New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-10
AvsWERs IN BRooSGYY ENG SUITS.

TuE ERNPsTrAD RESERVOIR cAsL-KiNGoiEf AND
KFENEY's BID-CnARGEs oF CoILUsIoS D.-NlED
-rowLER's ISDICTMEST.
The answers of the officials and coDtTactors
OF Brooklyn, who have been sued by the zpayers
saooiutOn through John u. Parsons, acting Tor the
Attorney General positive and duoot delals on tns
material allegations contained in the complaints served
ou Dec 81, 1879. Tho answer o. kingsley o ho'iSy
WAS submitted saturday, sGcompaaieI BY notice
dat motion would be made to transfer tho buil' 10
Brookur Nj OwbcT fled biz answers in the Two SUITS
ON fridl Dr. Fowler deferred untu after
the h arin 0i the motion "a can,n the venue an e>1eh'
sion % tive having ho'n granted on That nl"l'ef
In ths lsHcg OF Ei1.ay and kcency IN the Rcactfoh
sn,t sonie of tho Of fact OF very maAod
character Fns complaint as god that the hrst bid by
them a.e gated 81 .37y4GO thai 1t WAS subsequently
reduced to - 3Gl125 in order to DO made loss thens
hd Jy rival conuaeo, and that at1i siiii AZ was 10
,i;,ei 10 - l5l,1B II. which sum h1d poeI Pa" +"
Kug,ler snd Koeuey Che answer denies thHt te orle'
ua hid .cas o. rF tho maximum sum u'a a. 4eafusf' 10
~ if,rr.d that ~ 36iI.5 VS. the Culy lid OF thu
,ot. and that u wa3 the lowest; while 1t IS tur,ber
claimed that the sam hualiy paid them not named IN
the complaint but sl001.l37 %. difeIonoo OF over
$1,000 The complaint alleged 10 be faulty f"ribef ia
caimn, the Water Board wa composed a al t'n'S
a.-tetei fFoWl- LGXbUr and Bliss The "oiruGans"ey
ta the reservoir could been Quilt for Tl16l-" 1908
than they received This Is the difference between wha'
they, ,t and iliam Boards sabsoquen estimate Al
t,e allegations % coliusion-whoh formed Inc man pare
and most serious charges o. tle complaint the charso
tl,t they iuGa4ucod Tie Legislature o. Adcnnep tha'
the Water Board drew oil The water from the site AZ
uljlc eNicuss IN the contractors Interest the alleged
c,,usin with other bidders, by which they were TO MA
l,.r fhor Kingsley 4 Koenoy aud, In short, all ssser'
linn, int tr-c Was corrupt buFg ninS are ee"iheay
o,,ad Al is sd,aitted at She Beard did not odse'fSs
fr id- l II IL claimed by tic decnas'tS that they
,yer not required by the law to do so, 'oil tnaI mS'
,,ous v.o.c extended Ia every direction.
nr Lawl,,r's answer IN tic Hampstead Reservoir SUI
ia ,,,oi1er but ccyofs the points; La the TGirJ
Avenue ssN or 0.Gse ~ Hakos general admission OF tho
tat that Van Wrinkle, the nrs contractor was dismissed
md Xeeney employed hut denies that Van "mSle per-
formed his part OF o contract faithfully, or thai theo
WAS any oolusou by which It was gvon to keeney
No repy has been received by District Attorney Bron
10 his request to Attorney General Farcbhd THAT he
ns,ume the prosecution OF COMMISSIONS Fowler. BIZ
Fasrona Is ,,sen, from Albany at Buffalo, but reply 10
nronissd :, an esgydate Tine RING papors III BlooAyh
meantime d,nouuco Mr.. Dritton fcr ms aefon ~ 'o's
ma,r ma Il is understood that abitter ieelnS oN'So gu
,p mari OF Mr. Fowler and his friends against the us
IL n una rstoOd that the members OF 'h'
Tar pays Association have resolved to send 10 A'os"y
and sak tho Acknowledgement to extend to Mt rsfs''s
control ~ the criminal suits already begun ana o'oe"
contemplated by Them.