The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-26
State WATER BOARD.
Conference of Citizens APP
points a Committee to
Draft a Bill.
JUDGE M'GRATH ON MODERATION.
Efforts Will Be Made TO Arouse
Public Sentiment in Favor Of
the Measure.

At recent meeting of the Board OF
Trade a resolution was adopted that ths
Board petition the Legislature to re-
establish the State Water Commissions
and vest in 1t such powers as will enaola
cities, towns and villages of the State to
procure supply of pure and wholesome
water on reasonable terms. In order TO
carry out the purpose Of the resolution
aud to rescue the city and State from
the syndicates who are now specu-
latiug upon the community's need
OF pure water, a conference was held In
the Board of Trade rooms last evening.
When President Dear raped Tor orders
he glanced around and found that the
persons present twere:-Counsellor James
FIemming, Lebbeus E. Ward, William
a. Lewis. A. ]. Corcorans Judge NC
Cieary. Humphrey. W. Carr and Coun-
seIlor Anderson. In stating the obJecv
of the meeting President Dear expressed
himself as being greatly disappointed AZ
the apparent lack of interest maniIesged
by the public in the water problem. ne
hoped that The Board OF Trade woula
cause to be drafted a comprehensive
measure re-establishing the State Water
Board. He believed that such a Dill
would meet with the support OF
every Intelligent citizen In t1e
State, and further. that the people
would request their representatives
to aid its passage. He also informed those
present that a water bill giving jersey
City the right to acquire the surplus
waters of the Pequannock had been re-
ported fayorably i'll the State SelaGe. ne
hoped the State Water Board would Do
reestabllshed, principally Tor tne reason
that it would be immediate deatn 70 any
sfrfA Ig mo- L
Street and Water Board from the ElsB
Jersey Water Company through tne
Jersey City Construction Company
URGING A BILL.
Humphrey w. Carr proposed tnaI
committee be appointed TO drare piit
looking TO the re-estapIsnmens oa n1 .ns
State Board, and at the same tine EN-.
bodying the sentiments OF the Boara OIL
Trade and puolic at large ,,
Mr.. Ward favored this proposition. Mr.
Ward is a member of the State Water
Board but that body ouLlived It's speclnc
powers and for the past few years has
done nothing.
Judge McGrath suggested that If it was
desired to secure legslation. bill NOT 100
sweeping in its construction, should De
drafted. Under any other circumstances
he feared that the bill would meet Win
too much opposition to become law.
Mr. Dear replied:-"We don't want
anything unless it gives US the desired
relief, and relief of any Kind Tor ue
will meet with opposition. We
want q State Water Board, because
through its agency we can secure sup
ply of wholesome water. We must act au
once and we must prepare ourselves tor
action. But l must say that II IT IS o
question of going without new water for
TWENTY-FIVE years Dlore and waiting Ior
the realization of Mr.. Wards ideas or
accept proposition such as made BY the
Moffett. Hodgkins & Clarke Company,
would say, "For Heavens sake, give Us
the contract"
COMMITTEE NAMED.
Mr.. Ward is Il great Water Board man
and is much opposed to contract with
any company. He was about TO reply TO
Mr. Dear, when it was moved to have
committee appointed to draft bill Tor
presses tation to the Legislature, re-estap-
iishing the State Water Board. Presi-
dent Dear then appointed the following
nmittee:-Counssllor James Elem"
ming, Lebbeus B. Ward, William a.
= Lewis, judge McGrath, Humphrey w.
Carr and Stephen B. Ransom.
The bill, when prepared, will be SUBJ
mitted to the Board Of Trade tfor accspt-
ance or rejection.