The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-16

know I will not rent them until we Sc
cure better water. l am afraid to build
MIR. NUDGE BOBS UP.
Mr.. G. NJ. b. Nudge was next intro
duced, and he read the following, pc
tition, copies of which viii be circulated
throughout the city by the property
To the Honorable. the Mayor and Board Of
Street and Water commissioners
respectfully petition your honorable body that
immediate action be taken to repress the evils
with water. We are firmly convinced that the
Passaic River is no longer an adequate source
tinued use is. and will be. attended with i'm
minent danger to the health or the citizens,
now that it has been condemned 70 pc used
for sewage purposes by the towns and people
residing along its banks. We are also hrmly
convinced that to take advantage Of the opee
the City of New York. the condition OF our
city should be such as not TO discourage PEG,
pie from coming ito reside amongst, US, ana
we submit that while the absence of an ade-
quate supply OF pure. water tends TO such aus
will have the opposite effect, namely, Of in
creasing the number of our citizens and I'M
M. b. Nudge, Chairman: Herman L. Meyers,
Secretary; Charles e. Ahrens, Treasurer: EX-
Leetch, George johnson, ]. c. Young ana
STATE WATER SUPPLY,
me DellllOh was -
full upon the minutes by a unanimous
vote. Ex-Assemblyinan James s, Ell
win, who was then introduced by Mr..
Rose, presented and explained the plans
of MIR. Lebbcus B.. Ward, who favors
a State Water Supply. MI. Wards
plan is all right in theory" said Mr..
Erwin, but l doubt very much II 1t is
practicable. Let the matter be brought
| before the Legislature, and you Will see
how active a part the representatives OF
water companies can play: Bribery and
l nfhnr liShnnnSt nlafhn6G / hacked Or
money, defeat the plan. II 1t ever does
come to a successful issue, you and 1 Will
be dead, buried and forgotten. MI.
Wards plan may be adopted some time,
but you can rest assured that when that
time arrives we will not be her to ceie-
brate it. 1t has been known for years
throughout the State, that our city is
deficient. in a water supply. This cues
ton is an old one, and was agitated as
far back as 1870. Now the authorities
want the citizens to act. Is this right?
I, as a republican, who voted the Re-
| publican ticket the last election, say
that if the men now in office don't do
| place to act. The men now in office Were
elected to do that. Our cause is simply
to spun them on to action. If necessary,
let Jersey City go to the Legislat1re
| our supply. All the lands bordering on
the water sheds are owned by corpor-
! atoms and to get the water the approach
es to it must be condemned. But We
may be able to solve the question in
a more practical way. It seems to me
that if the taxpayers of Greenville com
bine, and drive a~rtesian wells, enough
| water could be secured to supply the dis
| trict. The cities of Keyport, Montclair,
portions of London and Brooklyn Sc
cure their water supplies in this man
ner. We may get sufficient water by
.artesian wells to supply Greenville at
CITIZENS CORRUPTION FUND.
Mr.. Jacob De Jong suggested that the
citizens combine and raises a corrup--
ton fund to bride the Legislature, and
then meet the water on equal
terms. The following resolutions We're
then presented and adopted by q unan-
imouS vote.
Whereas, The vile water now supplied
to this city is not only Objectionable, but
dangerous to our citizens, and detrimen-
tai to the welfare and interests of the
city; be it
Resolved, That this meeting protest
AGAINST its use and recommend to the
prompt action on their part by at once
ascertainirg the best water supply OBJ
tainahle with facts and figures, whereby
~rr city can be relieved from its pres
nj serious condition of affairs; n be
It further
Resolved, That a committee of five
be appointed to forward copies of these
nnne, JERSEY City. Newark and New
York. and to file copies of the same with
he MAJOR end Board of Street and
Water Commissioners.
President Rose appointed the commit
tee as follous:-Nessrs. w. c.. Hutch
ings, John IT. Sothern. Louis Henne-
meier, Jr.. William H. Kent and Charles
Swart. In acccr3aren with a motion
which was carried unanimously, Messrs.
Jacob De Jong. Louis Hennemeier. Jr.,
w. Fl. Armstrong and W c. Hutchings.
wer appoirted a committee TO arranse
organization Of = County League. The
Meeting then adjourned, subject to the