The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-02-26
lawyers Of municipalities, He
Says, Fail to Take State
Wide View.
MAGNIFY OWN JOBS"
Plans to Delay Naming New
P. S. Board So Old One
Can Clean Slate.
By Joseph S. Jordan.
(5taH Correspondent Of The Eve.
niOu WorldN

ming Worldly
ALBANY. N. Y, Feb. 26.-Gov.
Miller Il not At all damaged by the
objections Of the Mayors, Mayor
Hyian in particular. 70 his traction
measure. The action OF the Corpora
ton Counsels OF thirty-three cities In
the State has not swerved him from
investing the proposed Rapid Transit
Commission with the full powers sug-
gested by him in his message and
now contained Ia the bill which will
have It's hearing next Wednesday
afternoon.
While he favors the amendment
which prevents a fare increase until
the hnal readjustment Of transit con-
ditions in New York City, he says
that the bill should be so drawn, n Il
Isn't that the commission will not
be perpetually prevented from exer-
casing the power OF raising fares.
When asked the direct question:
suppose there should be no read
tustment at all. would that mean that
the fares would remain unchanged
forever" He said:
That Is an Interesting point. I
think the bill has been so drawn, at
any rate It should be, that the fail
ure 70 establish a plan should not per-
petually prevent the exercise Of that
power"
Regarding the conference Of Cor
poration Counsels, held here Thurs
day. the Governor declared that the
lawyers OF the municipalities were not
looking at the subject from the broad
standpoint Of the public good, ire
Hpective OF how the bill Is to affect a
given locality"
That Is precisely my view" he said.
7 never knew-at least / do not now
recall an instance-Where a proposal,
for example, to affect the Jurisdiction
Of any public ofhcial, 10 lessen Il, re-
caived that public officials strong in
dorsement There Is something rather
human about the disposition OF every
body 20 magnify his own Importance.
think we all have that feeling. prob
ably"
He said that there was nothing new
Ia the opposition OF the Mayors Con-
ference TO the traction bill, and that
he knew their attitude toward similar
bills when he presented his message,
but that any suggestions they might
have to make would undoub teddy re-
ceive the coRsiSeration to which they
were entitled by the Legislature.
The Governor said, also. that II was
his belief that his Rapid Transit
Commission would continue to func-
ton In the event OF any court action
inaugurated by the Hylan adminls-
tFation, adding:
''Of course, would think It very
remarkable II any Judge would enjoin
the preliminary work OF any COM
mission until Il got down to the point
that something was to be done that
was illegal, or claimed to be illegal
For example, this bill provides for q
method OF procedure, the formula
ton OF plan and the submission Of
plan 70 the city administration. The
complaint Is made Of authority to act
without the approval OF the local ad-
minlstration. should think It
strange II any Judge would grant an
that that was TO be done non cOnstdt.
!. TIE scity administration might APP
prove, you know, and 30 there would
not be any such question involved,
and should expect that in the usual
administration OF justice a court
would walt to md out what would
happen"
Gov. Miller said that II was prob
able that an amendment might be
AIDED to the Traction Bill extending
the time at which the State wide
Public Service Commission would be
appointed. This will be done 80 that
the present Public Service Commits
sion may have time to pass upon the
telephone and other important cases
before Il. But this. he said. will not
onDlv 20 the Transit Commission.