The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-14
ROOSEVELT TAXES UOLD.
Emergency Messages on Ramapo and Other
Legislation.

ALBANY. March l3.-The Republican leaders
have agreed upon a solution Of the Ramapo
water question so far as il affects New York
city. Tomorrow morning the Assembly
Cities Committee will meet before the
session OF the Legislature aud decide
to report favorably Assemblyman Fall
lows's bill which was recommended by
the Mazet Investigating Committee. This
bill provides that New York city
shall not enter into a contract with a private
water company without the consent of the
Board OF Public improvements. the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment and the separate
written consents OF the Mayor and Comptroller.
The com mittee will amend the Fallows bill 80
az TO provide that an appeal from the action Of
the city's officials in entering into a contract
with a private water company may DO made by
a citizen to the Appellate courts OF the First or
Second Department.
Tomorrow Gov. Roosevelt will send to the
Legislature an emergency message which will
enabla the passage OF the bil! without regard
TO the Constitutional provision re Iuiring it to
be printed. and to lie Oh the desks of the men,
bers for three days.
The Governor will also send In an emer.
gency message tomorrow TO enable the i'm
mediate passage Of Assemblyman Fallows's
Till prohibiting the Corporation Counsel Of
New York city from ooniessing Judgment
against the city without the consent Of the
CITY Comptroller. This bill Is now on the order
OF third reading in the Assembly.
Another emergency message viii follow from
the Governor later to secure the passage BY the
Senate OF AssembIyman Fallows's bill provid.
iug for II commission to revise the New York
city charter.
II is expected that all important New York
city measures awaiting passage by the Legis-
lnture upon which Mayor Van Wyck must act
viii be- parsed and sent to him so that the
fifteen days period which he has to act thereon
vii expire some days before the Legislature
finally aIolrns,
If il were not for the expected veto by Mayor
Van WyGk ut several measures affecting New
York city, including the anti Barron Island
Nuisance bill, the Legislature could easily ad-
the circumstances it is not unlikely that the
session Will run over Into the first week OF
April.
4 delegation representing the Merchants
Association Of New York city appeared before
the senate Cities Committee !Hto this afternoon
eapecting to be heard upon the bill introduced
by Senator Ford, which was prepared by the
the right Of eminent domain in acquir-
lag watersheds in any. part OF tho
state, except in Suffolk county. not
actually or fully used by any other
municipality. The ASSOCIATION puts this meas
urc forward as an anti Ramapo measure. as IL
would allow the city TO take the Ramapo water,
shed, As the senate session lid not end until
I O'Clock. and because hearings on other bills
were scheduled ahead Of Senator Ford's bill.
the com nittec was, Obliged 70 postpone hear
lug the delegation from the Merchants' Assoc
citation, Assrmblyman Morgan introduced
tue Merchants Association bill in thu Assem-
bly,, and on motion made in the isSnnbly
CITES Committee tonight TO report It wtS de-