New-York tribune., 1872-06-24

engines. that he might regulate his sate' seeorinsy ss
H"s's". The sssr s uIss Ss TS1as i1s ..' %
wanted much ls tqs great Ggs % @ b answered
ns arsoS by ssaasI shs1s5 Sat I & s
iG ,tsS s ssa cSm%on Geua Ssrs coming view e 0T H.
and be s was % n,9S ,1S T. cy s ine uS he @ pond reached
Bey u Robert yas Allen The tsssS M ~ 0 M I ~ water run
out and desired him bow 20 DO =, be aa Sc ~ SSp
G e. SS SSs s ,S oSeps s E s Ss & Eater .o son @ vet oeg
better and thought the ysiei Kim oI no, ing order
aS he threw the blame on ne dsoeiyins him which, - , found
and @ With the , de ;s water VI had eas under e dan
iRTons me sand; three ponds Which were IN 'AAs
After he Delegation told Esgnser PT'Ss dawn Cd
5 SHt be % doStS 3 provided hs would lei me direct e s po
ming he %snss s mnnS ns ii Of lie engines weeks by
which f & bead q wss a which SouE % draw
pO a my me and attention oa not attend to The wa Ss % s
engine and S 1nf iT n mn o und5 the soai1
LISTED notified tSa. ny services "e e%S PC. % McDSsp
'I s@S% sSs %S1 Ses s June Ia S5k,, yo. Pss
notwithstanding the resolution was passed over inc
Ntavors veto as we shall show in subsequent aItVle
the Water Board had again TO 90 to the ~ nTn
necessary legislation 10 carry the acon on t1e
Council into effect TO help them e SuI srarey q water
In January, 1871, we were advised py tne t econo
Una. ene no excrcised In s use and notice given
mat after certain hour I'm the night the water wo WITH
rons Itv1g I'm the neghborhood OF the ponds ana we
are perfectly satisfied that there was no fan4nle1t
alarm anu ~ ,n ot cnnsder the subject worthy Of an am
davit This is not matter Of 81 10000 put 1i eiS' @ 20 ~
% informed that nearly onehslf Of the money thus M
expended has been paid for extra woIh'
yn1tan la - Allen. JG.I. Boettcher William Hepbern'
Nathaniel CothreD, j. E. Cammeyer' JesSe nttee - Ss9
MIR. FOWLER AND MR.. KINGSLEY DENY THE
A reporter of THE TRIBUNE called, yester-
day on W. A. Fowler one of the Commissioners OF the
Water Board who said that Mcdonald was foreman VI u
the repairs OF the Conduit lines, and that tne a"
made by him is absurdly false so far as MS uepr
ia concerned. He Will make a further ana nore oAl
statement tomorrow, in conjunction Win other
auded to In the affidavit and article in yesterday
World. - -.
The renorter afterward called on VIM. c. Kingsley
who nronouneed the whole affidavit unqualihediy ise'
Mr. kingsley said that Mcdonald was never supeiii. .
tendent as he styles himself, but was simply Aoron -
the repairs of the conduit and ponds MI hhssieS sou
that the conversation alleged 10 have occurrou III %
t,on 10 the Hampstead ponds and additional "atei
works never took place and in conversation IN "nc
Moses Lane then chief engineer, was mehuohe"'
Mcdonald denounced Mr.. Lane because nc Woulu ho'
raise his (McDonads salary, whereupoh MI hus''oy
defended Mr. Lane, saying that he was iair man anu
had always treated Mcdonald fairly, ana IL was Fei5
unbeeomiDg in him TO denounce him.
Inever said either to him to anybody ese remarked
Mr. Kingsley that Mr.. Lane would be removed Oh INC
contrary always regarded Mr.. Lane as my personal
friend never knew that Mr. Lane was TO DE removed
until the new Board was appointed never talked Win
him about any claim for overwork on the Atlahtic
or any nain never had any conversation WIN any
one having charge Of the ponds. or employed In the
Water Department or outside of it, In relation 10 the
,goste Of wafer. have known Mcdonald for several
ears and wonld not believe him under oath. am not
Erepared today to make a more extended statement,
becTse there are several persons connected with the
nenorment whose afidayits shall obtain, and shall
moi he abe TO see them before tomorrow but further
statement may be expected from me-