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New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
TWO IMPORTANT MEASURES

Albany. March Is (SpeciaD.-The Assembly passed
two bills of large Importance to-day without the
slightest debate. 1t indication of Tam
many Halls ardent desire that the Republican
Legislature should adjourn. One of these bills
the Senate committees Compromise School bill, in
creasing the salaries of all the school teachers in
New-York.
The other bill that of Assemblyman Fallows.
amended In the Senate. providing for Charter
Revision Commission for New-York City. Mr..
Trainor, for Tammany Hall, said that Of
that organization would prefer to have Mayor Van
Wyck appoint the Charter Revision Commission
rather than the Governor, but it would not make
any factious opposition that score. The bill
then passed by q unanimous vote.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
D. I. BRADLEY WINS BY ONE BIRD.
GROUNDS. P. W. STEWART DE-
FEATS W. j. GORDON

Garden City. Long Island March 15.-One Of the
most important pigeon shooting contests OF the
season took place the grounds of the Carteret
Gun Club to-day.
Daniel l. Bradley and Louis T. Duryea. both of
New-York were the contestants. and the former
by bird after a close race. The condi-
tions hundred birds each. thirty yards
rise thirty yards boundary for $500 a side.
At the conclusion of this match j. p. W. Stewart
and w. j. Gordon both of New-York. shot match
of one hundred birds each. twenty yards rise and
thirty yards boundary, which Stewart by a
of 90 kills to Gordon's 50.
Most of the birds were blue, and they
fairly fast lot and the majority of them right
Quarterers or drivers
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

chair. This was the final scene of the Ramapo
Tragedy. Mr.. Aids moved the previous ques-
ton, thus shutting off all further debate.
clamor ensued on all sides. dozen men at
once protested against such a holdup Mr.
Norris OF New York. came down the aisle way-
ing his arms, vainly trying to obtain recogni-
ton. Il protest, Mr.. Speaker: I protest against
this outrage" he said, but he was drowned out
by the thunderous raps OF the Speakers gavel
The Clerk began calling the roll. At the end
the Speaker was asked for detailed statement
Of the vote. Instead he answered: The motion
is lost" Third reading of a bill and other
business taken up. There were 50 ayes
and 65 noes
The final vote showed the following Republi-
anS we'd ap airaot fha HI
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
BOWLING.
THE MECHANICS AND TRADERS BANK
CLERKS WIN TWO MORE GAMES

