, 1881-09-28
COMMISSIONER WALLER.
A Crushing and Convincing Reply
to Gen. Lieb's Recent
Epistle.
Ills Troubles with tho Water
Office from tho Dny Lieb
Entered 1t.
IN Illustration that the General Does
Not Represent the City's In
terests There.


Commissioner walier yesterday concluded bis
answ cr to IIcrHun Tteb, wno occupies tho rUs1"
t1n uf Superintendent of tho Wntcr ncpnit-
mcht. Thu Commissioned gives auiuu fGcts
which nay ye Ut Interest to tho public. Tho fol-
lowinH Is tho document III full:
t'ErAtsTM,:Sr, NJ Punttu Wnnks. CitluA0o.
Six: have i,' much ;ru,Inlo with The Water
UIiteo from tho tlay yU entered II. huvo trod
.o nys sst i b y ra s sss s sn a
business qualities ur capabilities 1cee5sary to
tho btlecessflil t1'Mt'nEoinet u tafEh ihahcinl
Oce, requiring correct records, and m ucct.
thosn.
THE 1SlTIAr POINT OF TIE PRESENT THOU
1ss.E: WITH YOU
was this: TN ,l,e tstt, ,1ay Of August sent you
stnieu,ent OF "Bhnt- offs " for r1ptl- payment IT
xnswur Tn,wf as 9s 1 Ny @ t @
fur, You e1ltlic IL inc md sa!A that you cnu!d
not Furnish tho statement asked for, tl1ut no
tl.at time. iwa% nssunlshc1 tn hear Of ouch r.,
msssss a,.i ial,i yoa g. io,, saal yo,, % sonid
t"fn s1rs .rx 's ss Fl dr aHt 5 .''
plt'i: ~ know whit has been collected: tho os.
sss of y ny Ms t. u seS wrt sa9ua %y
of tho :.Oth Inst, (which apI'enrest IN tho news
papers before hui time to rrad ~ needs m
and Il .hcury enysectr.l with it. which 1t ts MY
duty to EXPOSE. The wnolo burtlun ur tho report
res,s h.re, md do not care To uotice nuy other
You i,ilcue tl,at thorc Is ii considerable annual
lossto tho city l,cn.!uso uf Incninplete md fi-
perfect assessments for Tho lse "f wntprs
INSTEAD OF TifiS0 T3 fsEM1:Dr THIS,
af vot, uooyr ~, in n acknowledgement. manly.
M,;rticni way. vi, nusv nsctarrtd to irrHid Il
l" II sSS !!e%Epae. s @ ss "a s"per,n!cis't Of ,he
out ~ t,uinT wrg ira nn,e1,e t,,0sc which il *
your specul duly tn supervise, And sec
nMxi.tv l,nw"Sor n ,nnkr ant n
..nsr Ininst lin ,rrscpt ,ssessnr witch mn xtcty
,s " N a@ n {or s ~ x, 70 n a r. f IT.
llrst titne brishi |" l'shti yo,i prsiA'ly oscr:
y, @ er ro ,e prdcr Pr r. ,r na
nnss v', r;,,, ss'ny somcnw tt ths tr,,nt.,
e sreei t Il III nty as vn mt = Her y5Snr yiSaf
hnrn .vna ,1romt <,rn1 m +, tl,r asscssnra
hranch Of yo,ir % ,irpsrtiacist, you ,uuss asserl
enw rot1rS, @ f n " for ruo ~ % si,,'ro or to tntu"
tnn iT.uH aasras,ntns imr,,nent. nnI hvtnr dot,s
~ III ~ er, INV ~l nrnn"sf, tn ,,st1n sr,ts,ir5
FOR t not discovering ana correcting tits alleged
MI. 'os skni vou ti,a1 f.,ll9wiuw ,,,,cst,on:
"lfnyo YOU 1T any tiriu or IN nny mnnner re-
ported to ,no lhat there wore any rchntes bc!ng
tna.le IN ysi'r n!!lte thstt Sno! not ao mr tnaF
tuo cltS WIS lns'ng y s1Hu Munty uesntsr ~ ;a ~
such iInn.opcr systcin or rneiiohf u 10; pleAso
Simt" Mam % tho snc ~ T ~ mo- m,ia she s,l H.
se' stance heseSf. 'nS Sae %hsh sou sepy ply '
! And ,1on yo,, rive ,hi. bin rctnarkah1o reason why
r,,i, ,i,t int: lint tn,t aiccrIyctl u wurr,uy
ibrounfi a v"utlc,,n1 iiitrastc,l by mo with the
mcssnnu III .he hitler bart Of iii or hegiMunE
af lss e tho ee.s !hat 4 yoaa ia not ssso e
ss nT Ss 81 a str.Ssy nrEs S9G con oa HIS Inn"
to @ oii!cr ef sperin,,nlont III co,,li g. .lispens'I
rnr, ;, psr,n ahsn mil I'm t,,nst imnI,rtmmf nnrt