The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-14
HA1T's son : TEST|F|tS.
- T0G WITNESS or TmG DAY NJ
FORE MAxET Committee.
Deales Hav1ng Any 1naesess WHIST
ever - the RaaaDO Wssss Co.,
or ksewIsAgs % lee A9ssps-as-
esivsA H 1toek for nSs Pull.

NEW YORK. Sept. LAT the opening
OF today's sesMon Of the Naset investiga-
ton committee Mr.. Moss, counsel to the
COMMITTEES. aid u WAS expected that Mr..
Croker would DO on the stand sometime
during the day. The frst witness today
was Alfred T. White. former commissioner
OF city works In Brooklyn. In lAss no
Iyn water Nuppiy. Three sources Of sup
ply were examined 1T the time. one OF
them being the Ramapo water supply.
Witnsss said that Gen. Tracy had asked
witness In iAe4 " the proposition from a
private water company would b received.
Witness replied that he would DO nothing
until after his sneineers had made their
report He thought Cen. Tracy repre-
Mr.. White said that Engines Wor,hen
Ind reported that 70 deliver water from
the Hamapc shed 70 Brooklyn would cost
supply s roS p" - nsS:as ana 'n sr White
said that u was his View. that the state
ought 10 take charge Of all It's water
sheis and apportton them between the
Frank U. Piatt. son Of senator pla,,.
and the junior member Of the law arm
OF Tracy. BoardmAn b Plat. was called
Mr.. Plstt said ne knew little Of the
kamapo Water Company. lie had no per-
sonai knowledge that Gen. Tracy had
ever been president Of the company. When
6en. Tracy came Into tho nrrn IN 1850 he
brought with him . law suit concerning
tho validity q the title to certain lands
In which the Rsmspo company was inter-
Cow Moyso BY we ss ac he rsh, va. ssss
TO the Ramapo company q sell water any
where IN the state. Gen. Tracy had re-
ques.ed that gentleman CONNECTED with
the Arm appear before Gov. Morton and
present the case OF the Ramapo company
II never knew anything personally about
the Ramapo Water Company" said Mr..
Plat: never had any interest, direct or
the bill until u was passed. and never
knew anything about the contract until
read OF II Ia the newspaper"
hhnemolyn,Anr Hoffman ss e. VI Plat q
the Ramapo Company ~ the time hs was
member ~ the Greater New York cnar-
ter commission.
II only know that the newspapers said
he resigned the presidency before going on
the commission" was the answer
do you know that Gen. Tracy owned
10000 worth OF stock N the company
Il know nothing about IT,"
do you own stock IN THAT company
None"
Never dd7"
Never"
He was asked whether his flrm did any
work for Silns N. butcher. He did not re-
member but thought not. lie knew moth
Ing about Mr.. butchers connection with
the company.
Mr.. Platt sa'd the Fidelity 3 Deposit
Company had done business here IN fair
and open competition with other security
companies. Senator Plat. he added. own
cd no stock IN the company.
Mr. HOFFMAN asked: what stock do
you hold In the CITY Trust Company
II decline 10 answer" replied the wit
ness.
WHY"
II, q none OF your husiness"
Witness denied that he had told Gov
Black. when that official refused 20 sign
certain corporation bill that he could
not bs renominaied. Witness had appeared
before Gov Roosevelt With regard 20 the
Ford Franchise bill and said that II was
subsequent 10 this that the special session
OF tho Legislature was called af which che
bill was amended. Witness had never re-
csived any blocks ~ stock for his services
10 any corporation or for his influence,
nor had any rnember Of his family.