New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-20
LONG BRANCH MATER wORKS.
1lIa VERY FAVORABLE CONTRACT OBTAINED FROM
TIE AUTHORITIES BY TIE WATER WORKS COM
nAA-Y--Ir ~ IlllI ARID ANNIIIID.

TlI2 VERY FAVORABLE CONTRACT oBrAiNED FROM
TIE AUTHORITIES BY TIE WATER WORKS COM
PANY-Ir Is DECLARED ANEULLED.
TO me Edtfor Of The Trt6une.
SIR: Our Board OF Commissioners and the
Water Company al variance relative 70 contract
nade IN January last between the Old Board OF Commis
soncrs and tic water Company, and no little Interest IS
manifested by the Taxpayers "a t. tic result Of
matr. Tho terms o; the contract in question about
as follows: The Water Company Were 70 nun main
through Occau-lyc aud Maiu-5t, placing a hydrout
cvely 500 feet OF the distance for the VI which the
Commission 70 pa an anuuiG rental Of S1GO per
ydrant Not Atty OF these hydrn,s to be
supplied ~ the start and whenever extension ~ tho
lnia was made, add Ont hydints 10 DC furnished
iato and upon the same terms as the orig
iBa lty At tue expiration ri twenty yeats the Water
Company agreed sell their right, title and interest in
The works - tic Commission at tho actual cost OF the
sane o5ided that the Commission gave nnc months
notice OF their intention to purchase. II no saci notice
was gwen then the contract 10 rsna ia force Tor
t.n yeas longer. By the contract Tic NJtor Company
are exempted rom paying any local taxes. The works
were 70 Doe completed ana the Cilp,ny h readiness 70
furnish the Commission with wator for strecsprnklins
by J;nie !.
The present Beard Of Commissioners were chosen in
May last four members OF the OH Board holding
viz; Mcesrs J. H. Cooper (Presi icn;). Chas. Chamber
LAIN ". u Cavity and Charles Levin. Whoa the WGtor
brought ~ tie notice OF TIE Board
Cccasloncd little asoIi1hient and dieaPprobaiiJa
among those member who ignorant Of It's proyi-
sious and even Mcssrs Chamber alA and Cavity ara
said 10 have DC ciared Chat t differed IN yoiy material
poir-the condition 81 sae-from ,ho representations
nsdc 20 he Board al iac ;mc its President author
z"d 70 sign tIc Srtv!os Of agreement TIE water-BorAs
no. being completed the first OF Juao The Commission
eIs meeting hold Juno =, passed the following reso-
lutnus:
Lescfef Tint The water Company De informed In writ
ia IL the CcIk of tc Board % forihwiih carry our
cXrcle ard nIsa ber contract with s Board ia regard
10 furnishing fOs tc ul te CVumisrion aud
not .Utd Wt.dh I'VE daS rom "te 81 stiN wee OF Inc
notice tcu slid contract WIN The Commission VII! b.
considered null aud void.
TIC Wa.er Company not prepared to furnish
ter unt about the 7th inst and consequently tie Com
lssouer have acted IN accordance with ths resolution.
Several applications Lave been made 10 tic Board for
,zcu,io o. the water mann, bHt tho Commissioners have
,.cclec 70 traut tie samo Tor tho present. such
course vUud be 0ckuoW lcdsmout o! lh9 validity Of
tie contract
Some three weeks since j. t. Iannug. counsel foT tho
Botf0 uf Commissioners, gave BIZ opinion that he
Commission was bound py the Contract Ihc Nua!i
did not accept Mr.. LanninS6 decision hnal bat All
piled lawyer ~ the County seat iora Srttc opinion.
which has been Icccis cd, and to have been hLb-
u!itted to tie Board Il special meeting Monday
night lari, but theio hot Sufficient Isliubtr
Of The members present 10 constitute hqupfum II Will
not como -bt before tIc regular meeting StiGr-
dar fcNf JlC aY-payclS generally opposed 90 the
contact ppd letve Will not ST. legal test
They arr not, however opp0srd ~ the Natcs-WUTks.
but Vii rhsuigy pa. iGGce iUr Ia maintenance Ha toUu
as ;Lc Water Company properly restricted Ia Their
powers. Dy Tie contract their IL 10 limit bud II j.
safe 10 say that IL FIVE ;inic tie for yGIHns
pav tic pcst perhaps ~ any Ia tic Uritci States. II
u Of great suPpllss that cur ConniisSonets
failed % thc injustice OF such e"aiIae' ano Cc
burdens 81 imposes. AQUA.
Lo1g BFdnch july II, 1877