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New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
JOB FOUND FOR CARLISLE
To Investigate P. S. Board Here
-Huppuch Nomination Reported.
[Pv Telerraph to The Tribune.

1Bv telegraph TO Inc Irlpune'i
Albany. Feb. 16.--Coincident with the de-
cison of the Senate Finance Committee 10
report favorably tomorrow the nomination
Of Democratic State Chairman Huppuch to
take the place now held by John n. Carlisle
I'm the I'd District Public Service Commits
son It became known to-day that Governor
Dix intended to appoint Mr. Carlisle 10 con-
duct an investigation of the 1st District
commission. Mr. Carlisle will represent INC
Governor under the Moreland law In this
work as William Church OSBORN ana
George Van Kennan are representing MIN
in an investigation Of the prisons, lunacy
and other departments.
II ts said here tonight that in oil proba-
bility MI: Carlisle will hold his place on the
commission until about March I, by which
time the report on the application of the
Buffalo. Rochester and Eastern concern to
bufld a railroad paralleling the New YORK
Central will not have been filed. MUCH
OF the Democratic opposition TO the
forced retirement of Mr.. Carlisle from the
commission has arisen because OF this big
question. Some of Mr.. Carlisle's friends
and the Governors friends have said that
il was a very bad move TO pitchfork new
man into a commission closely divided over
60 big a problem, when his vote. delivered
without his having heard any of the evil
dence or had a chance to study the ques-
ton. might be the deciding one II Is said
that the Governor at one time held TINS
same view. and had told some of his friends
that Mr. Huppuch would not take once
until after the decision OF the Buffalo,
Rochester and Eastern case, Mr.. Carlisle
holding over. In view Of the eagerness or
Mr.. Huppuch TO get this fat job, there are
some sceptics who believe he won't be con-
tent TO keep out Of it for many minutes
after the Senate has confirmed him.
Mr. Carlisle has made very good RECORD
in the Cd District Commission, where
he won the reputation OF having common
sense enough to be able TO disregard the
high reverence for hair trigger details and
distinctions and legal circumlocutions which
fills rnanv LAWYERS His experience with
the up-statc commission is held TO have Mt
ted him pretty we'll to make a study or tha
work of the metropolitan commission, de-
spite the difference in the nature OF their
work and problems
The Senate Finance Committee to-day
also decided 10 report faycrably the nom
nations of Francis Is. Pendleton as Su-
prerle Court Justice and Elek j. Ludvigh
as a member OF the state Civil Service Com
mission.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
BREAK THE DEADLoCK-GAYNoR
Should Be Done Quickly, Says Mayor
Gives No Hint of His Choice.

An effort was made yesterday afternoon
10 get Mayor Gaynor TO comment on the
deadlock at Albany and as to what he
thought could be done to bring the Demo-
cratic legislators together on a candidate
for the United States Senate All he
would say was:
,I believe that the deadlock should be
broken at the earliest possible moment"
He would give no hint as TO what he
thought the chances of breaking the dead
lock were. 1t is said. however. that Mr..
Herman. who is being voted for, Seymour
Van Santvoord or Edward NJ. Grout. OF
Brooklyn, would be acceptable to him az
compromise candidate.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
Dellberetivo Board Favored.

There should in all cases be delberative
hoard or commission 10 consider and de-
termine general methods and adopt de-
tailed plans and specifications
Existing state officers. whose functions are
related to the proposed construction work
should be members Of the board OF COM
mission having turisdiction over the adop-
tion Of plans and Specifications therefor.
The Superintendent II Public Works
should be a member Of each deibers tive
board or commission having Jurisdiction
over the construction OF new public works
or buildings. He would thus take official
cognizance Of all expenditures by the state
Tor new construction and would be officially
interested In the distribution Of such ex-
penditur6s where they are most needed
The state Engineer should be a member
of every board o. commission having iuris-
diction over inc construction Of public
works involving engineering.
The single responsible head charged with
the execution OF tho plans should be a
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
Summing Up In Renuttsl.

