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and introduced until late in the session, but was finally passed 

 through the energetic efforts of Assemblyman Thomas A. Ma- 

 whinney, the representative of Nassau County, backed up by 

 the Rockaway Peninsula Extermination Corporation and organ- 

 izations and civic bodies. Early in June the commissioners were 

 chosen, they being Dr. Arthur M. Jaques, of Eynbrook, who 

 had been prominent in the a^gitation as head of the Nassau^ 

 Suffolk County Mosquito^ Extermination Association; Messrs. 

 John T. Pratt and Anton G. Hodenpyl, who had been active in 

 voluntary association work on the north shore; Mr. D. Mor- 

 rison, a leading citizen of Freeport; Mr. Philip Christ, of the 

 Board of Supervisors of Nassau County, and myself. Later, 

 Mr. Chester Painter, of Oyster Bay, was appointed as Secretary 

 of the Commdssion. Late in June the Commission effected a 

 temporary organization wlith Dr. Jaques as chairman ; Mr. Rus- 

 sell W. Gies, Chief Inspector of the Union County, New Jersey, 

 Commission, was commissioned tO' draw up a preliminary plan 

 of organization, and Mr. P. L. B'uttrick, Engineer of the Rocka- 

 way Peninsula Mosquito Extermination Corporation, to make 

 surveys upon the salt miarshes of the south shore. Early in 

 June the mosquito work of the various north shore associations 

 was taken over by the Commission, and Mr. H. C. Bennett, the 

 manager of the various north shore campaigns, became the first 

 chief inspector of the Commission. Later, then, mien were ap^ 

 pointed from different sections of the county tO' act as local in- 

 spectors. These men were instructed to canvass their district 

 for local breeding places and to familiarize the pnblic with the 

 work of the Comimission. Later an attempt was made to have 

 these men make a more or less detailed survey of their district, 

 and some interesting information vv^as collected. About the first 

 of October Mr. Bennett left his w!ork to return to college and 

 the services of most of the district inspectors were discontinued. 

 To Mr. Oi. C. Vogler, Mr. Buttrick's assistant, was entrusted 

 the task of completing certain drainage projects on the north 

 shore instituted by Mr. Bennett. 



Mr. Bennett, in addition to his practical v^ork in charge of the 

 north shore campaign, conducted investigations as to amount 



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