The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-13
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NEW YORK Sept. 1.-THE Mazet in
vestigation COMMITTEES resumed its ses-
sions here today. Assemblymau Hoff-
mann said that as n representative 81
the Democratic party he would ask and
insist that the whole truth Of the Rama
DO water deal be made plain. withoutre-
gard to the politics OF witnesses and that
70 that end he thought IL nece-ssry that
Senator Thomas c. Pfats be called.
The Ramapo Water Company proposed
to lease TO the city certain water rights
for the sum OF S5.oea. 600 year for forty
years. The contract came up unexpect-
edly In the board Of public improvements
and was only defeated on a tie vote
Frank Moss counsel % the committed.
three months ago that some move was
to be made in the Ramapo case. An In
vsstiga<ion was made and showed the
cify's water supply TO be so abundant
that millions Of gallons were going 20
waste every year. but thae the system
Of distribution was faulty
I'VE got plenty Of evidence TO sustain
these two propositions" said Mr.. Moss.
and then Just a. We were About 10 adj
journ at our last session the news came
that the expected was about to happen
'ft did happen. but owing tn the good
citizenship Of many OF our people ana the
vigilance OF the newspapers the Ramapo
deal il now declared 10 he dead
cit was a stock tobb4ns concern. with
no ability to do a-sht toward carrying
make money by disposinG OF its stocks
and securities.
wien the atteauon Of officials ws~
called to these facts they still persisted
I'm jammsng this contract through. II
they could not see the condition OF the
company for themselves they were guilty
Of sross Incompetence and nesiissaes
commissioner of public improvements
thus proved themselves incompetent and
ignorant, II Was incumbsnt upon the
mayor to remove them Failing 20 do ".
the responsibility n on him and after
him on officers higher than him
"Of these officers ~ least three owe q
duty 20 a cer,sin organisasson. wnisn ID
leader mas declared that they sili De pun
ished II any wrong-doiug - SHOWN.
Vim. Dalton. commissioner OF water sslp-
piles. was the firsf witness called He pro-
duced copies Of the proposed contract with
the Rama 20 Water Company and OF the
reasons he offered to The board OF public
These were put on the record as evidence
Mr.. Moss offered IN evidence the state
nent made by Comptroller Coler axasnst
rhe cenrracs the c~rsf6czse OF incorporation
~ ire Ramapo Water Company. snf sew
eraI annual reports Of :ns company.
Mr.. Aos~ further ruf IN evidence state
m~nt from IN, ne ecsstary % state datsd
os the capital stock had been paid in
David T. Davies took the stand f0r a
moment and swore that IN fset he hougns
on The real estate exchange At auction 50
shares ~ the stock OF the Eemapo Com
pany. He paid sss for thsz~ and q at %
other stocks
Commissioner Dalton recalled. <ald h~ ia
not claim any special knowfesfzs as 20 si1@
water supply for rhts city when Re entered
upon ne Quite. ~ his os7scs
Engineer BirdsaiI was called
Mr. Moss azksd him whether he hakf 81
vfsed Commissioner Dalton pFsvl1s1s 70 fsss
meeting OF the board of pubic improve
nssnts 20 60 into The Ramspo water con
tract.
''No, into the Rsmapo contract va. th~
answer
Witness h@~stadn2fy sass ne Rad rot ss--
covered that the CONTRACT expired IN lef2
while thu corporate lie u the company was
limited 20 1871
The corporation ccuns>a wzs not fn-
formed on THIS point. 80 far a. TIE witness
was aware
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ntrg ~ q lark a. stoe
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before have sani IN tos v-~-~ vors
violated tire srss 2-s7rtpaes ~ FaN garry
that sls~tsf your aDoointsnx 3swer~
No ssr"
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