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been operated by the New York Central
for years BY means OF ramps, or In
clines. the tracks will run into the yards
of various plants and piers along the
route.
The southerly transfer bridges we're
located in the original plan al Conover
street on the Buttermilk Channel. hut
the modified plans place them at the
Eighth ward market site. owned by the
city, at the mouth OF the Gowanus
Canal II II expla med that one OF the
reasons for the change is because there
would be grea, congestion, and conse-
quently serious menace to navigation. in
case car floats were centred at that
point In the Buttcrmilk Channel. now
used by 20 many steamships ard other
craft
The terminal station IL located north
or the state barge terminal on Gowanus
Canal. the modified plans relocating the
market site back Of the station in close
proximity 10 Hamilton avenue. one Of
the main arteries of that section. The
location for the terminal is considered
the logical one for the reason that when
the barge canal In opened the marginal
road will De in position to take adj
vantage Of the great volume OF business
that will result from the operation Of the
canal
II ~ I'm connection with the taking
OF thirteen and half city blocks for
the terminal station and yards that so
much opposition has been aroused This
property is In a section that is mainly
undoveloped. The land was acquired by
the First Construction Company. In which
eN-State Senator William II. Reynolds
and others are interested. Assembly
man Frederick s. Burr who fought the
Cullen bill most vigorously when IL
reached the lower house. charged that
the measure was a "land steal" and
said that although he was not opposed
TO the marginal road he objected to the
administration plan TO turn city
built road over 10 the railroads for
operation.
Title to these lands was taken by the
city on October 10, 1918. Mayor Mitchell
explained recently that the city agreed
AT the time that II the award in con-
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STOPS DRUGS IN TOMBS.
Iron Netting TO Separate visitors
From the Prisoners.

Warden Hanley Of tho Tomb. made
known yesterday the plans by which
Katharine Il. Davis. Commissioner
OF Correction, intends 10 change
the admission OF visitors TO the prison
IN the hope Of eliminating drug SNUG
Cling and aiding prisoners to escape.
A small entrance for visitors only IL
being constructed IN the wall on the
Leonard street side OF the prison This
will lead into a room in the old warden
house in the Tombs yard and persons
DESTROYS OF seeing friends in the prison
Will MOI be allowed to go beyond this
room,
The prisoners in patches OF Atty are
TO he taken from their cells by means OF
a bridge connecting the wardens house
with the main building, No outsider
will be able TO touch a prisoner, the
visitor and the inmate being separated
by "A thick iron netting
The system TO he adopted is similar
to that in use at Sing Sing
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PRENDERGAST REPLIES.
Charges Marshall with Enort 10
Burden city Payroll.

COMPTROLLER Prendercast replied
sharply yesterday 20 Louis Narshalls a.
sertion before the constitutional conveu-
ton that New York city IS virtua!l'
IN bankruptcy and Mr. Marshalis sur-
gestion that the city IL wasting money
on "supernumoraries and useless hang
erson"
In a statement OF contra diction the
Comptroller said that Mr.. Marshall does
not know what he IN talking about. Hc
| accused MI Marshall of having tried 20
burden the city with = $4,000 eng .He-r
who's. services were not needed
Louis Marshalrs speech % tn cor
stitutional convention to-day "a q mo-.
remarkable performance sH'd NJ"
Prenderpast. Especially from q man
WHO has preached conservatism nt
thought and action aud irvcirnef
against so-called radical td"ts. For
widness Of statement his speech could
not he exceeded am he should Dec
ashamed of H.
TO nut it frankly. NJ. Mar hall doe
not know VIVA, he D. talking about wher
ne SAYS II may AT the sam" time be said
that when honest creditors OF Tho cltN
are kept out OF their just dues for lorE
periods virtual state Of ptnkruptry
exists
1T may he that Nj. Marshall has hal
some difficulty IN adiust,rE claims with
the city. one of which was passed irr
settlement "a few days 20. l'u' Nhe0 IA"
suggests a. his statement indicates thai
the general creditors of this city are nor
paid promptly. he BIS making q statement
which IL not true.
mir Marshall said in his s0"o n that
he IL none the less q publ. uene'1''r.
who shall make one otic'Noldrr sH.l'a
where two nov veCctttc' Bu' Nj, Ma
shall can lay no claim - being a 'a7"-
factor, because for the last few Wouth9
he has been engaged In n most y.rpruls
effort 20 induce the city autnor't - d"
reinstate an engineer formerly IN mo
Bridge Department at $4,000 per auruU
whose services we found were not 20
quired
ute made a most determined EFFORT So
induce Mayor Mitchell 20 bring ohou'
this reinstatement, ard ten appealed 20
me have to tell him that ~ this gov
eminent at the present time Ue arc
conducting matters upon business
basis pull aoc,st, and other kinds OF n
f,uence. will not suffice 10 keep men =
the city service ~ theI- employment -
not absolutely required.
''Mr MirshalNs statement that ths
city debt II now SiJ3i,oNo.o0 'r
as Inaccurate as most Of hts other STAT
ments. The city's net funded debt ON
April /. exclusive Of 80 hoidI"cs IN the
sinking fund, was s941 9O,,4 o2 Co..
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TRAVIS IN CHURCH FRICTION.
state Comptroller Among Sercdrrs
From NOstraHd Ave. VI. r.. Church.