The clerks of the Mechanics and Traders Bank
won two more games last night In the Bank Clerks
League tournament at Reids alleys In the first
the double winners of the evening gathered in a
od than pins ess The
Bank team won the odd game from the Hamilton
scores follow:
Mechanics and Traders'-schneider 10; wassman 1852;
spratt, i65: Holmes. 1885, Miles ISL total. s54.
Piaza--Ahrens 1928; Backledge i31 Bauten. l6o:
Meyer 153 Ackerman. 15s: total 73o.
SECOND GAME
sa n.rs 1872 M ,d,s s' Bauten i
Hamiton-Crosby. I2s; Ward 1872; Kottmeer. los;
Reilly, 1877; Baker, 15o; total. 655
THIRD GAME
spratt. IGi: Holmes. Ii2; Miles. III; total 1888
RaT 10 Bses s 49, total ws5s sos i'a Ko'"eeF "
THE COLUMBIA THREE MEN TOURNAMENT.
The Bunch team the last game from the
Owl five yesterday evening In the Columbia three
tournament by just three pins after a most
exciting finish. Mahony and Coleman both
Struck OUT when the game seemed good as
lost, and In a close ending. The scores
follow:
Hnterprise1Meyer. IL: Miller 49, Rob i55; Total
SECOND GAME.
Bunch-seeley. 215; Mahony. 100; r. Coleman. 1852;
EnterpriseMeyer. 1866; Keeper. $50: Kob. 1872; total
THIRD GAME.
% Bqncah,seeley, III Mahony. 1872 r. Coleman 1os;
owr-sauer. 1874; Meyer 1es searn. 1s1; total, ATS.
UNITED BOWLING CLUBS-SECTION THREE.
In the third section of the United Bowling Clubs
tournament at the Germania alleys last night four
teams were engaged, and Freedom won double
victory over Cannon and Eclipse Civil Service also
beat Cannon In the odd game. The summary fol-
lows:
FIRST GAME.
Civil Service -Budenbender 1872: Pfan 1872 Schiee
127: Tetsch, no; Gerdes. 147; total 7Ts.
CannonKoch 151; J. Crocoll Of: Tietjen. 164; Bless
Ing, 1872 G. Klumpp, 151; total 500.
SECOND GAME
Bechdol. 147 Worth. 165: total. 1853
Cannon-Koch IA; ]. CrocoI 145; Tieten III;
Ing, 129; G. Kumpp 141: total $50.
THIRD GAME.
Bechdol, 163 Worth 179: total. So
tS Eclipse -Twm9ns 49, TrouI. I2l: weissner 15o
THE FIRE INSURANCE LEAGUE SERIES.
The Atlantic Mutual and Greenwich teams each
won and lost game last night in the Fire Insur-
ance League tournament at Reid's alleys, while
the Underwriters and the Phenix team, of
Brooklyn lost. The nights scores follow
FIRST GAME
Atlantic Mutual-Newbold III; Peck, 1885, Covert l2s;
Eeartt. 143: Ferdon. ia Total. I42
Phenix-story. 1875: Kahn 1874: Swan 123 Saddington,
IFS; Rushmore. 167. Total. 727
SECOND GAME.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1877 Endery 161: Clark 125 Ras-
snussen. 1875; Block 1914. Total Sl2
Greenwich-Falkland. 14O: Green 14: Fleming 1873;
Grahus. 127; Van Saun. 13O Total. Ell.
THIRD GAME.
15ss ss Jsn sa M 1s I Fleming 1OS
Atlantic Mutual-Newbo.d, 115; Peck 1O4: Covert 15O;
Heartt, i05; Ferdon. 1926 Total, 619
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
MERcHANrs ANp THE RAMApo coMPANY.

MERCHANTS AND THE RAMAPO COMPANY.
The Merchants Association Of this city is pre-
pairing another circular against the Ramapo Water
Company and the legislators at Albany who
standing in the way of the passage of bills to take
away the company's powers. President King of
the association said yesterday that copies of the
circular will be sent to business in all parts
of the State next week. The object of the asso-
citation is to make the voters of the State under
stand fully the danger and advocate the passage
OF the Morgan bill.
Mr.. King said the association glad to have
the Fallows bill passed, but would not be satisfied
unless the Morgan bill passed. I'VE in
this fight to win, because in the right he
said, and we will leave stone unturned to
have the Morgan bill enacted into law"
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO MEET.

HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO MEET.
FIRST SESSION TO BID HELD April. 2-TO BE EN-
TERTAINED BY THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB.
Commission that win make preliminary report
National highway from the Atlantic to the
Pacific will meet at the clubrooms of the Automo-
bile Club of America. at the Waldorf-Astoria for
the first meeting of the Commission. on the after
noon of April 2. General Miles has accepted an In
vitation to be present at dinner to be given to
the Commission in the evening by the Automobile
Club. This will be the first formal dinner given
by the club, and it will take place in the Astor
Gallery of the Waldorf-Astora. General Miles is
chairman of the Commission. and among other
members Colonel Peter s. Niche and Professor
Samuel E Tillman. both Of the United States Mill
tary Academy, and Major Richard L. Hoxie. of
the Engineer Corps. L. S. A.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
FREEDMAN WILL NOT SIGN

The local baseball situation IS still In a chaotic
condition, and the chances for first class base
ball at the Polo Grounds appear to be as dubi-
GUS they have been for several years "Andv"
Freedman. the president OF the club Informed
president Young, at Washington, by telegraph
yesterday that he would not sign the agree
ment, which is required TO reduce the Iaae,,e
circuit TO eight clubs What the other club own
ers will do is for speculation viewed by
their recent actions In answering readily TO the
lash Of their elected boss" ~
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
YACHTING.

THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL. THEM
Captain Clay Haff, who for several years has
had command of the Veda for Cornelius Wander
bilt Jr has been engaged sail the sOfoot schoon
er which Commodore Joseph E. Fletcher of the
summer. Clay Haff is a of Captain Hank
Haf, of Cup defending fame
The launching of of the steam tenders TO be
used by of the of the new 7O-foot cutter
fleet took place yesterday the Herreshoff yards
This is supposed to be for former Commodore e D.
Morgan OF the New-York Yacht Club, and she is a
very spry looking thing. much like torpedo boat
and sharp at both ends. Her speed is intended to
be twenty knots hour. The hull is now moored
In Walkers Cove, and floats much higher at the
bow than at the stern. Her all length is ST
feet. This is the second of the tenders launched
and the fast appearance of both OF them suggests
the idea that there will be nearly much sport
derived from racing the tenders IN the contests
of the cutters.
In the Herreshoff yards the workmen have been
bending the steel frames the 7O-foot cutter vet
to be built. Half of them ready in the
boat shops. The frames for the other 7O-footer
have been ready for two weeks. but there has been
no room IN the shops to set her up. The two Of
this class yet TO be constructed for W. X Van
derbilt jr., and Harry Payne Whitney.
Trenor l.. Park, OF the New-York Yacht Club
who took the big auxiliary three master Sutana to
ConstantinOple in 1891. has gone South for tarpon
hshing OFF Florida. Mr. Park and his party will
VISIT santiago Puerto Rico, Havana and other
West Indian ports. They will go aboard the steam
Day, of the New-Yorl Yacht Club. has leased the
Scythian for this cruise.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
BILLIARDS.
KENNEY DEFEATS TOWNSEND.

Frank A. Kenney. champion of the Crescent
Athletic Club defeated Arthur Townsend by q
of 800 TO 275 in the Greater New York Anna
teur Billiard Tournament at the Hanover Club
Brooklyn. The
=, Frank A Keeney-l. 4 81 o. 20 O. 2. ls. o. g. %. /.
Ss L. !. o; Is o. 70 TO- g. o. 2 H. !: 4. 8. 10.
Arthur Townsend-o. ?. /. ]. o. o. a. IS o. 8. To- i
T. o. 2. 0, g. 2, 7, o. s. a. g. o. IS. o. s. 2. H. O. q n
2s !. 20. g. IL. o. 7, l. 0. 10. II. IA Total-:io "
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
QUESTION OF B. R. T. TRANSFERS.

Albany, March 15.-The motion made by Mr.. Far
rell, of Kings in the House this afternoon to dis
charge tn Railroad Committee from the further
consideration of his bill to compel the issuance of
transfers both on the surface and elevated rail-
roads of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system at all
iutersecting points defeated after de-
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
SADDLE HORSE FOR PARIS ExPosITI

Lexington. KY. March Is (SpeciaD.-George H.
Whitney to-day shipped In charge OF Frank A
Jones' three twoyear-olds. which are to be trained
and raced In the Eastern stakes. Prince of Mel
rose OF the number. Is said TO be the most
promising two-y year-old the West affords Dominor
the saddle horse owned by c. l.. Railey. of this
place. Will be shipped to New-York on Saturday
and from there sent to Paris. where he will be
exhibited at the Exposition. He is believed to be
the finest saddle horse in America and Railey's )
friends expect him to win first honors
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
KENTUCKY FUTURITY ENTRIES

Lexington. Ky, March 15.-The Kentucky Fu-
turity. guaranteed value $1,000 for foals of 1890
to be contested by twOyear-olds in 1902 and three
year-olds In 1903, closed to-day with an unprece-
dented number of entries Mails from the West
and East yet to be received, but 1t safely
be stated that over one thousand entries will be
received,
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

