The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-09

1T know one thing about the water
! it is driving people away from living on
this HILL"
| A. Kost. jeweller, No. $50 Newark ave-
nue:-''We certainly should have better
water in this city,
| Thomas Lynch, furniture dealer:-.sWe
want good clean water in this city,
| John Walbrecht, shoe dealer. Greenville:
There's no question but that we should
have better water, and it cannot come
too soon for me-
| w. R. Simonson, grocer:-'9The present
water is bringing disaster to the busi-
ness community
| George w. vreeland, real estate dealer:
1T am most decidedly in favor of new
water supply"
| John Knoblock, butcher:-"A great
| many people are leaving town because
of the filthy water. and the business
interests are being injured badly
| Charles Herig. news dealer and sta
| tioner:-"Yes, 1 am in favor of a new
| water supply
| MIR. Walter Vree1and, bicycle dealer:-
| 1.-THE water needs improvement"
! Mr.. Landrine of No. 445 Bergen avenue:
1.-THE sooner we get better supply of
to prosperity"
| Percy a. Gaddis of the real estate firm
of Lahey and Gaddis:-s'We ought to have
better water in this city, and if it is not
secured real estate interests will be great
| ly damaged this summer"
| Charles Schneider, barber:-ssThe water
we get at present couldn't be any worse"
| Charles Roe, Justice of the Peace:-
| t'There should undoubtedly be a change"
| "A Thompson, property owner:-'AThe
present water is driving people away
from the city,
DR.. Kay, of the City Hospital
| filthy condition of the water can't be
remedied too soon"
| Mrs Solon Palmer:-'I think it is
wrong to expect people to pay such enor-
nous water rates when the water is so
detestable.'
Mrs. A. J. Newbury:-"Th dreadful
water! I think it is wicked to expect
| us to use it.
| Mrs. G. w. Clerihew:-'sThe water rates.
are outrageously high for the poor quail
| ity. and the city should have water as
expeditiously as possible
Miss Bradford of the Whittier House,
! 81 consider it simply murderous to com
| pei the citizens of Jersey City to drink
such water
Mrs. DR.. De Hart:-"The supply should
be changed Immediately, as it is much
, worse in summer than winter
Miss Cecilia Gaines:-'In my opinion,
no one should pay his water tax until
we have a new water supply"
Miss Coffin of Glenwood avenue:-
seThere can be no doubt that every wom-
an in the city thinks that the Passaic
o1,,
| Mrs. Kinds of Bergen avenue:-''We are
obliged to buy drinking water
| Mrs E. " r. Clifford of Bergen ave-
nue:-"The water we have is filthy.
Mrs c. c. Stimets of Crescent avenue:
ct buy drinking water, because the Pas
sale water is unfit for use.''
Mrs. Negus of Varick street:-"We buy
all our drinking water
Mrs. VIM. w. Murhead of Van Worst
square:-1I cannot use for drinking pur-
poses the Passaic water, and have to buy
other''
Mrs. Elkins of Mercer street:-"I think
however. that new water supply should
be had for the benefit of those who have
to drink Passaic water
Mrs. R. G. Lyle of Suydam avenue:-
81 use a filter for our drinking water
Mrs p j. Koonz of Communipaw ave-
nue:-ssWe boil and filter all our drinking
water, but even then it is not good
Mrs. CreveHng Oh jersey avenue
am obliged to buy drinking water
Mrs. Ellison of Jersey avenue. prop
erty owner:-'sThe water is not fit for
drinking
Mrs. Spring of Jersey avenue THE
Passaic water is filthy and / find 1t en-
tirely unfit for use"
Mrs. Cairns of Hamilton place, prop
erty owner:-'During the winter l nave
been able to use the Passaic water a1tef
| it has been Uttered
Mrs. Robert Davis, Grove street:-l
have been able to use the Passalc water
during the winter, but had some trouble
with it last summer.
Mrs. j. I. Edwards, Bergen avenue
Il think the Passalc water pao III oooi'
taste and color.
Mrs. W. ). fauh.. beinione non, asene .,4e,
Il am opngeo % llieel, ooil a,'u me-
again al wase W :. - nrand
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street;-ine present "s'se' sui'p's 2 ~
tes.apie' :, pr,nus of ,Ar,;no no+on .va-
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nue. plopelS M.r II o,,r district b,t II
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