New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-03
NEWARK ACCEPTS THE NEW WATERWORKS.

THE C1TYs AND THE COMpANY's REPRESENTA-
71vEs MADE THE TRANSFER SECRETLY.
The n,ant OF the new soueduct service for Newark,
Including the reservoirs in the Pequonnock valley he
ppe line to the Bellevlle receiving reservoirs ana I'll
the lands and rights acquired by the East Jersey
Water company which built the works was rahSIerreu
ON Monday BY warranty deed 10 the city OF Newark
nv the representatives Of the East Jersey water
Company The city paid over TO the company
80 200 600 in bonds OF the municipality and retained
in trust 100000 OF bonds 10 insure certain he''e
ments claimed under the contract by the CITY, n
further S. 900 900 IL 10 be paid TO the company ny
tho CITY IN 1900 when the company Is to surrender
tho control OF the OF water over 2''ooo'Voo
Gallons nm TO so 900 900 gallons daily, the company
neopwtie selling this OF water to other parties
for its profit. A.
The meeting Of the citys representatives. ahu 'ie
officers and lawyers OF the Water Company was neu
p,ivately on Monday afternoon at the once OF Tue
ro.no =, Works No notification Of the meeting was
cent 10 the newspapers, and the transaction was en-
tirely unknown IN the city until yesterday. Inc
screements between the board OF Works and the com
~ v,sro reached on Friday, and when the terms
became known objections were at once rai'eo anu a'
Injunction TO restrain the board from carrying out INC
a-eoments WAS talked Of 1t Is understood that app-
cation will be made 10 the courts THIS week 10 rcN"'
the board The Common Council, when was one Vi
The parties to the original covenant with tne ""'r
nory was neither notified nor consulted about the
chase price. When 1t was announced yesterday ua'
tho agreement had been completed there was general
surprisc and considerable speculation as to the rra
con, for the secret and hasty action Of the Cty
authorities
The water supply Deliverable under inc
contract on May l. when, II the work was accepted
the city WAS 10 pay s40OOOOO to the company
The cty's engineers reported grave defects IN me
work and the money withheld. The company
turned on the water from the l'equ0nncck' ana
demanded payment without remedying The defects
complained Of since MAY the city has been using
the company's water, which IS OF excellent quarry
and abundant In amount. There was no Objection
other than 10 the work done the plant, ana thl'
WAS serious one OF the reservoirs leaked; the pipa
line was imperfect In many places, ana the "u'er'
instead Of beug deliverable into high service by
gravity has had 70 be pumped up by the Guy
There were also suits pending involving largo
aggregate amount In regard to water rights which
the company had contracted 10 deliver 10 the cry.
The representatives Of the Board OF Works say that
for all these shortcomings they have good security
I'm the 100000 Withheld by the city and In the
$4,000 600 to b. paid In 1909 ii was asserted
yesterday the other hand that the security did not
properly protect the city's Interests The contract
unfulhlled In important particulars, ana As die
city had all the security 1t could desire IN t3o
contract ITSELF which had been strictly drawn, The
concessions made TO the company were altogether
unwarranted and virtually waiver OF the
contract conditions. by that contract the company
was bound hard and fast, II could not sell the
plant any part thereof any party except Newark
and IL could not collect 81 until all the requirement.
Of the contract met.
That so important matter the acceptance OF tho
work and the payment therefor Of s. 100000 should
have been done in private exercised the public mind
have been made in broad daynght If entirely free IRON
suspicion and IL alleged that the action Of the
Board was taken with view TO head OH possible
Injunction by the courts.