The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-16
Mr., DUGAN'S OOUCHE
A Very Cold Water Resolu-
tion for the East Jer-
seY Pirates.
CONDEMNATION FAVORED
The Legislature to Be Asked to
Pass a Bill to Break Up
Monopoly.
Mr.. DEAR SPEAKS OUT.
The Fifty Dollar Monstrosity
Thoroughly Shown Up-ManY
New Offers.
CONDEMNATION FAVORED
Mr.. DEAR SPEAKS OUT.


When the Street and Water Commits
sioners convened this morning at twelve
O'Clock they were confronted by lobby
crowded with indignant citizens and ia K
payers. who were there to protest against
any further consideration of the scandal
GUS proposition of the East Jersey Water
Company through its stoolpigson. the
Jersey City Construction Company.
Some of those present were Joseph A.
Dear. A. j. Corcoran, DIR. Quimby, Coun-
sellor W. H. Corbin and Reon Barnes.
The opposers of the proposition were
heard. and then Commissioner Dug an
created scene of hilarious excitement by
Offering resolution which caused Cou n
sellor Corbin's hair TO stand on end,
and drove Reon Barnes In dazed sorI OF
condition into the committee room.
DUGAN's RAZZLE DAZZLE.
The resolution which caused all this
trouble was as follows
Resolved That it is desirable in the opinion Of
cnis Board, that legislation should be enacted,
comforting upon the cities of this State. the
power to take, by the process of condemnation,
the surplus waters capable of delivery
private water companies organized for the
purpose of absorbing the central or large
and watersheds, with the view Of controlling
the water supply of extensive districts, and
renderngi it impossible tor the municipalities
therein TO secure satisfactory supply OF pure
water except by purchase from them.
WHAT THEY FEARED.
It was such resolution Rs this that the
Jersey City Construction Company..fsared.
when it presented its proposition TO
supply water at $50 per million gallons.
Their proposition has been laid over until
February l6. and in the meantime the
Street and Water Commissioner will
strive, through Hudsou's representatives
in the Assembly and Senate, to have
enacted a law permitting them to use for
the public benefit water in any part OF
the State, no matter by whom 1t is
owned.
Reon Barnes will oppose the bill. be-
youd doubt. at every point. as the passage
of such an act would be death blow to
his East Jersey Water Company.
Tie citizens presentwere. pleased with
Mr.. Dugan's resolution and heartily con-
graduated him at the close of the meet
ing.
Mr.. DEAR sPEAKs.
Mr.. Joseph A. Dear as President OF the
Board of Trade addressed the Board on
the water question. dealing more partic-
ularly with the proposition of the
Construction Company. He said:-
s'We believe that it is not ex-
pedient for this Board to accept
this proposition. The Board of Trade has
voted to ask you to reject it. In the first
place. you are asked to deal with an ire
sponsible corporation. The Jersey City
Construction Company is merely middle
man in this affair. II this Company
found it impossible to keep
It's promises what recourse
would Jersey City have? OF what value
is a short pipe with no water In it? We
hatl hpt ma q
East Jersey Water Company. and as such
we doubt its ability to supply the guam
tity Jersey City demands. Is it
not true the company supplied
Newark under difficulties? Did not
Newark have to resort to the PassaicS 1t
come to the front in this matter / would
not have opposed It SO much because
then the city would at least nave re-
sponsible company to deal with, but
under the circumstances such 8 PROPOSE
tion should not be considered.
Another important feature is the cost
say to accept this proposition would
mean the payment of $ll8 per million
gallons for water. The cost would increase
yearly until we would soon be paying
the interest on 81. 600 600 at five per cent.
Tie whole argument seems to hinge on
the Company's giving US the supply by
June 30. don BIT its ability to do this,
fttlt IL W e h1c W w Ou INV bAC .
what reason have we for negotiating
for a temporary supply? Had the
company offered us the water at q
ngure under $50 per million. I can't say
that 1 would oppose it so strsnously.
The petition filed with you to accept this
proposition attests the desire of people to
have new supply, but 1t does not mean
to accept this prosition."
DR.. QUIMBY TALKS.
Dr. Quimby testified as usual tc the
purity Of the Passaic. He says thai it is
equal in quality, Ii not better than the
PeQuannock. He maintained that the
water of Hamburg was not to be con-
trasted with the Passaic, DR.. Quimby
OBJECTS to the making of a contract of
any sort on the grounds that they are,
one aud al, irrepealable.
DOCUMENTS FILED.
The petition, signed by about five
hundred followers of Bob Davis and a
few deceived citizens, to have the prop
osition of the construction company
accepted. together with filtration prop
osition from the New Jersey Water
Purifying Company. aud an Of
fer from Mr.. w. Il. Ingersoll
to secure water for the city in and about
Hamburg, Sussex County, were flied for
consideration by the Committee of the
Whole.
All the propositions ana petitions will
be considered at a meeting OF the Board,
to be held next Thursday morning.
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