The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-23
A STATE WATER BOARD
Board Of Aldermen Adopt Reso-
buttons Appealing to the
Legislature.

The Board of Aldermen met last night,
ten members being present. Among the re
ports received was one from the Building
Inspector, which stated that for the month
Of April the values of buildings. removals,
extensions, etc., is.-FiIst district, S3S, 265
Second, $4,000; Third, S26, 175; Fourth,
S65. 147: Fifth. S55,341. and Sixth, $40,6S5.
Total. 1884, 13.
Alderman Dusenbery presented a resolu-
ton approving of the bill introduced by
Senator Bradley in respect to water supply.
1t vas as follows:-
tue of their riparian proprietoTship upon streams In
the northern mountainous part of this State, are not
sources upon which this city and the neighborins
committees must depend for a permanent supply OF
rights of actual property in the supply itself coupled
with certain exclusive franchises TO store and sell
Whereas, Said parties are proposing to deal with
cities In this and other States on the pasis OF THESE
make grants to municipalities of water, or to enter
into contracts with them for furnishing public water
Whereas. If such claims are admitted to be well
founded aud not opposed TO public policy. II y man,
this section of the state Will ultimately be com
PEELED to submit to the demands, ettortionat,e o.
Whereas, In order to preserve the public right in
these waters, and TO afford due protection to the
public interests involved, it is requisite that the au-
thority of the state be tnteIposed TO prevent the &c
QUESTION OF adverse rights OF possession therein by
private corporations for private gain, or exclusive
appropriation unday the form OF contracts with
N cers orations or otherwise, by single municipal
tiles; therefore,
Resolved, mat in the name of the people of Jer
sey. City we respectfully urge the Legislature 70 limit
the unusual and dangerous powers now granted 20
persons, who may Organize or have Organized as
private corporations, TO Withdrew water from the
sources now mentioned. with g view TO sell the same
to the public and obtain O monopoly thereof. and
under which they claim the right to prevent great
public purposes: and to further urge that there pc
provided by statute a central authority to regulate
and administer the diversion and use the potable
waters of tho State, so far rs may be necessary 70
tiles of the State and their fnhabitants; and that, for
the accomplishment of these objects, we favor the
passage of the act now pending in the Legislature
known as Senate bill No. AZ. and entitled, An Act 70
ascertain the rights of the. state in certain OF the
waters OF the State, and to provide for furnishing 9
State Water Supply to the municipalities thereof
construct and maintain works for that purpose
Resolved, That copies hereof duly signed and ex
empii1ed, be communicated to each house of the
Legislature.
1t was carried. A resolution was also
carried protesting against the annexation OF
Kearny and Harrison townships to Essex
county.
Then the Aldermanic fathers passed a reso-
luton insisting on the Consolidated Traction
Company sprinkling their tracks.
Alderman Dusenbsry presented an ordl-
nance compelling hack drivers to post or
their carriages their mileage rate. The
ordinance YVES ordered printed.
Some routine matters were attended tc
and the board adjourned.