The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-01
ASKS THAT N. Y. PAY
FOR LAND DAMAGES
Vcstchcster Senator Wants
Bic Fund if MOhansic Hos
pital Is Moved.
VIEW FINANCE PLAN SOON

..p,S,. Jan. 3i-Further taxes will
NJ stid' Z on Sew York city II the West
cbe.,,. county del, cation in the I.egisla-
.y., rts i's way. senator slater. who Ia
t,..,l %, the entire Westchester dele
eaton tul the Republican organization
A. We, hester. which II dominate by
,,.,,, alyisers. introduced tonight two
bN, vh.cn would compel New York city
70 .,iuburse Westminster property own
., for damages Il public institutions like
N, No1ius.c state Insane Hospital and
,c YvroioNu state Training School for
BOYS arc driven out of Westchester
ton rcaclling the laws establishing these
Institutions in Wcs,chcster, because the
sew York city authorities claim that
.aor sewage will pollutc the New York
city watershed.
senator Slater also introduced n bill
providing for the construction OF a trunk
ffN'. NI'''N wv A"' lAlFNAAiAl'llN ~ V1IlDlN
ticr sewage In the Hudson River.
Tn" land damage bill said Senator
sitter tonight. provides that IL any
Jaw y passed that restricts the use of
lana- within the New York watershed.
n,,' - Land IN Westchcster. Putnam,
tls'". Greene and Schoharic counties.
the owner OF such lands shall be m
powered - apply 80 the Supreme Court
'or he appointment OF commissioners
IN condemnation to assess damages. such
damages t. Ne paid by the city Of New
Yorh. To- follow out to its logical con-
,isou the ideas of the gentlemen who
represent the Merchants Association Of
New York city you will destroy every
tate and even the public institution now
located within the watershed"
Would Abolish Water Hon ard.
I" New York cts watershed was
gwen further attention IN the Legisla-
'Ir" mig when senator Bennett OF
Manhattan introduced q bill a%bolishing
ta' Board of Water Supply and trans
.'.' NhF l'N' ~ wv Ifthli VI lsNll-
mate. with u view to preventing the cx-
tension uf the Ashokan Dam watershed
,o as Ga include the ~ScAoharic Valley
watershed. senator Rcnnet; was a lit
tie Ten" ia Introducing his hill. as he
s',cINcd word that the Board OF Est.
mat" to-day had approved the plans OF
NO Board OF Water supply - get con-
Hu. 81 the chohari watershed. New
erthol'Ss senator Bennett ~ - push his
bI and hopes TO get early action upon il.
MY bill has the backing of the Real
Estate Board uf New York city" he said.
and was introduced for the purpose OF
stopping the commencement at this time
- the Schoharie creek project. This
'l"u on the part Of the Board of Water
supply simply illustrates the fact once
mot" tina; the disposition Of the board to
spend the city's money is limi,less.
The Merchants Association in its 1906
report stated that the second half Of the
Ct'~kill water project should not he
i--uu until fifteen years after the first
aaf was completed, and that 10y y ST
J &c the commencement ~ this enter
Ir :" the city would save s3s,5Ou. 600 in
interest and sinking fund.
For the last ten years the increase
'.' consumption of water in the city
.as been only $1,000. geo gallons, or a
"ar Increase OF $500. 600 gallons / n
Ne daily consumption. II We figure that
DBL, hereafter the average increase viii
he double the turning ON II the Catskill
aql'iIut ~'ll give the city ample water
sdiNIN Tor forty years to come. and IL
would seem 70 be good business To post
pone tins project for at least ten Years.