New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20

the company William c. Whitney is said 20
hold a large block Of the company's stock
EXPERTS TO EXAMINE WATERSHED.
The services of James r. Croes. member
~ the American Society Of Civil Engineers
were secured by Controller Coler yesterday and
NJ Croes will he one OF the expert engineers
Amounted 10 investigate the Ramapo water
shed. Mr. Coler has been informed that many
streams in the Ramapo watershed are polluted
with sewage and that 10 would he Impossible
for the company 70 supply TWO hundred million
gallons Of pure water from the region every
week. much less every day II is expected that
the engineers employed by the Controller VIII
show that the water company rights IN the
Ranlapo region are exceedingly limited, that
it owns no reservoirs Of importance and no
aqueducts and that the company could not
possibly establish a water supplying system
capable Of delivering TWO hundred million gal
Ions Of water daily 10 the city by the year l@o2
the time named in the contract
The Controller is informed also that II the
contract with the water company was forced
unor the city II would he necessary for the
city to spend over 100000 in building addi-
tional tunnels aqueducts and reservoirs for the
distribution Of the extra two hundred million
gallons Of water daily At the end Of the forty
S2OoO0OOOO TO the water company. and have
nothing to show for the money except the ne
cessity Of making another contract. By spend
ing the same amount OF money on its own
works. in forty years the Controller believes
the city could keep ahead OF the demands upon
its water supply, and could own, at the eX-
piration of the period. all the enormously valu-
able property.
ABsURDLY SMALL SECURITY.
The Controller has called attention TO the alb
surdlv small bond to be required of the water
company il the contract is forced upon the city.
The water company, which would receive 500
COOOOO from the city would be required 70 give
a bond Of only S1OOOOO. The courts required
that the contractor who should undertake the
building of the Rapid Transit road, at a cost OF
about SjUODOOp, must give a bond 10 the
amount OF S15'OoO,OO. Mr.. Coler believes that
the contract with the water company would not
be legal although Corporation Counsel Whalen
has given opinion in favor or It's lesaHty.
Some OF the officials think II most remarkable
that Mr.. Whalen could have been so prompt IN
passing upon the water companys contract
while IL has taken him more than year 70
make UP his mind as 20 the contract TOT nulld-
ing a rapid transit road.
that Mr. Whalen as so much IN hurry ABOUT
the water cOmpany's contract that ne neglected.
10 give any information about IL 20 the On
troller The Corporation Counsel mas placed
himself under suspicion. in the view or some or
d-iais Of having tried to aid in having the con-
tract forced upon the city without the knowI- ,
edge of the citys chief financial officer
HOLAHAN TALKS BOLDLY
Maurice F. Holahan. the president OF the
BOARD If Public improvements persisted yester-
day in declaring that he was still in favor OF the
Ramapo water Job. why not?' he said. "Ot
course shall continue 20 advocate the Ramapo /
uater contract believing do, that largely /
Increased water supply Is an imperative neces-
sitv. and one that all the citizens OF Greater
New-York urgently demand. Since the city.
owing TO the debt limit cannot incur
The expense of constructing and operating
such water supply system as the clti-
zens demand. no other course is left put !
10 40 10 outside companies. who can furnish !
what the city must have. Really. do not l
in the least object 10 all the hue and cry raised
by our efforts 10 provide the people with the IN |
creased water supply they need and must nave
7 consider II a good thing all this opposluon.
because IL draws public attention 20 the matter
and AFFORDS an opportunity 10 show now I'M
tentatively an increased water supply IL neeueu-
SCIENTISTS TO DISCUSS KISSING Bug
Columbus Ohio. Aug. 1g.-Dr. L. o. ho"ahi'