The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-14
WRATHY CITIZENS
Board of Finances Action
On the Water Question
Severely Criticised.
MAYOR WANSER'S OPPORTUNITY
Indignant Taxpayer Says He Should
Bring the Commissioners to a
Sense of Their Duty.

The resolutions of the Street and Water
Commissioners awarding a contract to
the Jersey City Water Company for a
permanent supply of pure water and to
the East Jersey Water Company con-
tract for temporary supply, had not
reached the Board of Finance this after
noon. Clerk Martin Finck of the latter
Board was directed this morning by a
majority of the members to call special
meeting for next Thursday evening for
the transaction of general business. The
general business applies strictly to the
water question. The Finance Commits
sioners are puzzled and at the same time
BADLY worried. They realize that the pub
slic is demanding pure water at any reas-
enable cost and they dislike opposing
their wishes any further.
Y There was a report current down town
this morning that Mayor Wanser would
take more active part in the disposi-
tion of the resolution of awards than
heretofore.
AN. INDIGNANT CITIZEN TALKS.
A gentleman who is engaged in the
real estate business and VINO declares
'1hat unless water is bought soon there
Will be no one in the city to pay taxes,
had this TO say this morning.
If l were in Mayor Wanser's 5 position
4 would make this the fight OF my life.
People are demanding water. lie was
elected by an overwhelming majority TO
protect the city's interests. He has done
all that was expected OF MIN and qoW
that the most important matter he Will
ever have TO deal with is before him.
he should make a determined hight There
are influences at work to defeat the
acquisition of q new supply. OF water
iWhat prompts this oppceiLion is not
known but IS suspected Certainly the
best interests Of the city are not being
''The Street and Water, Commissioners
were elected by the people the same as
Mayor Wanser. They have decided that
the Jersey C-ty Conpany 8 pan is bsst
why should outside individuals, who are
fighting fer a purpose. try to bulldoZs
our officials TO desert their path of duty?
weight. Again, the members of the
Board Of France are all appointed OFF,
.csals. Why should they any more than
inc, \. dlI1ls, attempt TO obstFuct move
I'm the Interests Of the city?'
MAYOR WAN5ER,s CHANCE.
! IF I were in Mayor Wanaers place
iwculd demand Of them that they con-
cur in the awards made by the street
and Water Commissioners and then LEI
the courts decide whether or not the
awards protect the citys interests or
not. We nave all the polluted, filthy
water yga want.
I'VE now want to get 4 supply, that can
never become conta minated. Why spend
anoney row for new water when II
few years those who follow VIII be con
lfronted with the same question In the
{Jetsey .City Celslf9als5s plan sve nave an
-i3erfeet og.e aEd we should avail ourselves
Of It. There is one thing that two mem
bers OF the Beard Of Finance should Dear
IN mind Taey have ALREADY been directly
kespolsible for the loss OF $3.50, g09 to tie
ksitv The jersey City Water Company
ionce before offered this city a perfect
plant at $3.50 900 less than il asks now
gTne watershed offered was little smaller
45ut would it not have been cheaper tor
Ghe city 10 enlarge it than have the
company do it? This fooiing with a ques-
tion OF such importance will soon result
lisastrously for our city. It is, in my
opinion. the plain duty of the Finance
Commissioners 60 concur IN these
T. REJOICING AT THE. AWARDS.
The awards We're received with. joy
in all parts of the city last night
People who are compelled to drink the
filthy Passaic water believe that pure
water is coming soon through the tenn
porary supply to be furnished by the
Jersey Water Company. If the Finance
Commissioners knock out both contracts
it is not probable that the water question
3will be agitate1 again in long time.
The expense of advertising for bids is
swould tie up their money again with
the hope of being able to satisfy the
Small army of cranks who obstinately
oppose every step taken in the direction
IF acquiring q new supply of water.
sst IS probable that all the members OF
he Board of Finance will be at next
thursdays meeting
gIt is also probable that there will be
humber OF property owners present to
lsnand that the awards made by the
freet and Water Board be concurred
yithr1.t any further deiav