Virtually the only grounds advanced for
the proposed change in the highway policy
Of the state were opinions that roads could
be built Just az well and more cheapy
than the existing commission was doing
It, and that q commission having one
elective member and two appointive ones
would be directly responsible 10 the peo-
pie" sn6 not misrepresentation" The
gist OF the whole hearing, so far as the
change was concerned. was summed up
well by M White. in rebuttal, when he
said:
All the arguments here are on details.
There are none on the principle Of the
administration OF the commission, and you
cant find any.
In this Cap!tol now there is the greatest
confusion existing in years. None OF the
machinery is moving smoothly, because Of
the change IN the administration. If this
confusion in the highway bureau every two
years The rassage Of this bill. no matter
how honest and intelligent a man the Gov
ernor puts in S Superintendent of High
ways, means absolute chaos. You can't
build New York State as she should be
which protects men In this work and lets
the subordnates become imbued with the
spirit OF their work and in love with IT, In
the name of common sense, make no
change. -ss.-
The coInmission Is. honest, straightfor-
ward and has nothing TO conceal For the
sake OF New Iork's integrity and her
Union. make no change in the highway
laws
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
BOYCOTT ALIEN SINGERS
Boston Woman's Club Declares
for American Musicians.
[By telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]

Boston, Feb. l6.--"Patronize homo talent
in the matter OF public singers" is the slo-
gan OF the Woman's Professional Club OF
Boston. an organization comprising several
hundred women doctors. lawyers, musi-
clans writers and artists.
At the monthly meeting this afternoon
Mary f. T. Chaplin MADE an appeal that
was later indorsed by the club-that the
members pstronize such musicians as had
received their musical education In Ameri-
ca Mrs. Chaplin said:
DO not encourage our people TO so abroad
TO study either vocalzation or instrumental
music. Do not allow them to spend their
money for the benefit OF foreign teachers
encourage them to study In this country.
where there is every advantage that can
be found in the world. II In only a notion
that better musical education can be Sc
cured abroad.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
GOVERNORS HIGHWAY
BILL STRONGLY OPPOSED
Representatives Of Every Part OF
State Flock to Albany to
Uphold Commission
DEFENCE OF MEASURE WEAK
Grievous Mistake and Long Step
Backward to overturn Pres
ent Good Roads Policy,
Say Opponents.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

Albany, Feb. l6-Oppositlon TO Governor
Dixs scheme to wipe out the present state
Highway Commission and replace 1t with
Democratic board was expressed by repre-
sentatives OF every part Of the state to-day
AZ a hearing before the Senate and Assem-
bly, committees on internal AFFAIRS. Prais-
.ng the work done by the commission these
citizens declared It would be grievous
mistake and a long step backward TO rip
up tie present comprehensive good roads
policy OF the state by putting road building
into the hands Of a changing commission
subject 10 political fluctuations.
Defence of the Murtaugh-Collin bill. en-
bcdying the Governors scheme. was nota-
bly weak Attack on the present conmis-
SION was made IN some instances. but was
confined TO details OF work on one road or
another. The advocates OF the change, tor
the most part admitted coyly that they
represented "sll those r'ho stand for re-
form and economy" One individual, Charles
A Hall. Buffalo lawyer, said that he
represented himself, and himself only he
had tried 10 create 2 sensation by charging
that the commission in its contracts 'tos-
tered monopoly" violated the interstate
commerce laws and squandered the states
money This statement he based on the
terms Of a contract for road in Oneida
County. where hitulthic pavement, at 81 %
g square yard. figured m the work. This
was TO be furnished to contractors under
certain patent rights by one of the firm.
Mr.. Hall waXed highly indignant over all
this. His story was punctured. though,
when. on rebuttal. William Pierrepont
White. representing the Utica Chamber OF
Commerce told the rest Of the facts In the
case. THE road IN question. II seems. was
IN the village OF Whitesboro. The villagers
demanded bitulithic pavement; the commits
sion opposed II. In the specifications the
commission called for bids on brick or a
bitulithic pavement. The bitulithic pave
ynent uon oIJt
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
WILL ExHUME NUGENT's BODY
Further Autopsy Ordered by President
of State Lunacy Board.

