The evening times., 1899-09-06
MAZBY At WORK AGAIN
General Tracy to Be Called Before
His Committee.
To He Questioned Concerning His
connection With the RamapO Wa
ter Contract Several County
Judges Also to Appear-CrOker
Expected to Resume Testimony.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The Mazet COM
mittee will resume its sessions next Tues
day, and the certainty that the Ramapo
water steal will be probed by the official
has aroused the public inter-
est to a pitch which marked the caller
days Of the inquiry, when Croker. Carroll.
Deverey, Meyer. and other men OF that
stamp were on the stand, and which droop-
ed considerably while the small fry Of
tax assessors and ward detectives were ex-
posing their weli-known unfitness to per-
form the work they are paid for. A keener
terday by promise that Gen. Benjamin
F. Tracy would be called upon to explain
his connection with the water company.
Assemblyman Mazet. the chairman Of the
committee. returned to town yesterday
from his vacation, and began work on pre-
pairing the lines of investigation for the
opening Of the session. Mr.. Mazet said he
mittee would be most important. and that
he relied upon it as much as any for start
ling developments. He said: "Mr. Gro
ker will probably be put on the stand again
in week or two. Gen. BENJAMIN F. Tracy
will also be called upon when he returns
from Europe, and he will be questioned
very closely as regards some important
facts in the city charter. He will also
be called upon to explain the why's and
wherefores OF the Ramapo water contract.
Others OF the charter trainers will be asked
to testify on important points. AS regards
the firm of Tracy. Boardman & Platt.
do not know whether any one besides Cen
eral Tracy will appear, but 1t is in the
realm Of possibility"
How long will the coming session last 2"
he was asked ~---
II cannot tell you exactly said Mr.. Ma
yet, but We will have four solid weeks of
investigation yet. The final adjournment
Will not come before the Christmas holi-
days or the fst OF January. We will take
several recesses in between, but not for
long. There is too much important testi-
mony to be taken. We are going to lay
special stress on the judicial assessments.
which were partially brought out at the
last session. Several county judges will be
subpoenaed, but the most important will be
some Of the supreme court justices. / can
not mention names as yet, but a majority
of them will be called on
Mr.. Mazet was emphatic in saying that
the next adjournment would not be final,
but that several adjournments would be
taken before the close of the committees
work ,. Ems
''All the charter commissioners wae can
be reached" said Mr.. Mazet, g are to be
supoenaed. They are to be interrogated
concerning all the sections in the charter
relating to water supply and to making
contracts for the same. We are especially
interested in section No. All, which seems
to have caused great deal of interest in
connection with the Ramapo matter. The
meaning of this section Is primarily a mat
ter for the courts to decide; but the COM
mittee will also question the charter COM
missioners concerning it. This is only one
of the reasons. however. why the charter
commissioners are to be called. The COM
mittee Is greatly interested in the charter,
and. as is well known, has several changes
in it TO suggest to the Legislature
THE opinion of the charter trainers
themselves will be asked concerning these
matters. There is the question OF reduc-
ing the mayors term to two years; of abol-
ishing the municipal assembly, either in
whole or in part; of doing away with the
borough system of government; of increas-
ing the powers of the board Of estimate and
apportionment-the opinions OF the charter
commissioners will be requested concern
ing all these matters.
said that he thought the sessions would last
almost continually from next Tuesday up
nearly to election day, and would be re-
sumed after election also. He said General
Tracy had not been subpoenaed yet. and he,
too, declined to give the names of any
judges who had been summoned TO appear
Corporation Counsel Whalen will be put on
the stand and questioned about his rapid
change of front on rapid transit. and most
of the city officials who figured in the
Ramapo water business will also be inter-
rogated.
Friends of Mr.. Moss. who supported him
in his recent utterances in favor Of special
session of the legislature TO cut down the
mayors term from four to two years, are
considerably elated over the many allies
which the attempted Ramapo water steal
has brought to their side. They say con-
fdently that they will receive new acces-
sions to their ranks when the citizens who.
in their eagerness for rapid transit. think
it is almost in sight now realize that few
eligible contractors could be found TO un-
dertake such an enterprise under the con-
slant menace OF a Tammany administration
who could make it hot for them in many
ways unless the usual ''divvies" to the Wig
wan leaders were constantly forthcoming.
Industry of Burglars.
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