New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-06
USE or SALT WATER FAVORED.
RAMAPo SCHEME DENOUNCED BY THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THE
PLAN FOR UTILIZING THE RIVERS
IN CASE OF FIRE RECON-
NfENDED


,rAo ~oc,,,o- monthly meeting OF the Chamber
~ Commerce was held yesterday afternoon IN inc
roonos OF the Chamber. Owing 10 the yach' i"oeS
down the Bay there were only few OF inc mem
bers present. Enough were on hand however ~.
tho transaction o. business The loIo"i"b We
elected members Of the Chamber: Corne"us ~
Bliss, ir Edwin NJ Buckley. Beverly Chew James
A. Haydens. Frank 6 Jones. Daniel tat''"
Kinrsford. Lucius y Lttauer. John Doui Miner
Junius Spencer Morgan Acosta Nichols francs
I Patton Charles J. Peabody ana hehy "e's-
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Charles s Smith, chairman OF tho ENecuuFe
Committee. reported tho following resolution anu
Il was adopted
Resolved. That Henry W. Cannon, j. Eaward
simmons, Charles 5 smith. John 4 stewo ,, "a an
John S Kennedy be and are hereby GPpolnegG
special cominssee win Pam ISsn1net Of the Chamber
nj Delmonico's on Tuesday evening November -
A special meeting of the chamber Will be heIa
on Monday october &c. at 1890 p m, to elect TWO
Commissioners Of Pilots. Mr.. Smith announcer
that he had been authorized to recommend me re-
election Of Thomas p. Ball and A Foster HIGGINS
the present Commissioners
The Rarrapo water matter also came UP FOR dis
cussion being introduced by Francis C. Moore OF
the Continental Fire Insurance Company VINO IN
troduced the following resolution:
Resolved That we protest against granting 70 any
private corporation contract tor portion % ga
water supply holding # be entirely UNI ecessaIy
and recommend thar the water Of the North ana
Fast rivers be used for eXtnguishing fires. SPHINX
* RIosoyed That q copy Of these resolutions be
sent 70 the Mayor and 10 each memUer 81 NO e.ro
may be no doubt the part Of the CITY auloIilleS
OF the position Of the merchants Oh Ne"-'o'N d"
this matter.
Mr. Moore said q unnecessary TO eNpial"
why the city should not he placed in the hands
OF the Ramapo Water Company. lie said that "
document had been circulated and signed by many
merchants IN favor Of a greater pressure. buI }.
had been signed under misrepresentation " "''
MISREPRESENTATION He recommended every mem
Der present to follow the example OF Jonn C'an'h
and Charles Stewart Smith, and inform the o cly
authorities that their action was not an Nnolse-
mSl u 16nTo si4 he citr was exceptionally stu
atod for making use Of the waters OF te, ~ .r
New-Y0rk had incxhaustole srppy OF Wa ~
al its very doors for putting out nres' ana loI
sDrnkling and flushing the streets. e -
ciarod that the use Of sea water was mnch oet'ett
for such purposes and mat me ,nree pead @ 90
salt in sea water would be rather an "a
out that the fire boats could be used for puHpinS
the water at the rate or 5000 saliohs d I-l-a' |
in the dry goods district for s. rGnHLs loO.
total cost estimated by eA-are Cniel a Seon Sir
Moore said that salt water mad been IN use IN
Engiand for years and was aso IN p Win ao5j8nse
al,a me pree5denf Jacob H. Schn who presided ap-
John S Kennedy a committee TO draw up sullt t
Tesolutions or regret a ,e Js of ibe Chambef
NE report OF the Committee on internal TRADE
and Improvements was presented by Francis b
Thurber The committee recommended the ad2p-
lion OF the second proposition contalnea dn ne
circular letter OF the Committee on Canais TO, on
which General Francis v Greene is chairman The
exnendIture for work contained In TINS pIoiosltOi
sT1ounfs to 100000. and permits the use OF canal
boats with a carrying capacity increased rom ~
bushels 10 1900 bushels Of wheat-lo per cent IN
crease IN carrying capacity-and efIects redIc-
ton In the CARRYING cost Of one mill per ION ME
The report was adopted. &c., e......-- 81,
A Communication was received from secretary OF
state Hav In which he stated that the recon-
mendation of the Chamber that commerclal egehts
he appointcd al ali the great trade centres "ouiu
be approved II found practicable ,,. q,
Chairman SchiH announced that me presluehl OF
the Chamber Of Commerce. Morris K Jesup. was
ill at his summer home. at LenoX. Mass Ihe meet
ir fhnn adjourned.