The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-11

and hayA nil ia naNaFa Az a mi IN Nnpt raat fnF
mara thu, tan ,..r
ASH, turned an, 4, x.. No, v,,, Ia .ud,syor 10 push
through the Morgan bin, especially In view Of the
differences between your engineers and ,hos. Of the
Comptroller differences which were more seeming
than real. but which rendered II utterly i'm prhc'icable
To get the measure through al 'h's ume
Let me point out To YOU also that there were
very real objections to the Morgan Dill IN US Original
FORM In your letter you sho" 'ne sIo'~.'"n "
eu'paoe misconduct on 'he paH OF 'e Nv "u
y" q acScnooa py you ..,se'" s.,ns.na,,
amy . Sno" 'nA. " nrm, I" ~ ., ~. s,.,.
ma ~ >. ,naan.s 49, nu.,.n, ,h.r, from turning
w.i.,s TOW rol,,,.d ,ona. int N. conduit, that
thew x.rs h,,slv pr,,,n,.d nv an =, plosIon Of popular
Indignation from entering into . mos, grossly i'm.
proper contract with the Ramapo Company"
III. n,soo,a,,, ,.,..r.d % an .,h. .,o...ss
.nd MAJ, o,Inoh,." n,ohshlv rsysr. N the
toiI,ra -, ~. 49, nsn.,,m.n and IN. Hoard
a, p,hIic Imn,ovamant m nrov,de more
condu,, ,.ci,i,ia. IN RroorI,n nv which certain
~.,ar that conId hov. nam ga,her.a On Long
I.l.nd h.. oona N w..,s A contract 70 pro-
via. n naw oondui, %. an,.r.d into in 1904 nv
RrooLI,n div. 1, w,s m co., 1910 c0O I, vas
void Tor ,ho r...ou that IN. Comptrol,sr Of
proorIvn ala No, n,on.,,v c.v,,,v n Water
a mm,..,on. D.,,on ,r,.d % o., the thing
thronoh ,ha po.,d =, p,h,,, Jmn,ovemsnt hut
a M. MA lii. .v.rv NM, cont,.ct calling
for thu a~vr.nd,t,,. AZ ,.ros ann ~ monev.
II NAV % ,hroruh nov
Ahout no,I,,.d nond. NJ nsRAr.vA In bis
| letter N the Governor s.id.
|
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nor,,.uo, w..r.,v..., O., ,,orn..A a, .,nn,v
| BROOKLYN with dr,ntine water from two polluted
ponds which had not been u sed for three years. for the
reason tina, they drained districts in which typhoid
fever and diphthsria prcysied and moreover had be.
come 80 foul as 10 be absolutely unnt for human con.
| sumption and a certain source Of widespread disease n
so used. Orders were issued to the engineers Of tho
BROOKLYN Water DEPARTMENT 10 cause these polluted
waters TO be turned into tho coudul,s. RI. Deputy
Water Commissioner. the engineer in charge, and tho
engineer Of water ,upp,y Of Brooklvn nr., demurred,
| then protc s,ed. and nnally ab,olutslv n ..d 10 carry
| the order into enec, stating that they knew the
. ns, Nsoi, 'na' y We, Jun, Q use.
,,,e ch.,,c., .nd ,n., ~ u.r. N. .on,.mn,.,.d
use n, !, wo,,h h. . c,,u,n., act N.,.,,h.,.s. IN.
o,d., 10 us. IN. ro,,,,.d v.,., ..s r,v.n m. n.w,.
n,n.,. u,,. ,n,o,n.d =, IN, Ia, ana n,h,,sh,6 !, IN
sensational form n, IN. non, h,v m. Stat, Road
a, Hahn ,v ,.,.~,.nb ,,,h.d. IN. ,s. a, IN.
w.,.,s b.y,nv h..n ,,.v,o,,y ,n,o,m.h .,,h.,
,,,,.,.,,, =, ,.mioma.uu :, On. ..n.nnl.,.a
..,o,
Inc nIesoI lHE Sun ID January sno" tnat
there was almost a water famine In BROOKLYN
owing 10 q lonR-contlnued drought. OnJa IL
neputy ma'et ,o"n,iss'oher Moh"'' proos.
Vh sa'u '"a II u uioukne eoh'nueu m's.s
oA ,N, W 'o"o "o'o' w r.
Gu ..ta ,ha, ,ho,a w... non.,oI on,,Io, ,h.t
~. - q. ,,.u. 80. %. vnha,,hv
$3.50
oee'O'. - "elo " "oou.
anu there hau peeh VPnoiu snu
niphtheria IN nor hsishoorhoou IN
another issue IL said NAV the state BOARD OF
Health was opposed 10 the use OF the water OF
these ponds. l hnd no sensational stories In
the files OF THE SuN. and no sensational stories
In the Herald or journal: no mention OF the
ponds at all. In fact. Commissioner Dalton says
that no order to use the water OF these ponds
had ever been ISSUED by MS department.. ana
ne showed me the copy OF a 'etter sent 70 the
Deputy commissioner In BROOKLYN. dated Jan.
H. six days after THE SUNS publication.
saying IN enect that' IL having oeen reported
10 MIN that the waters OF the baisiey
and Springfield ponds were poliuted ana I'M
healthy. ne ordered that none OF u shoulo 10
taken or shouid DO allowed 70 now INTO the
wafer supply system OF the city. Inc expio-
son OF popular Indignation referred TO was
engineered oy newspapers TOT sehsauohai pur-
poses only
Inc contract proposed was ono that the ram
apo Company would rever nave accepted. and
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