The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-06
MCALL SAYS WIFE
HOLDS GAS STOCK
Transferred to Her Before He
Became Public Service
Commissioner.
.yO CONTROL OVER 1T"

Chairman Edward Il. Mccall OF the
p,blic service Commission testified be-
.r, the Thompson committee at 100
,.,,dvav Yesterday that his wife owns
va shares Of stock in h Kings County
,,,ht and Power Company. The stock
,aIued at s4?.923. lie said that
~, stock was formerly held In the name
., John J. Mackln, his private secretary
,,sn Mr.. Mccall was a Justice Of the
s,prcmc Court, and that before entering
N, Public Service Commission he.
vc-all, had it transferred to Mrs. Nc
r,ll and since then he has exercised no
control over ii.
senator George VI. Thompson. chair
man Of the committee. said last night
thu, he had examined the stock transfer
,.,oks OF the Kings County Light and
ro,sr compaiy and found that 3S7
.barcs transferred from Andrew Freed
,,,n 10 John J. Mackin on December 81.
,sos. we're still registered In Mackin's
r,uo and that there was no record Oh
,ry transfer to Mrs. Mccall. 1t Is often
~ case, however. that changes OF own
'..hip do not appeAr IN "A corporations
books.
I'Dder the public service law n Public
service Commissioner IL prohibited from
oxning stocks or bonds OF any corpora
ion which is subject to the commission
.uneryision. A man owning such ecuri-
,l,s is Ineligible for appointment. The
Kings County Light n Power Company
!, one OF the concerns which figure In
prooklyn rate cases that have been be-
fare the commission for a long time.
NcCsu WOuIdn't SIT I'm Case.
II appearod from Mr.. McCall's testi-
mony Yesterday that In 1911 the Amster-
dam Electric Light and Power Company
and the Edison Electric Illuminating
company OF brooklyn started an injunc-
ion suit against the city to enjoin 1t
rom taking down poles In Brooklyn.
The city contended that a certain fran
.h!se had lapsed. The suit was TO be
considered by Justice Mccall. but he OBJ
iec,ed. pointing out hat lie was disQuali.
a,d BECAUSE he owned stock In IA sub
,ld,ary concern. the Kings County Light
and Power Company. DE Lancey Nicoll.
who was appointed referee. still u the
ease and recently applied for an extern
don Of tiIne.
Mr. Mccall, questioned by Senate
Thompson in Yesterdays hearing. said
hat his recollection Of the injunction
suit was vague, but he remembered In
curing at the time IL the Kings County
Light and Power Company WAS not ANIL
.ated with the companies that started
he suit. He remembered that upon
being informed that such was the
Ease he said hat his interest In the
Kings county company disqualified him
rom sitting in any case In any way In
yolying that company.
Nj. Mccall said he thought the 3S1
shares OF stock were held in Mackin's
name for seven or eight years before
he transfer to Mrs. Mccall. lie said
the stock was n small block" or!gi-
nally, but was enhanced by the custo-
mary accretions."
..No Control over IT,"
Senator Thompson wanted TO know II
Mr.. McC..ii did not feel that he was dis
qualified, as a Public Service Commits
s.oner, from considering any matter In
volv!ng 4 company in which Mrs. Nc
Call held stock. fIe replied that he
made II a rule never 10 sit In any case
n which he ever had any personal in
,ures,. although he was not legally dis
qualified from so doing. On the latter
point senator Thompson disagreed with
A.m.
'llaye you eve exercised any control
oye. the Kings County Light and Power
Company stock since Mrs. Mccall ac-