The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-22

gallons, a iigure that does not pretend
to represent the whole cost Of furnish
ing the article desired, let alone the
has indicated his agreement to enter
into &. contract to deliver it: let alone
mas deposited SO much as hye-cent
piece as a guarantee OF responsibility
or of ability in the premises? In the
light of such considerations It may not
be too much to say that these iigIres
become worse than puerile. FOR they
their ability to either mislead or deceive
the officers OF the city for an instant
may well be doubted
The bid of the East Jersey Water Com
pany represents still other elements. 1t
is the bid of parties who by forethought
exercised through series OF years have
available to them for water supply pur-
poses, and to all intents and purposes
It is the only bidder who owns or con
trolls such properties, by better title
ply on a Autographed sheet OF Cook 9
Geographical Map Of the State of New
riparian property at Little Falls, at Pat,
erson, at Passaic, the Morris Canal sand
Banking Company many companies for
the water supply Of towns and cities,
be in position to supply water to Jer-
sey City al less cost than any one else
can do it, the city. Itself not excluded
And SO far from wishing to make abuse
Of its position in these respects, it pro-
poses to use it to the end, that Jersey
City may receive the water it needs at
can supply good and wholesome Watey
ample IL quantity, on Bergen EeiShts
1t has offered so to do formally and is
met in depreciation by the impotent and
by the informal. 1t is met bysarguments
that condemnation proceedings will do
as well as .proprietorshiD or control. Duo
it should be remembered that not all
properties are subject to the law of emf
nent domain. The uses made of water
by the Morris Canal and Banking Com
pany for the past fifty and seventy years,
TO be lightly interfered with. to put it
no stronger; and any attempt to do So
tons and in litigation, will not readily
yield an expected supply CT water, to
be diverted and carried to Jersey City
in desired period of time.
To recapitulate:-The offer of the East
Jersey Water Company, as it now stands,
is for a supply to be taken from nearly
900 square miles of draintage area, af-
ficiency for fifty million gallons on any
one day, and affording also a, guarantee
OF ptsl.stys by reason OF is volume OF
The inhabitants per square mile on the
Passafc watershed above Little Falls are
only small fraction ef the inhab.tants
per square mile of the watershed supply
ing any other of our eastern seaboard
cites. The supply is therefore ample.
and the quantity is and will remain far
superior TO lnaI OI QIner sc1Ile55 similarly
situated. The price is low comparatively
and absolutely. The water can and VIII
be furnished in the contract time. More
than that. the East Jersey Water Com
pany can and will furnish temporary
supply Of excellent water within six
months from sources now owned by it,
;f this contract term covers the pres
ent season for outdoor work. The ffnan-
eia1 ability Of the company has been am
ply demonstrated The company has been
tired, and not found wanting. There are
practically no legal difficulties or con-
demnation proceedings N the way, moth
ing to be yet acquired but few sub
sidiary pieces Of right of way for pipes.
And in New Jersey, as may he known
TO some newspaper correspondents who
have endeavored to portray as the pc
culiarittes OF Jersey law certain features
Of It's condemnation proceedings, there is
this obstacle to be encountered, not met
with in many other States, that pos
session cannot be entered upon by mere
" giving bonds for the cost, finally to
be determined. 1t is better, safer, surer,
costs less in New Jersey to buy be-
forehand, than it does to condemn,
especially when one is IN q hurry to go
ahead with the work.
Respectfully yours,
CLEMENS HERSCHEL,
Engineer and Superintendent East Jersey
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