New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20
BROOKLYN THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
OBJECTS TO BEING USED As BLIND To
COVER A DIsREPUTABLE TAM
MANY JOB

MANY JOB
The Tammany consrirators who attempted 20
saddle contract involving 100000 year for tor'y
wears on the city ostensibly because the Borough
OF Brooklyn needs better water supply, are reap
ing nothing bar the strongest deruuciauon N
BROOKLYN for their acts. The Ramapo Water
Company In any shape is NOT q stranger or SUIT
prise 70 the people OF Brooklyn. ProbaDiy thele
has not passed a year for q Ions time "nen l'e
BROOKLYN promoters Of Rsmapo have not tried 10
induce BROOKLYN CITY Works officials 10 abandon
in part Long Island as source OF water Supply
and take on the Ramapo company instead me
Ramapo company in Brooklyn has always nad '"e
warm support 81 al least one newspaper. ana l's
friends are 50 skllfully distributed in social anu
financial circles that every city Works Comnl-s-
sionar has been approached by ennis sary o. pro-
nounced respecta hHity and prominence Its SUI
den temperance and the bold stroke which nearly
succeeded have alarmed the taxpayers oi BrooA-
lvr who begin - realize that the leaders - am
many are utterly regardless Of the taxpayers III
te-ests so long as they can divide spois
CITY Works Commissioner Alfred I. White h"o
tilt with the R7mauo people. but he SET forth
so forc!bly the reasons why the city should not
make contract with them that he was l3t alone
after one or TWO attempts 20 win him over had
failed.
While direct proof IS lacking il Is settled con-
viction in the minds ~ We'll informed BrookNnHes
that the Suffolk County farmers who owl land
poses. and who refused 70 deal wiki the city au-
tborties were melted their hostility bv the PAD
agents Of the Ramapo Water Company The snort
- and more circuu scrfoed Brooklvns supply. the
greater the prospect Of the Ramapo con1nanN OF
supplying water 70 Brooklyn That is the way me
Ramapo promoters have reasoned. az Least. COM
missioner White strongly urged action by the cry.
estimating that the supply when he was Gonmis-
sioner would serve TIT la10 when the city would
begin 20 run short. He suggested an eX31li-a t.or
~ watersheds In Connecticut. Ten Nile River. ana
a supply from even so far away a. me DeiaWal-
River in the re lghhorhood o. Port Jervis. bur ne
never suggested buying large supply from private
corDorati0us and was OpuOssd 10 that plan II Is
doubtful u the Ramapo scheme has soItaIS sup
porter In Brooklyn aside from those who would ne
directly or indirectly benefited nv me CRY PuI-
chase Of water from that corporation ~,
Republicans are almost soidly opposed 20 = 1ere
and there personal friend Of Ed%ard Eai'f5 pa II Il
would be a good thing nut the great mass oi re Re
publcans feel that Tammany would ne perpetrd ing
a huge steal and that he taxpayers would hot get
their moneys worth. ,.,,- A..
Inc,denIaIly the Ramapo business is 81 likely to
cause split between Tammany and NiIoughoy
Street. Commissioner Shea Is spending ne sum
nights az Jamesport. close 70 tugn NJ l4auEH-
lin Controller Cuier and Comuissioner Shea are
some that they are acting in harmony with hugh
McLaughtns wishes THIS togeiner VII ~
reputation ~ him aS fLesldehilal postum
has made an uCI feeling IN Willouglby street. As
soon as the more important district leaders are
back from their vacations they VII ne ready lot
open warfare agairs- Tammanv. II Is said.
Borough President Grout Is reported 70 70 against
the Pamapo scheme. He eft here with Judge and
or seven weeks "a -afiC0 m Europe. Neither
secretary. Mr. Stevenson nor either ~ ne law
mariners Nj HYDE or Mr. MAYER. In town
Yesterday II Is not likely that he will be back IN
tine 70 attend The next meeting % he Board ~
20 apbraid Holahsr and he other promoters OF the
Ramapo Job when be- hears ~ D.