New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
Miller Asked
For Removal
'OfPrendergast
p,dgewoodC ommunityCoun.
ell Complains P. S. c.
Chairman Favors Gas Com.
many Against Consumers
incompetence Alleged
H,lan Hears Taxpayers Re-
ouest Read; Says Commits.
sioner Should Study Law

,.rs. 3. limerick, leading a dele
.,,ion from the Ridgewood Com
-,,,v Council. appeared before the
p..,a IF Estimate yesterday and read
.~r.xeIution adopted by the council
MAG upon Governor Miller to re-
from Office William A. prender-
-. chairman of the Public Service
ss.nnission The resolution had been
...-r.pAed to the Governor, Mr..
s-.,es said. 1t read as follows:
-. !. meeting of the Ridgewood
,,nnuuity Council held May Is.
.,,s the eonsumers of gas of the
..rtown Gas Company were denied
- ,;ss. 10 testify in their own be-
~ nd their testimony heretofore
IN stricken from the record, but
e gas company was permitted to in
..sssee such evidence as It chose to
sssr Irrespective OF its competency
A. materially, and:
Cnfairness Charged
.4whereas, this is only one of the
x.sy ,yrannies, unfair and incom-
ss.,r, actions of said commissioner.
stose attitude has been at all times
srposed to the consumer and in favor
If the gas companies.
therefore, be it resolved, that the
Han. Nathan l.. Miller, Governor of
t:s State of New York, be and he is
hereby petitioned to remove said Will
Ism A. prendergast as Public Service
Commissioner of the State Of New
Ysrk
The Pidgewood delegation had ap-
rssred before the board to request a
sublie hearing relative to the advisa-
klity o. the city acquiring the prop
e.ty Of the Newtown Gas Company.
rh. request was referred to the com
rittee Of the whole. When MIR. Emer-
XIX read the resolution, Mayor Hylan
,sid.
IL he did that he should take a
course in law, which he suggests others
should take. | also understand that
?rendergast is a great believer in col
lsse courses. He is the man who
thinks an expert is not a real expert
sati he graduates from a college,"
sPrendergast needs another course
Il .
limerick replied.
Mayor Hylan's Comment
= understand" continued the Mayor,
Shat Prendergast would not let a
woman testify that she could not get
enough heat out of Newtown gas TO
tal an egg. Prendergast belongs to
that high class who call US obstruc-
hanists. l would suggest that you
iiss the Governor appeal to the gas
anpany to pay Prendergast's salary. 1t
ycg!d be more appropriate than having
10 appeared before Mr.. Prendergast
7ss poor unfortunates who, like my
81, haven't the good fortune to be
bsfore Mr.. Prendergast you have to be
'rs.ernity. What surprises me is that
prendergast is not college graduate
himself
"You would be surprised" interposed
Mr. limerick. how anxious Mr.. Prem
dergas. is to please the gas companies.
Hs calls Mr.. Dyckman, the gas COM
pany's agent, Jack and on one occa
sion when he had to decide adversely
to the gas companies he said apologet
lcally to Mr.. Dyckman, Now you know.
Jack, I've really got to do this"
Chairman Prendergast, who was in
Albany yesterday, declined to comment
IN the resolution of the Ridgewood
Jouncil or the statements of Mr.. EN-
rick. Governor Miller said he had not
eceived the Ridgewood Community
councils request, and that it probably
you'd not come before him until he
'eturned 70 Albany on Monday.