The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-15
BOARD OF
CONCEAL Proceedings.)
Continued.

By Alderman Wilson n adopted:
Resolved, That the ordinance passed
July "a, 1894, to establish. regulate and
control pounds and to prevent the run
ming at large. of animals, be referred to
quest that he furnish this Board with
his written opinion as to the legality
of said ordinance.
By Alderman Day:
Whereas. The water supplied to our
people is very unsatisfactory, and we in
common with other officials are DESTROYS
of improving the present supply;
Resolved, That we respectfully. recon-
mend to the Board of Street and Water
of the intake at Belleviile and its en-
largement as soon as possible; also the
cleaning of reservoirs at Belleville and
High Service before the coming of cold
weather.
Alderman Martin moved:
That the preamble and resolution be
referred to the Grand Jury:
The motion was rejected by the fol
lowing vote, the yeas n nays having
been ordered and k on the call OF
the President
Yeas Aldermen Dohrmann, Martin
Nays-Aldermen Day, Dusenberry,
Fleming, Hill, McCoobery, Mitchell, Will
son, Witter and President Simpson.
The preamble and resolution were then
adopted.
BY Alderman Day.
Whereas, Great loss and Inconvenience
is being suffered by the people of Jersey
City on account of the deterioration OF
its water supply; and
Whereas, Such deterioration is due to
the Introduction of sewage and other Po-
lluting matter into the Passaic River by
municipal and other corporations and IN
dividuals; n
grant of the Legislature a vested right
in the water of the Passaic River at the
point whence it's present supply Is
drawn; which grant and the right vested
,,olor 81 Antt+1oc Tho nitN IN rnnniUQ its
supply at it's present intake in a state
of natural purity, and a trespass re-
sulting in actual injury thereto, entities
the city to an equitable remedy for the
enforcement and maintenance of its said
right against infringement by any othel
party or parties whatsoever; and
toriety that such heterogeneous as afore-
said have not only been allowed in the
past without adequate legal resistance,
or even protest on the part of the au-
asts AVE been compromised and the
health of its citizens e~ndangered,) bu
at the present time new inroads are being
made upon the purity of the Passaic
with the tacit acquiesence of the city's
representatives; and
Whereas, The claim is made that the
injury already done to the present water
supply is past remedy necessitating an
Abandonment of the rights of he city,
in the Passaic River; and
Whereas, The adoption of this course
uiuef present cIiSuiiiSt dHSSo &
contract with some unknown individual
or private corporation, with its atten-
dant risks and increased burden upon the
City's Treasury and tax payers and
hereas, The deterioration of the pres
ant source of supply is due to no fault
on the part of Jersey City, unless through
a neglect to assert its rights in the prem
ises, and no good reason exists for the
abandonment Of said rights; therefore, !.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
Board thai the city should at once pro
coed to maintain, by an appeal to the
courts, it's right to draw water in a state
of natural purity from the Passaic River
between Belieyille and Acquackanonk,'
according to the terms of the act au-
thorizing the construction of the Jersey
City Waterworks, against all infringers
of said right: and further,
Resolved, That this Board deems it in
expedient and unsafe for Jersey City tc
abandon its franchise to take water from
the Passaic River at the present intake.
under the direct sanction and protec-
ion of the State, by placing it's waite,
service under the administration OF
private parties, waving thereby the guar
lntee as to it's permanent purity and
Efficiency afforded by such State pro-
ection.
Alderman Martin moved that the pre-
amble and resolutions be referred to the
Grand Jury.
The motion was rejected.
The preamble and resolutions were Their
adopted.
On motion of Alderman Day, the rules
we're suspended. and Andrew Kane was
appointed a City Weigher and Measurer.
On motion of Alderman D~usenbery, the
JOHN E. SCOTT.
CITY Clerk.