The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-19
TRYING TO SWIM OUT
The Water Problem a Sea
of Trouble for the
Commissioners.
HITCH OVER THAT EXPERT.
Street and Water Board Fears
Anteeedent Prejudice in a
Finance Board Selection.
officials Claim That Searching In
yestigation Has Been Made on
Every Possible Point.

| The Finance and street ana water
Commissioners W1uh the eAoep'ion -
commissioner ratteisoh' noio ~
ence this afternoon IN cly Aeoo,nes
Spencer Wearts once III the Weiuoi
Building Inc sup3ect uiiuer eoiisuei' -
ton was the water supply.
The meeting was pehlno eioseu ouois
| and when the omclals came oul ,ney
declined to say AWNING ior puonca
| ton. The FINANCE commissioners uisea ~
upon the street ana water Ooiiiiiiiss-oi.
ers tne necesSty Oh haViis a.
10 assist theH III olsposihs u .iie ""etN
now before them Ior action.
do you think II IS JUST VI iaii ~ "sn
TINS poaro 10 permit the ihanoe Doe,u
to name an expert VINO VIII, III an pioo-
aolEty' nreaK our pachs asheu oie
OF the street anu wafer ooiiiiiifSoioiieis
rms ouestloh, Is eApiaineu' "as
oaseo entireiy upon ehe a.liloue " iouA
Oh the flnaHce commissioners ~ pe
manently oeclarihg themselves ~ -Heen's
| ana purposes, opposeo " 'ne pian u Ing
Jersey CITY water COMPANY.
Ihe flnahce commissioners ueciiieu ~
enter INTO any oiseussioi DIS ~ lie JUS
| tice ol their ueiiiaiu' 'oie - 'n1
| pers' IL IS saiu' nave pfac'i1aiis a.
|
ana water commissioners 10 ueiiahu liie
sole rignt 10 name an expert out nay
| ing maze uiie REQUEST eney in'oiio tio0
| ing TO IL as iohs as possioie'
Ihey ADVANCE tile arg uihei' .Ha' = an
| expert reports laVorapiy upon the jersey
Clty COMPANY pan 'ne prope,iy o"A-
ers anu pubic seiieraiy wiz pe inoie
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lleseu WI W iiiueii lowaiu iiaviiie tie
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anu a 'aAe up ',ie iesoiu'ioh u awaiu anu
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! porter OIL Inc Jersey City News
| expert more particularly on the ilne tne
FINANCE commissioners propose.
| 10 the members OF that ooard I'M
asliie LOT Hioiiient that wouio vote
TO award contract OF TINS character to
company without had hrst satisfied
myself that l was acting for the best
| interests OF the city! II was correctly
stated In Inc news rev evenings
| ago tnat we are not ouylng water works.
nor can we puy d piaht Without tne con-
| sent OF the people at the poiis. II mas
oeen the pohcy OF thls aomlnlstratloh'
ana particularly the street ana Waser
Board TO award contracts 70 the lowest
pleuoefs. Il uely anyone 10 contradpce my
statement. we nave, l cohteho' pursoeo
the same course IN thls CONTRACT. Inc
Jersey CITY water company, III aoai-
| tloh TO oeihs the lowest piuoer ny .he
| miiAon galions' oHers dhls CITY piaht
that mas no equal II is not plant
| thrown up on paper, put tne piaht ol
| skilled engineers ana bankers, VINO are
ready and Wiling 70 FISK miihons. Inc
company's plans are complete. Ihey
show the exact location OF all us reser-
voirs, ard the course OF It's pipe hne.
The company Goes not tell US that II
will put up reservoirs Wnere the city
/ likes or at the most advantageous points
to be determined later In every detali
the plans are perfect and every ofhcial
who has studied this question knows
exactly what the plant viii pc hKe.
A SUPERIOR Plant.
| 1t will be plant. capable OF 1urnlsn-
| ing us a supply of at least So,OO0,ooo gal
Ions daily if we ever need that guam
| tity. We are dealing with business men
1 and men who understand their busi-
| ness thoroughly.
"The proceeding of the Board of FL
nance in asking for an expert Is a
strange one. If anybody should nave
had an expert the Board upon which
falls the duty of first making an award