New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-12
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
DELAY ON AQUEDUCT.
Man Help the Ramapo Plotters, 1t
Is asserted.


- ue - - 81 thst the press Of this city has
sI- .-.-+ for anything that smells q Ramapo
-. ,ir arms against every proposed legls-
q .,.ss.re that might be construed however
So "a favoring that scheme? Is Il not be-
- 4. --se one OF the most aucaclols aho iol-s-
80 s+re--rts az grab thar was ever Haoe'
-. % consDlrctors who FOUND a way years
~ the disclosure OF their plan 10 q ea'e d
sAea- ,--,esf-1ent 10 the city IN providing for
hnal-'' ..sio- q its water system. through the
- eve--ed in the framing Of the city chaT-
ianu'- - no point In the prosecution OF
-,s,ilsss campaign. -..s ..-. 90,
- ,rarv thousands Of dollars 10 nghuhs the
- s-ea- with abundant eFlceIee o. 1L'e
i-sDcss sad cunning o. the forces oenlne IT, me
-, ss well aware that 'the snake IS Only
essO -ot killed" hence its continued vigilance
So - fts principal reasons Tor the warfare
81. 80 and VIII continue 20 wage against
-. acueduct Commission.
- justification or reason could ne ADVANCED
- Of the Ramapo scheme II would be the
.,-.,t and vital necessity q community such
- vsv-Yo-k 10 bc assured o. US water supply
.s,n twenty years have elapsed since pro-
Aot - -.-e A. the face o. necessity for an
N.., 90 ,,,r rresent system OF water supply
~, 81 a16 O,a has already meen spent In
-srf ou; the plans. and yet We are not "'1Iin
49, -sach of accomplishment u is. OF course
-,le 20 trace The 6crcll-tion or the AeLto1et
I-,ssio- or the default o. the contractors 10
., influence q TIE promoters o. 1aIaaio' o--- 8
=. t,o,r thry work in devious ways ana even X
- i-err1i-- e and ireE-usabe Decays ID t-lis W. p
!. --af' inheritance can ln no way Pc 49, -
- ne workings Of Eauano. notul-e ee--- 49,
-s nurrose better or be better caie--e'e- 10 e-'
oI @ ,-,-,,ss that the Grcuth Of the early sum
re- laef wear extended for teN weeks "a -.
ne menace W-ich was ALREADY it,'-ll-i.g. --,,--
-ro-e pronounced or actually re1--it- ---- 49,. +.
lions az q water famine oT water ia-DiS 80 --l
e5.v I'D Nev--York. the community "o-.1 p, 49,
neres for any alternative. -no "e-eo--7 @
yy0~ct-ors Z rr5pOsifi0u as IGInaiH g.. d. -
II eeens however. that q REQUIRES q t-
.-o-zr the ueope OF this CITY 10 . -t-t ~
49, .--f-I 'oaffetronhe ir Ch.caeO FloIilleo o-i
-rb6-ffies 20 inVestigaJe The colaitai or lle 49,
.tc-fres WITH the result thar many oi iAeln W.
80 - ~ H,sress and nearly a-i q mem rec -
-se-.T ove~hauIinc The awful experience ~ me
- en6 power in our Buildings Department 20 cor
- evils thar constantly threaten as N-th calai-
81 RID il Is % be feared that either water ieI
~ rr-+-fre Inc community water r2-lcns WI
h necessary % grouse them % sense q Ll-s
s-rsteg- OF an dangers before we are assured tntl
fe work win be put I'M such hands % 10 N-Iia-i'
M m eynectiuC early completion.
an prompted % address YOU On view 81 lne ral-
rrsfior IN your journal to-day. Under me headii 2
als Il a New EamapO Grab2' ana because o.
several occasions in the past you have calee ate-
5ar through vour news columns and your e1ltoIlais
n ne serious neglect and delay OK the Aqncauc'
Csnmission 10 perform its duties. 1890
rss,-nsr Committee On Revision o. City Records
snf Accounts and Water Supply, The Merchants
ASSOCIATE Of Neu-NOrk
EeW-York City. March DO 1905.