The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-16
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
McAdoo Present = Dear's
ReminiSCenceS--The Two
Congressional Aspir-
ants Entertain.

ing last evening since the summer recess.
The attendance was slim. but that was
attributed to the inclemency of the
L. j. Gordon, Robert Elliott, Humphrey
w. Carr, George E. Watson. Louis ".
Booreem, Henry Steffens. Alderman
Simeon Smith, j. J. Detwiller and E. r.
Vessels. Mr.. Joseph A. Dear was also
present and entertained his friends wit h
"reminiscences of his trip abroad. Previ-
GUS to the meeting the Board of Directors
met and discussed the best methods of
organizing under the new act authorizing
the incorporation OF boards of trade.
DR.. Gordon called the meeting to order
and drew attention to the new law and
the action the Board should take under
it. Secretary Doane then read letter
from Congressman McAdoo in reply to
an enquiry addressed to the Congress-
man in regard to the whereabouts of the
Jersey City Post Office BILL
M'KINLEY STOPS THE NEW POST OFFICE.
Mr.. McAdoo replied that large num-
Der Of public bills which were reported.
larger than that for Jersey City, and
which were considered favor ably in the
Committee of the Whole, have been hung
up for months awaiting a vote in tn Q
House. Messrs Mckinley and
Cannon who have absolute control of
GuOSo LUatLcIS aCbluR 0VlQeUUly IN con-
junction with the administration have
simply determined that no more public
building bills shall be passed this session.
Unless there is a change the Jersey City
bill cannot get up before the short session
of next winter when, Mr.. McAdoo says,
he has hopes it will pass.
Appropriate resolutions on the death of
the late William Ward, who was MEM
of the Board were adopted.
Mr.. Booraem of the Committe on NUM-
cipal affairs read lengthy report upon
the Jersey City water supply. The re-
port says
1t has come to the knowledge Of your com.
mittee tn at the authorities of the city have pro-
cured water from the Hackensack Water Com
pany during the summer, and that this is the
tirst time it has appeared necessary for the city
TO obtain its water from any source other than
its regular supply from the Passaic RIVER and
that this has occurred Notwithstanding the fact
that the present summer has not been at all q
dry summer.
OUR WATER IS IMPURE.
1t is also apparent to every one who uses the
water as now supplied by the city, that il is far
from pure, and has brownish appearance. The
authorities of Jersey City in conjunction with
the authorities OF Newark have recently taken
proceedings TO prevent the Passaic water from
being rendered more impure by the emptying
of the sewers of the city of Passaic into the
river 1t is to be noted, however, that this can
not result in making the water any better and
any purer than it is at present, but that it win
merely prevent additional sewerage from being
emptied into the river, but it will not prevent
the additional matter produced by the increasing
density of the population along its banks from
finding its way into the river.
1t has been suggested that an additional main
should be laid from jersey City to the reservoir
at Belleville This, however. will not result in
putting any more water in the Belleville reser-
voIr, and it Is understood that the cause of the
present short supply is 1.-THE want of water at
Belleville and not the absence of means of bring
ing it to Jersey City.
sYour committee desire to call the especial at
tention Of the Board to the fact that the waters
of the Passaic at the intake of the water works
at Belleville must necessarily become more and
more impure as time progresses, and that we are
rapidly approaching the time when the waters
ut that point will be utterly unfit for use,
and that the city authorities should at
once devise some means for procuring
a better supply OF water for city purposes The
cities of Newark and Bayonne have compare
lively recently made contracts for a supply of
water, and parties are already in the field OBJ
taining for them the best water sheds and
water supplies in the State, and that necessarily
the cities that are first in the field will obtain
the best source of supply. In the opinion of
your committee 1t Is not so much O question as
10 whether the city should own its own water
works and water plant, or whether it should
buy its water by the gallon, as it Is that the
present evil should be remedied at the earliest
possible moment, and the attention of the citi-
zens and the authorities should at once be di-
ected to the matter.
Tho committee recommended the adop-
tion of resolution to the effect that the
attention of the city authorities be called
TO the present condition of the water and
water supply, and that the question of
procuring supply of pure and whole
some water be earnestly considered and
that copy of the committees report be
sent to the Mayor and Board of Alder
men and Commissioner of Finance and
the Street and Water Board.
Mr. Detwiller said that the members of
the committee had considered the matter
carefully, as they deemed 1t one of the
most important questions before them,
viz, the question of securing good
water supply.
A NEW WATER SUPPLY URGED.
He referred to the fact that Newark and
Bayonne had secured O new water supply
without delay. Impure water he declared
was a detriment to the interests of the
The Passaic River was the
natural drainage for the surrounding
country and some other supply should be
found. Mr.. Carr asked if the proposition
made to Mr. Bartlett to take our water
works and furnish US with good supply
of water at so much per gallon was con-
sidered by Mr.. Bartlett definite one as
one which his people would consider.
Mr.. Dear said that he understood Mr..
BartleJt to say that he would accept such
a proposition then but'he did not know
whether he would hold himself to it now
cussion and the resolution was adopted.
The Committee on railroads and canals
reported in regard to the request from
Kansas City to take action concerning
freight charges, that as the matters did
not effect Jersey City it was not advisable
to take any action. In regard to the mat
ter of stations at Jersey avenue and Bald
win avenue on the Pennsylvania Rail
road the Committee reported that they
had conferred with SuperintendentlJa
son together with a committee or the
Merchants Protective Association, and
they expected an answer in a few days.
Mr. Dear said in regard TO the matter for
the reduction of ferriages that he had
made an appointment TO meet Mr.. jack
son and then could not find him.
The old Board then adjourned, and the
meeting came to order as the new Board
under the new law. Mr.. Booraem moved
that all the moneys and effects of the old
Board be turned over to the new. The
old Board did not adjourn sine die, but
at the call of the chair, as there
may be some matters for it to clear up be-
fore disbanding.
IN BAYONNE