Albany, Feb. ls-Presdent Albert War
rem Ferris. who with Colonel William Cary
Sanger. OF the State Lunacy Commission.
has been making an investigation into the
circumstances surrounding the death Of
John Nugent at the Matteawan State Hos
nital for the Insane, .eturned to-day from
another trip 10 the institution.
DIR. Ferris said that at his personal re-
quest District Attorney Mack. OF Dutchess
County, had determined TO have Nusents 5
body exhumed at once In order to complete
the autopsy which had not covered pos
sihla injuries to the dead mans abdomen
and head. Hc said there was no evidence
as yet OF cruelty In this case.
Poughkeepsie. n. Y. Feb. ls-County
Judge Hasbrouck held court at the Mat
teawsn State Hospital for the Criminal
Insane this afternoon 10 take evidence in
the investigation into tho death of John J.
Nugent Although l57 witnesses were ex-
amined by the Assistant District Attorney.
no developments were brought out. The
investigation will bs continued tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17

leagues In the Legislature weren't auNoea'
ing the proposed change just as a patron
age grab. II they were. he said, II meant
party disaster.
The system of building state h'Shways
under the state Engineer got so bad. he
said, that even the Republicans Couldn't
stand for IL any longer. II was foolish LOT
the Democrats TO consider going back 10 H.
'Tf the machinery of the department re-
mained the same and only the personnel
OF the commission was changed, would you
object?" asked Senator MurIough.
Yes" answered Mr. Seaman. "1f you
change the men in authority you are bouno
TO change the machinery, otherwise the
men OF the top will be only fgureheads."
Frank D. Coburn, representing the Cayuga
County Supervisors and automobile people
Henry D. Scoville, Of Oswego County
Walter 3. Tower. chairman OF the super
visors OF Yates County. from which comes
Mr.. Collin, introducer OF the bill In the
lower house spoke against the measure
A. 4. Gardiner. OF Rensselaer, County
stirred things up by reclting what he knew
of conditions under the Skene adminis'ra'
ton. He told Of one stone crusher using
local stone, where seven men were en-
ployed to spread the product ana thcre
were three inspectors.
THAT wa, under this man. directly re-
spopsible to the people" ne said. "Undef
the Highway Commission the same amount
of crushed stone is spread by one man and
is inspected by a district inspector who mas
pine,v-seven miles OF roads That has
made a saving to the state of over Sso
daV"
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
BOY KILLS BABY BY ACCIDENT.

Plainville, Conn. Feb. 16.--Mary Lind
qust two and one-half years old. was shot
and Instantly killed by her brother John.
six years old, al their home here to-day.
The boy was playing with revolver be-
longing 10 his father and accidentally dis
charged II, the bullet entering tho grl 8
brain.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
Advocates OF Measure Heard.

Mr.. Hail. Of Buffalo. who represeh'e"
himself spoke first for the bill. Foio"ins
him came A. NJ. Sperry. Of Binghamton'
who said he represented some of the su-
pervisors OF Broome County; Eugene b.
Scribner, of Gloversville; d. b. Cusnmar'
former supervisor of Chenango County :
Charles Fellows, ex-Assemblyrnan OF iier-
kirner County: 0. L. kellogg, OF Cor'lanu :
William Holloway. Of Wayne County D. H.
Rafter attorney for the Herkimer County
Agricultural Society, and Charles D. Thom-
ga Of HerklIner County, spoke for the
measure.
= p Moves, OF Broome County. caused
considerable amusement by declaring tnst
Mr. Sperry. who said he represented some
Of the supervisors OF the county. really was
looking for a Job under Excise Commission
or Farley. Mr.. Farley protested violen'ly'
and said that sperry and companion came
bare az their own expense because they
heard that Republican smploye OIL 'ho
commission was trying to get hepuOiIC"''
superyisors 10 appear against the Dill rVi
lowing the hearing friends OF the rill eaio
u uyou,d he revised to correspond WIN the
Governors special message to-day.
William Church osborn, the EoFelnoi ,
legal adviser, in discussing the special
message in connection with the hlghway
bill. said II was not the Governors ldea 10
have the State Engineer member OF tile
Highway Commission, as PROVIDED III tiiis
rul He was 10 be merely member OF an
advisory board. but the preparing ana let
ting OF contracts and engineering oslaiis
were 10 be all in charge OF the supefih-
tendept of highways. That Is not the
scheme OF the Murtaugh-Colin bill, under
r.ricb the state Engineer would be mem
Der OF the commission. with SUPERVISION
over engineering matters. Ihat' accofoihs
10 the general understanding here Is the
way Tammany wants matters arranged
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
The Governors Message.
The Governors message follows


