The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-28
SAME OPPOSITION.
Anti Water Financiers Vote
Against Employing Ex-
pert Vermeule.
Mr.. JONES WANTS A NEW MAN
Mr.. Hardenbergh Gives No Reason
But Votes Nay-Vermeule is
Appointed d-Vote 3 to 2.

The water fight is on again. and the op-
position comes from the same old quarter.
Last night when the Board of Finance
met. the resolution of the Street and Wa
ter Board, passed yesterday afternoon, ap-
Pointing Cornelius @. Verrneule consulting
engineer to the Board to assist in the
preparation of specifications under which
bids are to be advertised for. came in
for disposition. Commissioner Detwiller,
as Chairman of the Committee on Con-
current Resolutions, and Commissioners
simpson and Bailey, the other members,
signed concurrent resolution. When ID
was presented for adoption, Presidena
Jones was first called upon
Il am very sorry he began, asbut I
must be regarded as opposing the appoints
ment of Engineer Vermeule While am
IN favor of the employment of an expert
70 assist US in this important matter, r
feel that we should get new man and
one who is not Interested Mr.. Vermeule
mas Tor some time past been in. the eril-
ploy or the city for consultation regard
SION he figured in the employ Of com-t
petlng company, and 1 think we should
gge N some one who is. well. disin5erested-
before"
But. interrupted Commissioner shnp-
son, Mr. Vermeule understands thisa
situation. and think he is an excellenrs
man for the place.
President Jones made no reply, but
merely voted against the resolution
Commissioner Hardenbergh. who, with
Mr.. Jones, made such vigorous sfghtss
ersey city R water aso 10
against the resolution. He did not ex-ss
plain his. vote. 1t passed by the v6tez
willer.
The only member of the Board who
gaa at the ct Hall this ps oriag was
Of ,Messrs. Jones and Hardenbergh. hss
7 have on more than one cccasionsl
publicly and privately declared that il wazl
are ever going to get new supply OFF
Board of Finance constituted as it is. IL
VIII be obtained by three men, neveN
FIVE. While Commissioners Jones and,
supply do not believe they will ever
join with the other members III getting
What we @ hold is the best water il thSs
know. Of course. explanations are fofferS
ed, but they are always numerous when
Rave Is %aer the oS pnbo can rely npe
property s1er, and I believe that new
sS City yhaf s4r it fns Nii Ia's'y t VII 81 zee IS
cheap as comp, = with the benefits that
vi viii accrue II opposition to the sSap-
v
No man in this State 20 well informed
| on watersheds, their capeeitv and general
advantages. He knows at we want.
We know him and can trus. IN. Moth
ing he has said or done has ~ been
proven incorrect. and for my part new
of no man so well qualified for tbs pas
tion, which is one OF honor. Were we to
hire a perfect stranger It weuld take
months for US to look up his record and
ascertain his affiMations and then would
follow tedious delay while this stranger
was inspecting the various sources and
mapping out plans for the delivery OF
water to us. Why should there be DEF
lay in this matter? / am willing, if tha;
others members of the Board desire it,E
to vote for the employrnent of an experts
for consultation with our Board Any$
thing for harmony in this important un%i
dertaking. Certainly the Street and Water
Commissioners are entitled TO select theirf'
own expert. If 1t is necessary or ads.
| visable to have another one, let us havGl
him by all means 7 want Jersey City
| sooner the BETTER =,