Mr.. Price. of Kings County, voted in the af-
frmative. but his vote not recorded the
list by which the vote decided Mr. Bren-
nan and Mr.. McKeown. both OF Kings County,
and both members of the Cities Committee, left
the Chamber just before the roll was called
Their names. therefore, were not recorded They
appeared however, as soon as the motion of Mr..
Morgan had been defeated.
The New-York members who did not make an
appearance in the Assembly to-day AS
semblymen Cain, j. J. Fitzgerald, Juengst Nc
Inerney, OConnor, Poth Sharlzey and James E.
Smith. Mr.. Cain is also a member Of the AS
sembly Cities Committee.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
CHESS.
LAY RLINDFOLD EXPERT

TEAM TO PLAY BLINDFOLD EXPERT.
The Manhattan Chess Club announces that the
following team will be pitted against Julius Finn
the bindfold expert at the exhibition to be given
this evening when reception will rendered TO the
friends of the club: F. j. Marshall (captain)
A Henry, l.. Zeckendorf, w J. Rosenstein Henry
A. Rubino. G. Jaeoby. G. B. Magoon and T. j.
Johnston - - -
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

The four-year-old stallion Cash Jr by Ellersl,e
Wilkes. dam Just Right. by Mambrno Patchen
has been purchased by ex-State Senator McCarty
CT Brooklyn. from Cash Henderson, OF Wichita
Kan The price paid for the horse was 50 500 Mr.
McCarty has his trainer. John Dickerson 10
Wichita for Cash Jr. He will be brought East
in a private express
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS
San Francisco. March 15-The official closing QUO
tations for mining stocks to-day were as follows.
Ocean Steamers.

PARIS-1900.
s. S. ALLER specially chartered 10 sail z m
June p. 10 Chertourg. Southampton Bremen als,
steamers CITY OF ROME. ana NEBRASKA SPECIALLY
CHARTERED. June so. Glaz-ow for Parts Exnos,,,o-
OLesamnergau Passion Play T0ur OF Eu-ora h,,Lt,
now Also Ihirty other Spring
Europe Round the World Parties. Oct z Nv
p G CLARK. Ill BROADWAY. NEW YS1EK "
A MEXICAN LINE.
FAST EMPRESS SERVICE
NEW 1ORk-SO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CALlING WESTBOUND AT CHFRROIyR,
Sailing Wednesdays a A. N
fken.ington March ~ st. Louis a., =,
New York March IS York - T,pEn t ~
81. Paul April 81. Paul I,prii - -
rsAlLiNG AT l2 NOON '|Np''' "a
RED STAR LINE
NEW YORK-ANTwERP--PAR
Every Wedne siay at i2 noon
skensngton March 2l Friesand -
Noordiand March n Southwark @,Prn
fhese steamers cabin third ciass <,pflI II
n ''N S'asS passengers
INTERN ATIONAL NAVIGATION Co,,p,,.
Piers IA and Is. y, II. Once. "a nrCa1r.N-Ni' l.
EMBELLISHMENTS and subscription. TO- r. -
a received at their Uptown Once 20 itiouns
20 door horth OF Slst-st. until o'clock n ~ pipaaMH.
msns received at the following branch onen advertise
once ra'es until o'clock p viz: 25a stb regular
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

In Forty years the city VIII
have paid 70 the Ramapo
Company $500. 900. 900.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

RAMAPO CONTRACT.
Cost Of water. $50 per
million gallons. This price
delivered 10 city limits.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
GOLF.
NAMENT AT ATLANTIC CITY-VARDON
THE CHIEF ATTRACTION