II was learned Yesterday that there
have recently been more than siNt,
Withdrawals Of members from the Nos
trand Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church. in Brooklyn, following "A con
troversy with the Rev, Or. Archibald
+, Campbell over the question OF i'm
provements on the buildings
state Comptroller Eugene NJ. Travis.
for several years one OF the most prom
inent members OF the church, is one OF
the seceders, and he and his family have
Joined the Hanson place church.
Or Campbell said yesterday that the
incident had been closed In friendly
way when tina letters OF withdrawal
were granted and that the future of the
church is in no danger.
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demnation proceedings should be higher
than $3.50 per square foot the city would
acquire the property at s1.30. but n the
award should be less than $40 per
square foot the city would pay for the
land only the amount awarded by the
condemnation commissioners The com
missioners have not yet decided upon
the amount
Those who have been opposing the
project claim that too large figure will
be paid for land that has been assessed
at about $1,000 per city lot and that
was purchased ny Reynolds and his as
sociates for 5000 and 81 900 per lot The
price, $3.50 per square foot. fixed by the
city would mean that the land owners
would get in the neighborhood OF
s@,5O0.o00 for land really worth about
100000 according to the argumcn, of
the DIRECTORS TO the plan
Concerning the criticisms levelled
against the administration for acquiring
the land from Reynolds and his asso-
ciates Mayor Mitchell recently said At
mass meeting in Brooklyn:
"It the land were owned by Charles
+. Murphy and he city needed il would
he in favor OF its purchase. just as 7
should be II the owner were the most
righteous man in the city"
Front for city in Plan.
The Mayor also said on the same oc-
casion that II the administrators plans
went through the marginal road would
in five years put 100000. 900 ratables
on the city's tax books. because 1t would
attract capital 10 South Brooklyn which
would be invested in additional plants
and piers.
The attempt which ia being made TO
make the public believe that the proie..t
IL railroad grab and a land steal -
said Dock Commissioner Smith. rs typi-
"a! OF the criticism which gees a long
way to nullify the usefulness OF any
public official who is working honestly
Tor the commercial welfare OF tho city.
To many people railroad IL synonymous
with pirate. forgetting or wlfully
ignoring the fact that the railroads are
our chief commercial arteries and that
the welfare OF the whole country de-
ponds in large measure upon the eff
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lily ADMINISTRATION PUTTING UP HARD FIGHT
FOR SUCCESS OF BROOKLYN MARGINAL ROAD BILL

cheney with which they are operated.
We must work with the railroads in
planning for our port development. and
the city is 10 be congratulated upon
having secured for the Brooklyn ter
minal the hearty and unanimous sup
por, of all the companies.
The city and the state retain full
control The road will be municipality
owned and leased subject to recapture
the future shows differen, method
OF operation to be desirable The service
and rates will be subject TO the control
or the Public Service Commission, as
will the securities of the new COM
pany."
II IL estimated that the total cost Of
the city built main line OF the marginal
road, Including acquisition OF land and
construction of road, will be $500. 900.
The estimated cost of the construction
Of the road alone, exclusive of signal
systems. freight houses. SC, which are
to be provided by the operating company.
Is s3,s3l,000. The classification yard.
as estimated by the Comptrcller's report
on February ., 1914, with interest to
July |. 1915, will cost S2.574.ie5.
When the estimate OF the cost OF the
main line was made the railroads agree
ing TO operate the marginal road offered
10 lease the road from the city at "A
guaranteed annual rental Of s 2-5 per
cent. on the total investment up to
$500 900.
Ten Railroads Interested.
The trunk lines that have agreed go
60 Into company that will opera q
the road are tho Pennsylvania Erie,
Lehigh Valley. Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western. New York Central, West
Shore, Central Railroad OF New jersey.
New Haven, Baltimore and Ohio and
Long Island railroads.
Bills similar TO the Cullen bill we're
vetoed by Cows Sulzer and C;lynn. OPP
position TO the measure came then from
tho upstate canal interests who saw a
possible invasion OF the rights OF canal
property. Dock Commissioner Smith
brought about last fan conference of
all known interests. after which the
draft OF the cullen bill was agreed TO
by the legal department Of the city and
legal advisers OF he trunk lines.
The whole question " the marginal
railroad" Commissioner Smith said yes
terday. rs to Distribute freight 10 mer-
chant ships at various loading points. a
marginal railroad means nothing more
than proper method 81 deliver ing and
receiving merchandise over an entire ter
rit"ry. The South Rro klyn marginal
railroad will be the most IDEAL terminal
OF lis kind and Will mean untold bene-
FITS 10 our port Lots OF dead property
will come IN life because OF It. The
transformation and jealousies that crop
M from time 10 time are doing greater
damage to the port and 20 our city
than any possible war could do. They
are retardinG the proper orderly develop
ment Of the port II this thing IL to
continue II will take US many years TO
recover our losses. With the opening Of
the state barge canal we will be put 10
the test. and without tho proper facilities
the city vii, be unable t. get the bene-
Ats TO which II ~ entitled"
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survey of New YORK city.

