The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-09
City Officials Visit Dover
to See if the Same Old
Water is Still Pure.
FREAKS OF A JOLLY NIGHT
Edlow Harrison on Hand to Tell
What the Rockaway and Hud-
son Thinks it Can Do.
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away and Hudson Water Company to
inspect the plant it offers the city for
about 81. 500 900 were:-Mayor Wanser. bis
secretary, John Nevin, Finance Cornrnis
s!oners Henry Brautfgam, Henry Kel-
lers. Reuben Simpson and James Bailey,
Street and Water Commissioners Kaiser.
Harding. Brown. Boltwood and Heintze
Chief Engineer Ruggles. Water Assessor
Alec B. Dusenberry and John e. Macarthur
The officials were met at the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad depot
in HobolSen at five O'Clock yesterday
afternoon by Engineer Edlow w Harri-
son, Counsel George Holmes and A. e.
Arby, the representative Of the Pennsyl-
vania Steel Company, which company
is allied with the Roekaway and Hud-
son Company in the construction of its
proposed monster plant.
At twenty-five minutes after five O'Clock
an express train for this town was taken.
The officials oddly enough, without a
single exception, made their way to the
smoking car and as necessity required,
soon paired off Free silver did not
enter into the discussion. 1t was water
from the start with some. but there We're
others whose depressed spirits required a
greater stimulant than the thread-bare
subject of water: They found it.
There were various forms of diversion
indulged in to while away the hour con-
suned in reaching Dover. The principal
one was whist and Commissioner Bolt
wood and John E. Macarthur were fright
fully whipped. It was six o clock and
after when Dover was reached and with
hurried TO hosiery, which revels in the
name of the "Jolly Hotel Some of the
punsters were unkind enough to remark
TO Edlow Harrison that it looked like a
case of jolly from the start, but in that
quaint way of his the engineer remarked
that everything would have to go, but
there would be no jolly. Supper in
Jolly's Hotel was a jolly event The
Raines bill has no terrors for the natives
of Dover.
After dinner the officials enjoyed them
selves in the usual modest manner that
seems to be Unborn in all Jersey Cityites.
Everyone in the town seemed to be glad
to see visitors. Once in bed the Jersey
Cityites were quiet, except perhaps,
Reuben Simpson, who, four gentlemen of
the party declare, had a nightmare.
Commissioner Hardings room, and it is
asserted the racket was caused by his
falling asleep The stats in Commissioner
KellerSi bed was never made for man
of his proportions, and he had to sleep
with his feet higher than his head. Com
missioner Richard Brown had a dream.
II was in the form of a contract to paint
the Hotel Jolly. His appearance on the
hotel veranda with a bed pillow in his
hand, which he wllisked Up and down the
sides of the house, not only astonished
but alarmed The natives. A glass of
water woke him up. Many amusing
Things occurred, but no one was hurt
except Conmissioner John e. Kaiser,
who insisted he could not fall off a
assisted to his room. This morning he
IVES able to stand up and eat. Commits
sioner Harding, with his usual fore
thought, bought cow. He explained
that If anything happened next spring
and he was not returned to the Board
he would resume the milk business.
With a cow from Dover and pure water
from Dover, which the RockaWay people
propose to furnish, he felt convinced he
could make an even greater success of
the business in the future than he has
in the pass-
At SIX O'Clock this morning the official
party was awakened by a most unearJhly
noise. John r. Macarthur, VINO always
looks on the dark side of things shouted
Firep' So did Captain Hooker. Finance
Comnissa oneys Bailey and Keiiers do no,
look Well in night attire. nor would Presi-
GENT Brautigam carry off the blIe ribbon
for form: 1t would take TOO much space
to tell what John Neyin and few Others
OF the party cid. It will be CROUCH to say
that at fifteen minutes after six the en-
tire official party, some barefooted and
others worse on were lined up getting d
nerve restorer.
Breakfast was served at eight, and while
the officials were dining the representa-
tives of the water company were Joined
by Benjamin Niehol, manager and treas
urer Of the J: Couper-Lord estate. waiel
figures as an important factor in the com
panyS proposition, ard Mayor Movers al
Boonton, who is the local manager of the
estate.
In two tallyhos and three surveys The
prospecting party started out at half-pasi
slght o clock The plan as raspped out
11Tsl, which IS the site of the Port Ora m
intake and which extends about two nl:iss
sdbeve Mount Pleasant From this noint
me drive IS to continue to the Berkshire
valley and to Lower Lsongwbod. which
is the site CT the big LongFtood Valley
Storage reservoir dam Them Longwooe
Valley proper is to be visited at the same
time taking in Green Pond driving alone
fhe Government roadway through thf
thence to Denmark Lake which IS a fint
BODY or water tributary to the company
main intake From Denmark Lake fht
drive is to continue to Hihernia where
unless the arrangements misearry The
luIch outfit is to be ove1;aauled From
loer',ia pd, the inspection is to continue II
voir. Dixon Pond is also to be visited a
his time, and then the journey will b.
through the Rockaway Valley. ali tn,
sites Of the proposed reservoirs to b,
pointed out by the officers Of the com
pany. 1t Is expected that the party vii
arrive at Bocnton at six O'clock. wfer,
train will be taken for Jersey City.
Edlow Harrison Will nuke all the en-
cheering difficulties appear trifling, am
George Holmes is to show what an eas,
matter it viii be for the company to over
come legal obstacles and give this city
bountifnl supply of plare and whole
some water
the country, but they enjoy looking at thu
pure water which they Believe is cheaI
to Jersey City at amy price, but which
the Board of Dear Friends sometime,
called the Board Of Trade, thinks is to,
good to be acquired unless it is given t
the city. Nothing pure and straight i
what J. A. Dear wants, the officials sa,
up here. They feel freer to express them
selves than in the city, they say.
What the officials learn tcday will in
f1uence them to a great extent, it is be
lieved, in the action on the water ~ques
tion, when 1t is understood they ar,
to take at the meeting of the Street ant
Water Board to be held Thursday morn
ing item O'clock
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