The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-07
ALDERMANIC JOKER
City Fathers Pass a Resolu-
luton in Favor of One
Of the Water Schemes.
HOOP OF THE /" JOURNAL REVEALED
Settled in Caucus and Passed With
out Word-strong Disap-
proval.
HOOP OF THE /" JOURNAL" REVEALED

Alderman George Mccarthy, reporter
on the. Journal" at last nights meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen introduced
a preamble and resolution relating to
the question Of a new water supply,
which caused much astonishment.
Mr.. Joseph A. Dear. for some reason,
is booming the water plan of the Rock
away and Hudson Company, which has
not been given serious consideration by
any of the officials since the plan was
explained to Mayor Wanser and others
in the City Hall.
The report of the Journals alleged
expert on the manufacture of water
pipes is given as the reason for the
stand that paper has taken on the
water question. Every man on the
Journal staff is under orders to send
the Rockaway and Hudson Company's
plan along with bells. Through Alder
man Mccarthy a Rockaway and Hud-
son boom was launched. The resolution
offered by Mccarthy was as follows:-
JOURNALS" LITTLE JOKER,
Whereas. me honorable Board of
ing advertised for proposals to supply
Jersey City with Il new supply of pure
water, and having exaeted that al
specifleations prepared by the said Street
and Water Commissioners, and the de
posft of 100000 by each bidder as
guarantee Of good faith; and ,.,o.o 90,
llissionerS have received three bids from
the three bidders. which comply with
the requirements of the specificatlons
and the demand for cash deposit from:
therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Board of Alder
men, do recommend and believe that
the award of said contract for new
water supply should be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder. and that the
best interests of the city will therefore
The Republican majority had dlffl-
cult task trying to figure out which
company was alluded to. A caucus
was thought necessary and caucus
was held Several of the members
fingered long on the last paragraph of
the resolution, which says 'the Board
of Aldermen do recommend and believe
that the award of said contract for a
new supply should be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder"
One member it is alleged, remarked
what right have we to be recommend
ing the proposition of the Jersey City
Water Company? The Street and Water
Board know it is the best plan in every
respect, and we should not interfere"
MIR. DEAR FAVORED IT.
Alderman Mccarthy hastened,it is said,
to explain that Mr. Dear favored the
resolution, and that it applied to the
Rockaway and Hudson Company.
The Aldermen felt very much relieved
after the explanation had been made,
and consented to vote for the resolution
for about the same reason the City
Hall Commissioners voted for Louis H.
Broome as architect.
In open meeting the resolution went
through; but not word was said by
any member of the board.
1.-THE Aldermen have no right" said
one Alderman, ''to be bothering with
the water question I admit that
know nothing about the question, and
I do not believe any other member is
any better posted than I am.
THE "JOURNAL" DOES THOUGH.
81 see no reason why the Aldermen
should be made tools of in the interests
of a Journal venture. The Street and
Water Commissioners were elected to at
tend to such matters as this and the
people having elected them should abide
by their decision. They are going to
vote as they think best and 1T is my
belief that sauabbling should be stopped
and personal schemes of outsiders side
tracked. 1t will be the plain duty of the
Finance Board, I believe, to concur in
any reasonable award which the Street
and Water Commissioners make. People
are how1ang about our tax rate and
about our slow growth. If we do not
get new water I'll wager whole lot
that it will only be a few years before
we will have no one here to pay taxes.
sIf the proposition of the Rockaway
and Hudson Company is not worthy OF
consideration then I say let it be thrown
out. Any award made will be certlo-
rar.ed, suppose, but it is a peculiar
thine that any newspaper should at
tempt to stir up trouble over matter
that is SO vitally important to the future
of this city"