New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-16
RAMAPO PLAN IN QUEENS.
JAMAICA WATER COMPANY MAY UNITE
WITH TIE OTHERS.
THE CITY FOREsTALLED IL BUYING THE
PLANT AND \ RIG CONSOLIDATION
OF COMPANIES PROTECTED.

OF COMPANIES Projected
Hompstead. Long Island. oct. l. CSpeclap.-
In view II the developments following the la'e
Investigation Of the Ramapo water question "
is If interest 10 note that the Borough II Brook
Ism has been forosiallod in it's efforts 10 Obtain
an ample supply of pure water by tn" Jamaica
Water Company. which has secured the right 10
supply tEe village Of Floral Park with water
Iv an act Of tho Legislature Ncw-f"rk 'iN
is prohibited from securing any Of It's ""'"'
sur,lv from Suffolk County The next step for
the city would be- f. condemn all the water
plants within its boundary. and thus secure
them at their own figures But again. TINS i
prohibited hv an act Of tho Legislature when
saws that the city cannot hy the "cond""ha'""
process secure any water plant situated within
the city limits which furnishes any village OUT
side Of the city limits with water. To prevent
the city authorities from compelling them 10
sell their plant at greatly reduced figure the
Jamaica Water Company. headed 10y President
Charles 4 Lockwood has induced the property
holders Of Floral Park to sign and forward 10
the Town Board II Hampstead petition 10
allow the Jamaica Water Company to lay mains
to and through the village of Floral PARK.
Thursday evening the petition. signed by oN
state senator John Lewis Childs and other resi-,
dents Of Floral Park. was passed 10y the h'''"
Of II rniStead .,.ht, ,bree
r,onfhs and VIII cost the Jamaica Water com
many apuroximately $1,000 over three nun
drei men are employed in pushing i"r"a'p ''''
work. ,,..o. COM
The capitalization Of the Jamaica Wa.ei c.nn
many has been increased from S2tl"' 20 HN''-
900 and now that the Floral Park peuu"h "aS
boen passed the Jamaica Water Company WI"
rrohahlv increase it's capital 10 >"'"'' an"
The city Of Brooklyn will b" forced 10 Pu'
chase the plant at 4 figure To he muludIN a.
cid.d upon hv the water company ana '',' '"'
officials Some time ago President l"'NN".
made a proposition 10 furnish tho Guy " tu'
Macon Obp gallons ~ pure water dillf' anu -, -,
tir,at.d that h.. was 70 s"cur" TN" wafer 9"i'l''
from tho old county Of Queens ,
II is generally understood among " .n
.hrnughout this section that this move "I 1'
Jamaica Water Company Is simply an l'''.'. -.
Dr. i'm a ohDne o. combine all inc water Ili''.,
- mis- section and sell them to IN" clS. rNl' l.,
erriue.rs have declared this Proposition '""''''
e...il, and entirely practicable. -,
Th.v say. "lusteaa Of having I" "ul'"> ~
n,nuD, I'm LAYING water mains under the N"i u"
1,i,.r 10 il,. city, as was planned IN inc h''i'
~ the Ramapo Water Company. III ,"'H '' anil
IN. water convcyances arr ar'adN id'~ "''
c,,.harrror- the quality Of the water j. IA. ~
r.rior To- that 0btainahl" beyond 1lI' e
Htvar In the old county OF queens nri,.
rr..r,inofod ronds is not 10 h" uS'd "I' '''.',
MA, from deep VOLS and the sandy sol. vi .,
reland acts as "a natural filter Z" an 'N''n' '', ,
49, .r ~, th,. other side If tn" river '""'' "''
foesillv DO"