The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-30

tioaiiy ties the hands Of ne city Cd
ministration and prevents II from
dealing with water companies within
it, corporate limits. This bill IL .
very good illustration Of some very
good and powerful reasons why the
Legislature ought not to cit. and
where It's powers are an injury and
an injustice to tho people Of this city.
UP.oTATe eoDVs POWER OVER
ciTV'O WATER eUPPLv.
"Nsw York City will be In o POSI-
ton to realise how much power over
their water supply the Mailer ball gives
to the Conservation Commission. an
upstate body. now controlled by
Tammany. Commissioner Williams
has called my attention TO section No
5i3. which provides tat no water
works corporation ,r municipality
shall hereafter supply with water or
extend It's distributing main for tho
purpose OF supply with water terri
tory already supplied b. the existing
water works system or a water works
corporation or municipality until the
Conservation Commission shall have
certified that public convenience and
necessity require such supply or ex-
tension"
The Mayor thsn pointed out the
restrictions which he said seemed to
be placed on the city by the Mailer
bill. They were as follows:
"It may psrmlt the conssrva.
tion Commission TO stop the city
from usino the cstskili supply.
'lt may prevent extension Of
the cstsI<ili supply TO those parts
Of Queens County now ssrvsd BY
private water companies.
"it may compel the city TO pur.
chase at an sxorbitant price the
entire pisnts Of the Queens com.
paniss before the srsas they now
serve can have the eity's cstskiil
supply.
Tho effect Of these provisions would
mean that the private companies
would be given perpetual franchises.
The bill puts tho whole Jurisdiction
In the hands OF the Conservation
Commission which was recently In
creased by the Governor.
while only two weeks ago / had
big deputation here complaining
against the private water companies
Legislature has strengthened the
hands OF the companies by allowing
them to intrench their mains In the
city'a atreetS
HOPE THAT oLvNN WILL VETO
THE BILL.
Further, as we read this bill II
prevents the city from using the
| Sl50.000.0O0 Ashokan water plan
| without the permission OF the Con-
| servation Commission. The bill Il
! say the least IL outrageous. ! have
placed the facts contained In 1t be-
bore Gov. Glynn and l sincerely trus
that he will veto II.
! Here we have been fighting fol
home rule and the Legislature. which
seems to have studiously ignored
New York. has deliberately turned
It's back on the people and giver
home rule to the special interests.
III you look into this matter yoi
will find that the lobby at Albany
which represented the Citizens
Water supply Company was prett!
powerful"
The Mayor was asked II william +
Sheehan, tho counsel for the Citizens
Water Company. was In Albany II
the interests OF the Mailer bill.
II don't want to say anything abou
that" replied the Mayor.
Public Service Commissioners VIII
Jams has sent tho following Telegram
to Albany:
"The New York Chamber Of
Commerce will on Thursday take
action in regard to Maier Bill No.
927 Unt. No. 626) TO amend the
Conservation law generally and In
relation TO water supply Will
: you kindly postpone action upon
this bill until after Thursday OF
! this week, at which time the
Chamber OF Commerce will take
action and advise you promptly
thereof"
The sending Of the telegram 70
lowed conference IN Commissions
Wiliams's ONCE at which the Con
|: missioner, Corporation Counsel Pol
] and the Chamber OF Commerce an
Merchants Association were repre-