The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-02
Pure WATER SUPPLY.
Citizens Aroused to Duty By
The Jersey City
News"
IMPORTANT MEETING At GREENYILlE.
Resolutions Which Meet the Issue
and Demand the Reform That
is Needed.

The persistent agitation by THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS of the water question has
stirred citizens into an attempt to obtain
a purer beverage. Last night the first
mass meeting to protest against the out
rage was held at Bamber Hall, Linden
avenue, Greenville, where in answer to
public call about three hundred and
fifty people met. The talk preceding the
opening of the meeting was most ex-
tremely condemnatory of the action of
the city authorities for permitting the
continued and extended pollution Of the
Passaic River
The meeting was called to order at
about half past eight O'Clock S. L. Har-
vey, pi esldenU OF the Sixth District Citi-
zens' Association, was elected chairman.
After short speech, in which he urged
concerted action and the adoption of i'm
mediate means to remedy the impure
condition of the water, he made way for
Major Pangborn, who proved by his re-
marks that he had carefully read and d.
geSted the various reports and argu-
ments presented from time to time by
The JERSEY CITY NEWS. For the
assistance rendered, THE News takes oc-
to thank him AS well as to congratu-
late him upon the fact that he manifested
his wisdom by so fully fortifying himself
for his undertaking from these columns.
II do not believe" said he, that there
is any man in this city who can make any
pretentions that the water we are drink
ing is fit to use. Everyone knows that it
is not fit to drink. do not suffer-for
have well to get water from: but we all
cannot have wells. Things have come TO
such pass that Jersey City is forced to
depend solely on her own resources
tn a of
might have had che cooperation of New
ark, but now it is too late.
NEWARK'S WISDOM
Newark was wise and in less than a
year she will have decent supply. Con-
sequently all that can be done must be
accomplished by our individual efforts.
The rapidly increasing population of Jer-
sey City demands q fuller and better
water supply. The water is bad and do
not think filtering will purify it. We
must give up the idea OF purifying the
Passalc. 1t contains sewage Of every
conceivable nastiness. We are suffering
a great wrong and one thing is most GER
tain; we must seek elsewhere than the
Passaic to get good water supply"
The Major went on to say that water
works must be constructed after a supply :
is located or the water must be pur-
chased. Immediate action is also neces-
sary.
ito con struct her own water works. we
must contract with some private corpora
tioD."
INCOMPETENCE AND DISHONESTY CHARGED.
He charged the pollution of the eassaic
to the maladministration OF Water Board
officials, Waste, extravaganza and
downright dishonesty" was what the
Major alleged as the cause of the present
condition of the water.
The noxt speaker was ex-Assemblyman
Erwin.
THE present IMPURE state of the
water" said he, must give cause for
alarm. 1t menaces the health of the
community and may be responsible for
untold ills. The present water, coming
from contaminated course, is unfit TO
use and there Is but one way to remedy
the trouble-procure water from those
who have pure water to sell Whatever
is TO be done must be done soon or the
evils threatened by this IMPURE water
will soon be upon US"
DIR. Horace Bidwell gave it as his opin-
lon that the water was dangerous to
health in the extreme, and shou Id not be
used. He urged the procuring of new
supply Immediately.
Speeches were also made by Ex-Ssreet
Commissioners Reuben S imDson and Ex-
Alderman Michael Schultz.
The chair appointed Messrs. J. j. Det-
willer, j. Baldwin, d. w. Olive and John
Morrel a committee to draw up resoIu-
ing.
THE VOICE OF THE MEETING.
The following We're presented and car
ried by unanimous vote of the meet
ing
nished by the city authorities is entirely unfit
for use and is, by reason of its foul state. dan
gerous to the heath of the csty frightening
away persons who would otherwise be accepta-
bic citizens and residents; and,
Whereas. Grave danger from epidemics (as at
present is the condition lin Newark0 from the
use OF eEPassaic water and there Is danger OF
people leaving this city by reason OF the inferior
and impure water supply, and it has become q
matter OF common notoriety that the water now
furnished is unfit for drinking or culinary pur-
poses and
Whereas, 1t is imperative that the example Of
Newark in securing a better water supply
should be followed by the people of this city and
that prompt action should be taken to urge the
authorities to oprompt measures for our relief,
and this NEE ting, after full consideration of the
Importance of the subject, be it resolved as fol-
loWs:-
That it is the sense of this meeting of citizens
that the city authorities should be alive and ac-
tive in this matter, and further, that a new and
better supply OF pure water for Jersey City
should De obtained as quickly as possible from
whatever source possible; and be 1t further
ReSolesd, That the city authorities be and
they are hereoy requested to adopt and use such
means W i'll give to this city an immediate
ganizations are hereby requested and urged to
adopt such measures as will bring about the
above object and that legal measures and plans
be devised and adopted whereby the further
collection of water rates for water that is unfit
for use may be stopped.
After appointing committee consist
ing of Messrs. j. Baldwin, G. Schmolze.
ID. w. Oliver. A. Armstrong, j. j. Det-
willer, Stephen l.. Harvey, Thomas
Cogan and NJ. Schultz to confer with the
city authorities, the meeting adjourned.
The committee held a short meeting last
night and will call on the authorities in
few days.
Badly Hurt.
Henry G. Condir, an Adams express
wagon driver, who lives at No. 3S1 Mont
gomery street, was thrown from his
wagon at Chambers and Church streets
on Monday One OF the wheels passed
over his face. leaving several ugly
gashes. He was out this morning pretty
well disguised with matches of court