The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-10
AOWATER, HOUSES
Property Owners Offer to
Erect Buildings If the
New Supply Is
Secured.
t, TUNIs M'LAUGHLIN's RAWLINGS
Mayor Wanser VIII Proceed
Mayor Wanser VIII Proceed
Against Him for His
Slanderous Talk.
BOARD OF TRADE FIzzLE
Just Two Dozen Meet to Discuss
the Contract-West End Citi-
zens Repudiate Tom
McEWan.

At the meeting of the Street and Water
Board this morning H. L Darling filed
a petition for the Improvement of North
street. between the Boulevard and Nell
son avenue. I This application is an
important one for many reasons. To be-
gin with Mr.. Darling wants the street
improved only in the event of the city
acquiring a new supply of water. With
the belief that new water is to be obtain
ed he has had prepared plans for no
less than twenty-five frame houses
which he will erect on North street. The
houses. as told in another column. are to
cost 81. 800 each.
The necessary permits for the buildings
have been procured. and ground will be
broken as soon as it is definitely settled
that new water IS TO be contracted for.
If water is not to be bought it is prob
able that Mr.. Darling will abandon his
intention of building so many houses.
Mr.. Darling is only one of many men
who are waiting for settlement of
the water question, so that they can in
vest their money in property which for
years has been a burden to them.
WILL SUE E. 7. .~M'LAUGHLIN.
Mayor Wanser left town early this
morning. Before going away, however,
he made an announcement that will
cause some people considerable uneasi-
ness. Through his Secretary, John j.
Nevin. he announced that he would in
stitute proceedings against Edward Tunis
Mclaughlin for libel. The libellous re-
marks were made at a meeting of Jos. A.
Dsar's Board of Trade last night.
mayor. Wanser has said that he would
not complain about any fair criticism
relative to the water question, and the
stand he has taken in the NATTER said
Secretary Nevin, "and he has announced
and is determined to prosecute any man
or set of men who, for reasons they
dare not explain, or will not make pub
lie, attack him upon his honesty in this
the most important matter the city Off
cials have had to deal with"
ssThe Mayor will return his evening,
and then the course he proposes pur-
suing will be made known"
McLAUGHLIN'S INTEREST
What prompted E. Tunis Mclaughlin
to attack the Mayor is not known. Peo-
pIe are talking great deal, however,
and many who have had little to say
about water have looked into the case
and have found out this interesting bit
of inforna ation:-Edward Tunis Nc
Jaughlin is the father-in-law of Edlow
W. Harrison. The latter gentleman is
the engineer of the Rockaway and Hud-
son Water Company, which company
wished to butdoze the city officials
with the assistance of the Journal" in
to taking a polluted supply gathered at
Boonten. Edward Tunis Mclaughlin
has another representative of his family
in the Reckaway and Hudson Company.
He is George F. Holmes, counsel for
the company. With these facts in view,
people do not wonder much that E- L.
Mclaughlin assailed the Mayor.
ASKED TO SIGN THE RESOLUTION.
Mayor Wanser has received number of
letters from property owners asking him
to sign the water. contract without any
further delay. His Honor is taking plen-
ty of time before acting on the concur
rent resolutions of the Board of Finance
He wants everybody to criticise the pro-
posed contract. who will do sogin dis
interested manner. Before taking defin-
ite action he will explain his position in
the matter. The officials want the case
to be thoroughly investigated in the
courts if property owners think it is not
the best one for the city's interests.
The officials are standing firm and are
prepared to give facts and reasons for
awarding the contract for a permanent
supply to the Jersey City Water Com
pany.
One thing that is puzzling the officials
is the extraordinary position taken by
Joseph A. Dear. At the public hearings
in Mayor Svanser's Office, when Engi-
neer Harrison was explaining the Rocka-
way and Hudson Company's bid. Mr..
Dear remarked to Mayor Wanser that if
he Dear) were Mayor he would not
under any circumstances approve of an
award to the Rockaway and Hudson
Company because of the dangers of
pollution the plan contained. Notwith
standing this statement made in the