The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-14
KILLS AQUEDUCT CONTRACTS
WYNN DISSATISFIED WITH
40 tRD or WATER SUPPLY.
Received Z COMPLAINTS Thas the rarw, eS
,"ntra" for water runa~, Fa,arr,i
nn" firm Wa, Ask Legislature To
uIp- Out the Heard A,tox.ther.

"attf Vuunft Favored
IN" rirm Wa, Nsk Legislature "a
n'p- tsut the Rsarti Altogether
I. board NJ Water Supply has with
.." - advertisements asking for
'ur III. building Of n high pressure
v..- 'Inn"l for the distributing OF part
u"N a'skill water supply 20 Bru';-
he reason IL that the Corporation
go" refused Ia approve the form of
....ra"t
N.rU IA" nsw water service achrm.
w.. i"rui"d upon It was arranged that
= 81. nIid h" m-r"ly for the Use 81 Man
hl.'In but TN" inhabitants % Brooklyn
,.. ted Ia this discrimination. As they
c..~Ir They urged hat ~ they would
hl." ~ bear part of the cost Of IN.
go ~ uoo project Brooklvn should also
t.." ~" benefit of the new supply These.
Ms yer" agreed Ia 10y TIA. Board
Q t''lrst" and plans w-r" worked out
&. "a" construction ~ 4 branch tunnel
..r IN" Cafskill alliadnct running from
%"r~ under Manhattan to a terminal
..,'' "a Fort Greene Park IN Brooklyn
NJ h,d~ for the work were first aciv-r-
'l-.f for last SATURDAY.. hut th.. Board uf
N0'"r supply in its haste. hast. that
Wa i"-"rIbcd Yesterday in IN. Mayors
u4i", ~ being so,n-what in-xplIcahle
f."'t 20 carry out the legal provisions
'..' n.'ur" tn" board can alv"rtI-, "A
t.-w II contract aud decide upon its
ftts..s h., 81 II
Iururon Counsel must be obtained The
'v-nahtv OF submitting these "details
{" N" Corporation Counsel was gon.
thrpUgh with. bat tn. board lid not wai-
fu- MS decision before asking for ~" bids
nlch ~-r., Ia br put ia hctor. Dccc-n-
i-r a
Engineers and contractors Who have
applied ~ IN. Offices OF ~. Board Of
Water Supply for copies of 'h. spsci-
cations 80 that th"v might work out
e-'inates preparatory Ia bidding for
N" work hav" complained that obstacles
y"i" PIT in their way bv officials ~ the
AID which prevented them from getting
t!,' data they needed FOR the working
or II their offers II /, und.rstood
mat N" Mayor Interested hi msclf in asc.r-
'aluing whether or NOT there were good
s-pund- FOR these complaints, especially
H. b" had been told by one of ,hos. ~ho
r"u'"rr"d with hun that the form of con
t-1ct and IN. specifications seemed Ia
favor contracting firm which i already
DOING work on IN. auu.'hIci proper
f"r one thing IN" Mayor was told that
~" amolnt of the bonds which w"r"
Voted for the proper fulilr"nt IT the
"'-- on each Of IN" four sections into
which IN" branch tuEn"! was divided
was nrohihiiIvn except - 'h,- firm and
that here v.r" other conditions tina,
Excluded competition
While Mayor Gaynor would not Discus.
IN" matter yesterday. II was afi-r ~. had
had a conference with Corporation Ioun-
- Watson that u made known hat
Nlr Watson would not sanction rh. con.
'rart form which had been drawn 10y the
Po,rd Of Water Supply Later ~ Was an
aulInced tina, IN. board had Withdrawn
- advertisements
4 circumstance that ~a~ not liked nv
r7- Mayor was the attempt of The hoard
of Water suppl 10 award the contract
before the end Of IN. year ~. though
'.a' here was no need for -Ich hurry
her" IL no doubt that the Corporation
l..!n-el IN refusing Ia approve III tn. CON
tract form followed inst r,ict ions gwen /
W.
..r-.,vsr that the Mayor - 80 dissatisfied
tho whole proceeding and with the
character of those proposed contracts III
ue-'lrular THAI he will seek To hav" the
board wiped "u' 10y rhe Legislature and b
h.." The water supply brought under
-" @'IpervIsion of the nunICi pal gov ,
..-r"n'
Ils Hartman II the Board Of Water
Iy rf,hu A ha
r..'r 'l"Ct who will assume his new offic.
o' January next Tn. two other mem
r"re Il m. hoard are Charles Y chadwick
at3 harl.-~ \ Shaw
MAJOR Gavnor il III IN. opinion iha- .
iYIrd should be reconstructed and u
.ri"r~'ood that h. will sugge~, thu.
'''.~ ~ "a communication va the Legs
t'.r" 0r through "A representative who
N 30 authorized To speak for him II
= .ni"r-'ood that the Mayor - OF m.
N ION hat the board. which il now a
>'... tndv. should he entirely under -h-
4-.-fo'ion ~ the city and that the MAYOR
- s.i hay" n. power 20 remove the mem
"-- 4 'h- board II il understood also
''a' IA" Mayor IL preparing 10 advocat.
%" ia--age 81 bill which will conbin.
-" 'urs - the Board Of Water Supply
"'t rs' of the Department Of Water
~ Gas and ELECTRICITY a municipal
'.t' one Of IN. first steps the Mayor
'.1' shsn he entered Office Was 10 ous'
-. "A Apueduct Commission and 90
'-' yer the bony remains 81 its work
80 rs Water Department
= he ofices Of the Board Of Water /,
~.'r.g Thomas n keogh. the secretary
'.- board told reporters that he had
go. n"rIc'~d 70 say that his superiors
.e. -'a'arnent TO make Of any kind o