The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-20
TRAILING RAMAPO STOCK.
NOBODY WILL TELL TIE COMMITTEE
WHERE THE STOCK BOON IG

Secretary supposed to Ne out of the State.
Nobody Knows whera-Compady De-
cides Not to Give Up the List OF Stock
hoidors-Lauterbaoh and butcher Chief
Witnesscs-Coler and Seth Low Testify.
That the Ramapo Water Company is going
TO keep secret II It can the actual makeup Of
the company became known at Yesterdays
session OF the Mazet Committee when Edward
Lauterbach. counsel for the company, an-
nounced the decision OF those most deeply In
tsrested in the organization not to furnish q
list OF its stockholders. Last week Mr.. Lau-
terbach offered to the com mittec such list with
the proviso that II was to be kept from the
public. The committee decided that IL would
not be proper to receive private communica-
tions on such matter. and declined to receive
the list as offered. requesting Mr. Lauterbach
at the same time to use oil due efforts TO fur
nish list OF the stockholders which the COM
mittee might use as IL saw at. To this tho
lawyer replied that meeting OF those in
torested would DO held to consider the point.
On the witness stand yesterday Mr.. Lauterbach
announced that several Of the principal stock
holders had consulted and decided not to fur
nish the stock book or a list OF stockholders to
the committee. Asked II he would advise the
secretary Of the company to appear on the
witness stand that he might be questioned as
to the stockholders. Mr.. Lauterbach replied
that his own experience before the committee
had not been such that he would advae any
one else to come there. President silas B.
butcher. OF the company. was recalled. but
nothing was learned from him.
coLER TELLS OF HoLAHANs RAMApo RUSH
TO begin with. Mr.. Moss called Comptroller
Coer and said:
Mr.. Holahan testified the other day that
your action in opposing the Ramapo contract
was 4 bid for free advertising for yourself.
The Mayor said that it was all hullabaloo
about nothing Water Commissioner Dalton
said that there was no intention OF passing the
contract la the shape 1t was then in. There
fore ask you II you had any conversation with
any OF these gentlemen about the matter"
Il had q talk with Mr.. Holahan before the
contract was brought before the board" said
the witness. Il said to him. you don't intend
to pass this contract do you. to-day2' He
went of into his usual stump speech about the
need OF water and how the necessities OF the
city were so great that children were dying
and all that. asked for time to consider the
question. but he said NO. sir; I'm going to put
that through to-day Then said that II he did.
either he or would GO out Of political life"
q. Then you have no doubt that he meant to
put the contract through that dayp A. Not the
slightest.
O. When did you FIRST hear that this con-
tract was coming up before the board2 A.
Three or four days before. Mr.. Shea got wind
Oh IL anu ',ieu 70 SeI iook az ". w. sou.un "
wrong. and he told me Of it.
" D.o yoa receive eer.a,n luVl.Seoa' 70 W, ",
out OF Town GU inc oa.e oi 'ne "ee'ins' a. "a
rather not testify to that.
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SHEA TEsI1FIEs TO HoLAHANs URGENCY
Bridge Commissioners John L. Shea testified
AT meeting OF the Board OF improvements
-, Aro q 7 laarpsd that Mr. D.,ton b,d prs
on Aus. % e '.a. ,'eo. no n"u 49,, - a.
pared water report. AT my request ne put J
of for a week. 1t was Mr.. Holahan that told
W. .hout tho v.t.r ronortn
he auou' Inv ""'et ar,
Q. You went with Mr.. Coler TO SEQ Mr.
Holahan about it2 A. Yes.
o. What occurred2 A. was reading the
report. but heard enough to know that the
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Sohptroher was eonsiueIaoiy pu' ou'. anu ~ u
Holahan was excited. he said ned bring the