The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
WATER ENOUGH NOW
The Mains Are Rapidly
Clearing of Ice and the
Reservoirs Rising.
HILL CITIZENS NEW GRIEVANCE
Don't Like the Way Pastor Luhrs
Was Treated and They Organize
Another Goo-Goo Club.

s'he water scare is over. The Street
and Water Commissioners held short
cprferenee with Mayor Wanser at his
Office in the City Hall this morning. and
at its conclusion announced that the
usual force of water would be flowing
through the Fourth district mains this
afternoon. The situation has been i'm
proving steadily and the Mayor received
the gratifying report early this morning
that the water in the reservoir has gained
two feet during the night.
The Mayor explains the steady in
= crease at the High Service reservoirs
by the fact that the S6-inch mains across
the meadows are clearing themselves OF
Ice. One of the big mains was tapped
on the other side of the river last night
and it was found that there was
coating of ice inside the pipe two inches
thick The ice was soft. however, and
it is the belief of the officials that with
enc or two more days of warm weather
the usual adequate supply viii be rush
ing through the big mains. The pumps
at Belleville are being operated day and
nighs, and under an unusually heavy
pressure.
MORE WATER IN THE RESERVOIRS.
The twelve-inch main from the pipe
supplying the lower section of the city
is emptying a large quantity of water
into the High Service reservoirs. There
is now in the well at High Service nine
teen feet of water. The pumps there are
being operated slowly during the night.
From six o'clock in the morning until
nine the customary force is turned on,
giving people an opportunity to procure
all the water they want. From nine
O'Clock until five the pressure is re-
duced and then turned on again for two
hours.
Work at the break is progressing rapid
ly. and the Mayor announced this morn
ing that he had every reason to believe
the main would be in use again in five
days. There will be plenty of water If
consumers will only continue not to
wasting it.
FOURTH DISTRICT STILL KICKING.
Another mass meeting was held in the
old Fourth district last night, which
resulted ii the organization of the Fourth
District Good Government Club. It met
in ST. Johns German Lutheran Church.
al Summit avenue and North street. and
was called together by the Rev: J. E.
Luhrs, Pastor o. St. Johns Church. Al
the mass meeting held Thursday night
committee was appointed to wait on
: the Mayor in the matter of the shortage
OF rvA'a in that section of the city.
The chaifnan of the committee was Pas
tor Luhrs The Mayor was seen by the
citizens yesterday tu. His Honor gave
them q cool reception. The interview
with the Mayor was related by George
Taylor, who was one of the committee
ts,at accompanied Pastor Luhrs.
I'VE went to the Mayors Office yester-
day. said Mr.. Taylor, and the recep-
ton we received was a cool one. we
went to present the grievances of the
citizens of the Fourth district to the
highest official in our city. Pastor Luhrs
chairman of the COMMITTEES. was the first
to speak. He addressed His Honor and
fully explained the coGGluon of affairs
in the district. He told of the number
of days the people were without water
and the damage and Inconvenience re-
sulting from it's stoppage. and asked that
something be done immediately.
care you Clergyman interrupted the
Mayor, who had listened attentively 10
the preacher. Are you pastor of that
church,. he continued. and with an i'm
patent look as though he was disgusted
With s water d oTsrs he TapeS vd aa st5yaS fha
up at your church and prayed for water,
instead of coming down here and bother
ing us US. ttongb+ we ware lot Of dumb
sheep ee 'HS continued Mr.: Taylor, 'and he
rsa passor tq nsued ea Us yef on and haE h
should be. SO 1 took It upon myself to
break in upon I the Mayors Nay 81 .impertinent
of our citizens to pray fer water, Mayor
,Wanser, but Whist We should pray. pray for or
i g19d tho bene ,ss o sompetf b officials to
- : ANoTHBR COO COO CLUB
When Mr.. TsyloT finished his speech
unanirloisly elected president of the
club, which ofIice he. accepted, on con
faithful to him as he would be to them.
President TAYLOR ended his second speech
by saving that the oftisia1s Of Of ll the city
I'VE as good eitizens.." he went on,
ness capacity for the Offices which they
anothsr smbsr sn s;r+ras made e speech s.}g Gn
twelve years. during which time there
The taxes had increased, although the
valuation of property did not keep pace
the speaker. mentioning number in
Guiding sewers and better fire protec-
The election of ,2 officers was continues,
Srer Jaus re asS orspondinr secre
tary, NJ. II: johnson and Financial Seore--
tary William BlohU. A rising vote of
thanks was rendered to Pastor IIhrs for
the use of the church, and the club will
hold its next meeting In the church on
Wednesday next. In discussing. a per-
manent place Of mcetjng. Mr.. Walters:
a member. proposeG hat the club demand
the use of the public school III the dis
trict He said they had q right to use
It, and to demand. not to ask the privi-
lere.
$9.73 was contributed BY the crowd to-
ward the expenses OF the new club
AssembfyrpaD David H. Cagney was
present and nledc q short speech on the
want of improve n1ents IN fEe district.
He will present his bill advoca ting parks
on the. Heights at the next meeting of
the club.
MEXICAN BATnITs SHOT.
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