The evening world., 1911-01-04
FLAYS PLAN
FOR ADJUSTMENT
! Of WATER BOARD
Senator Ncwcomb Declares
Governor Plans a Step
I Against Conservation Policy.

prom \ staff Correspondent u The Evening
~ World
ALBANY. y. Y, Jan. i.-Senator
Josh Newcomb. the man responsible
for the Aids bribery exposure. to-day
made a violent attack upon GOV. Dix
and the sinister influence which broods
over the Legislature and has its hab-
itat at the Ten Eyck Hotel" New
comb referred to Tammany "Boss"
Murphy. His criticism was aimed at
the Governors recommendations for
the abolition of the state Water Sup
ply Commission and the creation OF a
central purchasing agency for all state
i~nltltutions. one. he declared, meant
the private exploitation Of the water
power OF the state and the other was
Tor the benefit of the hungry and thirs-
~ who are knocking at the door.
Senator Thomas f. Grady rushed to
.i,o defense of the Governor.
Newcomb said. III | read the Gov
errors message Alright 1t means private
exploitation OF the water powers OF the
state without regard to the rights aud
interests of all the people In the fruits
y. their development. / 'roposing to
abolish the Water Cont zion. and by
his failure to mention the right OF all
.he people to share In the benefits OF
water power development, nc turns his
back ~squarely upon the conservation
movement.
Hungry and Thirsty.
Adopt this recommendation and the
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To their satisfaction. II Is no mystery
tina a sinister influence broods over
It's Legislature. Its habitat Is not fur
ther distant than the Ten Eyck Hotel.
It's arm We hope does not reach into
this chamber. We h lieve II does not
reach into the executive office. Its MIN
listers, alas. are everywhere.
Can this condition be ignored? Can
the Governor seriously suppose that he
IL strong enough to open an avenue to
plunder and in a moment bar 1t will
his arm from the clamoring horde in
whose eager sight he has opened 1t?
II 80. he INDUCES in a vain and fatuous
hope
senator Wagner, President pro tenn,
declared hat he would not dignity the
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them.
Senator Stlllwell Of New York city
to-day Introduced a bill abolishing both
rurlir Service Commissions and Great
ing In their place the corporations
commissions. According TO the provis-
fpins u: the Stillwell bill the present
commissions are TO go out OF existence
.y'catv days after 'he measure be-
.U.nes law. II Is proposed TO give the
new commission $4,000 a year Instead
si5.0C0, TIE salary II the present
commissioners. The new upstate com
.nlssion ~ - he appointed by the Gov
error and the New York city commls-
ton Is 10 he elected one member from
each borough. The new bodies are
given practically the same powers as
the present Public Service Commissions
Commission Responsible.
Every one recognizes" said Sen
ator Stillwell, that something must
ne done 10 remedy the transit evils In
New York city, for which the Public
Service Commission of that district is
largely responsible.
If the commissioners in New York
city are honest men or " they are para
lived and. therefore. unable TO move
Onward. the sooner tAey are discharged
the better. II they are shrewd and cum
hing men. foollng the people all the
time while they are secretly working In
the interest Of the present monopolies,
they cannot be too quickly abolished
Legislators regard the Introduction OF
this bill as important in that it shows