The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
MOHANSIC PLAN Is
PERIL TO MILLIONS,
8 EXPERTS WARNING
Nirulent Disease at Hospital
Might Bring Epidemic
Here.
KEEP CITY WATER PURE,
:, Is PLEA OF OFFICIALS

- . ,,.,r.l ,n-day before
.,~ 60. rt,o,re and Assembly Wa,s
=. ,,,,, s,.s,on
"n" Me"ns -
on both sides or the oi''s ho" ''
the Legislature which provide Tor the
.,u,nr,,, ~, ,r. Nohansic state
"" ,u,. r.,t,
-''oP'"' Nv ~ -
ing School FOE Boys aud the eN'iusio"
of All Institutions from the croton
watershed.
- ON beh,l, of New York city some OF
the exner,s argued that treatment OF
tba efYlu.n, from the Institutions as
contemplated in the plans Of the state
would seriously threaten the water sup
ply of the city and put its inhabitants
H. d,py.r of drinking POISONED water.
In the interest of Westchester county
other experts said that II properly con-
s,uc,ed the sewage disposal plants NJ
.ha ,rstt,uttors would preclude the pos
sIh,,;ty % danger.
A snecia, train brought &, the capital
.bou, 3oo p.rsons to appear on both
s,d.s ri the ouesi.on. From New York
,,,, c,ua renr.ssutatives ot the city
.oyernn,ant ho,rds of trade. civic or
.ani,,,inns ufc insurance companies
md MANI nri,y,te citizens.
~
cane PrrS~"s
Al leader of the delegation appealing
Tor the ri,y. Assistant, C%orpvution Coun-
- x,a,on. r,.s.nted a brief umming
.,n -, IN. arguments for the defence.
Jnua,.s -, tho institutions in question
cannot effectively be restrained from
poNuH't
S"pps. :. , o,,.r institutions
f.Hper.shee az "a ~. "nm,ni,,ee
SHOWS WI N'io." 'oN 80 ,on,,a'
mat 10 permit Suen on ,no Lure.
tioh W o'n sn,,,, vii
70 OF New horN cHS VIZ. 1920
mean "a certain and dtTcct poiiu''o" vi
that water supply' rrespe''.se ~, ~,
methods OF sewage d!sposa. ihs'a'eo III
the institution itself.
' Calling attention u the large Su"hs
OF money spent by the city in purchas-
ing private property about the Croton
watershed. he said The city submits
q. that since II deemed IT necessary TO
spend over 81. oOo. 900 to remove "A nor
mai and RESPONSIBLE population OF $500
,aop,e from proximity TO the source of
,,s w,,ar s,,,n,v the state should not i'm
"oso u,or Tho watershed An i%rresponsi-
-. "a u,r.ca..arv nopula tipn of TO-
am nar,ic,,,or ly. as The city Of New
-, 49, n,n,hirds n, ali State ex-
I'm 80. &c, ,h.r.for. ,.,y two-
= IT. - md nnnln
'hi'us vi ~ .~.u,a,u,n,
tanning 'hls '''na'e S;smos,, ,hus
Ever! p.N, - Irs,i,u,iors
Tar sueeeS''" w ~ ...s ..r,aIn
Ar' Malone 'oh.et'u'u, snrntv
conta'hfh'''o" ID"
Germs ena city.
A..
Even II the sewage e'nusi'' vs. Us,
charged mo Mona'N'. 80 , 49,. no,
dangerous 10 heaiul' eNtu II mu'
propaoie ina ~ IL. -.
ent would contain e.t'Hs W W, .o,,d
diseases the ''H - =" ~
nave soou rtaso" W o''I..
charge OF TINS cN'ueH' INV II" ""'
supply
ihese opJoV''ohS ''s. app.' IL,
pan Oh pufnplh we e""u''' W ''
Don iiVer' ne sai'; w.. S,o,. an,
EAperleH'e J." "" ,"N 'N" 80
eakage from IA pipe line such a. Is
proposed Is not ohIs poss'opt ou' Is
propaoie 10 = "eN''r "
AMY. " ",V'', n IT,. ~ ho,
ne suu.u s"a ~" So '"a n,Snsl
oeen "'sspp.oN.n - unanan,
49, t ~, ,ha sal. n,n,r,msn,
r,h.r ,,,,or,t.s u.r. o,o,.1 IN sun.
ar, ~, 49,. oi,y,s cnr,.,,,or ara con-.
49, nrnd,,.I in n,rson IN vlye their
testimony MIR. Malone said that tn
tot,l outlay nj buth INSTITUTIONS which
would have Ia be replaced If the bills
PASSED. amounted to s3~,7..ssj4 He
also showed that the sum which the State
would save. 10 balsnc. whatever loss
;hc bills might occasion, amounts "a
sa2s.O00.
"ln other words he said. the trans
fer of the institutions TO a suitable
point outside the watershed will mean
an actual cash saving to the state"
Senator George A. Slater OF Por,
chester who led the opposition 10 the
measure. maintained that the withdrawal
of these institutions would eventually
result in a loss to property owners
amounting TO al least $4,000, 900. The
substance OF the protest against the
measures senator slater summed up IN
ms way
Sees Property Loss.
-
we are ASKING ,ha' the problem be
hiet Dy "A treatment OF the water and
hot treatment Z" III" people on tbs
watershed
cei,a'or slater Said that New forR
r"y 10 Operating III 'he watershed a.
me presen, N'ne TWO sewage dlsposa
piants similar III type to that proposed
ior Mohalisic' ihese plants take care
% the sewage u mount Nisco ana Brew
ster' having "a total population of A.
ioV. ne auueu ,hat 23o'ooo acres OF
propet'y WITHIN me watershed are pri'
Na.eiy oMnea a"n nat me agne bill
Ahn1lIn lInAAh fhn EADft 49,