The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-30

and City Collectors Offices, September,
SEQ 50 to W. z. Meconnekin for repairs
| at City Hall.
The resolutions were adopted by the
following vote. the yeas and nays hav-
of the President
Yeas-All the MEMBERS present. ten in
number.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following resolutions were offered
by Alderman Day.
Resolved, That by n with the ON
currence of the Board of Finance an
eminent legal counsel, to be selected by
the President of said Board and the
President Of the Board of Aldermen,
as to whether there y vested in the
the terms Of the Act Of the Legislature,
approved March 18th, 1852, entitled IAN
Act to authorize the construction of
works for supplying Jersey City and
places adjacent with pure and wholesome
water" or by the terms OF the City
Charter, or by the general statutes or
the common law, a right which is capa-
BILE of enforcement at law or in equity
on the part of the people of Jersey
City, to have the water of that part of
the Passaic River which is designated
in the said Act of March 25th, 1852, as
the source from which the water sup
ply of Jersey City is to be drawn, pre-
served from wilful contamination: and,
il a right exists on the part OF this
l CITY, Dy Virtue OIL SalQ AEI OF OtueTWlSe,
to receive Its water supply at the pres
ent intake in a state of natural purity,
then, as to the roper legal steps to
be taken to enforce said right; and
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
be and hereby is requested to make an
appropriation of one thousand dollars to
defray any expenditure which may be
necessarily incurred pursuant to the
foregoing resolution.
TIL resolutions were adopted by the
following vote, the yeas and nays nav.
ing been ordered taken on the call OF
the President
Yeas-An the members present, except
ing. the President. who ~refrained from
voting.
The following preamble and resolu,
lions were offered by Alderman Day and
adopted
Whereas, The experience of the pres
ent year has brought to light grave
City aside from the impurity of the Pas
sale River, which defects are capable
of remedy at moderate cost; and
Whereas, Because Of SAID defects, not
only are the residents of Bayonne and
the G~reenville section of this city com
PEELED to use the water of Passaic River
with insufficient pressure and without Ito
having had any opportunity Whatever
for sedimentation or self-purihcation In
the Bergen Hill reservoirs. but in time
of deficient supply one of said reservoirs
only is practically available for the de-
puration of the water served to the
other portions of Jersey City, the second
of said reservoirs not receiving or de-
l~iverfng water in any useful amount at
such times; and
Whereas, 1t is absolutely necessary TO
the welfare of the city and the comfort
Of its inhabitants that, before another
summer, the evils arising from the pres
ent antiquated method of handling the
water supply should. so far as possible,
be cured, and the Water Works as a
whole made more effective: and
Whereas, The proposed relief to the
city through the introduction of anew
water supply by contract is a remote
| contingency, and under the most favor
able circumstances must require from
three to five years for its realization;
therefore
Resolved, That, under the existing cir
cumstances, we hold it to be the duty
of the Board of Street ana Water Com
missioners, as the branch of the city
government charged with the oversight
of the water supply and of the expendi-
lures connected Herewith, and of the
Board of Finance. as having concurrent
power, to proceed at once to the consid-
Grafton of plans for al improved ad-
ministration of the present water supply
in accordance with modern practice, in
order that the legislation necessary for
their execution may be obtained at the
next session of the Legislature; and we
recommend that sue plans be prepared
under the supervision of competent and
disinterseted experts jointly selected by
the said boards. 1
Resolved, That copies hereof be sent
v 1Oo4o "a 0h2S1C aA49 SSAA
missioners and the Board of finance
By Alderman Dohrman n adopted:
Whereas, The public parks of the city
are without any public conveniences and
great necessity exists for their establish
ment; and
Whereas, Van Worst Park is now being
improved and it is contemplated to i'm
prove Hamilton Park in the near future;
Resolved, That the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners be requested to
cause to be erected in each of the public
| n arkS n1Jh1tn nnnNpn ian 00c for tho 11Sa
of the people, both male and female.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
be requested to make an appropriation
sufficient to cover the cost of such needed
Improvement
The following preamble and resolutions
were offered:
By Alderman McCoobery:
Whereas, The provisions of an act
entitled An Act relating to n regu-
lating. the government of cities APP
proved April "a, 1894, being Chapter g.
for the people of Jersey City by adopt
ing said act to simplify their municipal
government and to place in the custody
of a Mayor and Common Council and
the government of the city.
Resolved, That the Board of Aldermen
of Jersey City do hereby order and d.
rect that a special election be held in
Jersey City on Tuesday, December IL,
1894, the places for which shall be open
ed at six o'clock in the forenoon and
| ClOSGu at SSRGil u CIOCh III lIc dllSIIOOll
for the purpose of giving the voters an
opportunity to determine by ballot
whether Chapter g. of the Laws of 1894
shall be accepted or rejected for jersey
City, due notice of which election shall
be given by the City Clerk who shall
cause public notice of the time and plac-
es of holding said election to be given
by advertisements signed by himself and
set up in at least twenty public places
in the City and published in two daily
newspapers printed therein for at least
six DAYS previous to the day of election.
Resolved, That for the urposes of said
election the several boards of registry
and election shall meet at such places
as shall be selected by the City Clerk
as required by law, Tuesday, December
II, 1894, at seven o'clock in the morn
ing, and remain in session until nine
o'clock in the evening, for the purpose
of revising, correcting and completing
the registry to be used at said election,
taking the copy thereof filed in the City
Clerks Office Immediately following the
general election of November 6, 1894.
Resolved, That ballots for said cleo
ton be printed and furnished by the
City Clerk, and said election shall be
held in the manner required by law
and a return thereof made as required by
said Chapter go of the Laws of 1894.
Alderman Dusenbery moved THAT the
preamble and resolutions be referred to
the Committee on Elections and Corpor-
alton Counsel, to report at some subse-
quent meeting"
On motion of Alderman McCoobery, the
utes, at 9:15 O'Clock p. NJ,
On reassembling at $3.50 o'clock P. M.
the roll was called and the following
| named Aldermen were PRESENT.