New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-14
Miller Quotes
Port Plans to
Refute
Governor Cites Report to
Show Aldermanic Presi-
dent Favored Giving
Authority Wide Power
Defend City Tunnel Idea
4 S. futile and Col. Wilgus
Declare 1t Is Preferable
10 Commissions Project


.L8ANY. Jan. Ex-Governor Miller
.o.a.y refuted the charge of Murray
u,,h.r.. President Of the Board of Al
..-ren that he had been treated un-
..,r,v bv the Governor in his message
"a the Legislature on the development
- New York Harbor The Governor
o..,ared that MIR Hubert not only
stoned the report Of the bi-state COM
,a;ssion which led to the creation OF
IN. Port Authority and the preparation
=, n. comprehensive plan for the dc
,.,onment of New York Harbor, but
even expressed himself as wanting to
On further in the delegation of power
"a those who would be Entrusted with
the work.
twas recalled here to-day that HUI
bert. who OF late has been trying to
adjust his views to accord with those
OF Mayor Hylan. did not come to Al
bany last year to protest against the
enactment of port authority legislation.
Nor did Mayor Hylan voice any OPPOSE
ton to the plan until cN-Hovernof
Alfred E. Smith, member OF the foft
Authority Commission. made pubic
appeal for support of the commission s
comprehensive plan.
Governor Miller's proof Of Mr.. Hull
hort's former ardor for the project
which he has Joined With Mayor Hylan
in condemning was embodied in a let
Tor TO the President of the Board Of
Aldermen, who had written to the Gov
ernor protesting against certain refer
ences in the chief executives message
TO the Legislature on port develop
ment The Governors letter follows:
~ acknowledge your favor Of the
10th inst, in which you say that the
statement in my message on port de-
velopment to the effect that you had
heen a member of the R-Statc Com
mission and had signed the report rec
cmmending a compact between the two
states is not true and is unfair to you
and that you signed the report only in
50 far as il recommended compre-
hensive plan, but reserved objections
to the compact or treaty and the crea-
ton of port district in accordance
herewith did make the statement in
the message to which you refer.
Quotes From Report
"My authority for making that state
ment was Part | OF the report OF the
Bi-State Commission, dated December
Is, 1920 being summary Of joint re-
port with comprehensive plan and rec
concentrations signed by each one OF
the members of the Bi-State Commits
sion, including yourself. | quote from
rage 50 Of that summary as follows:
"1n other words, the port did not
function in time Of war nor could it
do so efficiently until an adequate port
authority was established. The com
mission again emphasizes the necessity
for such authority and for the adoption
Of the compact between the states Of
New York and New Jersey which will
make possible its creation. Such an
instrumentality will meet the com
mercial needs in times of peace and
will assist the Federal authorities in
giving proper protection in times OF
war
That is only one of many staten ITS
IN the summary signed by you showing
that the establishment of a port dis
trlct and the creation of a port au-
thorty with adequate power were con-
sidered essential The Bi-State Com
mission in its progress report of April
1919, before you we're q member of it
recommends the establishment of por;
district and the creation of port au-
thority, and in every subsequent report
that recommendation was repeated.
quote from page a OF the summary OF
December l6, 1920, signed by you, as
follows:
IAN administrative change equally
tarreaching was recommended by the
commission in its progress report CT
April &. 1919. which urged the creation
by agreement between the two states