The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-13


not employing an expert. Those who
have acted on the water question have
been condemned and if you act you, too,
will be condemned.
,John NJ Jones and Warren Harden
bergh stood up for the people, and can
you say they were wrong and that you
are right Did the expert of the Jersey
City Water Company tell you that you
are right. or have you other advice?"
'.You know why the expert was
knocked out. Mr.. Condict," said Mayor
Wanser. and If you want the people to
know all about it, tell them"
San expert asks three or four months
in which to give an opinion on this
question. but men who are elected ana
in Office for few weeks without beslta-
ton say the specifications are all right"
The Mayor at this iuncture said ne
would reply to Mr. Condict when ne
had finished speaking.
Mr.. Condict resumed his argument by
addressing His Honor as MIR. Expert.
This annoyed Mayor Wanser. who sharp
ly said
esMr. Condict, you are indnlging in
nasty personalities. My name is not
Mr. Expert and I want you 10 remem-
ber that you are in my office and ought
to conduct yourself like gentleman"
ST take it all back. I am sorry | used
these words" said Mr. Condiet, humbly,
and then continued his wandering re-
marks about the water. He urged the
Mayor to read the State geologist's re-
port.
Il have read it, said the Mayor.
Then Mr.. Condict began with a series
of questions after this fashion;-''Who
| told you that the Jersey City Water
Company's plan is better than others.
Who told you that it is the best for the
city? Have you studied the question
of filtration? Here is book on that
subject which I would suggest you should
| read handing him the book
at don't want it," said the Mayor,
pushing aside the precious volume.
"Who advises the Mayor of this city?''
shouted Mr.. Condict.
.aThe Mayor advises himself" replied
the Mayor.
."rhen / say you are incapable just as
I am without advice"
In the same insulting tone, Mr.. Con-
dict said that it was the duty of the
Maycr to veto the resolution, and fin
ished by handing his Honor list Of
names of people who requested the We
taing of the resolution.
In his quiet, incisive way, ex-Judge
Blair asked Mr.. Condict if the list of
,aople. one hundred in number, did not
| mainly consist of members of the Board
| of Trade. That was denied, but the list
teemed with them.
MR.. COLES INSINUATIONS.
Mr.. Frank @. Cole was the next speak
er. and he dived into the subject in his
usual hit-or-miss way, and managed to
tread on Mr.. Spencer Weart's toes by
saving that it was common belief that
| he. Mr.. Weart, was counsel to the Jer-
sew City Water Company.
seNil you get some one to stand for
| that?' promptly asked Mr.. Weart; but
Mr.. Cole could not, and qualified the
inlprudent and offensive remark by say
ing he did not believe in it.
Like Mr.. ,Condct he urged the Mayor
to appoint, an expert before taking
steps. Commenting on the excavation
in the bed of the Passaic River. Mr.
Cole complained that the Board OF
Works should not permit it. He then
proceeded to criticize the area of the
watershed of the Jersey City water
| Company. and begged his Honor to vote
| against the contract.
| "And you are wrong, Mr.. Mayor, IN
| declaring filtration humbug."
"I beg YOU to understand" returned
| fhe Mayor. 'sthat Mr.. Condict said
| said so. but never did, and many other
| things are credited to me which 1 never
| said"
Mr.. Cole closed with an appeal to veto
| the resolution and allow the city 70
| appoint an expert. (Applause.)
Mr.. Cole was marching off, when ex-
| Judge Blair called him back and made
| him state publicly that he did not believe
| in the rumor that the city officers were
| connected with the water syndicate
| Major q. K Pangborn came next. and
he went into the water problem by prals-
| ing the Journals alleged water EXPERT
| Rent,s report and advocated the tenn
norary water supply of the East Jersey
| Company, although it is more expensive.
! Chen, said the Major. II would halt
with the other matter employ an expert.
and then settle the matter. whether some
one gets mad or not. The first thing to
do is to get relief by a temporary sup
ply
| LAWYER John W. Heck followed, In
dorsing Major Pangborns view, and then
read a typewriter speech denuneiatory
of the Jersey City Water Company S
/ bid and laudatory of the East jersey
| Company's temporary supply bid.
/ Mr.. Heck complained that the water
shed of the Jersey City Water Company
was utterly Inadequate to supply this
| citv with water. Then is responsibility,
he said, was not satisfactory. No one
| knew who composed it. AS for the bid.
/ if it was accepted it would. he said, in
yolve the city in endless litigation.
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