The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-14
AFTER THE EAST JERSEY.
Street and Water Board Ask for
Definite Inform alton a to supply.

Definite Information as to supply.
The Street and Water Commissioners
at meeting today adopted the following
resolutions after a lively debate:-
Whereas, The contract for temporary
water supply heretofore awarded by this
Board to the East Jersey Water Com
pany was abrogated by said company, who
have since been furnishing water in un-
certain quantities without agreement with
the city as to the price to be paid there
for;
Resolved, That the Committee on Pump
ing and Reservoirs be and is hereby re-
quested to direct said company to imme-
diately notify this Board IN writing what
volume of water can be guaranteed daily,
the amount expected to be charged per
million gallons for same, and at what
price the city can purchase, If it SO desire,
the excess possible to be- furnished over
and above the volume SO guaranteed.
The Republican majority in the Board
at the last meeting relegated resolutions
similar to the foregoing to the Committee
on Pumping and Reservoirs, because they
Were offered by Commissioner Heintze.
This is a cheeky proceeding to ask
us to pass these resolutions" said Com
missioner Boltwood. "At our last meeting
Mr.. Heintze offered resolutions similar
to these and now without word of
warning you gentlemen introduce similar
resolutions. Your object is very clear
and it is fine exhibition of eating crow.
You cannot expect to get credit for being
vigiant by stealing our resolutions. The
resolutions may be clothed a little differ
ent, but the meat is ours and the shell
yours"
Commissioner Heintze also made a pro-
test at having his resolution stolen from
him.
Commissioner Kaiser, who introduced
the resolutions, quietly remarked that
he did not want to steal credit from any
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for should be obtained at once
1t is expected that the desired infornia-
ton will be furnished by the East Jersey
company before the next meeting of the
Commissioner Heintze stirred up an
other little breeze by moving that the
resolutions designating Pacific avenue
Bergen Square, Second and Third streets
to sbe paved with asphalt, be rescinded
commissioner Kaiser is particularly ten
der on the asphalt question because of the
oitlciai run in ne has had with the
Mayor about the use of the liuuor IL
cense money.
Commissioner Heintze had scarcely
made the motion to rescind when Mr.
Kaiser was on his feet SAYING
think the majority of this Board
IS well able to attend to it's business
without accepting any suggestions from
the minority"
The motion to rescind died a quick
death. Petitions We're filed for the i'm
provement of Summit avenue and the
construction of a sewer in Sherman ave-
nue. The condition of the sidewalks in
Monmouth street, between Golden and
Grand streets. was complained. -ofs Mere
electric lights We're asked for in West
side avenue and Griffith street. VIM
Ormsoy was allowed thirty days in
which to finish the Germana avenue sew
er and fifteen days were allowed Ed
ward O'Donnell to complete the improve
ment OF Lake street. Van Wrinkle street
and Oakland avenue improvements were
accepted as complete. Specifications were
adopted for the Improvement of De Kalb
avenue. VIM. Schroeder was named in
spector of the Thorn street sewer by a
vote of to 2. The Board meets again
next Tuesday.