The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-09
WIND OR WATER 2
A Great Deal Of Talk Last
, Evening About the AW-
full Passaic Soup.
IT'S A CLEAR CASE OF MUST
And 1t Does Not Matter
Whether the City Can Afford
1t or Not, Says Mr.
Nudge.
BERGEN CITIZENS MEETING
Big Agitation Committee Mass
Meeting Saturday Week-Mr.
l.. B. Wards Views.
BERGEN CITIZENS MEETING


Paramount Hall. Bergen avenue, last
,,frbt and discussed the deplorable con-
dition of the Passaic water Among
those present were G. B. NJ. NUDGE
Charles E. Ahrens, Richard Williams ).
@ Young. Police Justice Douglas. Mark
C,rlev Thomas Leake. Peter Campbell
A I.eetdh an Z Iebbeus b. Wafa'
state Water Commissioner The meetlhs
was called to order by Mr.. Nudge, VINO
said:-"The object of meeting tonight Is
To take steps towards holding mass
meeting some night next week TO protest
against the water that we are furhisiieu
with. / would suggest Saturday nlght Oh
next week as the most suitable tiiiie'
This movement is simply one for water
supply. and there is no politics IN It.
All we want is water that We can at
least use TO .bathe in
A BIG COMMITTEE.
The Chairman at this point looA f up a
type written document anu iSe -
aeting upon the authority vested in NE ,,.L at
a meeting of citizens of Jersey SltH, , rsl.,s,
iei3 IN TIE sd Of August instant at Falrmount
Hall | have appointed the gentlemen Miios -
names are set forth below and VINO nave es
sentea 10 such appointment as a eoIla,.t.s.S tiys,
ia make arrangements for mass iheesliIs
TO protest against the present ViLe Mai h+ hose
ply jersey City and TO lhsnss AZ, '''Te The
in Authority lose no time IN rehisus ips -. ~
evil and abandoning the use oI me 5emnsd fnsSa
to the purpose for which 1t was cohoeii"eu
namely. sewerage purposes -. = a.
II i not. We believe, possible 70 OBTAIN d ut ~
supply af water from that source, ana af +he We
further believe that the very existence OF m lle
city depends promptly obtaining a pure
q N. B. Nudge, Chairman.
Herman L Meyers seeretaFgi re g;llipgton.
G. c. Komahrens f. d. Linn
y. @ Downs VIM. A. Tton,
Frank G.. Gautier, z. Watson Frye
T. George T. smith,
Chas. E. 4hrens, Z. H. Apgar
Geo. P. l. Wodleigh +. W. Anness,
IL A. .Anness. A. T. Nelson,
sydney Allen. Chas. ii. Richardson,
George Anderson G.. +. 5oNd
George Van Nostran. ]. Z: Bosert'
Frederick r lei Fiaacke. chas;;, Lee Meyers.
George NJ. Meyers, e. z, Pollard
George F. Evans, Poiln ?. Landrine.
G. R Lawrence. B. l.. Post,
Abraham Post, John White
E n Leetch Chas. H Dickson.
Frank Hill Jas. J. R9ebottom' S,sel'e
j. c. Young, James White,
Wm. Stegman. George Johnson,
E. b. Robinson, T. B. Q Neill,
Chas L. Herring. Oscar G. Wheeler
r. S Ross, R. H Myers.
Pan E A N Miller; lewis 2 Peter saero +. campbell,
NJ Snedicker S. r. Scott,
r. A. Williams. Max staples,
n4 F ". ,. Rouss. W L. Collins.
E. A. P. Wilks, T. R. Ronaine,
MUST HAVE IT.
Chairman Nudge, after announcing
this committee, said thal an d mus ,,,L,st pst
teach the authorities whether Repubi-
can or Democratic, that they are the
Of 5aye fhe pe6pea Reara ano some not peope
say," said Mr.. Nudge, that the city
can't afford a new water supply, ana ana
of [rhather the city can afford it or not
it is a question of Must nave II, 40 40
not believe one mass meellng WI Mlil eS pg
s1sfficient to accomplish our purpose, ana
believe we must frequently hold such
meetings until we get the relief asked
for. 80 +ha obair.
man appoint an Executive Committee OF
five to arrange for the mass meeung,
and the motion prevailed The chairman
vii announce the members of the COM
ils6sf chairraan % Nudge read the following
iee'ef JERSEY CITY. Aug. g. 1894.
MR. G. NJ. B. NUDGE aatsa .ro
Dear Sfr:-Your communication dated Aug.
/ received this FIVE p NJ on my return
home from Morristown, where was since iase @
hursday In answer ssro " wi' any decisive means
which viii have tendency to supply jersey s
City with pure and wholesolne otiih,1s - nn1s
water. The article III question, wilieh WIN Is now I
furnished is acknowledged on all sides py
competent judges. both professional ana non
professional men, as an element padly l poluleu
h sewerage flowing into it from various
sources and is in condition 70 prihg
,,nnr ne disease in its most malignant 1orhl
Tste question al once needs vigorous agi-
taiion from all sides, and do not know ..
anv plan better to produce deslraoie result 9
r., Ia bring the matter to the notice OF the
general authorities and the public IN such
Form which would be irresistible to the ones
~ ..,,a ree have no axe grind with any
one and neither am Interested one cen. h,s
worth in any water supplyc ompany, put
~ tba other hand | am deeply interested in
the treatment which I receive from the hands
of those who furnish me ane my nelgilpons .l',i
/ them fGs pure
";iiei : lin. row. and no moment should be
lot for MS all to demand at once y better
atn,snt 10 our rights which we claim, or
else soon our lives and properties wll pe l9s.'
xVa have a right to ask for what we want,
nd We have a better right TO demand II when
E,urffernore, pdb IN appointment of myself Of
hf,g one If committee to formulate mass
reeefi1,g to protest against the present Supply
Of filthy water allow ae 10. e ssa1e aansne en We'd d.
.5asdav to spe.d a few weeks with nay family,
in til state Of Vermont i VIII pe ipossns tld
fine SPOKEN Of But if desirable, through
an.r communication left at my residence WINE
/ am away, / wiil unite myself WITH any com, COM
astent body on my return and Try 10 do al
,Se good i can in my efforts 10 procure US
4 satisfactory supply OF good anu whoiesothe
~A'el' Very respeetfally, ..,1.,-
H w. BII4LINGToN,
Mr.. Wards VIEWS
The Chairman introduced MY Lepoeus
u IL,
sneeeh but said he Would answer any
questions anyone desired g ash him. IA IA
~ II think that tho Ps.ssaic River
bas been allowed to get into very foul
condition through the. apathy of the au-
ff,crities Of the city.
..Ioo YOU think the water is RESPONSE
ble for sicknesa2" inquired Mr.. Nudge,
II have no reason to suppose that III
,,c-. is caused by the water, but / OBJ
lscf stroye;ly to it. It's bad smell is not
&c has b hi generally said, due to sew.
aoe The Pasaaic is suffering from what
;s FAILED II sickleas in the water which
arcurs / su1nmer from time to time.
erse eaf flor this is very obscure, but
the fact 3coatroNertl5le;
ts.Wod JyolI fear to drink Passaic
water "a typhoid fever or cholera cpl
fanlic ,folze oft in Newark some
other Of the cities on the Pssssaic2''
asked the Chairman.
Il would not move from the city be-
sausa of Is" replied Mr.. Ward. and be