BY a unanimous vote the convention
to-day adopted a resolution offered by
Louis Marshall Of New York which pro-
vides for a survey of the government of
New York city and other cities and
| counties Of the state, the estimated
! cost of which is 100000. II is Mr..
Marsha!!s idea that tho convention
should do something 10 put efficiency
and economy In the city governments
especially I'm New York city where, he
said, the taxpayers are struggling I'M
| der such burdens as 20 make a reference
20 bankruptcy something more than a
figure of speech
Mr.. Root expects to remain in Albany
until the end OF the week. working out
| his committee assignments There 10
much Interest in his selection for chair
man OF the judiciary committee. a post
which carries with II the majority cad
! ership OF the convention The three
leading candidates for appointment are
said 10 he former United States At
tornev-Gereral George W wiclIersnaIn.
former Secretary OF war Henry l.. slim
son, former state Senator Edgar >"
Bracket, the choice OF the up Staters
and Louis Marshall of New York.
II Is pointed out that Senator Root
should know the Necessity of having an
experienced floor leader OF the conven-
ton, AS he had that place himself There
Is said To- be a dispos ton among some
81 the delegates 20 have the Republican
majority elect floor leader II Mr. Roo,
should show disposition to name either
Mr. Wickersham or Mr.. StImson as
chairman of the Judiciary committee
The Republican State Senators. ia con-
ference today, decided 20 tender a com
p.imen'arv dinner To- MIR Root
The Marshall resolution providing for
survey of N"w York city Was adopted
unanimously
1T may he said that when homes,
creditors OF tho city are kept out OF
their dues for long periods = virtual
stat" OF bankruptcy exists" said MIR
Marshall, after showing that the In.
dehiedness of New York city is sl.53T.-
10000. or more than half a billion doll
B Idrs greater than the national debt
Property has been assessed in thou
sands OF instances AT more than Us mar
kct value Rates Of taxation have stead
lily risen higher and higher.
"on several occasions the constitu-
tional provision restricting the debt limit
has been expanded The annual budget
Is growing mountain high The taxpayer
or the city and state is regularly en-
countering new forms Of taxation which
never occurred 20 Sidney Smith when he
portrayed the life and death OF the tax
ridden Englishman of a century ago.
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BUSINESS MANAGER
TITLE MAYOR SEEKS
Mitchell Tells why He Wants
an Administrative
Department.
COLUMBIA HEARS VIEWS

