The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-04-11
s.Jostah,s,. Sevaps.

MIR. EDITOR We have prolonged our
vacation longer than we had intended.
Some weeks nave now elapsed since we
furnished your readers with scraps"
whether to their satisfaction or disappoint-
ment we do not know. One thing we do
know, however, to a certainty, the world
has wagged along all the same without
them. Our silence has had but little to do
with the sum total of its happiness or dis
appointment. Hudson county has gone
back on the devil and put on a show of
political decency. Our Legislature In a
lull of office jobbing has passed a sensible
Borough law. The chronic grow Ter around
town has growled his growi, and the matri-
monially inclined have matrimonied, all
without any advice or apprehension from
us. We are glad it is as it is, and that the
world doesn't swing on us as a pivot. We
have no desire, when We shuttle off this
mortal coil" to wreck the social fabric.
Although we do not expect to leave foot
prints in the sands of time that will be in
destructible, like the tracks of Saureans in
the rocks, nevertheless We will endeavor
again for a tim to gather sp scraps" if
there are any lying round.
We learn our Borough Council has been
quite active in its endeavor to ascertain a
feasible plan FOL supplying our town with
water other han the primitive well since
u Spring meeting authorizing them to
use the $500 raised for c~isterns, or as much
as shall be necessary for that purpose. We
also learn that III. Dec. Richards. of the
firm of Ferris, Halliday & Richards, con-
structing engineers, of Jersey City, met
u Council a short time ago and made
many suggestions, based on practical
knowledge gained by experience in con-
structing waterworks, which suggestions
will be of immense advantage to us in case
we adopt a system of w~aterworks. This
company have put in works in all parts OF
the country extending from Maine to
Florida and from the Atlantic seaboard to
the Rocky mountains. They constructed
most of the works in this State, among
which are the noted works in Jersey City.
Mr.. Richards submitted plan and proposal
to put in works in this place under speci-
fcations satisfactory to Council, and as a
guarantee of their financial ability and of
their good faith, agreed to furnish all cap
ital. do all work, and then give three
months trial of works before any rentals
shall become due and payable, and also
furtlur agreed that il at the expiration OF
three mouths trial Council are satisfied the
works are not in accordance with speeifl-
cations and will not furnish all the water
necessary IN any emergency and throw 1t
from at least three separate fire plugs at
one and the same time. and without the
use OF fire engine for that purpose, over
any building in town, then the contract TO
be void and Of no binding force on the
Borough. lie further agreed the water
furnished shall be soft, free from all i'm
p~urities aud in every way fit for drinking
purposes. He further agreed, we under
stand. that if at any time after the works
are completed The Borough wishes to pEr-
chase the same they can purchase at
actual value, to be ascertained by appraise-
ment by DISTINGUISHED parties. He also
stated that in his Judgment the works
would not pay for any outlay of capital
for the time being, but that he believed
they would make a good investment in the
years to come and that this belief was