Atlantic City. n. j.. March 10 (SpeciaD-It has
been definitely decided TO continue the annual
spring golf tournament of the Country Club, of
Atlantic City, for five days instead of four, at
first planned, the number Of entries already assured
fully justifyng this course. The Tournament Com
mittee. consisting OF Milton c. Work, of Philadel-
phia and J. Haines Lippincott and Walter e. Edge,
of this city, has outlined the programme for the
tourney and practically completed all arrange
ments. As the links at Mortified in first class
condition and improving every day the tournament
is expected to be of the leading golf affairs of
the year. The dates fixed for the tournament are
April g. 4. 5, and :.
Most important, of course. will be the appearance
of Harry Vardon, the English champion. He will
play on the first day of the tournament instead of
the last and 1t is likely that this change will
in a larger attendance for the entire week. Vardon
will play the best ball of of the best
to be obtained. Finday S. Douglas. the former
amateur champion of the United States, will be
one Of Nardons opponents. and he will choose his
partner, who may be Hartman.
Among those who have already signiied their in
tention of entering the various contests Adams
Benedict and Toppan, of New-York: Suydam. of
Lakewood Travei and Black, of Boston; Douglas
watson Herbert M Forrest, Clayton Dixon, Harry
Davis, c. NJ. Hamilton, A. S. Carpenter, Marion
Wright, Irving Brokaw, c. F. Bohlen. w. NJ. Nc
Cawley and number of other crack amateurs.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Cost of water. SS5.62 per
million gallons. delivered to
the consumer.
During seventy years of
municipal ownership New
York has only expended the
following sums:
For construction. $50. 359.-
562 90.
Total cost OF maintenance.
Sl5. 5S5. .313 %.
Total interest charges, $50. =
95s. s71 46.
Total amount paid for con-
struction. interest and main
tenance. s152. 903, S07 ~.
Croton system is producing
two hundred and forty million
gallons of water daily.
Under municipal ownership
New-York City owns a mag
n!ficent property.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
RAMAPO PLOTS EXPOSED.

RAMAPO PLOTS EXPOSED.
Continued from first page.
New-York, and are taken from the official records
OF the Controllers office. and are vouched for by
the records in his office.
EXPERIENCE OF NEw-YoRK FOR SEVENTY
YEARS.
the Isss NsEYo.s city o5 receive. s,s
New-York c,ty paid IN interest on
the water bonds in that wear the
I, 'cos oos, 70 for maintenance. ....:.. $1,000
SewIorss net profit for that year from the 50. SEA ?,
Since the year 1855 there has never been a year
but the Croton system paid the interest on the
bonds and the cost of maintenance and turned into
the city treasury a handsome profit.
r the 1sss hs s gTSt oft was % the sum fn s' 81
he bonds amounted.
The cost Of maintenance was. .e67,675 5s
The net income to the city......... 81 ss1 s4s 81
er951n system s alone undeT si manieps 9 psas OWL
s27. .5sI. rs So
WHAT THE CRoToN SYSTEM Is WORTH
II. It sss ss. es be us ss
After paying The cost OF maintenance the
q
amounting the of.............. So 1872 94s "a
This is the q Investment
reckoning money at per cent. equivalent
Of s12s 42s los 90
This is the value of the Croton system based
upon its earning capacity.
WHAT HAS 1T COST?
The entire Of the Croton system, inclUd-
ing the distributing plant the Old dam, the
old acre6uct and all constructions 10 the
year 1895 the $50 359 562 90
THE COST OF WATER.
New-York City is to-day selling water to its in
hnh at he rat fe of gal
This is costing the city at the present time
the Of s35 62 per million gallons The profit to
the city every million gallons is the sum of
81 3s.
THE RAMAPO CONTRACT.
Under the Ramapo contract the city is to pay $40
per million gallons and this is only TO be delivered
& the city's limits.
One-half of all construction charges and three
fourths of the maintenance charge is for the
handling Of water from the city limits TO the con-
The comparative statement of Ramapo water con-
tract compared with municipal ownership:
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

The next meeting of the Associated Cycling Clubs
OF Long Island will be held at Carruthers', IN
Brooklyn Monday evening.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

