department
last fall he quit suddenly. to the discomlture
0f the Mayor. Mr.. Delenys friends expected
that ne would be named for one OF the Justice
ships on the Tammany ticket Mr.. Murphy or
dered otherwise The Mayor drafted Water
Commissioner Ellison for the head OF the law
department. The appointment OF Mr.. Delany
probably means that the Mayor and Mr.. De-
lanv have resumed their oldtime cordial re-
Edward G. Whitaker formerly was president
of the State Bar Association. He has offices
at No 141 Broadway.
The water Board officials expect 10 advertise
the contract for the aoueduct In Westchester
and Putnam next week. Mayor Mcclellan has
requested that the work be pushed with the
utmost dispatch. Commissioner Chadwick said
last night that the work was well IN hand and
hat the contract would be let within few
Weekt
OF Mr.. Deiany Mr. Ellison said last night:
There IS no one tn the city more familiar with
fhe proposed aqueduct. the whole question
Ras taken up under his administration OF this
Office. feel I have been able 20 secure the
services Of two most excellent men. IN whose
hands the interests oS the city viii be safe"