The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-30
DEFENCE BEGUN.
Jersey City Water Company
and the City Have Their
Inning Today.
cERTIORARI TESTIMONY RESUMED
Prosecutor Trying to Delay the
Case-Clerk Bouton's Dry
Details.

The Jersey City Water Company and
the city began their defence this morn
ing before Supreme Court Commissions
John A. Nugent, in the matter Of tax
ing testimony for the certiorari pro-
ceedings to review the award Of a water
contract to the Jersey City Water Com
pany. Q
Although the Jersey City Water Com
pany opened its side today. the case for
the prosecution is not yet closed. They
| will probably close tomorrow. So much
time has been lost owing to delays by
the prosecution that if ex-senator w
d. Edwards, for the Jersey City Water
| Company, who complained about the de-
lay, had not threatened to apply to JUS
tice Lippincott this morning for an Or
der limiting the time for the taking OF
testimony, the proceedings would nave
dragged along, and there would have
been no opportunity to present the tes-
timony to the Supreme Court, the No
vember term of which opens next We'd
nesday, in time to be disposed of speedily.
The object of the prosecution, 1t Is
charged, and from all appearances there
was ground for the charge, was to delay
the hearing so that it might go over
to the January term. but Messrs, Ed
wards, V~redenburgh, Garretson, John A;
Blair and Spencer Weart check-naated
the move by insisting that the proceed
ings should be wound UP by Thursday.
AS for the defendant company it viii
whflethe prosecutors ave consumed
four. and will need two more to finish
DEFENDANT,s CASE.
Aftera long wait for the counsel of the
prosecpti99n, Messrs. II hdW WA 81 GarT ret
Garrxra m TlOiJfnr G1nrly RI tho k0ar6
of Street and Water Commissioners, VINO
grought with him a pile Of minutes
resolutions and other Official papers TO
Examined by Mr.. Weart. the witness
| stated the routine adopted by the Board
in dealing with matters relating to ex-
penses paid out of the water account;
He read the resolution of the Board
authorizing the appointment of experts
c ChHrc ON ON o 6et . @1S This h act was
the result. he said. Of a communication
received from the Board of Finance sqg-
gestiag ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The FL
nance Board, he said, had recommended
Messrs, Barnes and A. Fteley, but Mr.,
Barnes wopIq not tg serve;
Referring to the manual Mr.. Bouton
said that at the meeting Of Jan. q, 1895,
organizations for a new water SUP sup,
Jersey city News" and a copy OF
that paper was offered in evidence. A
SlIIllldE dANcI ttSCAIlCAl " proposals Ill.
| specifications printed in 1.-THE News
in March 2, last was produced
The specifications were advertised
ais for two weeks. The award of
a contract was made on April 20.
Were there many communications to
the Board about the water?" asked Mr..
Weart.
ooh yes, there never was a meeting
of the Board without some letter about
water.S
Witness said at this time, April %,
the old Board consisting of Messrs. j.
J. Cone, II. L.. Keller, Jno E. Macarthur,
G.. w. Harding and W. H. Hooker
went out of Office and the present Board
was elected.
The new Board advertised for proposals
for bids for a water supply In May, 1895,
witness said. n read The resolution
from the official manual respecting
every step taken. Two thousand dollars
had been paid for the advertisements
for water during five months of the
year; but his sum is exclusive of
chemists fees and stenographers'
charges. Mr.. B%outon's testimony in re-
lation to these dry matters of routine
occupied all the morning.