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-Ar.
L. B. Wards Views.
BERGEN CITIZENS MEETING

Two dozen citizens of Bergen met az
Paramount Hail. Bergen avenue lase
night and discussed the deplorable con-
dition of the Passaic water AIhoiis
those present were G. 3, NJ Muuse'
Charles E. Ahrens, Richard Wllnaihs' D.
G. Young, Police Justice Douglas MalA
Curlev Thomas Leake, Peter CaIhppeii'
I,eetch and Lebbeus b. Wafd'
state Water Commissioner. The meeting
was called to order by Mr. Nudge WIZ
said:-"The object of meeting tonight -
TO take steps towards holding mass
meeting some night next week 10 protess
against the water that we are lurnlsiieel
with. / would suggest Saturday nlsht VI
next week as the most suitable tlhe.
This movement is simply one for water
supply, and there is no politics IN 1t.
All we want is a water that we can at
least use to battle in.
A BIG COMMITTEE.
The Chairman at this point looh f, up Il et
tyne written document and read lEoiH II
as follows:- :. 81
Acting upon the authority vested in me "a at
a meeting of citizens of Jersey City Helgn.s,
baid on the I'd of August instant at Paramount
Hail. 1 have appointed the genlielhelh l VINE g
names are set forth below and VINO naTe
sented 10 such appointment, as comlalt.ee (
to make arrangements for mass nieetlis ~
to protest against the present we Matei @ thoea
pis a,,t,orify 81 lose no time in remedyng the
evil and abandoning the use OF the Passa5e 5sSsad
10 the purpose for which 1t was eohueiie'
namely, sewerage purposes a.
II is not we believe, possible to obtain a NJ
st,,r sups beliave that the very existence of the
city depends on promptly obtaining pure
water supply.
Herman L. Meyers, Secretary.
COMMUNICATIONS w. Bhlington' -
G. C. Komahrens, F. d. Linn
w c. Downs. VIM. A. Illtons
Frank. G. Gautier e. Watson :. etI Frye
DR.. w. L. Pyle, George I, smith,
John H: carnes, H 3; Day,
Chas. E. Ahrens. E. ii. Apgar,
Era Egank WhtVsgd Z Medlegn }T fohR F. W. hnness
Sydney Allen, Chas. h. Richardson
George Anderson. C. F. Boyd,
George Van Nostran J. c; , Begert,
Frederick i i.''isia Ffaacke, chas: Lee Meyers.
George r Evans, Pohn P. Landrine
G. r. Lawrence, 3. l. Post
Abraham Post John White
Frank Hin. Jas j. Roebottom,
j. C. Young. James White,
Wm. Stegman, George Johnson,
e. B. Robinson, T 3. 0'Neih,
R. s. Ross r. H, Myers,
". r. Westcott, Samuel McBurney,
p A. Miller. P. Carroll.
Dan NJ Lewis, Peter f. Campbell
NJ snedicker, S. R. Scott
r. A. Williams, Max Staples,
Chas. Gubelman. Fredeilck SchWanhaosei'
F w Rouss w. L. Collins,
E. A. p Wilks. T. R. Romaine.
James F. M4oa%enfs' yf2as9 44 SvEs Er99S 1T Whitney
Chairman Nudge, after announcing
this committee, said that all must put
their shoulder, to the wheel, ana alliil mus
can or Democratic, that they are the
servants Of the people & and not dn11r tnele
sag'' Said Mr.. Nudge that the city
can't afford a new water supply, and
to them / have replied it isn't a question
# # is question of Must have it, do
not believe one mass meeting Will be
sufficient to accomplish our purpose, ana
I believe we must frequently hold sucn
meetings until we get the relier asked
E E. A. Leetch moved that the chair, cha r.
nan appoint an Executive Committee OF
five to arrange for the mass meeting,
and the motion prevailed. The chairman
viii announce the members of the COM
nlls5sg Chairman man Nudge read the following
letter. er,x, e,11,v A,a 1904
MR. G. NJ b. NUDGE.
Dear sr:-Your communication, dated Aug
received this FIVE IN 3 N on a1 my snee reensit last
Thursday. In answer l Will state that an am
heartily in strong favor ol any niv Iersey
civ with pure and wholesome drinking
water. The article in question wnlcn Is now 1
furnished is acknowledged on al sldes pV
competent Judges, both professional and non
professional men, as element badly polluted
senrees ana is now in condition to bring
upon us disease in It's most malignant form.
The question at once needs vigorous asl-
,ofion from all sides and do not know OF
ary plan better to produce desirable result
sIrsn to bring the matter to the notice OF the
naneraI authorities ana the public in such a
form which would be irresistible TO the ones
= r. III, al,.,ga have no axe TO grind with any
~ ~ e.' and a neither am l Interested ceIs S
worth in any water suppiyc ompany, pul
on the other hand, am deeply interested IN
1,fal I
of those who furnish me and my neighpors
wi.;l filthy sewerage when pay them ior pure
~ L time now, and no moment should be
,ost for us all to demand at once better
.rsstnent 10 our rights which we claim, or
80 800, fiTr lives and properties will be lost.
1Se have right to ask for what we want,
and we have a better right to demand II wheh
Furthermore, in appointment of myself OF
being one of committee TO ior~nuiale ~ a Ss lila9, ?
nleetins to protest against the present supply ~
If filthy water, allow me to state thaL as
/ shall leave this city on TINS coming mn meqv
nestiav to spend a few weeks with my rainliy
n the state Of, Vermont. it will be impossible
for me to be present with you on me appoln.e,a
time spoken Of. But if desirable through
80 o,,a nt,nfcation left at my residence While
I am away i will unite myself with any COM
.,etert body on my return and try 10 90 al
~ GOOD / can in my efforts to procure us
q satisfactory supply OF good anu wiioissoiis
Very respectfully
II. w. BILLINGTON,
565 Jersey avenue
II.
THE Chairman introduced Mr.. Lebbeus
B. Ward, who declined to make any Sc. set
opyesfions anyone desired to ask him. In
reply e question 3y NJ Pssaage Mqdgfs; siyee ne
las been allowed to get into a very foul
nanaition aiaa i1ie through the apathy Of the au-
tforities of the city
HE for sickness?'' inquired Mr.. Nudge,
ii have no reason to suppose that Ill
ness is caused by the water, but op-
% ieef strongly to it. Its bad smell is not
Us has been generally said, due to sew
age The Passaic is suffering from what
Il called sickness in the water. which
occurs in summer from time to time me;
The cause for this Is 81, very OBSCURE put
would You fear to drink Passaic
water If a typhoid fever or cholera cpl
densie broke out in Newark or some
other Of the cities on the Passaic 2,
asked the Chairman.
- Would not move from the city be-
cause OF it. repA~4 NJ. Ward. and be-