New-York tribune., 1900-03-26
ROOSEEELT TO HEAR THEM.
MERCHANTS FIGHTING RAMAPO INVITE
DALTON TO GO TO ALBANY
WITH THEM.

Governor Roosevelt has promised TO receive this
morning in Albany the Merchants Association
delegation which is pushing the ant-Ramapo legis-
lation The merchants will leave this city on the
Empire State Express and their conference with
the Governor will be about the Morgan bill in the
Assembly and the Ford bill in the Senate. These
were introduced by the Merchants Associa ton for
the purpose OF restoring to New-York the rights
TO obtain water by municipal ownership, which
rights limited in the charter.
William F. King president of the Merchants
Association, telegraphed Governor Roosevelt late
Friday follows:
VIII you be in New-York Saturday? If so. our
water may be taken for New-York- If not, they
will call on you Monday in Albany to submit maps
pass the Morgan bill II localized.
In reply to this Governor Roosevelt wired to Mr..
King from Albany follows
VIII see them Monday morning here.
The delegation is made UP follows: Thomas
c. Clarke, chairman of the subcommittee on engi-
neerfng. and the following members of that COM
mittee all being engineers. Rudolph Herring. z. P
North. D. Men Staufer and E E Ocott James
Fl. Fuertes, the expert engineer employed by the
subcommittee engineering TO investigate the
sources of future water supply for the city; John
NJ Perry, OF the subcommittee on legislation; NJ.
E Bannin chairman of the general Committee or
Water Supply: Assemblyman ]. H. Morgan. who
introduced the bill known by his name; William
F. King, president Of the Merchants Association;
S, CriSty Mead, assistant secretary or the Mer-
chants Association, who is also secretary OF the
Committee on Water Supply; Frederick B. De
Berard who is assistant TO the chairman of the
Water Supply Committee and secretary Of the sub
committee engineering. and n. Flanter and
William R. Corwine. Of the Merchants Association.
William Dalton, Commissioner of Water Supply,
wrote 10 the Merchants Association Saturday.
saying:
I have read in the newspapers that your
citation was to present to the iegSiatlVe committee
AT ALBANY having charge OF the Morgan bill
cernng the supply Of this city report or
statement showing that the city can obtain an
additional supply of 500 100000 gallons from
tain watershed at a cost not exceeding that for
the water now received from the Croton water
shed As such report atement no doubt
tains informa ton of great value TO this department
l would be very much pleased If you Will kindly
furnish me a copy of il at your earliest con-
venience
sending its letter by messenger. and asking. If 1t
passage by the Legislature of a law giving the
Commissioner Of Water Supply the powers neces-
sary TO make such supply available for the city,
and adding:
Our engineering committee will present to Gov
ernor Roosevelt and members OF the Legislature
Monday, at their request maps and plans, to-
that such a supply ia ODtainable provided the
Iegisla ture does not refuse 10 grant the power.
without which IL cannot be got.
The merchants also invited Mr. Dalton
company them 10 Albany, in the confidence that
he would welcome a means for procuring
ample water supply for this city. which they know
he has earnestly at heart.