New-York tribune., 1909-12-28
GAYNUR SEEKS JOBS
BLOC X FOR T4MM4NY.
Fight Orcr Com missioncrships
Paying $50 a Day.
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

I BY Telegraph 10 The Iribunel
Albany Dec, 97-Friends of Mayor-elect
Saynor OF New York were behind the on
Jectinns made before Supreme Court Jus
tee Belts, in Special Term. here to-day to
the appointment of tn ZEE additional com
missions ~ .nroe members each 10 pass on
consequential damages TO property in the
tatskills in connection with the Ashokan
Dam reservoir construction work II is
Understood that the request Tor the ap-
pointment of the nine commissioners. at
so day, came from Mayor McClellans
Office although the request was made by
the Corporation Counsers office Of New
nrk City
The question OF the appointment OF the
new commissioners came before Justice
Hetts an an order TO show cause issued
hy the late Justice George II. Fits, Of
Cohoes. which was made returnable to-
day. The objections were ma ie by William
Lustgarten. of New York one of the man
agers or the Gaynor campaign. represent
ing Samuel Green, an Ulster County prop
eriy owner on ihe ground that the pro-
seeding had not been properly advertised.
According 20 Mr.. LustEarten. the proceed
ing should have been advertised six weeks;
whereas. in accordance with the order Of
Justice Fits il had leen advertised only
Justice Fits had no rig to make such an
order. Associated with Mr.. Lustgarten
we're Fenry ". Bridges anu Frederick
Cyrus Leubuschar.
Mr.. Powell. OF Kingston. representing the
New York Corporation Counsels Office, Of
ferad 10 withdraw the request for the APP
pointmenl Of the commissioners. but
Arthur 4. Brown. Harris T. SiawsOn and
v. L. Brinnier. representing Ulster Coun-
ty property owners. insisted on the ap-
poiuTnleut 81 the commissioners being
l.ade. Justice Belts reserved decision and
took the papers.
Recently supreme Court Justice Howard,
OF Troy. refused 10 audit a bin presented
b. ole Of the Ashokan- commissioners. on
the ground that thu commission had not
worked eight hours a day, and also that
ifs statement Of expens * was not itemized.
Justice Howard hold that Il the commits
siJners expected II get $50 a DAY they
n.ust show that they were engaged at
least eight hours for each Gay charged up
10 the city OF New York
The abandonment Of the attempt to have
appointed nine condemnation commission
ers al 80 2 day to assess consequential
damages viii be more of 4 disappointment
70 William J Conners and Thomas Has
sett secretary of the Board of Water Sup
ply, and in 4 sense campaign manager for
Mayor Mcclellan, than to any one else.
To Mr. Conners the carrying out of the
plan meant more political fences" and
strengthening OF his intrenchments as
chairman Of the Democratic State Commit
tee. Secretary Hassett. who believes that
Msyor Mcclellan stands a good chance OF
being the next Democratic candidate for
Governor. despite the opposition OF Tam
over the failure of Justice Belts imme-
diately 10 appoint the commissioners
The failure OF the plan will cause more
or less Joy 10 the Gaynor- Murphy machine
IN Manhattan. There is little doubt that
opposition to the appointment OF the COM
nissioners was inspired by Judge Gaynor
himself. II the case goes over until next
year. as seems likely. Judge Gaynor, as
Mayor, will direct his Corporation Coun-
sci 10 recommend TO the court the appoint
maut of commissioners who will not be
-Conners men, or Mcclellan men, but prob
ably Gaynor men.
State Chairman Conners has used the
patronage thus far obtained from Mayor
Mcclellan's Office in connection with the
Cstskill aGueduct work with telling effect
against Charles F. Murphy's control of the
Democratic State Committee While Mr..
Murphy busy below the Harlem River
with the nlsyoralty campaign Chairman
Corners sent his Heutenants all over the
state meDdiug his political fences. He is
50 well satisfied with them now that he
dehes Murphy 10 oppose him for reelection
rs chairman of the state committee As
matter of fact. the Murphy men seem
10 have had all the fight taken out of them.
Corners Is having his own way.
The opposition which developed at Al
~E-.-
missioners probably means that Judge
Gaynor is going 10 handle the patronage Of
mis- own office. when il reaches beyond the
confines OF this city. for the purpose of
helping Ciaynor. rather than Corners
Frederick cyrus Leubuscher who ap-
peared IN Albany yesterday in opposition
70 the appointment of the commissioners,
Nas one Of the organizers of the Munic-
ipsi Democracy, which was first Of ali
n the field for Gaynor as Mayor.
The fact tnat the city viii have to pay
consequential damages on account Of the
S~lskill aqueduct is not new. It was one
- the points most bitterly fought over
when the law was passed creating the
board. The upstate legislators would not
permit the bil TO become a law until a
section was inserted providing for con-
sequeHtial damages. Under the law
country storekeeper whose place Of busi-
ness stands in the area needed by the city
for storage reservoirs can collect not only
for the loss OF his land and buildings but
also for probable profits If left undisturbed
IN the possession OF his property II is the
same way with mill owner. or with the
Ulster & Delaware Railroad which will
be deprived OF business hitherto received
from various villages which will be blotted
OF the map s soon as the water is turned