The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-02
WATER IN SIGHT,
Board of Finance Will EN-
power the Street and
Water Commissioners
To Receive Bids.
LONG MINORITY REPORT
Messrs. Jones and Hardenbergh
Dissent From Their
Colleagues.
LONG MINORITY REPORT
VERY EXCITING MEETING

When the meeting door was thrown
open every membe appeared excited,
and it soon became known that the
water problem had been under discus
sion One conclusion was arrived at py
its combine, Bailey. Detwiller and Simp-
son, and it is that the Street and Water
Commissioners are to be empowered to
receive bids for a new supply of water
by contract at once, so that here will
be no interference from the Legislature.
The combine has the best of the situ-
alton, but the members in the minority,
Messrs. Jones and Hardenbergh, sprung
a surprise on their colleagues which viii
open the eyes of the community to just
what has been transpiring behind closed
doors for the past month, in the form OF
a minority report from the Committee
of the Whole on the action OF the street
and Water Board in appointing expert
engineers. The report was as
THE REPODT.
The undersigned, members of the Com
mittee of the Whole Board. to which
were referred the resolutions passed by
the Board of Street and Water Commis
sioners October II and October %, iS9i'
respectively, touching the employment
of experts to examine the specifications
for a new water supply for Jersey City
adopted by that Board September Il,
1894, present their report, as follows:-
At the meeting of this Board held
September 20, 1891, a concurrent resolu-
ton was received from the Board Oh
Street and Water Commissioners, passed
by that Board September II, 1924, TO
advertise for proposals for a new water
supply for Jersey CITY IN a a %coner med
September II, 1894" and said resolution
was referred to the Committee of the
Whole of this Board.
At an adjourned regular meeting OF
this Board, held September n, s9i, the
following resolution was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted
Water Commissioners OF the seventeenth
instant adopted certain specifications Tor
a new water supply for Jersey City, ana
referred the same to the Board OF fln-
ance for concurrence. preliminary TO
advertising for the reception of proposals
Hereunder; therefore,
sResoIyed. That said specifications be
referred to the Committee of the Whole
of this Board to examine into the ques..
ton of the best means anG meIhca OF
obtaining a new or improved water sup
ply, and whether the said specifications,
if proceeded under, are adapted 10 secure
the best supply upon the lowest terms
by open competition, an property safe,
guard the Interests III IiC w. 1"tN
Committee to employ an expert hydraulic
engineer and an exper. water chemist
to act as their advisers.
MAYORS APPROVAL.
"On September %, 1894, his Honor the
Mayor approved the resolution OF the
Board of Street and Water Commas
~sioners, passed September II, 1884, adopt
ing and confirming the specifications In
question for a new water supply tor Jef-
sey City, and signifed to the members
of this Board his unwillingness to APP
>acsad anti
Der q, 1894, ty this Board, provitirg
for the appointment by this Board of
experts to examine into said specif1ea-
tions.
by the Board of Fina1ee and approved
by the Mayor, that a conference be hel1
between the members OF that BOAR the
Commissioners of the Street and Wafer
Board, and his Homo tha Mayor, for a
free discussion of objections raised in the
Board of Finance to the SAIL speeifca-
the resolution of the Board of FINANCE
for appointing experts, and a~ccordingiy
such a conference was held in The Mayors
office on October s, 1894.
The objections urged by the Mayor
and the Street and Water Commissioners
were, that the specifications had not been
referred TO the Board of Finance for
concurrence and that the Board of Fin
ance had no power or legal authority
to employ experts. TIL propriety OF
the Board of Finance having experts
10 dQKlSc UlGIl LII tO l1IdLLE HoS AiO"
ever, conceded by all.
After the objections of the Board of
Finance to the terms of the specifications
had been stated and discussed, 1t was
agreed by all present that the Board of
Finance, in order to overcome the teen
meal objections that might exist thereto,
rescind its resolution OF September ~,
1894.
tIt was moreover determined and agreed
that the expenditures contemplated under
said resolution, for the compensation
-,N.~l1 he rnid hxT fhn RnQ mi
Of Street and Water Commissioners out
of the water account at the request OF
the Board of Finance and with its con-
FINANCIERS RESCIND.
1.-THE Board of Finance then proceeded
on October 10, 1894, to rescind their reso-
luton of September 81, 1884, and immedl-
framed in conformity with the above
understanding, which, with Q letter signed
by the President of the Board of Fin
Board of the action taken, was trans
mitted to the latter Board; said resolu-
lions and letter being as follows.
BOARD of Street and Water Commission
ers and the Board of Finance, with
His Honor the Mayor, held on October
the Sth, 1884, it was determin e ana
plated under the resolution of this board.
passed September q, 1894, in regard to
the specifications for a new water sup
DIV IOI jersey L -
able to water account, and VIII be paid
by the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners cut of said account; there
Resolved, That the preamble and res
olution adopted by this board September
27 1894, regarding the specifications for
a new water supply for Jersey City be
and are hereby ~rescinded.
THE LETTER..
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Oct. 10, 1894.
s~To the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners,
) stGentlemen:-You will receive herewith
conv of preamble and resolution passed
fhfE day by the Board of Finance, pro-
vi6ing for an examination into the ques-
ton of the best means and method OF
obtaining a new or improved water sup
Diu for Jersey city, adopted by your
hoard September II, 1894, the expense of
siIch examination to be paid by YOU
board out Of the water account. pursuant
"a tho reached at the confer
ence between the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners and this board,
with His Honor the Mayor, on the Sth
instant, and you are requested to adopt
q resolution providing for the payment
of said expenses.
JOHN M. JONES,
tPresident Board of Finance.
THE ENCLOSURE).
sswhareas. The Board of Street and
water Commissioners did, on September
Il. 1894, adopt certain specifications for
q new water supply for Jersey City, and
also a resolution to advertise for the
reception Of proposals hereunder, which
resolution is now before this board for
concurrence; therefore
s.Resolyed. That said specifications be
referred to the Committee of the Whole