New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-13
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40 pAsIs EOR sTATEMENTs.

/ NO BASIS FOh Slh
Mr.. paitons attention was drawn 70 'n -. haa
| .ha, IN his report on the Ramapo pro)eo' ne, 49,
| tna' -, - ~. reservoirs etc would be built oy
| n-,yote capital but when asked for the oaei,
| which he made this statement ne 80 80, AZ, nr,
| swer that It generally unoers'oou - rrork
| vate capital was ready TO go aheao VII" ~ or,.
| ue thought that the 100000 bond which l"o ,hs
| iio 80 "a, On Give for the completion OF INC
,rrork IN 1912 was a sufficient protection io' III"
He was satisfied that the company was ~ had
| BILE one but he could not recaI any on' do,ar.s
| ever told him that the company o""e ,oooted
| worth of land where the watersheds W." 49,, tho
| NJ d,d ha know IL the company had take" -.
| ,ooo, s,en. 70 secure the rights to the "A'.i ~.
| pIy mentioned in the contract IN az that Mr..
| apparent throughout the exaInn examine. comnany
| Dalton was ready 10 vote szVo'''',O absolutely
! 80, which he professed TO know ao'
| nothing.
| ONLY WAY TO MAKE MoNDi ,,.
| M Dalton said he OF no other reSpon 800
! companies that had offered 10 eNe oou,d do
| supply of water. No o'hef ''"''
! e. he added. .,, .or,oany put
49,, enough II could do It, couldn't "'
| II suppose So 49,, ~. Moss az
Couldn't l do 1t myself asAeo 49, hond
! 7 issued 100000 worth OF stock' So. =. h,nd,ne
| ,or 800 900? / might make pretence VI .o,,,S
| the works, then might ian ~
| prosecute my bondsmen s., ,,,
| "Do YOU not see It now, that IL ID ON! y.
| 10. ,,s stocks and bonds that this compan''
| confronted with the physical impossioiNNy
rverins this water within three years. cou'u
! its money?
~ a0n ' e,.r hear Of the Great South Sea Buo-
| be7'
| NO. SIR ., =. brought
| DO YOU know how the water was to be Drought
| 70 New-York city,?
I'm pipes. of course" r~orro
"Iyere they 10 be above. below OF on 'i'o e'
! at the upper boundary OF
Underground" . .,s
| .cuow were they to get the pipes across 'he
| rlverT' ~ o.. Al With
81 don't know the engineers have 10 90 VIII"
! all that" . c..... Gov.
| enid n occur TO you that the United STATES Wv
| ,a,t would have anything to say TO that!
| .cT have Nothing TO say TO that: we were giVns
| them the franchise. .h.. this
.y,bv IN YOUR own report you say that 'his
! company is seeking no franchise NOW 10 ~
| know where this company was 10 cross ,e 49,.
, 81 don't know. I don't think that Is III 'h'
! specification"
NO SPECIFICATIONS DRAWN
Were there specihcatons?'
well. there were maps
'Do YOU know that any plans ana written speci-
hcations submittedE
81 don't know. All care IS TO get the water
! here"
"Is I, not a fact that one Of the great arguments
made by YOU and your colleagues for this plan was
| that It would produce head OF water OF three
| hundred feet fall? Where that pressure TO
| be?'
! AT the reservoir"
! at the reservoir
! "Oh I didn't understand"
| "Jf a company Is willing TO make contract that
! no human being or set OF human beings could COM
| ply with is II not a warning TO you that some
| thing is crooked? Now. where was this pressure
| to be? I ask you the man responsible.
| That's for the engineers"
| do you know?
| "I have answered"
| mo you haven't I want to see II you are re-
| calcitrant. DO you know
| II do not"
Don't you know whether this three hundred feet
fall is to be at the point OF delivery"
| ooh, yes; at the point Of delivery"
| And then. where would those big steel pipes be?
! Three hundred feet high in the air?'
| That's a matter for the engineers"
| What would hold them up there?'
| "Oh. wouldn't have them up In the air MT
! Moss The reservoirs are supposed TO be up high"
CONTRACT A LOOSE ONE.
| 81 have asked you where this fall was to be-
| Mr. Moss continued because this miserable con-
| tract does not say where the pressure is to be
If 1t is to be In Esopus Valley, competent engineers
| that the pressure would De IOsl III the pipes
| coming down. they all say II is an unheard Of
proposition. and they would never think of figuring
on it. Now. the great cry has been for pressure
and the Fire Department has oeen ero9sHs main
that we could not have this pressure II the eleya-
Sn Ms' wa to 9e to be a hs Po Of delivery
might get the pressure: but how were these pipes
pany would 20 to the tremendous expense of build
Ing huge trestles bring these pipes down. The
compnte IL This misefabie contract does not
specify this point at ALL and this fact shows CON
ciusivey that the scheme was one tremendous
| swndle. 1t is nothing but stock jobbing swindle.
EASY TO SEE THROUGH.
you see Mr. Chairman, how easy It is to see
! through the system by which this swndle was TO
be put through. 1t was not expected that this con-
| tract should be carried out Therefore. the
time limit set the contract was OF no importance
| 1t was considered best in fact to have the time
limit set at short term in order TO have the final
| issue brought up early.
| Mr. Moss repeated that the object OF the COM
| pany really was TO unload stocks and bonds upon
the general public on the strength of obtaining the
to carry out. considering the engineering dficu
ties for 100000 spread over forty years 1t was
of Officials with any respect for
sana for ush after M a4d
| revelations. that moments breath left ir
| the Job.
DALToN's WEAK ARGUMENT
Mr.. Dalton listened calmly to counses denun
citation, and at Its close brought Forward the ar
gument that the city not compelled 70 take thu
, water unless II wanted TO.
l And do you suppose" Mr. Moss asked. that
r company with more guarantee than this will
r go to the enormous expense necessary TO bring tn
. Ramapo water TO this city under such terms?"
e They say they WILL" Mr.. Dalton ingenuously re
l piled
Now Mr.. Dalton" counsel quered would YOU
c still vote for this contractY'
. III there no better"
Would you vote for It as It stands?"
'If there were no..
4 Would you|'
l. IF we could not get supply OF our own. would
/ | yes"
DALTONS TALK WITH CROKER
did the Mayor advise you drop that con
e tract?'
IL .aNo. he royar snoLa 70 nm about tJa W