To the Legislature: .,
You are called upon 20 solve hnancial
problems of greater magnitude than were
ever before presented 70 the legislature OF
this State. The state Is entering upon
nov era Of vast expenditures for great pun
lie works The first great public work IN
dertaken by the State-itS canal system pe
gun in 1sl5-had been completed ana palu
for by 1894. For the brief period OF tnTee
wears the State was out Of debt. since lesi
other great public works have been pro-
iected which may involve the creation OF q
state debt Of more than $3.50. 10000 by l9l?'
Of which less than S60.o00, 600 has, as ye''
been borrowed and expended.
Since 1894 the State has been autnorlZsu
10 borrow and expend $3.50, 10000 for the
construction Of new public WORKS, ana 10
expend from moneys raised by taXation
more than $50, 600, 900 for the construction
OF now public buildings. The state Hlgh-
way Commission reports that In ADDITION 70
the $4,000. 900 already authorized the state
will need TO borrow sl0.00o,0O0 more to COM
plete the system of good roads now pro
iected The State Water Supply Comr1ls-
sion recommends the construction OF other
public works involving the expenditure OF
largo amounts In the near future Even
after the barge canal is completed, the eN,
pendtures OF the State for construction ana
maintenance will undoubtedly exceed >z9'-
600 200 per year.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
c.neral Outlines Recommended.

| am undertaking 70 recommend 20 ne ne
Legislature for its consideration only tns
general outlines of what deem the proper
system for the reorganization OF The HiSn,
wav Commission II the Legislature SHAH
auprose such genetal outlines, then II ls Pc
cuiiariy within the province OF the Legs
lature. rather than of the Executive, 10 10
perfect the details. Certainly the problem
Is az such vital Importance as TO call upon
every member OF the Legislature 10 con,
tribute his best judgment 10 its wise and
true solution.
great system Of public works. recommended
by the state Water Supply Cominlsslon'
The present Legislature is expected 10 au-
thorize the first practical step in actual
construction But before actual eonstruc,,
tion Is begun. a comprehensive plan should
he adopted for the conservation develop-
ment, regulation and use or the waters ia
Zach of the principal watersheds or the
state for the purposes OF pure ana Wnoe-
some water supply. sewerage ana sewage
disposal, drainage and irrigation, noou pre-
vention and water power deNeiopiheht, %
that all developments, In each watershed
tnr ali such purposes, shall be so co-ordl-
mated and unified TO combine the mos,
economical construction, maintenance ana
operation with the most efficient service
Conservation Of Resources.
T, is evident that the conservation and
ldave,onment OF the states natural resources
also should be taken in mana III dcco, uai,.e i.,
,rith the PRINCIPLES ALREADY SuSSesteu' W ilh
single head responsible for the ADMIN
istration OF the department, and win ue-
Lucrative board or commission, OF winch
thc state Engineer, the Superintendent OF
public Works the State Health Conlinls-
siC ner and the Forest Fish ana Game Coih
missioner should be members
The proposed system places the power
and the responsibility for the eXecutlvo
,VorL of the state upon the Chiet IsXecu-
i've Many recent experiences nave demon
stroted that this principle Is correct ln
theory and In practice, and that It's Nioiu-
tion leads 10 the scattering or rtsPuhsl-
fility. to waste and inefilclency. us ad9p,
tinn by the state is imperatiVeiy demafoed
hv the enormous expenditures 10 Wnlch
Tho state Is committed in the great Wor1s
NJ construction now undertaken. Good al
,nir istration national state or municipal
denends upon focusing responsibility cIedr-
iiv and fully upon individuals. The Gov
error is held responsible 10 the whole peo,
nje for the state administration: ne snould
IN. able to holi fully responsible To MN
the officials who administer the various ue-
p'i' am firmly convinced that It has been
hecarse the true policy Of responsibility
has not been strictly adhered 10. and be-
csrse unnecessary boards and commissions
have been multiplied. that the expendl-
lures of the state during the lest three
ve; rs have been more than S.Upgv IN ex-
cese OF its income. and that the budget
~ expendjtures FOR the next fiscal year, as
made mn by the last adminstration, ex-
Goods 80 900 90 TO be met by an antici-
pated income OF less than sN,OQW.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
Second Great Public Work.

