New-York tribune., 1899-08-24
RAMAPO JOB ILLEGAL.
Continued from first page.

The foregoing view OF the power or the city OF
Sustained by the views of the Charter Commission
Tys aft and the full report made by the Gomms
sion which prepared the charter, e. G. in the hnal
I'm respect Of the large and costly range Of pub
lie works comprised i'm the general term local or
public Improvements the charter provides in one
respect different and more appropriate but equal
improvements referred to below which has iurs-
dicton the bridges streets. avenues. the
Clear that such works ought to be primarily de-
tern1,ned by expert authority, so that they may be
developed upon hXed plan and designed and con-
structed in ACCORDANCE with the highest sttanable
general that the initiItive in such improvements
shall be taken by the Board of Public Improve
magnitude and cost shall have also the approval
Of the Board OF Estimate and Apportionment and
tives in the Municipal Assembly with veto power
IN the Mayor and with power in hye-sixths of all
Of the Municipal Assembly TO override the Mayors
veto .,-,.
and OF the BOARD of Public improvements and the
the ordinances Of the Municipal Assembly relating
10 them TO the veto power of the Mayor unless
Tnent OF the Commission while giving the city the
tally safe from serious abuse -
Some Of the officials at the City Hall said
yesterday that the opinion Of Judge Dillon
was a slap at Corporation Counsel Whalen,
who had given formal approval to the water
contract Mr.. Whalen said he had approved
the contract as TO form. but he had not made
any statement in favor of the Ramapo scheme.
Before approving the contract as TO form.
he said. II made some changes which thought
were in the interest Of the city. The change
was made to provide that the city should pay
only for the actual amount of water taken
from the company and not any stipulated sum
a day. a week or a year I received the form
Of contract from President Holahan of the
Board of Public Improvements"
COLER SEEKS INFORMATION.
In hts efforts 70 learn something about the
Ramapo Water Company and its ability to sup
ply the city with two hundred million gslons
of water daily Controller Coler has communi-
Gated with the officers Of the company ana
asked for information. The following letter
was addressed TO Sas B. butcher, president
OF the company. August IS
Dear Sir Preliminary to an We examGaton shO1 Of G the
pany 10 furnish two hundred million salons Of Of
begin in 1902 I request that you, furnish me with
ali Information relative 70 said company upon
time mreI eais Specially i desire to Be Informed
stock bonded aiIVi debt, P assets and liabilities
Second-A list Of the rivers lakes and water
inciadihs @ list Of properly now actually owned BY
the water company within the territory from which
rights, if any as the company may have ac-
Third-copies Of maps made as result of sur
veys for said water company.
showing the plan and method by which it is pro-
posed 10 convey the water 70 the city Of New
construction and the time requisite for such.
Ftth-Reports Of engineers or other persons ,,n as
Inasnueh as the matter of this contract is to be
that such Information as the company now mas
f"ou'o % f''eH - Bird BIZ s. coLER. Controller.
Under that date Mr.. butcher replied
request at this date. and assure you that 1t will
D0'''''s "oin'n- ours sILas aila : B. s. BUTCHER
Under date of August % the Controller again
wrote to Mr.. butcher as follows
DAr Sir; In your communication Of March s.
sagaesIs G RSs9 R aSon You
your convenience with plans showing the available
voTs and pipe lines which it would construct ana
from the mountains for the purpose Of on GarTy1ng
strate the fitness and capacty OF all these feat at
ures for the proposed S dla e ot
VIII you kindly furnish with the plans h herein s
proposed work 10 be done. the point at which and
s 1e fo he m essf SIDE e Of the H@dson River
route to be followed and the manner % o s pon
Of delivery named in the contra:t presented sen So to
Board of Public Improvements Dy lhS Noih-
BIRD 8 COLER, Controller.
Mr.. butcher replied with letter Of introduo-
ton to Peter F Nostrand, engineer of the water
company. requesting Mr.. Nostrand to give 10
Robert r weens the representative or the
Controller. all the information asked for IN the
previous letter. Mr.. Weens is now examining
the plans.
THE INJUNCTION SERVED.
President Holahan of the Board of Public I'm
provements called yesterdays meeting or the
Board 10 order al 220 p. m. He said that the
Board had received a copy Of an injunction
issued against the Board by Judge Bookstaver
Il suppose the members here all know about
st." he said land If there is no objection II
will be referred 10 the Corporation Counsel
II was referred without word more being
said about IT, The Board then took up routine
business
Commissioners Kearny. Of the Department or
Public Buildings. and Kane Of the Department
Of Sewers: Maurice F. Holahan. president or the
Board. and Commissioner Keating of the De-
partment Of Highways were present. James
Mccartney Of the Department of Street Clean-
ing, was represented by Deputy commissioner
Gibson: John l.. Shea of the Department OF
Bridges by Bernard F. York; Controller Coler
by Deputy Controller Levey; James j Coogsn
by his secretary and President Grout Of Brook
lyn by j. ". Stevenson
william Dalton. the Commissioner Of Water
Supply WAS also represented by proxy.
communication was read by President
Holahan from the Citizens Union OF Brook
lyn. applying for an opportunity to be heard
on Wednesday, August 80. on the Ramapo
scheme There being objection. the apph-
cation was granted. After making an an
nouncement to this effect. President Hoiahan
said: And / might add that If any one mas
of inf REGARDING