The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-16
TROUBLED WATER.
Wheels Within Wheels in
the East Jerseys Rela-
tions With the City.
TRYING TO KEEP CUSTOMERS
President Jones Of the Finance
Board Gives Reasons for
Accepting the
Propositions.
Dear and His Obstruction Gang
All Want a Filtration
Plan Now.

Plan Now.
The proposition of the East Jersey
Water Company yests--ay, which was
published in full in .sThe Jersey City
News, was the subject of considerable
debate last night not only among Off
Gals but also among Taxpayers and resi-
dents The News also published the
fact that the conference was stormy
one This puzzled many people, who,
after reading the proposition, believed
the company had made it voluntarily
AS matter of fact. the terms of the
| go by the officials. Tfle companys repre-
sentatiyeS interposed objections, but
finally gave in when informed that no.
otner proposition would be considered by
Tomorrow the city officials will probably
confer on the subject. Mayor Wanser
insists upon the Street and Water and
Finance Commissioners adjusting the
diflicIlty Before Mayor, Wanser will
act the other officials will have to ac-
eept the proposition
many reasons - begin sfEz WITH. the Sas East s
a competitor against the city in trying
to secure for customers Bayonne, Harri-
son and Kearny. President Jones of the
Board of Finance in speaking OF the SIT
uation this, morning said:-sIf we accept
this proposition of the company we. will
unase as 70 & eontraet Of with
Kearny or beng able to supply Bayonne
and Harrison. The company is a danger
| the interests of the city to do anything
| that would give the company an adyan-
tage; ;,f If by accepting ,ea this proposition
Harrison and Kearny, it would strike
me it is our duty to do it. By declining
We practically surrender ali Chances Of
| supplying the municipalities 1 mention
The circumstances a. present are such
take the water. the East Jersey Com
eany VII ep sffP n han and make long term
question; If long. term contracts are
made then when Jersey City secures a
we We viii have S no customers I to supply supply.
| 1T is my opinion that the proposition
| is one which Should receive careful con-
sideration before definite action is ta-
| Street and Water Commissioners Hard
| ing is still undecided. He says he has
o It anaset ne does no
| feel very agreeable to the company,
| however, because of its failure to fulfill
50 many public declarations that the Off
| Gals, by their alleged inactivity last
summer, were keeping consumers out of
a bountiful supply of pure and whole
Mr.. W. H. corbin, counsel for the COM
| pany, had nothing to say about the
proposition today. He says he thinks it
fair one, and shows the good will of
| the company to remedy, at its expense,
the present unpleasant predicament. This
| morning Commissioner Hooker, accom-
! giles, went to New Foundland to inspect
| the reservoir of the Newark plant. Since
the company has been holding Newark
down to 27,500,OO0 gallons daily, 1t has
been necessary to draw on the reservoirs
/ Comm ssioner Hooker is anxious to see
how the supply is holding out. With the
| and Newark drawing on the stored sup
| ply, he feels that in the event of break
Jersey City would be left in a. very un-
Commissioner Hooker's report may have
considerable effect upon the disposition of
| the company's proposal.
| that about 100000 gallons were delivered
during the past twenty-four hours. The
| tity by grinding Newark down to the low
est notch poss Bile. When the city is
given seven and a half millions daily. it
shows. that Newark would be. getting less
| than the quantity due her, if it was not
| for the fact that the stored water is be-
| ing drawn on
| the. Jersey City Clubhouse last night sew
eral well known citizens were engaged
ts thf TheTe en e
Citizens Water Committee Of Jersey City,
with Mr.. ": Brinekerhoff, President, and
! Hon. F. Q. Cole, Secretary. Mr.. Brincker-
| hcff called. the meeting to order and
stated the reason why the meeting was
! held.
tract for the temporary supply only be
By q e M cos er t.
zed the authorit es for not listening to
disinterested persons:
summer like last year with horrible con-
MI Nj MyTon Y, Furat said :-sThe Mayor
| Mr. Joseph A. Dear favored filtration
| very strongly, saying that It was the only
e mebers s1 M IT the 81 nj zee ali CO.
incided with their colleagues in the mat
The following resolutions were then
Resolved. That to whatever cause may
be due the ne unexpected failure. of the East
city with SO large q temporary supply of
water as was promised in its proposition,
e had 1t wRsd sRe Mayor axa Ds a Obliged s dsT @ r
| chosen to contract for a minimum amount
| whereunder with or without q penalty
tunate condition is distinctly chargeable
! to interference py .al anofler branch Of the
nroper r deraand of the Board Of Finance m nee
! that experienced engineering advice should
be procured by the city before any water
| Resolved, That the franchise which this
| city now holds to take the water supply
! from the Passaic River will be of incaicui-
proved conditions which the proposed sys-
! tenn Of interrupting sewers for the purify
| ing of the river VIII secure and that our
served. '7 ~ - 8 3
q Resolved. That whereas wide experience