Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-15
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL FRIDAY SEPTEMBER Is 1890
That's what you say" was the re-

leaVe the Stand whether you 1ntend 10
look into this matter of Ramapo water
to find out whether fraud was done or
intended?' queried Mr.. Moss.
I'm not going to tell you what I'll
do. but when / am through I'll tell you.
and 1t won't be a humbug Of an in
vestigation like what you are carrying
on here"
President butcher of the Ramapo,
was called. Witness said he had been
presented with rs shares Of Ramapo
stock by Mr.. Ingraham, the company's
counsel. to enable him to qualify for
president but had bought the rest OF
the stock he owned.
| Mr.. Moss suspended the examina ton of
Mr.. butcher at this point and called Ed
| ward NJ. Grout. president of the borough
| OF Brooklyn. Mr.. Grout said he did not
| know Of his own knowledge OF any promi.
| nent politicians being interested in the
Ramapo co. The witness had ascertained
that the company had no pipes laid. no
reservoirs and no machinery. Their only
property consisted Of some options and
surveys.
AT the afternoon s.ssion. Hugh Ne.
Laughlin Of Brooklyn, testified that he
had never said he was the leader OF the
Democracy in Kings county. but other
persons had said he was Neither he nor
any of his friends had seen Mr.. Croker
to patch up truce on the Ramapo con
troversy. He had an opinion about the
Ramapo case but did not care to ex
press H..
Did YOU own any stock in the Long
Island Water Supply Coz" asked AIR
Moss.
Il am private citizen Of Brooklyn:
hold 10 office and am not in politics
and ! decline 10 answer questions as TO
what property own 1t is not a crime
Mr. Mclaughlin insisted that he had
nothing 70 say except that neither ne nor
his friends knew anything about the
Witness said the action Of the Brooklyn
members OF the council and Assembly IN
refusing to vote for the $50 90 bond issue
10 purchase the Long Island CO.. was not
because Of the interest of the plant held
by him or his friends
''Werc not YOU ana your friends op-
posed a. this bond issue asked Mr.
YES. was the reply. Il know that the
people Interested IN the Long Island GO.
~ recriyi hg Si,o.vcU for what they consid
cred was worth FIVE lines Ihat amount
How 10 YOU account Tor the fact that
the brooklyn Democrats were the men
who opposed the ilamapu contract: the
witness MAS asked
You ~ltI have TO ask them. was the
reply. Ia fact ! don't know that They
TiuaiiY Nj Moss said ''i have given
yuu An opportunity to- express AN opinion
tjun mis- KumapJ matter nud the Long
slstenfIy and prrsisiruly and inirllI-
gently iefrained from giving any .rforma
tlan.
II don't sc~ why / should h. called he
fore This cnmmitt"" IN this way and *
hibited when have uut cen in publi
life ur he'd Once or been til active poll
ties FOR y years. replied Mr.. Nc.
Edward l.autcrbuch followed. lie said
II" had been counsel f"s the Ramapo Wa
Have Nuu ANY knowledge ~ stock D.
Ing transferred without th" payment m
money
only in my own ease. ] received my
~ shares for services rendered.
Mr.. Lau:erbach explained that the com
rany acquired the rghi under the gen
,r5t CORPORATION 1rt uft !riNy Incorporated
Ia lsSs ~ ~ IuN NLrr' tu condemn water
rights. In ls@". uHdrr thc rvcOdiilcatuu
Of she laws AT Wttrr ,umpa nies lost tina
right az condrn'nH i."n. whether 10y DC
sign ~ the Codiii,rs pr Hot the witness III
not know. bu' tAr S." put up FOR IL
charter Was tAcirnr 4. good a. lost.
WHY ma INV original blil ~ 1915 limit
YOU. however. a. kutkland and Orange
counties aNd --"Hs creek asked MI. I
Moss.
amendments 20 the I'm" the witness ~
"A Democrats" asked Mr. Moss.
AS good Democrat as ! claim t. be
a Republican" replied Mr. LauterbaCh.
He said that he had gone tn Albany and
submitted three amendments 10 the com
mittep. The only other person Interested
in Ramapo met by Mr.. Laut"rbaCh was
Police Magistrate Hogan. The latter was
At Albany concerning some bill relating
to police magistrates. and as he was also
a stuckhOlder in the kamapO Co, MI |
t.auterbach requested him ~ see that us
passage was called for when il was
reached on the calendar. rs ne. Lauter- |
bach HAD TO leave for New ork.
city Magistrate Hogan and Supreme !
Judge Truax were stockholders of IN |
company. the witness said ana he knew |
ANY other Republican leaders besides !
Cen Tracy" asked Mr.. Moss.
well. il is 50 hard To say just who are 1
leading Republicans one day or misicd /
Republicans another" Uaughterl-
Mr. Lauterbach testified that he couth /
have sold his stock during the past SIX /
months at par. He regarded the com |
pany as valuable property.
He looked upon the price stated III the I
contract as a very low one. when il was /
considered that the company agreed ~ |
bring water from point 81 miles distant |
from the city.
We'll yuu have intimated that the /
prospect OF contract with the city en- N /
HANGED The value OF the stock Of the /
COMPANY. I
Mr.. Iauttrbach thereupon came out in .
a vigorous denunCiation of the terms II ,
the contract as agreed TO by the corpora
ton counsel
IF that contract was entered into" Al I
most shouted Mr.. Lauterbach. II would 4
sell my stock for one cent"
Mir. I.auierbaCh insisted that the com
pany would have no trouble in raising
the money necessary to perform its func
lions under any contract il might enter |
into.
Adjourned.