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

and ends in 1852 Now the corporate r lire o. Now
discover that discrepancy
Nor Mr.. whalen?"
Not that am aware Oh
BOND MIGHT PROVE WORTHLESS
GLOW was this company to make It's money
Mr. Moss asked and then without waiting LOT d
MI s.ooaadoa 70 answer the question himself
.1u tell Won" he said pointing his hnger toward
the Witness 'by unloading It's stocks an" oous 20
the people and letting the city take care VI 49,
mr. recovering on the 100000 bonu' an" p''""r
even IN dnS would endeavor to defend the acton on
he ground that the city had oeeh ur rime ''
negligent 4seess was taken his point qnd HP9np n
assembling Mr. Moss recaiea aded 70 question the
Witness Ch 80 again as to atiuaS the Mayor anu
Mr. Croker had shown toward tne recess. said
Mr. MOSS that you had no c9mmum,cn matter Is
the Mayor in regard to TINS hA"""''
that right
has ne or have YOU sent him those reasons
NO sir, have have n9 Ss sser hoid good with regard
10 the Acting Mayor"
D1D SPEAK WITH GUGGENHEiMHN
"veu I did speak to him about It, Water Com
the matter. and he said l Wan o.
missioner ana that this project is stayed no"
only by the Injunction procee9insSp ub,,c Improve
Yes. 1t is now in the Board u
" sAnd were IT not for these Injunction
ngs you would nfb pTns better itself You
must understand. Mr.. Moss that mao abat YOU ind
and been discussed many things ' nmnrrected and
S samt with today would have been cofree''' "
amended ,, =, tb,s contract II is stated
W. fail Of three hundred feet was 10 d Te n
lowed Now you have had time ne 10 , t,' mean a
reeeSyo,T in the watershed three hunafep at
above ground. or the delivery o. the ground
helert understand it to mean that they would give
the pressure they asrfe er Mr. Brdsal and the
o' oBut What did you know about it, A for his
YORK and it's his business TO know >,,n
Q-Is he Water CommissitoIneTr;r HR,rdsaIl is sup
osod ~ do all the work and undertake all the re1
sponsibilites Of the Com mn '"e'e
fo Tr Daltnn did not controvert the counsefs
opinion.
NO PLANS FOR DISTRIBUTION.
owhat Is the saPacty y Of 81. the m PTGssn' 'o'0"
A9Yonr report says $50 millions for all aque-
ducts How much is being delivered daily A.
ASOuE be- how you expect to PVT aH9h Sad3
r,Iijions n day into that aqueduct? A-Ne na,1ii
come to that yet. It might nave gone u D'0'>
QnButd WY W. Was II not Intended that It should
se . INTO The aoueduct? Ave had not got to that
All we wanted was to get the water 20 thr neople?
I've relied on the engineers for that we had
it where the engineers say It was most neeneq de-
O.-Then why did you plan 10 nave tlle mou con-
livered at the aqueduct? Alt was 'he "'O' 0'''
osuppose you had to take this water to BROOK,
yn hGT could S y2 2co 40 Work TO MAKE ' an aquct
capable Of carrying that 100000" gallons Vi ""'''
10 Soud YOU do it within the three years? A.
Oh. yes. ..,.o % t,,nro, tho East River?
QIWouidnt you naeg 10 might be bridge built
BY that time that would carry the pipes
VAST WASTE OF CROTON WATER.
Mr. Moss read from Commissioner Dalton's quar-
terlv report of March 1899. extracts showing that
the rainfall had been hand out and that o"VVVoyo
gallons a day had flowed over the Croton Dam
during the quarter. The report stated tnat an o
was necessary to secure full supply in the long
drouth that might occur was GreaIer Snitted
caDactv Replying to counsel. Mr.. Dalton adm!iileu
p & raseryoirs were in course OF construction
They are 10 be completed In 1903 ana VIII Hoi,i'' .
store sufficient water to supply 20"o'V" E""o''' q"
ddy iTr iT TO the Ramapo contract Mr. MGf
nointed ont that II contained no PROVISION do ~
other contracts for measuring the water: ,-ood
ut would have been put IN the "''"'''
I'VE hadn't got to that yet.
SHIFTING HIS POSITION.
How do you know 1t would have bceh pun III.
It had passed the Corporation C'ui,9," f.s,oo,
eating an entirely different position TINS AFTERNOON
,, Tho one YOU took this morning. You salu tleH
thot because the Corporation Counsel. MI Holahah
and commissioner Keating had R aISea t HP
contract 1t was AL right. ttbrongh the contract
cnnid refer II back for necessary chalSCS' b.rqes
But that i was Sra GnK n the Contract MI Moss
showed from a report made ny cot bP' Wr WhaIen
Whaen on ,ne he 1' had been Obliged to redraw II
hepeuse most of its provisions were ui.. ond The
the city Comparing ne erOoTaton Counsel because
81 vas "unfavorabe to the city; alt hoS bcon made
out nra eae clause sms to reduce the supply the jGsmrt
Of the Water CORNERSTONE o zee t0 gallons daily
the supply n1 clause relating to the employ
ment Of labor. ..-,.o
SUPPLY CHEAPLY INCREASED
.c,o Won know that in the archives OF your De
nartnent there is report OF horace iI'o''a.,
is72 showing how for 2,22S"o the houS', nv
River could be turned into the Oro''"'
| asked. ~, nation IN sur.
,.,se .No I don't know anything about H. ana u
found such a report in my once l "o''u P"' ~
attention 10 IT,
NO here to do NV What d ID IN rh my peopf viii
Wake up one day and find out who Is Responsible
for the sSa aE IN ~ and find that you capable
Commissioner?" Mr.. Moss suggested o., hores
capable or afterIard the witness
man with more animation In his manner thar
he had displayed hitherto.
NOT HIS FIRST JOB.
us this the first Ramapo job you ever nad
hand in?" 80 ,L. .roo,
what do you mean by Job? One might spear
~ the robbing OF a bank as JOB.
We'll that's what mean. Dld you ever oeioi
have a hand in job where you VIOLATED me deG
iilra,inre of your organization? Is TINS the on!
time YOU have wfuy rioated the prin npii .
your party-the declared prlhcip'S VI
| ownership? ,, =. 10 NTH any other con
Il have had ho'hihs ~ Wv WIN
tracts" r,.. ..s ,orrnorarIlv excused #
order to allow Frederick Bowley' TItsiuent y
Queens Borough to take the stand; ms h pof
NJ povIey testified had been cursed by the opera
lions OF private water companies. Long lsIAt9 ~
"a a ntant of it's own. but II had Deth he3Iccle
and and priyate companies ENCOURAGED Mayor Gleason
re IA - one lime sought 10 have the cry oDlal
ne S ater from the Woodside Company without IN
Consent of the Board OF Aldermen OF when latte
hodv the witness then a member. an HyuHI