The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-05

J. Wallace Black, Inspector Of
Scales, Weights and Measures,
from May 22 10 81 ..... "a 81
John +. Macarthur, Inspector of
Buildings, to May %. 1879. % "
William IL. Neil, Inspector Of
Buildings. from MAY % to 81. SO 80
trics Court ............. $50 90
District Court ...s....... 1875 90
John E. Macarthur, Judge Sec
ond District Court, to May %,
inclusive. 20U w
Second District Court -. 1875 90
Timothy 9. Long, City Marshal 10 w
The report was received.
The resolution was adopted by the follow
ing vote, the yeas and nays having been or
dered and taken on the call Of the President:
Yeas-All the members present, ten in
number.
The Committee on Trade Licenses re-
ported the following resolution on petitions
heretofore referred:
Resolved. That a license as a city auc-
tioneer be issued by the Mayor and City
Cler@@ under the corporate seal Of the city to
Joseph T. McCoobery on his paying the
license fee.
Resolved, That Licenses to peddle goods,
wares or merchandise in Jersey City be is
sued by the Mayor and City Clerk under the
corporate seal of the city to the following
named on their paying the license fees:
John Vordermeir, Thomas Prior, Jacob
Golden, Felice Balbo, John Morrisey, Frank
Moran, Abraham Kraker. August Bach,
Joseph c. Merritt, Charles Wittemmase,
Joseph Daimbrose, Leslie Coon, Isaac Posin,
Louis Wehrmann, John Dryer, BENZ.
Bonnell. J. Feinstein, Martin King, George
A. Lipman, James Foran. Mary Kneer,
Henry Black, FeIice Mullica and Daniel
Kelly.
Resolved, That licenses as street musicians
as provided for by ordinance passed June 20,
1889, be issued by the Mayor and City Clerk
under the corporate seal of the city to Leonard
Martin and Emanuel Libinati. on their pay
ing the license fees.
The repSrts were received.
The resolutions were adopted by the fol-
lowing vote, the yeas and nays having been
ordered and taken on the call of the Presi-
dent:
Yeas-All the members OF the Board pres
emit, ten in number.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following preamble and resolution
were offered by Aldermen Dusenbery and
adopted.
Whereas, Private parties and corporations,
in virtue of their riparian proprietorship
upon streams in the northern. mountainous
part of the State. are not only claiming and
asserting ownership of the source upon
which this city and the n~eighboring COM
munities must depend for a permanent sup
ply of pure water in the future, but are also
asserting rights Of actual property in the sup
ply itself, coupled with certain exclusive
franchises to store and sell the water. and
Whereas, Said parties are proposing to
deal with cities in this and other States on
the basis of these claims of ownership and
exclusive rights, and to make grants to
municipalities of water. or to enter into con-
tracts with them for furnishing public water
supply, and
Whereas, If such claims are admitted to
be well founded and not opposed to public
policy, it is manifest that a large proportion
of the population of this section of the State
will ultimately be compelled to submit to the
| demands, etortionate or otherwise, of a
monopoly organized to control the public
water supply, and
Whereas, In order to preserve the public
right in these waters and to afford due pro-
lection to the public interests involved, it is
| requisite that the authority of the State be
interposed to present the acquisition OF ad-
verse rights Of possession therein by private
corporations for private gain, or the exclusive
appropriation under the form of contracts
with such corporations or otherwise, by single
municipalities; therefor
Resolved, That in the name of the people
OF Jersey City we respectfully urge the Legis-
lature to limit the unusual and dangerous
powers now granted to persons, who may
organize or have organized as private corpo-
rations, to withdraw waters from the sources
now mentioned, with a view to sell the same
TO the public and obtain a monopoly thereof,
under which they claim the right to prevent
| great cities and communities from using such
waters for public purposes; and to further
urge that there be provided by Statute a CEN
trail authority to regulate and administer the
| diversion and use of the potable waters OF
the State SO far as may be necessary to secure
equal benefit theretrom to all the municipali-
ties of the State and their inhabitants; 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, an entitled IAN act to ascertain the
| rights of the State in certain of the waters of
the State, and to provide for furnishing a
State water supply to the municipalities
thereof, and to create a State Water Board
empowered to construct and maintain works
for that purpose, : and
Resolved, That copies hereof duly signed
and exempli6ed be communicated to each
house of the Legislature.
Alderman Day appeared and took his seat.
The following preamble and resolution,
were offered by Alderman Dusenbery and
| adopted.
Whereas, The Legislature have passed a
bill to annex a part of Hudson County to the
| County of Essex, and
Whereas. Said bill having been vetoed by
the Governor and passed by the House OF
Assembly notwithstanding the objections SO
ably set forth in the veto message and is now
before the Senate with a possibility of similar
| action, thereon.
Resolved, That the Board of Aldermen
| of Jersey City as representatives elected by
| the people do hereby most earnestly protest
| against the passage of said act to dismember
| Hudson County, believing that such action
would be illegal, unfair and tending to instr
tute a kind of legislation that would lead to
endless litigation, ~vexation and trouble. pos
sibly opening the door to Reputation OF
| debts and seizure Of inherited rights, lessen
| ing on the one hand or increasing on the
| other valuations upon which bonds have
been ;ss,,ed or ob1ioations incurred. disturb