The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-29
TELEPHONE SECRET.
How Alderman Day Learned
the Fate of His Water
Resolution.
EAST JERSEY CoMPANY's BOAST
Tells Brokers 1t Has Things Fixed
To Furnish Jersey City With
a New Supply.

The appointment of Engineers Barnes
and Church by the Street and Water
Beard and the rejection of Engineer
F'telye. Finance Commissioners Jones
and Hardenbergh's candidate, has re-
suited in an open declaration OF war
by the latter gentlemen upon Commis-
sioners Bailey. DetwilIer and Simpson
and the Street and Water Commissioners.
It has been reported in ofiicial circles
that sensational disclosures in connection
with an alleged water deal We're 10 pe
made which would open the eyes OF
property owners. The reports were Wen
founded, as this morning conslderaoie
surprise was occasioned down town
when a peculiar incident touching upon
the water problem was made pupllc.
TWO weeks ago, it will be remembered
Alderman Michael Day introduced, at
meeting of the board, a set OF resoiu-
tions calling upon the Street and water
Board to first exhaust every means OF
procuring a supply of water, pure ana
wholesome from the present source pc
fore attempting to make Slo.090Ooo con-
tract. and secondly, to proceed at once
and cause the intake to be cleaned pend
ing action upon specifications for any
new supply. It became known at the
City Hall In the morning that Alder
man Day proposed introducing such reso-
lutions and a furry was caused in Official
circles.
TELEPHONE EXPOSURES.
Alderman Martin on the occasion OF
their presentation argued loud and long
10 have them referred to the Grand
Jury No one knew his reason for de-
string such a course and the resolutions
were adopted, sent to the Street and
Water Board and are now pigeon-holed,
no action having been taken upon them.
Alderman Martins anxiety to have them
referred to the Grand jury emanated'
it is alleged, from a certain member OF
the Street and Water Board. When
Alderman Martin arrived at the Alder
manic Chamber he was informed that
he was wanted at one of the telephones
IN an Office on the lower hoon Wniie
MIR. Martin was talking to the member
of the Street and Water Board Aloer-
man Day happened to be using tele-
phone on the same circuit, and he was
surprised TO hear the following order
given to Mr.. Martin:-"Don't pass Mike
Days resolutions if you can stop them.
If they are passed, have them referred
to the Grand Jury, but under no circum-
stances to the Street and Water Board.
Alderman Day was dumfounded. He
recognized the voice of the Street ana
Water Commissioner. He said nothing
about what he had overheard, and even
now declines to discuss the matter. what
he heard, however, resulted IN his Oh
fering resolutions at hast Tuesday even
ing's session of the Aldermen, calling up
on the Finance Board to authorize the
expenditure of $1,000 in engaging counsel
to fight Jersey City's rights in the Pas
saic and prevent it from further pollu-
ton On that occasion he said
WON'T SAVE THE PASSAIC.
.sThere is no use asking the Street and
Water Board to save the Passaic. Our
only hope is the Finance Board
Why the Street and Water Commits
sioners were SO anxious to have the
Alderman's resolutions referred to the
Grand Jury has occasioned severe criti-
cism, and it is said that further de-
yeloprnents of a similarly sensational
character are to be made public, which
may place several high officials in a
bad light Another report which was
dropped at the City Hall this morning
has caused great deal of talk. The
story was brought from New York by
a city official, and is to the effect that
a certain representative of the East Jer-
sey Water Company, who has been fre-
ouently seen in this city since the water
question has been taken up by the
Street and Water Board, has reported
in New York among brokers and water
works builders that there is no use of
an outsider bidding; that he has fixed
things for the East Jersey Water Com
pany and that the trick is to be done
AS this report went the rounds 1T
was added to and the names of three
officials, who have to act upon the pro-
posed contract, were connected with 1t
III a disagreeable manner. The Street
end Water Commissioners are much ex-
ercised over these reports, and say they
propose investigating them.
The City Hall is full of rumors, and
some city officials are in a like state
of discontinue.
oNE OF THE SPIRITS HIMSELF.