Mayor John Purrov Mitchell would
like 10 he tho business manager OF
New York city. backed by an admins
trati,e department such as he recently
asked for from the Legislature. ms
wish he expressed yesterday afternoon
NJ a lecture at Columbia under the aus
pieces of the Academy OF Political Sci
ence. the Columbia Institute OF Arts ana
sciences and the Bureau OF Municipal
Research. Such an extension OF powers
would increase the efficiency of the mu-
ncipal government. according TO the
Mayor. and would obviate the need OF
any special manager being appointed
outside OF the Mayor.
The first duty Of the Mayor" he
said, lis to appoint administrative
heads Of his twenty-nins departments
His most important task 10 to select
competent and qualified heads to these
departments. which were formerly Sc
lected by the boss OF the reigning po-
llt!cal party and appointed by the
Mayor.
Il have chosen men for the heads Of
departments who have qualified in pub
lie or private enterprise. Some OF my
appointees have been party men and
others have not. A conspicuous example
of the latter is Miss Katharine Il, Davis
Commissioner OF Correction. She IL as
efficient as any department head and
better than any man who held her Of
flee before her.
I'VE are facing serious trouble over
the taxation problem due 10 Inherited
conditions from Albany, over which no
member Of the present board has any
control.
Explains Budget increase.
THE budget for 1915 is $4,000, 900
larger than that OF 1914, although the
administrative boards have reduced their
portion of the budget The increase IL
due TO the $500, 900 interest which must
be paid on the new 500. 200, 900 loan to
meet foreign obligations due to the war
conditions. Another item OF increase Is
that OF the increased pay to school teach
ers OF $500, 900 recently prescribed by
law.
The old theory was that "A Mayor was
| to help and shield the department heads
and II they failed In their duties 10 re-
move them and appoint their SUCCESSORS.
My theory Is that The Mayor must be
more than city head. He must be the
business manager of New York city.
Last year ] asked the Legislature for
| a new department to be created 10 be
known as the administration depart
| ment. The Commissioner Of Accounts
has been made fairly effective weapon.
but We will not get the proper efficiency
along business line until the Mayor
is equipped with such legislative arm
AZ the administration department would
| be"
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FOUR IN FIGHT
TO BE LEADER
OF CONVENTION
Wickersham. Stimson. Mar
shall and Bracket All
Urged on Mr.. Root.
MAJORITY MAY ELECT:
HALT UNTIL APRIL 26

ALsASv, April The legislative
leaders having Informed Elihu Root. AZ
president OF the Constitutional Conven-
ton. that the Legislature cannot ad-
journ before April 90, the convention
to-day voted n recess until Monday
night. April 26, at s 80 O'Clock. At that
time Mr.. Root liz expected to announce
the committee appointments. which will
complete the organization of the con-
vention.
In two days Mr.. Root has been able
so to adjust matters that within a day
or so after The convention reConvenes
proposed amendments to the Constitu-
ton can he considered. But Mr. Root
doesnt intend to stop at that. for to-day
he announced that In an effort to make
a record and adjourn the convention by
August 10 the rules committee had de-
cided to fin June / as the time limit
FOR the introduction of suggested amend
ments to the Constitution.
We are six weeks ahead OF the 1894
convention and we propose 10 maintain
the pace" Mr.. Root said
Credit for getting the convention down
to business belongs to President Root
lie remembered the difficulties of the
last convention. OF which he WAS the
hoor leader, and II was by reason of
his activities that the convention yes-
terdaN adopted the old rules. with a few
changes to bring them M to date. and II
was also due to his foresight that the
printing question was settled by having
the state Printing Board advertise for
bids and prepare schedule on which
the printing committee was required to
do but little work.
william Berri. chairman Of tho print
ing committee. said to-day that the CON
tract drawn up by the printing board
appeared fair to every member of his
committee. and that tho State was fully
projected against fraud There cannot
lie any charges for extras" without the
consent Of the convention and tho state
Printing Board, comprising the Comp
troller. Attorney General and Secretary
Of state. according TO Mr.. Rerri
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TENEMENT BILL
REACTI0NARY.
SAYS mitchell
Measure Passed by Senate
Causes Indignant Pro-
test From Mayor.
HAS BACKING OF
LAND SPECTATORS