One of the many improvements now being made
at Boxwood, the country seat of John d. Rockefel-
Ter at Pocantico Hills is nine-hole golf course
which is being constructed at the foot of the hill
which Mr.. Rockefeller's house stands. Two Gin
der bicycle paths have been made. several new
roads have been constructed and a retaining wall
has been built around the hill The improvements
also include esplanade and plaza which afford
a fine view of the Hudson River
All these improvements were started after Mr.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

The California Associated Cycling Clubs will
abandon cycle racing on the coast. turning over
the government of the sport to the National Cy-
cling Association
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

The only Democrat who voted against the mo-
tion Isdor Cohn, the author of the Dewey
Park BILL who formerly said he voted for all bills
in order that his bill might receive unanimous
consent. The Republicans who came out on the
Sid 10 nF Mr.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

The Brighton and South Coast Railway, or ENG
land will adopt a new idea this spring A regular
bicycle train will be every Sunday between the
Victoria station and Dorking. The train Will IeaVe
early in the morning and return In the evening
The wheelmen and their machines will be well
looked after during the trip. The stay at Dorklng
will be long enough enable the wheelmen 10
make extended trips into the surrounding country
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

The Democrats who voted in the affirmative
included Mr. Trainor. who at the beginning Of
the debate attacked Mr. Morgan bitterly.
The others were:
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
CYCLING.
PRESIDENT SANS ON GOOD ROADS AND
WHEEIMENs RIGHTs-NoTES
OF LOCAL, CLUBS

Conway w. Sans. the newly elected president or
the League of American Wheelmen, says tnat ne
proposes to begin aggressive policy this year.
In speaking OF his plans for the season ne says;
shall proceed the broad policy of the greatest
pointments will be the basis OF the best men TOT
the places and without regard to the geography OF
their homes. Good roads and wheelmens rgh,s
appeal to every bicycle rider in this country III IS
believed that the sdepath movement VIII 90 more more
than anything else TO Increase the League mefnDer-
ship and the officers OF the organization no VIII VIII
devote great part of their energies 10 TINS untlI
the original plan of complete system or sidepa tns
from Maine Texas and from the Atantlc 70 the
Pacific has been put through As many states as
possible will be persuaded to follow the example or
New-York and pass a sidepath law. making the
construction OF such paths obligatory upon tne
county boards of supervisors of the public roads
and imposing a sidepath license upon the riders
II this cannot be accomplished in some or the
States the local cyclers' organizations In those
States will turn and build sidepaths and main
tain them with the financial aid of the League A
correspondence with clubs all the country mas
been begun. with a view to beginning sidepath
building at The Touring Bureau Is also re-
ceiving good deal of attention. Tours throughout
ali parts of this country and Europe will be ar
ranged and under the treaty now existing between
League and the cycling touring associations OF
England and several other European countries,
special hotel railroad and steamship rates can De
guaranteed.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

Ramspo system is TO de
liver two hundred million
gallons Of water daily.
At the end OF forty years
q private water company
owns the system.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16

The result of the work of the Water Investiga-
ting Committee of the Merchants Association in
dicates that an additional water supply can be de-
Gvered ID the city line at of about S35 per
100000 gallons For the same price asked by the
Ramapo Water Company, two and one-half times
as much water be delivered under municipal
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
DE POTTERS
HGH-CTASS TOURS
L. y AkOA L.
EUROPE

SHORT ROUTE To THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE.
New YOrk-RCtterdarn- Amsterdam BOulosne-sw-
met 81 hours distant from either Paris London
New twin screw steamers POtsd&m Statendam ana
Eo.erdam Winter rate: FIRST class. $50 and upvarai
second class. SSI All other steamers class -
cabin passengers s3T and upward
Apply TO HOLLAND AMERICA LINE 50 BroadvaS
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
GREEN FAvoRs THE MORGAN BILL

Mr. Green, of New-York crossed swords with
Mfr. Trainor, and showed his leader that he
would not fall in line in defending the interests
of the Ramapo Company He said:
New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
DEBATE SHUT OFF

Immediately at the close of Mr.. Kelsey. I.
speech Mr. Aids obtained the recognition Of the