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The statement was made that there is now a bill in the Legis- 

 lature which provides for a commission plan for Suffolk County. 

 Lest the impression be made that we are going to have easy 

 sailing there, I am glad to avail myself of this opportunity to 

 state that we are expecting a very hard fight. We have met very 

 strong opposition from certain sources, particularly in the east 

 end of Suffolk County. Therefore, it is possible — I am' making 

 up a plan now — it is possible that we may split the county so as 

 to provide for the extreme west end of the county, which is 

 contiguous to Nassau County. 



There is sufficient sentiment, I think, in the five townships, 

 the county being made up of ten townships, to justify the repre- 

 sentatives from Suffolk County introducing the necessary 

 legislation to create a commission so that that plan can be worked 

 out. 



O'ne of the objects in my coming to this convention was to have 

 some talk with the pioneers in this work, and get some points of 

 information as to the best way to proceed with this modified plan. 

 In one township in which a great deal of mosquito extermination 

 work has been done by private subscription, they have passed a 

 resolution, that is, the officials, when the private individuals 

 prodded them, favoring our plan. There is a strong sentiment 

 in Huntington Township, where excellent work has been done 

 under the leadership of Mr. Hudson, but I am a little doubtful 

 about Brookhaven, which is the largest township there. How- 

 ever, it may be necessary to draw a line clear across the county, 

 from the south shore tO' the north shore, to provide for a com- 

 mission for that end, and then we hope that in the process, per- 

 haps, of evolution the extreme end of the county will come in. 

 There is an immense territory there, but from what I know of 

 the topography of the county there is not so mnch mosquito- 

 breeding area as there is in the west end of the county. 



Pri:sidi:nt Darnali. — There is just one other gentleman in 

 the audience that we want to call on for a talk, and that is a very 

 enthusiastic man from Newark, who represents the Clinton Hill 

 Improvement Association, Mr. Judd. 



