The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-09
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LAWYERS TALK.
The commissioners hoped that the
Kearnyites were through, but they We're
not. They trotted out their counsel,
Joseph Parker, Jr., and in short order
he had everything and everybody in
the room on the move.
I'VE. are certainly in precarious con-
dition," he began. The water we have
been geeting has been in a terrible con-
dition. 1t has not and is not now fit for
use. You will agree with me in this. /
believe. | know of the legal complica-
tions that will arise when an effort is
made to break our contract with your
city, and Ialso know that if this Board
can make contract it can rescind one
Now, that is what we want you to do,
and we demand it for the good of our
sition we stand relative to the payment
for the water main. We owe jersey
City some money; still think that, that
matter could and would be rapidly ad-
justed if this contract should be dis
solved. We are willing to meet you in
any way possible which will terminate
in our being released of this obnoxious
contract. We don't want your water.
1t is not fit for use. We may be able
to arrange it so that we could get con-
troll of that main 1t is yours, but all
the lateral mains connected with it are
ours. You own the backbone and we
own the skeleton. We want to enter
into another contract, one under which
we will be able to get decent, pure
water"
AT this juncture DIR. Axton stepped
forward and caused to be read the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That the Board of Health
of Kearny in session assembled hereby
declares the Passaic water to be a pub
lie nuisance and menace to health
and pronounces the same unfit for use. ="
STILL VERY BAD.
rs the condition of the water as bad
as it was a few weeks ago?' asked Com
missioner Cone of Counsellor Parker. :.
Not = qyte bad was and hf Rbep reply 4 eo8 6e s
of the pipes it is offensive"
1T stinks, in plain Words
isn't its condition fair now?" con-
mo, it is not hotly replied Mr..
Parker 'It is sickening and is filled with
a black deposit
How does it taste?''
81 have never tasted it"
1--WE appreciate the fact that it was
bad during August and September" said
MT. Cone; ''but you know rain makes
water better Now, say that there is
a decided improvement in its condition.
1 realize what its vicious quality was,
but today it is quite satisfactory. SO SO
here that many of our citizens who were
bowling loudeSt are now we'll satlshed.
''WeIl, we are not" put in Mr..
Parker. ;,
ut seems to me if you want redress, ;"
interrupted President Macarthur, the
proper course for you to pursue is to
Communicate with US officially. We
cannot take any notice of verbal de-
mand for the dissolution of our con-
tract with you" =,
IF that is what you want you will
get it and quickly shouted one OF the
committee.
This concluded the discussion.
The Kearny contract came about IN
this way: Originally a main was la1d
from the Belleville reservoir through
Kearny to Harrison. Kearny asked for
permission to tap that main, and It was
granted upon the making of a contract
that Kearny should pay for the mann u
quarterly installments, to the amount on
metered water consumed. Fox and Drum
mond. the builders, agreed to acceIstt
payment in that way. and as a result sun
every dollar Kearny has paid for water
has been turned over to Fox ana Drum rum
mond About SO, 900 is still due the nrm
and now Kearny wants to slide our
after having used Jersey City's water
for wears for nothing, and leave Jersey
City with a pipe line on its hanos.
which would become useless the moIneh'
KeaTny- obtained a new supply of Water1
as She would undoubtedly get HARRISON
for a customer without delay.
The Street and Water Commissioners s S,IllIs
are on to the little game, ana VIII ploeh
If if possible.