The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-01
O'NEILL'S WATER BILL
Street and Water Commits
SiOnerS IndorSe 1t By
Resolution.
MR.. EDWARDS TO GO TO TRENTON
Another Factor in the Brown Place
Matter-Mrs. Mary AZ Vree-
land and Her bowers.

The Brown place difficulty, for a
change, did not come before the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners this
morning officially. AS the Board at
meeting held on Thursday last granted to
the Lehigh Valley Railway Company per-
mission to cross Brown place with their
tracks, supported on abutments twenty
feet apart, it was supposed that body
of Greenville citizens would be on hand
this morning to denounce the action.
Not a person was in the lobby when the
Board convened, and it was thought by
the Commissioners that all subsequent
difficulties would be decided by the
Courts. Prior to adjournment President
Somers was handed long communion
tion which reviewed the Brown place
matter and places in the field new and
healthy faction to fight the further
progress of the Railway Company in
reaching its docks at Communipaw.
WILL GO TO CHANCERY.
The new objection is Mrs. Mary A. Vree-
land, and she has already taken steps to
carry the case into Chancery Court and
establish her right to a portion of the
Vreeland property, which estate the rail
way company intends crossing. The
section of the property, and Mrs. Vree-
land intends preventing further en-
croachmentS.
Mrs. Vreeland's communication is to
the effect that Brown place is an approach
to the Vreeland estate which belonged to
h er husband, the late George Vreeland.
Sne asks the Board to pass supple
ment to its resolution giving the
railway permission to build its bridge. by
which the company shall be restrained
from crossing the George Vreeland estate
until all the corporations shall have Sc
cured title to the lauds purchased by them
from the heirs of George Vreeland. This
title, she claims, can only be perfected by
the extinction of her dover right Mrs.
Vreeland also charges that her
husband had two other wives. but
saws that she was his first wife,
She further charges that her consent
was never given to the sales to
the railroad companies. but that
the railroad companies were
fully satisfied. by the papers she
showed, that she was the only legal
widow of George Vreeland, and
instructed her to enter protest
to the Legislature and to the municipal
authorities against the granting of any
charters or privileges in regard to the
approaches until her claims were salts
fled. q
She says she will present the case to
Chancellor McGill as soon as she can pre-
pare statement.
WILL GO TO MR.. EDWARDS.
The communication caused somewhat
of sensation, and will probably be
brought to the attention of Corporation
Counsel Edwards. though IL is the
opinion of the Commissioners that the
communication has no bearing on the
case so far as they are concerned.
BILL NO. AZ.
Mr.. Lebbens b. Ward was present at the
Nha obi lf h tic,
demonstrated by the appearance of res
luton directing the Corporation Counsel
to advocate the passage of ssemblyman
O'Neill's bill which is known as House
Bill No. AZ. The resolution presented
Whereas, A bill known as Assembly bill No.
Al is now pending In the General Assembly of
this State, which bill proposes to confer powers
in order to provide a better supply of water to
such city and its inhabitants, to erect and con-
struct or contract for the erection and construc
tion of all such works as are neces-
sary to procure such supply and provide
for the storage and distribution thereof, or to
purchase and own, or Gin case of inability to
agree with any owner) to condemn water works,
or joint interest in and thereof or the
right to connect with existing aqueduct or
the storage reservoir or stream from which such
aqueduct is supplied, and to draw water there
from by an independent pipe otherwise but
not so as to impair or diminish the supply
Of water furnished to or acquired by any other
city town of this State, or that is claimed by
such city or town under any lawful contract.
grant or franchise, below the amount needed
for the reasonable and consumption of its
inhabitants at all times; ana
Whereas, 1t is the judgment of this Board
that the provisions or said bill No. AZ are just to
all parties and its passage by the Legislature is
eXpedient; therefore
Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel be
and is hereby requested to advocate the passage.
of the above described bill In his official capa-
city before the Legislature.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
WILL BE PRESENTED TOMORROW.
There will be meeting of the Legisla-
tive Committee on Municipal Corpora
tions tomorrow immediately after the ad-
journment of the morning session. and it
is probable that many Representatives of
this city will be present
Corporation Counsel Edwards and the
Commissioners will be present and advo-
cate the immediate passage of the BILL
KEARNY DOESN'T LIKE THE WATER.
Following the passage of the resolu tion
communication was read from the
Board of Township Committee of
Kearny complaining of the filthy water
now being supplied to that town by this
municipality. Secretary Logan stated
is complaining OF the water.
The communication was referr ed to the
COMMITTEES of the Whole in con junction
with the Corporation Counsel.
The resolutions passed by the Alder
men in relation to the South Cove matter
were filed. The Commissioners did not
discuss the matter at all.
Commissioner Madden, Chair man of
the Committee on District Courts. was
somewhat surprised when a notice was
read from Agent Palmer, OF the Weldon
estate, requesting the vacation of the
rooms in the Weldon Building now occu-
pied by the First District Court by May l.
Some intimations of higher rent were
made. Commissioner Madden intends se-