New-York tribune., 1899-06-09

Q.-And he testified that IT has been increasing
IN ths proportonate number OF meters instaiyu ,S
others consideraoly DO you agree with tha'!
Q.-There is practically no other meter to com.
pete with the Thompson meter in price, Is there'
Aao9 oowha,' sss A-The Trident
.Q=Do, you have the Trident meters In store?
say If they choose to .Ss ssna pp ee pard
Q-There - are Thompson meters meters at at the pipe
aHS Inae' mahy Thompson meters are here7 A
Q~A large number. aren't there. Al couldn't
o.-How many Trident meters there' A..There
inston Sn"f meters rse' They they ali % have some NV
o1when the Department orders a meter ..r. TO be s
selecting one of the meters that is listed? A
Yes. sir
lected from the Thompson company. so largely?
Al don't know.
CAN'T EXPLAIN ITS POPULARITY.
o-You don't know A.1No: ,,.,,.ss .,
the Thompson company with your son. who is one
Of the agents for Il? A.-No sir.
Q.-Haye you ever been interested In the Thomp-
son Meter Company? A.-No. sir
meters shonld be put in dwelling houses? A-Stop
the waste. made experiments here In New ork
Fl Fifth Gna and SIKH SIKH a1es @ We meters in the
IN the main in each street and u etGh mouse on hon
we tested them with waste detectors. and I
found that in the houses, the pest houses aIOhS
Q-wen. when there is 5ococoW gallons
running to waste the dam each year A
That is only for a short time ,.
oApd this great in 2 storage G S Gapdcy 6pTE5y
operation very soon7 A-oh not for several years
Q.-What is the great necessity for restricting
Ieops in the water supply? S ha aran is and
ie, kage again.
missioner OF Water supply is authorized In his dls
cretion, TO cause water meters the patterns anu ~,
Public improvements. TO be placed in stores work X
shops and other places mentioning mem Zen nnsness aeT
consumption That is the provision OF law that you
refer to- is It? A-No. sir. It'll. ,-,
provement commissioners instruct that A inter
rupung)-I refer to the section in the new cnar.er
Q.-Ths is in the new charter A'-ieS' SIT
CT says all expenses Of meters. their connec;;
upon the premises? A-The courts have decided
provided they pay for the meter
HE KNEW OF THE LAWSUIT.
Care aware or were you awa[e aN4. b SsfGSs tSs
T6o@Pson TsmDPs6 Company %nisa YES Sir.
Q-You were aware of that? A:-Yes, sir. .
were Installed during your time. some OF them'
were they NOT AoYes ,;;,sa,,or sir va. in proress7
ODD you know the suit in progress? A
Q.-Did you take bond from III the Thompson
company to protect the city AN0 os Not the only
company that manufacturing meters at that
"59e U'why was no bond taken? A.-The decision
and the report Of the case was not given plainly
yesterday; it not decision against the meIer
a Titigato pending? A-Yes. ,o sir % ~, ,ba,
oIYou had the authority to require the giving ing
of bod TO protect the city and to PF0,ieS' ,n he
I aid NOT think II was necessary. . -,
KitS KnE ii snd 70" are no"' a. ",D % " .,u.r. NV.
@ QYou always have been frlendIy? AaYes om.
Q.-Do you know when the Worshine'o" v 'oN'-
paay po.yWheh? Wfs PS'' 'H1soms where around 1890 .
ODD it make the lowest oo7 Al uoh re-
''enlg Ont is claimed they made bid OF $1,000 or
zoo GOO lower than others? Al don't think so.
'oWI asked Mr.. Birdsall TO look for the papers
and let me have them have not neaia al amp yia oI1s
about them. l wish you would pear II III Hina
Q1You took no bond from that company to pro-
Do You know whether. the cOmpany's stock
was worth anything? A-No. 49,, M
O-Did you ever hear about that? 40 .-
DO you know whether the company has ever
paj1 neyer discussed that with Mr. Kay? A.
No cir: | never discussed any Of his business
was not concerned in his business. -.,,o. ,or.
cefned Official in dealing With these s ma5tfrs 1s as
as a public official? A-No. sir; WIS Jus' d.
much in favor Of them as was with others
NOT BACKED BY FLYNN.
o-were you not promoted TO be the, first en-
e1eer through the interests of Mr.. Flynn? A-No.
S"o-You are acquainted with Mr.. Flynn A-Yes'
o-And you are friendly with Mr.. Flynn? A
oLEMaurice B. Flynn? Ayes. sir.
Q-Did he take an Interest IN naVing W. NJ Rird
80 oLWere not you associated with Mr.. Lawrence
pemG oAnd dd nct he take an interest in your A
No sir; not that am aware aware Of interest IN YOUR
matters Of business & at any 5i TING? Xc. XNfyer s,T
9-Intirnately7 A-Yes sir; l consider him
friend OF mine. ,., -, ,hoso
QYou do not know Whether s either ot S
the Thon pson Water Meter Company? Al don
qgmg aS9qf IT. S3@ nnk to
Flynn that you speak OF. is that the Fiynn iof-
9.How M " many years is he dead? Ale has been
desq MossOpId You cause the retremen, from the
Department Of Samuel l.; Cooper? ALNo; sir
Rd @ 70 SOS Do nsyf sh any rsd * keep p him there
Or OF Rudolph Herring; did you try to keep
mn o-pd you Try to have him 60 out? A1NS
Mr. III Hoffman~Did the city during the time you
have been In the employment OF the city as an as
sistant engineer, buy any wate- meters A-les'
sir , .,s,. ....L .hs,
- ma he city during the time OF your employ
ment as assistant engineer In the water Depdip
ment buy any water metersF A--hes' sr'
MANY WATER METERS BOUGHT
GA great many? Ayes, sir.
- TuTine What period OF time? AIN 1875, when
fook charge OF IT. Then the Worthington meter
ony used - 600
G-And how long that meter used7 Al
wns about two or thre, years prooaoy ana 'ne"
Inc Crown adopted $1,000, --..
Q-And how long was that adoptedE A-Ihat
had q monopoly OF II for years.
o-For how many years? A.-Four or five years
five six years. , ri 49,. -,.,o-
Q-What meter after mat! A-lhe neA' Ho'V'
o-And how long has that been used? A--That
o~That has been IN use how many years? Al