New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
NO REPORT ON RAMAPO.
COMMITTEES REFUSE ACTION ON RE-
PEAL OF CHARTER.

Albany, March (SpeciaD.-Assemblyme
faHows and Morgan appeared before the As
sembly Committee Cities this afternoon and
urged that slow acting body to make some sort
OF report on their bills in regard to the water
supply OF New-York. Mr.. FalIows's bill pro-
Fiues that the consent of Mayor Van Wyck
ana Controller Coler shall be necessary to the
making Of any contract for supplying New
iork with water from a private water COM
Pahy' like the Ramapo Water Company Mr.
',ois gan act which was drawn up by the Mer-
eHehts association of New-York gives power
~ the city authorities to condemn land in order
10 secure supplies of water. Mr. FalIows and
MT Morgan both naturally spoke upon the need
Oh action upon their bills. if the LEGISLATURE
purposes to protect the interests of the City Of
view iorK. Their bills have been in possession
'ie assembly Committee on Cities nearly
Two months. and. therefore, that committee has
ii'u ample opportunity to consider them.
A SCHEME TO MIsLEAD
1t was reported to-day on good authority that
the leaders of the Plat organization In the AS
sembly will introduce a sham Ramapo relief
plil one which will not harm the interests Of
the Ramapo Water Company In which so MANY
Republicans of Mr. Platt's organization are in
'eresteo The bill, 1t is said, will be framed on
the INES OF that passed several years ago In the
interest of Suffolk County. by which Brooklyn
was shut out from taking any water for its
use in that county, except with the consent Of
us Board Of Supervisors. New-York would thus
be surrounded with an iron fence and be unable
to procure any water except from the Ramapo
Water Company. 1t said that the bill of
Assemblyman Morgan would be modified into
an alleged compromise measure; and the Ram
apo Water Company armed with power through
the courts to prevent New-York City from
acquiring valuable water rights by condemna-
ton proceedings
SENATE WATTS ON ASSEMBLY
Senator Ford went before the Senate Commit
tee on Cities this morning and asked that COM
nlttee 10 make favorable report upon his bill,
"hich is copy Of that presented by Assembly
man Morgan for the Merchants Association,
giving to New-York the right 10 acquire water
by condemnation proceedings. Senator Strana-
han, in reply. said the Assembly was framing a
bill dealing with the New-York water situation,
and the Senate Committee on Cities therefore
would prefer to defer acting upon the Ford
Morgan bin until the Assembly should send over
IT'S Dill w ny should not the Senate act indie
pendently Of the Assembly upon the matter?
senator Stranahan and his associate members
or the Senate Committee Cities might well
begin 70 give hearings upon the water bills
Perhaps in this way the Legislature could be
stirred up to acton. Friends of the water bills
regard 1t as unfortunate that the Senate Com
upon the matter
Senator Ford introduced second bill to-day
applying u the Ramapo Water Company situ-
alton. In this bill he applies the referendum
principle 70 the working of contract with the
Famapo Water Company, just II ap-
Piled when it was proposed to build the rapid
transit road in New-York, the peoples wishes
In the matter being shown at the polls.
THE NEW BILLS PROVISIONS
In his bill Senator Ford provides that no con-
tract shall be made by the Board of Public I'M
provements OF New-York and the Commissioner
Of Water Supply with any private water COM
psny Of more than 81 900 600 in amount during
It's entire continuance until the question of the
making Of such contract shall have been
submitted 10 the voters OF the city at a special
or general election and approved by majority
u the votes cast upon the question. Senator
Ford believes that such contract as that which
II is proposed 10 make with the Ramapo Water
Company involving 5000 100000 ought TO be
submitted 20 the voters Of New York at the
polls for their consent.
DR. J. +. Barnes the Democratic leader in the
Assembly. asked to state the facts in re-
gard 10 article which appeared In New
York morning paper to-day which intirnated
that he was present at a conference between
b. b. Odeu. chairman of the Republican State
Committee. and certain leaders OF the Assem-
bly, in which, the article alleged the plau for
thrOttllng the motion 10 release the Derlarest
anti-Ramapo bill was arranged"