The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-08
PUBLIC OPINION.
fen Speak Out With
No Uncertain Voice
on the Water
Question.
B. CULVER'S PLAIN TALK
lat Is Held in Solution You
Cannot Get Out by
Filtration.
BUY, BOIL AND FILTER
Women Say That Is the Only Way
Way to Get Enough to Drink
and Wash With.
BUY. BOIL AND FILTER

The unanimity of opinions expreE.fd
in 1.-THE Jersey City News by cs-4-Sns
who demand new water supply is re-
markable While there is divergence
of views as the best means and methods
TO procure that supply, there is none on
the main question that Jersey City needs
purer drinking water, and that speed
ily
Another batch of public expressions
of feeling in the matter is printed be-
pleas for an immediate supply of pure
water. They are as follows:-
DR.. J. E. Culver, Nc. 561 Summit ave
nue:-'The filth contained in our Passaic
water is abominable. 1t is the flthiest
water that has ever been used by
CITY in the worlds history, with the
exception of Calcutta, India. which be-
lieve had very bad water at one time
The water of no city approximates ours
in filth I have analyzed the water. and
my knowledge of chemistry and of the
condition of the water at the place where
our water is taken from gives me a full
knowledge of its filth. It is filled with
sewage and urine in solution. It is i'm
possible to filter it. The man who un-
dertakes to filter it is a man who is SO
ignorant that he knows nothing at all
about it, Many kinds of filth are en-
tirely soluble, and soluble things are
not to be filtered. If the water was
taken from above the falls of the river,
above where the sewage of Paterson
ceHters into it, and If the property and
factories on the banks of the river were
condemned for use we would have pure
water today; but at present the filth of
the water is a disgrace to the city,
Frank Eveland of Crescent and Com
munipaw avenues:-'1 test the tires of
bicycles in large tank of water which
comes from hydrant, and the water
Is SO muddy L can hardly see the bub-
bles made by punctured tire. If
we do not get new supply very soon
half the people in town will move
away. People are about tired paying
for drinking water; the next move will
be to move away
Edward G. Sanderson, property owner:
Tt is high time that our city authori-
ties should wake up and realize the awful
consequences to the city,
Martin ]. Mullone, Bergen avenue:-
81 know one thing, and that is if our
water does not quickly improve I am
going to move to New York My property
is depreciating here and I cannot get
tenants except l lower the rents to q
ridiculous figure"
Charles A. Kirkpatrick, broker Month
cello avenue:-"This condition could never
exist in any city where public officers
had the real interests of the city at heart.
What on earth are they about? My stars
the water is bad. frightfully bad, and
are they going to allow it to remain like
that? It passes my comprehension what
they mean"
Clement S. Stedman, Palisade avenue e.
tsThis Jersey City water is atrocious
My family cannot use it and I am think
ing of moving elsewhere
Counsellor Fagan:-'HThe water supply
of this city needs immediate attention.
There seems to be unanimity of ex-
preston that a new supply is needed
Edward Barr, of the firm of Barr-Din-
widdie Co., Bookbinders, Greenville:-.
eyes, by all means let US have a new
water supply. have in my factory
more than one hundred people and we
from well for use inside. None of the
employees can drink the filthy liquid for
which we pay heavily. It seems to me
that the Board of Finance ought not to
delay in giving us supply. Whatever
source is the best in their Judgment they
should go ahead and make the contract
1t is idle to waste time criticizing this
and discussing the merits of that scheme,
while the citizens are crying out for
pure water. What if it does cost few
millionsl What is that to the health and
growth of this city?'
James Hunt. Newark avenue:-"We do
need new water supply. I find the in
crease in my taxes is a great deal more
than if we had a pure water supply al
ready contracted for. Never have water
taxes been so high as they are now
City Hall Commissioner E. Datz:-'eThis
city needs a new water supply above
everything else. The problem of the sup
ply is no doubt difficult, but it can be
solved, and something should be done
at once"
Rev. Father Sheehan of st. Patrick's
r c. .Church:-"New water supply My
dear sir, the drinking water up our way
is mud black mud, and / am sometimes
tempted to go fishing in it. We want
pure water right away, quick
Mr. A. S. Burniston OF No. 1s1 Month
cello avenue:-sWe should get a new
supply at once, provided it does not cost
too much. but if it is going to cost the
citizens Of this town a larger tax than
they are now paying, I think we should
try purifying the present supply Passaic
water is as good as any if it is only
let alone
Mr.. George Bowers Of No. 1913 Monti-
cello avenue We should have a new
supply of water very soon. no matter
where 1t comes FROM We now have to