New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
CIRCUIT HOME TO AID COLER
BACK FROM EUROPE TO HELP KILL THE
RAMAPO STEAL.

THE BOROUGH PRESIDENT OF BROOKLYN
SAYS HE TOOK THE QUESTION vPrN
APRIL -McARREN MAY Re
STRAIN HIN
Edward NJ Grout President Of The Borough r.
BROOKLYN. returned from the old country yes
to-day on The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. While
abroad. il the COMPANY of supreme Court Jus
tice Josiah T Marean. he visited England and
Scotland and would have gone % the Continent
but for a cable dispatch which he had received
from Controller Bird Coier. - return ~ this
CRY - help defeat the Rsmapo water scheme
After leaving his luggage in his home. a. 70
$50 Cairol.-st.. Nj Grout called a. the VIII
loughby-st auction rooms and then went n his
Office IN the Borough Hall 70 meet his private
secretary. James Stevenson. Mr. Grout is in ex-
ceilent health and said that he had not felt bet
ter In two years His appearance justified his
statement.
Mr. Grout was asked II he approved % the
course of Controller Coer and Bridge Commits
slouer shea in reference 70 the Ramspo water
scheme
Il certainly d." said he 4 an heartily IN
favor of their attitude. and as far back as April
7 introduced in the Board u Public Improve
ments the following resolution.
Resolved. That ,he Commissioner q Wa'er
Supply is hereby directed fully 10 Investigate and
20 report lpol The following. 70 wit
F.rsf-What alleged defects. as claimed BY sad
Pauapo Water Company exist II The present
Vate- supply system. and what measures can best
be adopted remove SUCH defects II rhe cry sys-
-er without contracting with any private water
second-A proper plan fo- supersedins. as cary
a. possible al the small priva wa-er companies
now in Tie ci-y OF Nev-York either hy purchase OF
contracts win the city 0r Z that b TOT desrabe
o. aay4r'agsous 70 N oy 20 ~ >.st 80 s15
private water companies.
DO YOU believe" asked : reporter tor The t.
hu-e that there were malgn po.itics. influences
r. me action ot the Board OF Public Improvements
" sarction.nr contract between the o''t and re
Pamapo Water Company
T do Mallgr corrupt Or evil political Influences
mus have been a. work. ~ otherwise he Boa-d
would nor have decided - AXE th= sc-ion = did
DO vou believe thattt is necessary . make such
: contract or do YOU think mat -hs wa-er sheds
- Long Island have suf .en, Supply % provide all
thA water taa- his borough raqures
80 CO nor -h.nk 50 believe thaf We should
have more adequate supply bu' lust p 7nat
vs, 7 an nor prepared - sar IN NJ o@leVe''
however II re Ramapo ieal
NJ Grout = the intuno-io0 aEat7s- -o- r'a7
snould tai what would YOU &C.
IT u-3u.d stand beside Controller Coier and COM
missioner Shea aad make an inquiry in-n ~ ao-
70 you believe -har The regular orgaHiza'ion
-a-e .s opposed % Tarnany Hal Or account -
to Rauapo water scheme,
Oh no 50 IA as nave heard there Is 70
question ahou- -e7-sas or tri-ior between - IN
many Hal and wulougaav Stree
WHAT are vour general views regarding ne
,or-t-.- si,is-ion ard re Ramspo Va-=- proposi-
..,,o
Wv s,svere. NJ Irout maj question IS
,.. 80 ~ r-oy,r.e T, IS roo broad and genera
by. T can sav -aa- ~ Ramapo wate- scheme Is
- nv mind question fo- r7@ investigation - re
proper engineers
N- Cro-- .s eruly = ne o7i7on 'ha- ne 9ll
rl-ral Assembly is ore u ne oe-t o's~ - .'-'
ma could 10 formed or he government ~ 'iles
Is a. elective body ard represents ne PseP.e
vie the Board Of Fuoc Improve merits os!ns 81 -
arQofrtive toGy. ma D. ne-scre D. '-1
bv oar-v leaders or poi'ica. influence ,.-s o..
NJ Grou' is q ne opinion tAq a. me sa- sslartes
largely = creased - nat I-s-y boro- 70 be
come is members. While NJ y5roLl "a -s,s 49,
spoken IN his q ,,,-s-a-- 81 Hugh Ne
,-1L.,- -.ar re organization here VI eA.- ise
may Hall ore q the caet i@scerS o. m -
ra-v IL KinEs COUNTY to-- .. Tr,si-.stned by
i.r- is al nonsense for ANYBODY ~ assume ma.
ne 9rssniz go rssT - Ha7 While Mr. Nc
4-grl,- a-5 his ieu-eran-s are not n taVor 81
4 - Iarlrart II 1'i'-
~. IN s-t4rdlv 70 Richard C-0E3-, yer W.
~ sact thar they cannot depend upon we 80
ian or fo- no.i-ical ofice ~ any KIND Mr NC.
7aughiir Is close friend o. ex-senator tii., u- !
- ~ tri-f ~ Cor -in77 We rea z. know ana
-~-e-i-a he tac- tna- The Republicans are IKE.
almost 20 -arry the STATE bur Ne also rsa.ize ~.
~ ar ne ~i-v u Network w. therefore know
.b.- az patronage Office Or beren- rnat me lem
.-s-'c .--a~tz7-f0- IN Kings County may expe't
er5n any source can .ore from Nv 2rS a.ons
e--,.ss ~ a--azontzA Tauuary Hal tor r. car
res tire uhip hand. and We are Princ'2et-y a, IS
49,. -.--9sa5 --- P1uarr scheme know tnaf faNN
car 70 50 far and m fr-ner and t1ai ne moment
z--~5 md senator NcCa-~s-- who Is close
= c--[e- ana Tar7narv. will compel them either
- -or1D-or1ise with Iaumarf ~ - "i'nl'a" 'l-ir
o.-osi-for ~ The Wi1v