New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-15

Iect He remembered that there we're severa n'' -.
ings in the Mayors office. at when 'heIe 1u
attendance committees from the boafu y.
Irnderwriters This might have been in 1879 pu' !"
no ,rdorstood II the agitation for an increase
water supply began fourteen or hiteeh E'"' 80.
He stated that the fire underwriters uie' nc we,
there should be a fire pressure OF '"i'' .h,
Zoo, IN tho city The consensus Of opinion WAS 'n"
The watershed west OF the Hudsoh NV, -
best place from which 10 get the required % -,
:, ,ho water suppv II had been suggested tha' 'e
Ramapo company was in n position 70 suPi''
necessary pressure The Mayor sau '""' -" IVA
heard all propositions looking 10 me ,, 80,
water SUNNY especially in connection WIN
-, urbore he said the water supply was Oau anu
,rhsre they have never been able TO get sul,'e"'
sunplv from Long Island. EX-Commlsslolo' " INV
of Brooklyn the Mayor pointed out haa ,es'''l,u ~
this fact yesterday The conoluoh u -, 80
SUNNY in Brooklyn alarmed MN AT '' w IN,
wrote his first annual messaSe' lie wa" W
alarmed over the matter. he SAID
,ssr-,I,s GREAT INDEPENDENCE
..n,d Won have the Esopus shed I'm mind "h'"
o,, ,,ro,o that section OF your message referring
10 the water system Mr. Moss asked
no was only interested In getting Eoou
water supply and good pressure. Al NI'V" w.
The matter was what read I'm the Water com
,riss,oner's reports These reports said that me
ros,tion in Brooklyn alarming and thought
&, was" . ~ ,,,,.od
was the proposed Ramapo contract ever showed
10 YOU
NO sir"
"Ds YOU ever ask 10 see the contract?
"No sir" ..
..D,d YOU ever talk 10 Mr.. Holahan about H.
NO sir"
Don't YOU ever talk 10 your Commissioners ABOUT
the work Of their Departmental?
plight here should Ike TO say that IN running
This government ! don't allow any 81 the Com
,njss.oners 10 talk with me about their WORK. lhe'
are responsible for their departments. ana WIG"
they come 10 me- TO get opinions on any maj
coming up in their department. reuse TO give d"
opinion because # might commit mo to policy on
"A matter that might come up before me S"'9'
ouenty for official approval
But the Commissioners are appointed by you are
they rote'
yes but ;hcy are responsible 10 the law
But you can remove them. can you not.
II can only remove them on evidence that VIII
hold in court OF Law not SUCH evidence as you
take here
HIS BAD TEMPER RISING.
The natural accrbity Of the dimnutve putative
head Of che city government fast coming 10 the
surface He answers TO MI Moss up to this point
were given I'm high toned. raspng voice with his
body bent forward ami "a frown upon his face sub
tcquenty ne occasionally varied his studied bearing
o. hostility 10 Mr. Moss by the insulting atti-
1ude a affecting to look upon the examination as
Il huge joke on more than one occasion, when he
considered Ire had been unusually funny at Mr.
Moses expense. me- would look toward Mr.. Croker
as 81 anxious for nod or smile OF commentator.
But the boss" sat immobiie and gave never.
sign as 10 how ne regarded Hts Honors antics ON
The stand. once the Mayor screeched that Nj Moss
was trying TO bring HIS administration into dis
rcpute and again Ae asked counsel 10 ask shorter
questions. he wanted them put i'm palmer language
that ne could understand them Mr.. Moss con-
tinueG thus.
Q-You are aware. Of course. If the contract had
tf'N mace NN your appointed 'illll-~lpiitIS III