New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
MIR. TITUS EXPLAINS
ENGINEERS.
Water Ui~ard" Charges Com
stdnt Opposition.

Sflss ". Titus. who cut Off supply OF
ten million gallons OF water daily from
residents of Brooklyn on october 2s be-
cause Of delay in payments. made public a
letter yesterday explaining his action
Titus is called the water wizard from
his success in supplying almost the entire
South Brooklyn section with water from
wells sunk in the neighborhoOd.
With the water supply of South Brook
lyn in danger. he says that his pumping
stations will not be operated until the
money is received for the supply OF the
last few months. Controller Metz asserts
that check for the amount due has been
sent Mr.. Titus The latter says IT has not
reached him. He further states that his
plants will not be reopened until. in adj
ditiOn 10 the payment being made. the city
clears the way for the operation OF his
pumping station al Forest Park, the op-
Grafton OF which, with his other plants I'm
9Th street, Brooklyn. and Jameco. Long
Island. will enable him 10 give Brooklyn
a supply of twenty-five million gallons.
All the trouble is attributed by the
water wizard to the jealousy Of city en-
sineers who could not produce water from
the points where he had sunk his wells.
The successive steps Of their opposition 10
his projects were outlined in the statement
made public yesterday. Chandler Withing-
ton. chief engineer in Controller Metz's
Finance Department. and r. W. Creuz-
taur. consulting engineer to Borough
President Coler of Brooklyn, are specified
as the leaders Of the opposition to him.
Il have tried, and I think successfully.
to fulfil every contract ! made with the
city" said Mr.. Titus last night. They
have broken the terms Of every one.
may have 20 go TO the courts. I've shown
what II is possible TO do IN getting water on
Long Island and what il is possible 10 do
for Brooklyn in the way of a water supply
I'll trust the public 10 see that proper re-
turn is made to a man who spent more than
l.OOO. 600 TO benefit them.
The city has taken the water that I
paid 20 get. and now they promise to take
what I got the water with But well see
I have produced the goods and they have
taken them. and whether the goods are
poison not the city was paid for il and
they will pay me"
MIR Titus's letter was sent TO John Z
Gavin. president Of the South Brooklyn
Board of Trade. which has taken up the
question in an investigation of the secretly
of water in the territory in which il is In
I
eight typevritten pages. containing the his
tory OF Mr.. Titus's efforts for Brooklyn
since 1884 Opposition 10 him on the score
Of payments for coal started at that time
have been continued since. he says MessTs-
wilmington and Creuzbaur are accused OF
..being seduIous at all times 10 influence
their respective superiors'' against Mr..
Titus -se letter says
What their ultimate motives may ne
ant not ready at this time to state but NJ
doubt among them figures professional
It aiousy. Indeed. an along py hgnt has
leen against engineers In general whose
vanity has been wounded
Mr Titus recites the trouble he expert
eLced In establishing the stations al ia
,reco and in 6tn street. Brooklyn, and SAYS
that the engineers, unsuccessful an other
attempts, tried TO have ais payments
st,.t,ped in tie Controllers pffice- Tie le,-
Ter cOntinufs:
1 found TO my great surprise that Ihs