The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
PROBERS NAMED FOR
THE SER VICE BOARDS
legislative Committee VIII Be-
gin Hearings Here Next
Wednesday.
WILCOX NAY GO BACK

tfrA.Y. Jan. gi.-The joint legislative
......r.tt.e which is to lnvt stigate the State
p.lJ.. Service Commissions was appointed
.d,r and INN, diatcly organized by elect
I'D, Seu.'or George f. Thompson Of Nj
...r, as chairman. Its first public ses-
son viii lr ncld in the Aldermauic Cham
.,r loo Sew York city next Wednesday
morning.
ons auurg the public service corpora
.,rs il. the principal object OF the In
.-.il-a'.,u. O. was said to-day. II is be-
loved here that all i've New York city
.'9,uu. ssioucis viii go.
William n. WILCOX. eN-chairman Of the
.,uu's.,ou. mad long conference with
..,,, Whitman to-day at the Executive,
usn..ou. u was reported that lac is slated
.., chairman Of the reorganized board.
The present members OF the New YORK
.,mniss.su are Edward l.. Mccall. chair
mn. T. Sergeant Cram, George v ;.
Williams Milo Il. Maltblc and II. Colgate
Wood. The members of the upstate COM
,,...io, are Seymour Van Santvoord.
..-.rnan Martin :. Decker, Devoe Il.
.Iodson william Temple Emmett and
Frank NJ Irvine.
Th..up.State commission also is 20 have
new m, mbership. GOV whitman said
.-re ct On, New York city Commissioners
rtd set resigned. but he declined TO state
+ any OF the upstate members had sent
70 ,h,.r designations.
"a, standard Has Dropped.
Tho general charge against each COM
u.sstUn is that the high standard estao-
shed hy tho two Public Service Com
missions as fret appointed by Gov.
Hughes has not been maintained since the
Democratic Commissioner5 were added In
10
IL Is also planned TO change the juris-
lection OF the New York city commission
~ giving il control Of all of Long Island
md Wtstchester county. /; Is conceded
nat two Public Service Commissions will
he continued, but whether the membership
( each commission will he reduced from
i've 20 three IL not yet decided
Chairman Thompson was asked what
me of inquiry 1t was proposed 20 follow
and ne gave this answer.
I'VE win follow any line that looks
A. though 70 ought to be followed. II
.hree weeks Is not sufficient Tine We
a,u taNe longer
william Hayward. counsel 20 the Gov
.snor. was officially designated as coun'
81 to tine probe committee after con-
.r,nce the committee had with Gov
Whitman. The Governor and the com
..t--.rru talked the Public Service Com.
VS. nlch nave been sent 10 Gov. Whitman
.onceruing the commissions will be turned
over 20 Nh Hayward for use in the in
yetlGltion.
we will make this investigation be.
cause so many complaints have been
made against the commission that IL
,eems proper said Chairman Thompson
Probe 10 u. Thorough.
The committee will be glad 70 heal
nytglng o. importance that ought &c
10 invrs gated. Communications 10 the
.Omm.t.e. should he signed, for dc
1oi think much OF anonymous commune
atoms. This Investigation will be thor
ough'
senator Thompson will go TO New York
tomorrow to meet senator Mills. another
member u the committee, and make ar.
.ngements with Mr.. Hayward for be-
ginning the probe. sub-commit'
.., OF three has been named 10 make ar
-tugements for the meeting. Sergeant
-,-Arms Charles Il. Hotalug Of tine SEN
,t- has been selected 10 acc a. sergeant
tt-aru- for the committee.
Temporarily the headquarters of th'
-ommittee will be at the Biltmore. bu
subsequently, subcommittee consis'iui
z Senator'S Cromwell and Lawson
and Assemblymau Maier will arrange Z
permanent headquarters.
Lieut.. Gov. Schoeneck announced th'
following as the Senate members OF tn
.oumt'ec: George f. Thompson OF NJ
tgar4, George Cromwell OF Richmond
ogden l.. Nfills of New York, r II. Law
-1u ~ Brooklyn. Republicans. and Jane
A. Foley Of New York. Democrat.
Speaker Sweet announced these mem
oers OF the committee from the Assembly
Mater Of Seneca. Knight Of Wyonllig
Mcowstlon OF Kings. Kincaid OF Ouon
7sgt. Republicans Bull OF Kings ant
Non,hus Of New York. Democrats.