New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-22
THE RAMAPO VALLEY SCHEME.
A COMPANY ANXIOUS TO FURNISH WATER.

NEED OF MORE WATER URGED BY MERCHANTS AND
oTHERs-A MODEST AND sHIRKING CoMPANi'
Ioroe number of merchants and insurance
men waited on the Sinking Fund Commissioners yeslel
day and presented memorial fayoring the kanapo
lev water scheme Among the merchants were n. DE-
Clahin, L. NJ. Bates, OF Bates, Reed " Cooiey'
L. Tent of Teft, Weller & Co.; James H. Duhhhih' VI
Buckley Dunham Il Co. George {. Richarusoh' On'i
s. Smith, ohm w. Harmon, John NJ. slade ana 1"hleS O'
Carpenter The insurance interest was represented W
George T. Hope president OF the Continehtai fiio III
surance Company; Peter hoffman, president OF tue Nov"
York Board OF Fire Underwriters; j. b. fuisoru' ma"
agcr In the United States OF the Liverpool anu
and Globe Company; l.. j. Bedeli' Uhlted Sta'cS '
ager OF the Royal Insurance COMPANY; D. H. "aspOni
secretary OF the Home Fire Insurance Compahyi ana L.
A. Kennedy OF Weed & Kennedy, insurance agents. Inc
merchants committee OF fifteen, consisting OF ChhrIes 0'
Smith william T. Tent, James ii. Dunham' Johh H.
Waters c. w. Bliss, j. H. Reed, John Clanin' jacob WIN
dell william L. Strong John Glib, Ekan Naihhpihs
Charles sternback, James o. Carpenter t. f. bfo"us
and Charles f. Smith, presented the memorial htronbH
urging that whatever legislation be adopted IN reIer
ence 10 new aqueduct and increased supply Of water
from tbe Croton district provision shall Immediately DO
made for the introduction OF special service Io 'o
streams OF the Orange and Rockland County district
James H. Dunham chairman of the committee re-
counted what had been done I'm procuring tue passage o
the act authorizing the Ramapo water scheme. and said
bring 10 the city 5OOOO0OO gallons Of water day at
prcssure sufficient to carry il To the tops OF the highest
houses and at cost exceeding that now charged per
gallon for CrotOn water.
W. g Dunn. of H. u. Clanin & Co., said that o com
pany had promised give large increase in the volume
OF water without additional cost To the city The commit
tee asked the Commissioners TO look carefully into the
matter. The merchants would checrfully cooperate
with them
Mayor Edison said that he could answer only FOR him
self but since the passage of tine bill by the Legislature
no representative OF the company bad presented hse
at the Mayors Office nor did the sinking iuhd Com,
mssiouers know with whom they wclr o deal He hdh
been given the name OF one man VINO lNr7 IN 'b'.b' ~
being interested In tile scheme, ana th9 WIS H' u' "'
Recorder smyth-Can any tell who compose' or
There was a moments silence. Then Nr. smith SAID
that II such the fact his committee bad pretty isAt
w g Andrews said he represented tho company, ap-
neorinc a.. II. counsel The company ready 10 carry
pi S conract maj mi nt he made with IT, lie had
appeared before the suAlhg fund commissioner u'-
cause be suppose It necessary To make "r
carry out any contract before any action hAd O',h taken
wayor T@on-Wonll II not have been NOR" business
Ike proposition II company had come hrio'c u- aud
made their proposition Tue Mayor Ia, received riir
from the merchants committee which Is rathei-im-
Mr. Andrcws-I regret this.
Mayor Ed,ou-wclI perhaps not Irpulcut; .ay rather
unjust. when all the facts are known.
Then followed long di,cu',,o9 = Ust"Srn % 10" My"' &
company. Why had it not acquired land where pli-
poses construct reservoirs, aud Why TIE altunhn h'
Sinking Fund Commissioners bad not l''h Drought 10 'He
mdttCri
MAYOR Edison asked Mr.. Andrews II ne was prepared fo
give the name. members OF the company which D"
Icprc-eutcd lie replied that nj some future time be
would have gentlemen Themselves present 10 answer
auy questions. The Mayor said that hc favored AN al
donal water supply hut the sinking Fuld Commission
crs did not intend 20 proceed bhndly.
Alderman ONeil a-kcd u any litigation was hky 10
arise between the states Of and Nc~-JeT'cy
by reason Of dverting water from the kamapo River.
Mr Andrews said he thought not and tn any ease the
city of New York could not bc loser II proposed
20 Construct reservoir and thus max" the supply OF
wafer uniform along tie Etmipo valley.
Nr. Edison said that hc knew great deal ahout the
proposed scheme and the amount "f water tlat was
available lie had examined the matter C'u-cll. lie Ind
been invited into tue scheme, hut had NOT dprr
IN case the Ramapo Valley scheme wa accepted new
sy.teu OF pines would be needed throughout the city To
distribute the An Increased volume oi water aud
necessarily u higher pressure were needed Tie line OF
The proposed new aqucduct had been agreed upon. u
would be built and within two years water would De- dc
nycrcd through II into The clty
II was resolved that the subject DE laid on The table
until the names the coTporaors Of the company con
nccrd with the Ramapo Valley w.tcr scheme should be
given and maps and plans fcd