New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-03
,cAINST TIE RAMAP0 JOB
,>,srRANCE COMPANIES SEND A
PROTEST AND URGE THE USE
OF HARBOR WATER

..os,5en- Of the Continental Insur-
F T. ~ Yesterday sent 10 President Hoa-
fn's 80. BOARD Of public improvements pc
nan ., tho Board protesting against the i'a'uap" v
u" -'1 r-oiect and recommending the use oi mo-
va, fr cxtinguishing fires. sprinKhns S"'r's '''-
N..s,,c sewers. u IS signed by the reI1 ,,-.-,.
NS-,re,y-cisht Insurance companies -'''
c. 60 AID the petition follow
e'' New-York October :. 1893
-, Maurice Ho,ahsn, 5teI prondvsV New
no public improvements No. ''' b'o'O""''
YoIS r nciose herewith protest sgsinst the the
,a.rs'ed Ramapo SCENE ior ~ nsa nj ne har-
vtil 80 for ex-inguishinr arcs sprnkling streets
I'd flushing sewers IL IS sis'o9 F .i1ety-eisbt n-
sera5 conpanide ana Will indicate 10 your non
su- 2oa-d The position Of the New oIk potiu
a ~" 1o ms Important question, 80 =" when Trey
h.Ts o s,,, arnt m. to caution YOU against exc
.@1g me contract now in your hands WIN me
5~epsrei .ni which provinces onN '1a. . ,lt W.
Itsn le delivered q quote rom me conirdcD tI
Tressnr 70 r cl,-r - should be- signed in this
l-, and j. hoad be found 'as = would ho foundl
,Sat tns pressure 10 The point OF aehVeIy W.. ~
,5s plps sr-teia of rho city would he msdequat"
,be Ramapo company c'uIo clam llal NC ,Iat
s.,-or,ec a pressure of 35o feet head in he city
t9t referred 20 tne elevation OF the reservoir ano
was o.e ~ .i ,,.,t.', b.i fo t-av.i tfrorsn pipes
he contra .,v ~ "a ersVir, head or pressure
=, 80 rvdrart without Tho Use Of sfandpipeS.
force I.' ~, NV ~. r5iinds - fbe s9,isra incb
lsel connier. that the kamapo company would not
s.,gr ne contract in this form rotwith st2ndinG
- ne old .~ implication or the form of contract
thew have submitted and me pnrts' o4ogN OF me
circulars atl papers n'. nave l,.aCro DE- ,It your
Bosro Us i,s ut' 10 Maty f ot., fao.
.n.p ln Other words ] hold that your honorable
Iresen- share after this warning ana without fur
Fire Underwriters. bat also The National Board Of
Fire Under" writers nave psen committed by rtsoiu-
private ownership Of water supply Tor cities should
tpays be % dern'er resort. only TO De contemplated
nhe-e iae mum, ip@a , cannon prq}yiae us own own
what . sepu'a,on enjoy for eTpert knq2wledess
o. tlAs on tno assertion mat in the ca.c
a NonN crk ~ ie not di all necessary for The city
20 depend on any private company for IT, water
cetds along iis OWL present lines Of development
Permit m. to pdd that the use of haroor water
for the purposes named is not new: II has already
ieen r Successful operation IN the cities of Boston
Jgfail Detroit. Milwaukee and Cleveland and
salt water for such purposes has been used for
roge l.ar quarter az a century past in thirty OF
hold myself ready TO appear before your honor
re Board ~ any time 70 an."er any Questions on
ms ln'p Tang subject Very respectfully yours
,.ou-v,r,, so-,o,,her % 300
m 80, l ' .ydr OF i'0'' improvements oil
Ysryl -o.,e,f,,'l, yrr' ,,oon tour goard The
KAN er n. d',.ra,r 'rfcrsr,6 and r"commend,
~ rv-.-r l,on5er o M" Fro Den.rtmnnt. FOR
.iiz. ,he hsrhor "atel Of me Two rivers |ith
1rss e-t, -lVors .r6 enrfTkline streets
Mr. Banrer's estimate Of tie cost Of such pipe
Is t6. ryso,,as es[i,' VS. gsS than $1,000
,op2roaa low tkpense Ths would a5