The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
DARKLING WATERS
Midnight Secret Conference
in the Town of
Harrison.
EAST JERSEYS LATEST MOVE
A Sly Attempt to Secure One.
Of Jersey City's Water
Consumers.
Asst JERSEYS LATEST MOVE

While the majority of the good people
OF the town of Harrison last night were
snoring IN their nests, unheard but not
unespled, two men waded through the
snow from the depot to the Town Hail.
where in a little back room sat three
other men
The visitors shook the snow off their
coats and by the light which streamed
into the corridor from the room they
We're recognized as William H. Corbin,
counsel. and Clemens L. Hirschel, en-
gineer of the East Jersey Water Com
pany, and those who were waiting for
them We're the members of the Water
Committee of the Town of Harrison.
The conference was extremely private
and lasted for an hour. At its close the
two gentlemen went back as quietly as
they came. The proceedings had been
observed by citizen who lost no time
early this morning in communicating the
fact to a few friends and as the township
is small place the news Travelled with
gosstp-like rapidity 1t was not long
when everybody knew that the East Jer-
sey Water Company and the Water Com
mittee of the town had been in consulta-
ton about the water supply of the place.
More than one citizen put on his rubber
boots and thickest overcoat and plunged
through the snow and slush to the Town
Hall to ask what it all meant
The water committeeman admitted the
conference and the fact that the water
supply of the town of Harrison was de-
bated.
But 'Lor bless you, sir nothing was
done, said one of them.
The unfortunate man was croSS-exam-
ined as to the object of the conferences
who invited the East Jersey Water Com
pany officials and what did they propose
thus arousing the anger of one resident,
who replied:
'sOh, this is an attempt to get Harrison
away from Jersey City as a water Gus
toner, but it won't work, sir. Mark you
that. How in - can the East Jersey
people supply Harrison when they can't
supply Jersey City with all she needs,
Here the speaker was interrupted by
another, who said excitedly:
How does it happen that Mr.. Hers
the East Jersey Water Company when he
had made such bungle of the Jersey
City business? I tell you. sir, the people
handed attempt to hand them over to
the tender mercies of a corporation
which cannot carry out its contracts or
its promises.
Now, sir, don't get excited said
the committeeman, but tine other waved
him off with:
Excited Why it is enough to excite
a corpse to see our officials listening to
the plausible arguments Of corpora
THE committeeman made his escape
and group Of the citizens discussed
the matter, ending up with declaration
of war against the water company.
1t was said by one of them that the
committee as result of the conference
will metre their water for the purpose
of keeping tabs on Jersey City.
1t was also said that certain citizens
friendly with the East Jersey Company
will aid in securing a bill through the
Legislature to condemn the Jersey City
pipe.
sYou can bet summed up one of the
citizens to News reporter, sthat the
East Jersey people are trying to grab
Harrison from Jersey City as water
customer
Mr. William H. Corbin was seen this
morning. and he declined to talk about
the conference.
.sWe were invited out there to hear
what views they had to offer. The con-
ference was none of our seeking and
nothing has come of it,