The New York herald., 1922-03-02
CONQUEROR'S heel
LAID ON new YORK,
DECLARES HYLAN
DenOunces State Govern
ment for Robbing City of
All Autonomy.
HE LISTS INSPIRATIONS
Seizure of Subways Ranked
With Acts of Sharp's Boo
die Aldermen.
PORT AUTHORITY RAKED
Called Lackey Of Railroads.
Executive Extols Buses at
Mayors Conference.
PORT AUTHORITY RAKED

Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, March 1.
John F. Hylan, Mayor of New York.
made a speech here to-day in which
he denounced the usurpation of city
government by the Legislature. re-
called TIE memories of Jake Sharp,
flung stones at a few Of his pet aver
sions and altogether became angrily
eloquent in demanding home rule in
the last degree.
Mr.. Hylan's remarks were heard by
the New York State Conference OF
Mayors. and his main thrusts were in
the direction of the Transit Commits
sion, the Public Service Commission
and the new Port Authority.
Mayor Hylan, after paying his re-
spects to "the interests" "mercenary
politicians" and traction trust editors"
sketched his plan for city bus lines
which, he asserted, would bring the city
an annual profit of more than $4.000,000
on an expenditure of $25.000,000.
He said that no fodler blow could be
directed at the confidence or the people
than the "willful and deliberate seizure
by the State government of the property
OF the people of the city of New York
as well as It's municipal functions.
In two years. he added they have
been stripped of their rights and prop
erty worth millions of dollars. and the
peoples duly elected responsible officials
have been placed in every manner OF
legislative straitjaclSet. while irrcsponsi-
BILE State appointive bodies are per-
mitted to rifle and loot II so disposed"
HyIan Reviews ASSAULTS"
"The first assault OF the Albany au-
tocracy upon our municipal autonomy"
said Mayor Hylan. was TO turn over to
the appointlve State Transit Commission
the control of the subways, conceived
constructed and paid for by tho people
Of the city of New York and represent
ing an investment of more than three
hundred million OF the peoples money.
For sheer audacity 1t almost puts to the
blush anything ever attempted by Jake
Sharp and his Doodle Board of Alder
men some forty years ago.
The next assault was TO bring under
the projecting ring OF the appointive
State Public Service Commission prac-
tically every privately owned and oper-
ated public utility. including gas. cleo
trio light and telephone. The experience
OF the people with this State body has
thus far been a lamentabe one. for the
private gas companies are charging s1.25
TO $3.50 for 1000 cubic feet of gas when
the statutory rate Is so cents. and the
electric light and telephone companies
are charging about 25 per cent more
for these services than year ago.
Now. the third assult-the crowning
act OF legislative usurpation--is the
creation of state Port Authority and
the adoption OF plan which. among
other things. provides for the develo-
ment Of the Hackensack meadows Of
New Jersey At the expense OF the city
of New York. This u the last straw.
Tor u means the placing ~ the people
OF the city of New York under cne COM
plete and absolute domination or rail-
road and other monopolies
"Lsck~y OF Railroads"
The control over New York city's
valuable waterfront and almost every
oshcr element entering into IT, teeming
commercial life PASSES root and branch
70 this appoinfive state Port Authority
"A body which does Or viii wear the
lackey's livery - the railroad and privi-
isge huniirg Interests
The city ~ New York to-day. shere-
fore. - not = genuine local self-govern-
nsnt. Tor the erestcr part of the mu-
nicipai function can - eNereised BY ir
responsible state appolntits bodies In a
manner a. - yloitnre t. lht wishes 81
ne people
"As y resue ~ legislative INVASION
fhs sily ~ New Nurk haH been nracii-
calls rrducpd 10 fhs condition of con-
uuered urpNln0c. The power ~ self
government supposedly NeaIca in the
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