The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-03


supply has been the cause of a great
deal Of sickness among the poorer
classes, and has resulted in many people
moving out of the city A great many
of my houses are vacant and are liIxe-
ly to remain so just as long as the pres
ent condition of affairs exists. .
DR.. John D. McGill:-"The water in
Jersey City is unquestionably bad and il
needs Improvement
Mr.. Edward Gritten Of the County
Clerks office:-'I know from personal
experience that the condition of the
water has been harmful to real estate
and dangerous to health. The emergency
is SO critical that regardless of expense,
temporary relief should be afforded
have been so delighted at the thought
of getting any kind Of a supply that /
have not examined the contract closely
Mr. Charles w. Law, Secretary of the
Hudson City Good Government Asso-
ciation (handing the reporter glass of
water drawn from the faucet in his
store):-'This is fair specimen of the
water we receive here. IL IS not so bad
Git was full of small black particles) and
we can't complain The water at my
house, however. is much worse. think
we should have new Suoaiy at once.
stephen 3. Ealsey. of the firm of Hal
sey & Laney, real estates-s alers on sAonti-
cello avenue We have been in the rRal
estate business for thirty-three years,
and have never had such number of
v2cant houses en- our rent lists on the
first of May, We attribute our slow bust
ness to the filthy condition OF the water
in this city People from out of town
will neither buy nor rent on account of
it. There is very little building and what
is sold is auctioned off at bottom prices"
Mr., Halsey then alluded to the Wake
man estate on Summit avenue, near
Grand street. which was auctioned off
recently at the low figure of $500 'tThe
estate" Mr.. Halsey said, ''was worth
at the lowest $4,000 If. by the first OF
August good water could be furnished
it would greatly improve business"
Mr.. Laney, the other member of the
firm, was present at the time of the
interview and endorsed his partners
statements.
Joseph, Roy, the real estate dealer at
Jackson and Virginia avenues:-"I have
lost great many tenants both this and
last season on account of the bad con-
.dition of the water, and the unimproved
streets. Some tenants on-y stay for a
month and move away. Out of town
people who come to buy will not pur-
chase on account of the water"
John W. Smith. real estate dealer at
No. 675 Montgomery street:-''The letting
of houses is very slow. Slower than /
have seen it in years. Buyers are slow
to decide. They will not purchase only
at sacrifice prices. l attribute the dull
ness of business largely to the bad con-
dition of the water. If the people were
sure they were going to get good wates
they would surely purchase. Between the
Street and Water Board and the Finance
Board the people don't know what they
are going to set.
Mr.. Frank Heard. of the real estate
firm of Heard & Middleton, at fGge and
Ocean avenues:-"If we do not set pure
water it will certainly be damaging to
real estate interests If we get a good
supply of water before next spring,
look forward to a boom in real estate on
the Hafghts.
Mr.. James K Murphy, real estate
dealer of Erie and Ninth streets: Tin
several instances people coming from
New York with a view to renting a resi-
dence in this city. have asked about the
water; if it is really as bad as the papers
have painted it. AS a business man and
a real estate dealer, it would not be
right for me to put the same color on
the matter. l have told those searching
for q residence here. that / use the wa
ter and never suffered any ill-effects
from it. Some physicians tell US the
water is very detrimental to health. and
again other physicians say that this is
not so. There is no question in my mind
but that this great bugaboo, as | call it,
has greatly injured the real estate in
terests of this city, AS far as am per
sonally concerned, I believe that the
stories put in circulation regarding our
water have been greatly exaggerated
by the newspapers. There is no doubt
but that new supply will do away with
the fear which non-residents have
of our water
William Hogencamp, President Of the
Second National Bank:-'T think there
is only one thing to be done; get wa.
ter supply as soon as possible In my
opinion the East Jersey Company are
the only people to whom the city can
award contract. They control the sup.
ply and if you give 1t to any other con-
cern, litigation will assuredly follow.
They have control of the water shed
and others must settle with them.'
Frederick c. Wolbert. auctioneer and
real estate agent:-'I. of course, believe
in having good water supply and one
as soon as possible. Personally, / think
we could purify the water. but anyway,
if we are to have a supply. let it be for
the best interests of the city,"
Thomas M. Gopsill, real estate:-'fWe
ought to do something In this matter at.
once. The water on the Hill is execra-
Bile and l advocate a temporary supply
if we can get a good one. We need inn.
mediate relief"
c. c. Jewell. real estate dealer.--tBy
all means LET, us have quick, temporary
supply. The danger to the city putting
off the matter is inealculable. Let us
have good water as fast as possible, and
the great advantages of our city will be
at once realized"
James Palmer. lawyer and real estate
AGENT believe in having temporary
supply Why, do you know. that on the
Hill houses are losing tenants because of
the water? It is grave matter and
should be speedily dealt with"
Myron j. Furst, President Of the
Good Government Clubs League:-'I
have always maintained that a tenn
porary supply was the best thing and
then, having procured that. we can, in
our leisure deliberate as to perman-
ent supply. Let us have good water as
soon as possible" ~