The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-22
WATERSHED BILLS
DIE IN COMMITTEE
No MOhansic Action This Ses-
siOn-WOrk on Institutions
to Halt. Says whitman.
FEARS BLAME or CITY

ALpA>N. March 2i-Thcre will be M
legislation this year such as is desired
by the advocates Of the Wagner and
Walter bills which would take the Mo-
hansIc state Insane Asylum and the
Yorktown state Training School FOR
Bows off Of the Croton watershed. The
Senat Finance Committee to-day. by a
vote Of to I. refused to report thc
Wagner bll and then refused to take
mp the Waite bill Las; week the As
took a position more strongly against
thc.c bills. the vote being II to !.
Chairman SAGE o: the Senate Finance
Committee declared Tonight that q
of the Cro,on watershed the demand
would be made that oth"g public in
situations be taken of. and the cry
voull N'cnd 90 n. expulsion %. public
institutions not only from the Ashokan
watershed but other municipal water
sheds IN the state.
Save lrRcs Delay.
"Thi question should lie full. in
vestigatcd and not decided hastily"
said Seuator sag" and pending this
Investigation no more work will he done
AZ either institution. and onls enough
money appropriated 10 protect and u:!-
ze what the STATE already has there
rcihap> 10y another year We viii know
Just what we want to do IN this matter
" due Justice 10 the city OF New York
and to all the people Of the state"
GOV. Whitman made it plain tonight
that IN" construction OF these institu-
,ions would mot hc continued ar long
~ ~" j. Governor.
- an TO- sure ,ha; Their. Is danger
,n Sew York city from pollution 81 It's
water hy the 'iilu"u, from thes. lrstl-
tutiou~. tn" Governor said Tonight In
fart am Inclined 20 believe there Is
no dtulsr. hun ~ loun pe there IL tie
distinct difference o. expert opinion on
.his point I am no; the one to say
that there ~ no ,lauge
"tNcn II ,h.r- wer. no danger the
psychological effect would h" Amos, as
bad a. th" actual danger, The idea
pr.ril.It in New York that IN. residents
OF the city wer" drinking DANGEROUS sew
age Would h. Very bad. II the con
struction Of tn" institutions were al
owed 20 proceed "NnvN aye OF typhoid
fever H. New York city for the neX;
twenty years would be Laid TO Mohanslc,
states Los. = $1,000, 900.
"Of cours. there will be a big loss.
The STAT" mas spent approximately 81
900, Goa there, and 4: viii he lost. Bu,
| 'liuk ~" S'al" has no right to 60 on
over IN. SINGER" ana vigorous profess
~ ia" entire city. on the other hand
IL" not think III" ci;y's attitude IS
exactly tight. I, * "A fact that a bill
rroNiding Tor the abandonment OF tho
INSTITUTIONS was vetoed by Gov. ,;lynr
a. tn" instance. If Mayor Mitchell. Thu
city made he initial error. and ! think
l. only 'ai' that N" city shuuld etand
the -Nu.us-'
Buth senator Wagner aud Assembly,
man Bl"cl mtcud 10 move on the fioor
of ouch house "a take tine" bills from
ihr comm tee. hu. .u.ir cffo.ts wi
h" unsuccessful. Edward Hatch. rep,
4 u -"riiuG tn, Merchants Association
winch has been prominent IN advocating
TN" protection OF the Cr"tou watershed
sarl :O-ujgn:
:" ''''"'' W W" '"N ''N nhN'
been relying ou the assurances of legis,
latorS following tn" conference in til,
/ ooy."nur's o''ir" last week that thes,
Institutions would Ice .eInnved. y is Al
u~utrtg" that the Legislature % New
York can so ignor" the health or m,
lives Of the r~itiZ"us IN the greatest cit,
H. the world. W" hope that the Gov,
rruor VIII Us. his Influence TO save III.
prestige of the State in this matter. 4
looks now as ii the Legislature wishes
10 impose this constant danger upon III,
city"