The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-30
HARRISON'S WATER.
Board Of Health Meeting Re-
solves to See What Jersey
City Will Do Before
Going Elsewhere.

City Hall. Harisop, was crowded with
the citizens and taxpayers of the town
Friday night who gathered in response
to a call from the Board of Health to
discuss the new water supply. DR.. r. M.
Suuier called the meeting to order and
stated that the Board had condemned
the present supply, furnished to the town
several months ago, as being injurious
to the public health.
Alderman Rice, Chairman of the Water
Committee, stated that the council would
call on the Jersey City authorities on
Tuesday next and make a proposition to
them to supply the town with pure water
n learn what arrangements the town
could make with that city.
Town Counsel Barrett stated that he
was Informed that Jersey City would
be in a position to furnish good water by
Thanksgiving Day and he favored deal
ing with Jersey City if they could give
good water at the same price now paid
or less.
Committeeman Bardsley, of Kearny,
advocated Harrison giving their contract
to the East Jersey Company, the same
as Kearny. The question was one in
which both towns were interested. If
Harrison should decide to award the con-
tract TO the East Jersey, 1t will be I'M
necessary for Kearney to put down a new
main at a cost of from 10000 to $l5,-
900, which must be lone if Jersey City
is to keep on supplying Harrison.
job Nevin, Mayor Wanser's Secre-
tary. stated VIA Jersey City would do.
He said that if Harrison would re-
main their customers they would re-
ceive pure water by Thanksgiving Day.
They would not ask Harrison to make
any contract, only remain as their GUS
toners and they would give them water
at $40 a million gallons direct from the
~Peauannock River, and it would not
be mixed with any Passaic water, as
stated. Harrison would be supplied direct
from the P~equannock in a separate pipe.
Mi. Nevins explained that Kearny
would not get the ~Pequannock water
after 1900. as the city of Newark would
and the East Jersey Company woul
have TO get their supply from some other
source.
pr. Alters asked if Harrison contracted
with Jersey City for a supply under the
temporary contract that Jersey City is
TO maxi with the East Jersey Company
with the surplus after Jersey City had
used its twenty-five million gallons daily.
Mr.. Nevins answered yes, and then ex-
planned how Harrison was to be sup
piled direct from the ~PeGuannoek River
without the. water going into the reser-
voir at Bel1eville.
c. I. Van Deren, ex-Alderman Bruder
and w. j. Davis urged a supply of pure
water as soon as possible for the lowest
price possible.
Ex-Alderman Bruder offered a resolu-
ton that the resolution adopted at the
mass meeting of citizens, held last week,
be endorsed to the effect that the Com
mon Council be requested to defer action
on the. bid of the East Jersey Company
until the Common Council made a prop
osition to Jersey City to supply the
town with water. The resolution was
adopted. The meeting was considered
one of the most representative ever
held in the town, among those present
being Jacob Stumpf, Fred Gassert, ex-
Alderman O'Mally, q. J. Grace. John Gill
len, DR.. Dolphin, Aldermen Wade, Null
ligan, Scannell. Sullivan.