The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-13
WATER And POLITICS.
Two Important Matters
Disposed of BY the
Street and Water
Board:
NEW BIDS TO BE INVITED.
Consideration of the East Jersey
Absurdity Postponed-To
Elect Commissioners.

The Street and Water Commissioners
met this morning. The Ubiquitous pro-
position of the Jersey City Con-
struction Company to sell the city,
and some water was neither ac-
cepted nor rejected. The large
number of citizens who were present to
remontrate against its acceptance had
their fears allayed as soon as tbs
Board convened, as the first resolution
read by Clerk Bouton was the fol-
lowing:-
Resolved, That the Jersey City Constructions
Company, whose proposition to supply the Guy
with water for domestic purposes IS now pend
ing before this Board be requested to extend the
time for acceptance or rejecuon of their propos-
ition until Monday, February =. 1e93, as the
period within wnicn this Board can now act
under the pending proposition is too BRIEF.
The resolution was adopted by the votes
of Commissioners Somer5, zoe and
Cook, President Madden aud Commis-
sioner Dugan voting against it.
NEW BIDS.
The idea of extending the time OF the
proposition for rejection or acceptance, is
to see what results the following reSolu-
tion will produce:-
Resolved That the Chief Engineer of this
Board be instructed to forthwith prepare and
elaborate revised set of specifications for the
purpose of obtaining a pure and wholesome
water supply for this city, and that the Cnler
Engineer present such revised specifications to
this Board not later than Monday, the 10th inst,
at ten o'clock of that day.
This resolution was adopted by thaN
same vote as its predecessor.
II the specifications submitted by Engi-
neer Ruggles are satisfactory. bids will
be advertised for at once. Ii
no better proposition is received than
that OF the Construction Company
then the latter will be given some con-
sideration. Counsellor Corbin was pre-
sent during the proceedings and ac-
companyinG him was stenograpner.
Mr.. Corbin will probably appear before
the Board of Trade at It's meeting tonight
and discuss the water question.
NEW LEGISLATION.
After disposIng OF the water question
the Commissioners adopted the folio wing
resolution unanimously
Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel be
requested to act with Committee OF the Whole
of this Board in obtaining such legislation for
this department of the city government as may
be required and also in opposing such legisia-
ton 5 NAV be deemed detrimental to city in-
terests, such committee, however, being hereoy
instructed to oppose no measure looking TO the
election of members or tins Board Dy popular
vote.
The adoption of this resolution Is ideu-
tical with the proceedings OF the Newark
Street and Water Commissioners. who
last night adopted a resolution directing
their counsel to prepare bill making
the members of the Board elective 1n-
stead of apDointive.
Why the Jersey City Board desires
such change is not known, unless 1t IS
to be in harmony with Newark.
The terms of the Commissioners expire
as follows:-Dugan, April %. 1896; Yoe.
IS; Madden, 1895; Somers, 1896; Cook,
1894.
The Board will meet again Monday
morning.