The second great public work undertaken
by the state has been tho construction aun
maintenance of good roads. This WORK was va
first inaugurated on "A large scale IN lsoo'
in pursuance OF the authorization by popu.
lar vote of state debt of $50,voooco for thd'
purpose.
But in the organization OF a constructor
department for this great public worh n' uno
experience Of more than half century "d@
ignored.
The lessons long before learned by costy
experience were forgotten and the oio HIS
takes were repeated. ,oa
At first the State Engineer was charseu
with the adoption of plans and WIN car ~
ing them into execution. After short On
perience OF this defective system, ste devoiy-
posite mistake was made IN 1908 Oh oeNvy.s
ing the double responsibility OF aoop.'ns
and executing plans upon a colnniis9,on, o n,rs, ~
three persons, on the basis or SIX !e"is
term OF Office for each commissioner 30
arranged that the term OF once ol vle
member OF the commission should eNpIc
every two years. The commissioners arc
removable from Office only by the n nena.e'
upon the recommendation or the poNeInot
This Is one or the most extreme Sdses IL y.
an Irresponsible board ever adopted III tluS
state No single member of the state tllgh-
way Commission is charged WIN Lespo T.,
bility for the execution OF its plans. III
the entire work OF construction ana niain ni,si
tenance there Is a division OF responsioiu'!
No single commissioner can De caneu u, ~
account for inefficient or eXtraVaeail, W n
Of the commission. The work OF sucn n, a
commission must inevitably result, sooiiv' ~
or later, in the same kind OF llsrlSietnoS, lS 49,,
waste and extravaganza as resulteu, M Llo.,i
the work of the three canal comInlssioueIs
prior to their abolition by the CONSTRUCTORS
amen ndment of 1870.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
A Most Important Problem.

The organization of construction depart
ments for the efficient and economical eX-
penditure of these vast amounts is one OF
the most important problems you are called
upon to solve.
great private corporation, authorizing
the expenditure OF such large amounts for
new construction, would have thoroughly
organized construction department. Its
board Of directors or executive committee
would adopt methods and plans. But after
plans and specifications are adopted ana
contracts entered into, the responsibility
OF carving the plans into execution is
placed wholly upon the single head OF a
construction department responsible d.
rectly 10 the president H.
The experience OF the State with its nrst
great public work, after a long series or
experiments and failures, finally solved the
lroblem Of an efficient and economical con-
str,ction department in the State govern
ment. -,
Governor Tilden, in his famous special
nessoCe of March. 1875. correctly attributed
the abuses in the administration Of the ca
nal system TO the fact that "the canal COM
n,issiouers are elected one each year, and
il takes three years to make complete
charge" In his annual message of 1876 he
said:
"The frauds are not the simple case OF
en1beZzlernent Of public moneys, but are TO
be traced through the complicated work Of
construction. The present machinery IS
chaotic and is incapable OF acting with eff
cheney or economy.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
Tilden Committee Quoted.

The Tilden investigating committee OF
1915 concluded its report as follows.
Finally the changes made In the laws
for the administration of canal affairs
should he in the direction Of increased ac-
countabiity on the part OF canal officers.
Under the present system there is no ade-
quate means Of preventing, detecting or
correcting abuses Responsibility Is divided
into so many fragments as TO be often
practically lost. Commissioners are elected
at different periods. representing different
phases Of public opinion. and are amendble
10 tho people al different dates. No public
enterprise can hope 10 be successful that Is
not definitely organized under some known
and responsible head
In accordance with these recommenda-
tions Of Governor Tilden and the Tilden
investigating committee, the constitution
was amended in 1915 by aboshing the
three canal commissioners and substitut-
Ing "A superintendent Of public works,
appointed 10y the Governor, and removable
by the Governor al his pleasure. The
superintendent Of public works was made
member Of The canal board in place OF
the three canal commissioners. Otherwise
the canal board continued 10 be composed,
as before. Of the elective state officers,
except the Governor, The canal board as
thus constituted continues TO be respon-
slole for the adoption OF plans and speci-
hcations for new canal construction.
When plans and specifications for a par
ticular piece OF work are adopted by the
canal board then its jurisdiction over that
particular piece OF work terminates, except
TO make changes In the plans and Specii-
cations
New-York tribune., 1911-02-17

member of the board or commission anu
to be submitted to the board for ns
adoption or rejection. But In the execu,
ton Of the plan he shonld not be sup)ec.
TO the control OF the board. but should Or
responsible directly 10 tho Governor py
virtue of being subject to suspension o'
removal hv tle Governor