When Mayor Mitchell heard yesterday
that the Senate. by a vote OF 81 to 3.
had passed the Lockwood Ellenbogen bill
providing for the Capitalization OF build
ing inspection in this city he dictated a
statement OF indignant protest
II regard this" he said. "as the most
reactionary assault upon wholesome
laws which have proved their worth that
has been attempted in many years II
IL becomes a law II will he the most
grievous blow struck at tenement house
regulation in many years and will go far
toward multiplying the efforts OF those
who since 1901 have worked for the
establishment OF an effective Tenement
House Department"
The Mayor continued
MY latest advice from Albany IL that
unless the people of this city can find
some effective way to make themselves
heard this thoroughly Objectionable
measure Is likely to be passed by the
Assembly at once. Many organizations
and individuals interested In preserving
our tenement house laws have earnestly
protested against the bill. but tho land
spectators who are sponsors for the
measure seem determined that this raid
on the Tenement House Department
shall he accomplished.
offered COmpromSse RtlI.
o,,, at,
in'e Oh, ~ put Ior"arh unoer inc
su'se OF sNins rei!el 10 property owners
from the burden OF overinspection. That
suvh renei u necessarE nave repeat
majority of the Board OF Es,,mnt. and
Announcements have indorsad and son,
TO Albany a hill which would have on
abled the CITY government 70 give the
desired relief Apparently IN. Icyisla !.
turo /. No, dIsno.sI ,o a,ron, mi. hor,.
ru,e measure
"rhos. ,n,are,,.d 4, n,,se,,,,re ,bo
tenement nous. law also snrgss,ed a
comnromlse h,lI witch wo,,ld .n,ir.ly 20,
mov, any rossihiiitv ~ o,arins,.r,,,,
I'm, this was re,ec,sa he Tho sno,.ors
Of tho I.o,kwood. Illenboye, hin sho,,-
irr co,ci,.,,oi, ~, It. A. -,
sou,h, "a ~ n,..t,In,x -. -, a. -
uan, House pano-,uon, rh,. 80,
nromisc hiIl nroyided ,or ~. rr.sar,,,-
lion Of tho Tenemen, House p.n,r,
mon, ana IN. ,ran.,or N /, 30 ali ,hn
jurisdiction oyer ,en.u.n, hou... 80,
exerc,sed nv tho hu,iSinv su,,.rin,.,d,
en,s and pave 20 the huI,dinr .,,n.r,n.
tendents iur,sd,c,ion over s.rur,ur.i
matters in all other buildings rbus
the iur,sdtc,ion Of tho Tanemer, tIou..
penor,ment wound no sunr.ms IN CO...
men, houses and ,b,, n, Tho h,,Idi,r
s,nerin,enden.s in all other bu,Idipgs
There would chem n. No conaic, of ,,,ris
d,,,,,on
Shear. Co~-,..sou.. ~ pn-.
mo LOCKWOOD Ellenbogen Dill diVests
tho tenement House Commissioner OF
the absolutely necessary power which he
now mas 10 see that adequate light, air
ana eNit facliitles are provided IN tene-
mehts As sop 10 the men ana women
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We have tried numerous new devices
Tor raising more and more income, Per
hapS the time has arrived when IL would
he well TO diminish tho outso-,o return
TO the ancient, homcly. well nigh for
gotten virtues OF economy OF admins
tration and curtailment OF expenditures
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Three Committees Named.

Three committees were named by M.
Root
Rules John Lord O'Rrian 81 Eric.
chairman Iedvsrd =. Hale of Franklin.
william Rarncs of Albany. Herbert Par
sons. Ne Lancey Niroll. william T. Shee-
han and Robert +. Wagner ~ Ncw
York
Contingent ENpcnses--S, Is. Phillips
OF Putnam. chairman. Alan G. Forbes
of syracuse. Gordon Knox Bell Of New
York. :. n. sharpe Of Ulster Charles u.
Sears OF Buffalo, Thomas VI. Nulry and
William y. Dykman Of New York city.
Special Committee on Nominations
and Minor offices Jesse phillips ~
Genesee. chairman Fredericl e. Tanner
of New York. Harold !. Human OF Al
bany, Ferris j. Mcigs of Franklin. An
drew r. Tuck OF Monroe, j. Y. Doughty
and Alexander T.. Smith OF New York
city
Mayor Mitchell, who came TO Albany
tonight. eaid.
The bonbastic statements ~ Louis
Marshall on the financial condition ~
tho city were not only absurd but un-
true"
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10 clean house, to Gu, or excrescences
To- simplify an oNcrorgani2ed instrument
tally OF government which has all the
members Of n centipcde. too many of
them. however. exercising no useful or
necessary function.
Il firmly believe that the INSTALLATION
nv the people of the public service OF
New York may lead to = proper appre-
citation OF the causes Of existing mis-
chiefs and tho suggestion Of tho required
remedies We may md that our public
treasures have become tho fixing place
Of supornumcrarics aud OF useless
hangers on"
The delegates called on Gov. whit
man. who SHOOK hands with each. To
the seventh IN line he said:
Hello, Barnes. Glad 70 SEQ YOU"
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what the city VIII Build.

The section OF the marginal road that
the city will build will he a two track
elevated line beginning at Fortieth
street and First avenue. where 1t will be
connected by y ramp with the surface
line Of the Bush Terminal Company, and
will run in a general northerly direction
to the tracks OF the New York Dock
Company. Objections have been made
by certain property owners to the eleva-
ton OF the tracks, but the city officials
insist that elevation In thickly congested
sections is necessary to avoid 4 repeti-
tion OF the horrors OF so-calied Death
avenue" eleventh avenue. Manhattan).
on which Q surface freight road has