The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-04
question from one of your heaviest COZ

proposition from one of your heaviest con
sumers 49,,
'sIf you do not make a contract with me
pipes will be laid south OF you, anu py
losing these consumers your revenue Will
be seriously impaired. am simply in the
market with goods to sell, and go where
can find the market for them.
JERSEY CITY's RIGHTS.
Mr.. Flemming declared that Jersey City
had Substantial rights in the entire flow
of the Passaic River and no one could in
terfere with that flow without interfering
with Jersey City's rights. He then went
on to prove his proposition by maintaining
that the Legislature, in granting the CITY
the right to take water from the river IN
1852, gave the city the right also to take
as much as the growing wants OF her cltl-
zens may require from year to year. No
one, he claimed, could go above us and
interfere with our supply.
1t is an open question, Mr. Flemm1ng
said, whether the State owned the water
above the Passaic Falls He did not
think riparian owner could take the
water away, although, perhaps, ne had
purposes; and when the surplus is
taken to New York it is done so contrary
to our rights He would, therefore, say
to Mr.. Bartlett:-"It is to your advantage
to make the most advantageous terms you
can with us; not we with you"
Mr. Flemming denied that the Passalt
is as prolific as Mr.. Bartlett says it is
Not more than 300, 900, 600 or 400,0O0.0O0 q
day can be depended upon, and if 23o, 900,
600 gallons of that is sent to New York
there will not be much left for Jersey City
Colonel John McAnerney next spoke
and said:-"I have not paid much atten.
ton to the chemistry of the subject, but
have enquired into the financial ability OF
Mr.. Bartlett, and find that the character
of the men engaged with him in this en-
terprise is excellent and his resources un
| limited. We have been discussing oul
water supply for two years We have
| filthy water 1t may be beautiful, but
| don't like it. Idon't drink any more thar
There are 10000 people who are moi
here tonight who look to ,yor1
| to guide them Why not lool
at this question in a business way. Mr.
| BARTLETT seems to be the only substantla
man who has offered us any thing; W.
| ought to have lawyers enough in this city
of sufficient ability to see that the proper
| contract is prepared.
| I'm few years we shall have to havt
| renewals at a cost of thousands of dol
| lars. What condition are we in to make
! those renewals with the gangs that nov
rule our city.
| COLONEL M'ANERNEY's SUGGESTION.
| 81 would therefore suggest that com
mittee of five be appointed to meet will
| Mr. Bartlett; ascertain the best term
which can be obtained from him, ant
| draw up formal contract embracing
! those terms If this gentleman will Civ
us water and protect our rights let us JON
| this great movement. If we have mor'
| than we want let New York have thu
| water. That would be merely brotherly.
| Colonel McAnerney continued in thl
strain for some time, and then put hi
suggestion into motion. That was sec
| onded by Major Y. K. Pangborn, who IL
| doing so said:-.'I second that motion, Mr.
| Chairman, because it gives me an oppor
| tunity to say something If you want t
| get a better water supply you can onl.
| obtain it in one of three ways:-by filter
ing it, by building new plant, or by pun
| chase.
1.-THE question of filtering we will no
consider To build new water works un
| der the direction of the men who hav'
| been in control of our water during th
past ten years would be most costly ant
you'd better keep out You should bu
the water where you can get it the cheap
est. What we want for the prosperity o
Jersey City is pure water and plent
of it."
In answer to some questions by Post
master Kelly, Mr. Bartlett said that tn
proposition is that the company take tn
city's plant and pay the interest on tn
debt. DIR. Gordon appointed as the com
mittee to confer with Mr. Bartlett, unde
| Colonel McAnerney's motion, these gen
| tlemen: Colonel McAnerney, Loui
Booraem, James Flemming, John D. Car
scallen and Joseph A. Dear. Colone
McAnerney declined to serve, and, on me
ton, DR.. Gordon was substituted.
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