The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-23
SARAV@GA MGsslNGEN GANGER AAE
Yeas-Aldermen Connolly, Day, Earle,

L edS-A tit1 OtulOilfs Ddy Edtltys
Kaiser, Keogh, Lahey, McCoobery and
McEntee.
Nays-None.
alderman Dusenberry. appeared and
took his seat,)
The following resolutions Were offered
by alderman Day:
Resolved. That the action had by this
the. Committee Qn. District Courts the
claim Of Regain & Higgins for s246 13, be
%rescinded.
Resolved, That the sum. of s246. 13r be.
paid to Reagan & Higgins for furniture
and carpenter work for Second District
Court.
The resolutions. were adopted by the
following vote. the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken oil the call OF the
President.
Yeas-Aldermen Connolly, Day, Far
ley, Keogh, MctJonberv and McEntea.
Nays-Aldermen Dusenberry, Kaiser
and Lahey..
The following preamble and resolutions
were offered by Alderman Day.
Whereas, A proposition has been pre-
scented. to the Board of Street and. Water
Commissioners BY the jersey, City Cons
structfon Company, in behalf of the East
Jersey Water COMPANY. for furnishing
water to this city from the sprnlus supply
Of the East Jersey Water Company. the
terms of which proposition are that the
Construction Company will furnish a
supply for q term Of seven years, begin
ming June 80, 1898. n ending June 80,
1900, at tue price of $50 for each million
gallons psed by the city. the water to be
delivered into the receiving reservoir
at Belleville only aud not into the. city
reservoirs, which proposition the said
Board has now under consideration: and
Whereas, This. city. operating It's own
~, .. ~, - -. ~ o,t-o xy,S nhTa in tho UQQF
1891. to deliver into its reservoir and dis
| uributing pipes 81, 250, 900 gallons per day,
at a total expense, for maintenance and
| operation Of pumps Ind reservoirs, IN
| clnding the High Service WORKS. OF
$l49,46 4s Or $40. 81 per million gallons;
and
Whereas. 1t is estimated by the said
B GARD that the present average daily con
su mpfion or the city is %, 100000 gallons
to deliver which Into the reservoirs a
B~ellevilie, under the aforesaid PROPOSE
lion. would require an annual payment Of
$401, 500; and
Whereas, The acceptance Of the said
proposition would increase the cost OF
| delivering water into the reservoirs more
than $50 per cent, aud would increase
the annual cost Of water service to the
city S246, 762. 90, ait the present rate OF cor
sumption, which excess must be contris-
uted by our. citizens, either by adding il
to the tax levy. or by raising the water
rates; M
Whereas. if the consumption of water
continues TO Increase dhring the next
seven years at the same rate at which. II
has increased during the past ten years
the average daily consamption in the
year. 1900 Will exceed $1,000, 600 gallons
der day, and the average consuinption
for the whole term would be 90, 100000
gallons per day, The payments for which,
under the proposed contract, would ag-
gregate IS, 100000. or an average o.
$4S6, 500 per annum Il
Whereas, under the existing contrac
/ between the East Jersey Water Company
and the city of Newark, the city OF
i Newark is to receive, up to the year 1900,
81, 500. 600 gallons of water per day, In con
sideratiousof the payment Of. $50. 600 pei
annum in the form Of interest upon
$500. 600 of4 per cent bouds, the aggregati
Of said payments being SLOPE, 900, or les
than one-third of the amount demanded
from this city for a less Quantity of water
and,
Whereas, moreover, The aforesaid pro.
which claims to have. exclusive contro
and actual ownership of the water flow
ing in the PeQuannock River aud othe
Ewes OF the State, from which the water
supply ofthe cities In. this portion of tn
State must in the near future be derived
aud "
Whereas, The claims SO made are OPP
posed to public policy and supvers;ye o
the rights of the State over said river
and the waters flowing therein, as tn,
trustee of the, public, and for the eQua
benefit OF all the communities. equitabl'
entitled by their geographical location L
participate therein; therefore
Resolved, That we, the Aldermen o
Jersey City. hereby enter our solemn
protest against the acceptance by tn,
re representatives of the city Of the afore
said propositions on the following
grounds:
First. That the price demanded for tn
water is excessive and out of proportion
to the present cost OF water to the cit.
and to the price for which the same waite
is furnished to the city. of Newark, ami
tn at no reason exists for the imposition o
this great burden on the taxpayers ant
water taxes of the city.
Second. That it is based upon
fraudulent claim of ownership of tn
E~Peqnannock River.
Resolved, That it is desirable. in tn,
opinion Of this Board, that Legislation
should be. enacIed comforting upon tn
cities of this State, the power to take, BY
the process of condemnation, the surplus
waters capable Of delivery rrom thu
works owned or operated by privaJ'
water companies organized for the pur
1 pOO04 IL" 4OSOl Ot6 AK Y ~ AHA
bodies of potable water, and OF entir'
streams and watersheds, with the view q
controlling the water supply OF. extensiv
districts. and rendering 1t IMPOSSIBLE. 70
the, municipalities therein to secure,
satisfactory supply of pure water excep
by purchase. from. them.
Resolved. That this Board request
the representatives of this cit
in the legislature to urge. th
passage of such Law. or laws as. vii
enable the cities and towns and village
OF this State to procure a joint, water sur
ply from the great water shed Of tn
State, through the agency OF, q Stat
Board. of Water Commissioners.
Resolved. That these resolutions b
spread in. full upon the minutes, and tina
verified copies be delivered by the Cit
Clerk to His Honor the Mavor, the Boar'
OF. Finance and the Board of Street ant
Water Com missioners, and to the mem
bers of the Senate and House. of Assem-
bly, from this city and county.
u The preamble and resolutions wer
adopted by the following vote. the yeas
and nays having been ordered and. take.
on the c all of the President pro tempore
Yeas-A!dermen Con molly, Day, Dusen
berry. Farley, Kaiser, Keogh, Lahey
McCoobery and. McEntee.
Nays-Nbne.
On motion of Alderman Farley, tn
Board then adjourned.
JOHN E. SCOTT.
City Clerk.
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