The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-15
EAST JERSEY S OFFER.
Will Give All the Water It
Can, Free, Until a New
Main is Finished.
FORMAL DOCUMENT FILED
Conferences Held Today Gar
ret A. Hobart's Angry
Voice.
Attention Drawn 10 the Fact that
the Company Has Yet Three
Mouths to Carry Out
Its Contract.

olISSt anu 0dteI SOlu4lSSlOfl6FS I1dlu-
ing. Hooker. Patterson and Kaiser. with
Corporation Counsel Blair and City At
torney Weart. met with Garret A. Ho-
. bart and Counsellor W. H. Corbin repre-
sentingthe East Jersey Water Company,
! in the private Office of the Street and
Water Commissioners this morning Re-
porters were excluded. and Commissioner
Paterson took the unnecessary precaution
of locking the door.
Judging from the loud talking that was
heard occasionally. the meeting was a hot
one.
Garret A. Hobarts voice was heard
above all the Others at frequent intervals.
He is In state of mind. and has been so
since the discovery of the company's in
ability to fulfill its agreement with this
city.
One of the first questions asked the
companys 5 representatives was. rs the
present supply considered in any sense of
Ihe word fultillment of the agreement
with the city
s2sa Messrs Hobart and corbin held whis,
then quite reluctantly admitted that it
This in measure satisfied the officials.
Is the city expected to pay for the
water it is now getting?" Mr.. Corbin
was asked.
Mr.. Corb explained to the Commits
Sioners that they were quite as willing
to, give Jersey City the. surplus of New
ark's plant as to permit any other city
or town to have it.
At this juncture Mr. Hobart explained
that the turning on of the water last FRI
said he was appalled, when the discovery
was made that the carrying capacity of
Ions daily. He said he was as much
gTieved over the situation as any one
else.
After making few concessions to the
city the company's plan was disclosed
by Mr.. Corbin.- The contract with this
city was entered into on October II. The
company has six moriths from that date
in which to fulfill its agreement with
three months remain, and that time, viii
oaa oa fS d watT so o ess aT
slse this city the @ so.esoo6o @ salons ions daily ii
agreed upon In few words, Mr. Cor
poses askihE sn M extensien 'ea of time : in IN
which to Complete its contract
This i,a caused aus row The Gonmisson- nl1ln ion
but when the conference was over they
said SO in very plain terms
20 the right of Commissioners Hooker
and Patterson to vote. even if they felt.
They. retire from office in. April and un-
der recent decision of Corporation
City Hail Commissioners being unable
IS contended that MesSrs. Hooker and
agreement which would bind their sue
cessors. Another feature of the situa-
tion is that the Street and Water Com
m.ssioners cannot enter into any new
agreement with she company without
the he tss esoneurrese 1se,sa Of the Finance Board
payers know how the Mayor feels in
regard to the temporary, supply and all
seem to think he would be pleased to up
set the existing contract al once.
The Street and Water Commissioners
to its contract to the letter. They viii viii
insist, they say, upon an absolute fulfill
ment of the contract, and If the company
Is unable to do it they viii seek the an
nulment CT The contract
NO definite conclusion was reached at
Hobart departed, declaring they would
subfnif 2 formal proposition to the city
later in the day.
TO the Board in writing the following
formal propositions
To the Board of Street and Water Com
nlissioners cf Jersey City
entlemen-Referrirg to the confer
ence held at your, invitation this morning
between the members of your Board and
Water Company, we beg to state that we
are disposed to fully meet and acquiece in
the suggestions put forth, in behalf of
TO carry out the voluntary offers which
we made, We therefore present the fol-
The anaeuneen1ent made, last Friday
when the water was turned on that the,
ony ffe oTar an w agy soe asger
Of water per day was q great surprise to
the directors Of this. company. From
were confident that the pipe would carry
The directors never till thai day doubted 5obsi
average of 20 million gallons per day for
. the ensuing year. 1t was of course, un-
arstocd, that in the coolest wea ther like
f7k Mexxya r1~ af,f73 o4J,a
towns take their maximum supply, less
than those 70 millions would be available
at other times much greater quantity
than 20 millions would be available 1t
reservoirs with water while the 's surpi,,s alog
was large an average supply of 20 mill
ions could be maintained. 1t seems prob
able, however, from present information
that the average daily quantity avasIable
for Jersey City durin the ensuing year will
not much exceed twelve million gallons.
present, will be much less The company
is making a thorough exam nation of
the entire pipe line. and 1t is possible
that some cause of the unlocked for de-
ficiency may be discovered which can be
removed and the quantity available some
without waiting, however for the result
of that examination. this company in
sfruction f on Of 4 Second main from the Pc
quannock intake to Belleyille. and push it
to completion with all practical speed.
work have already been begun IT is
thought that it can be completed and put
in use in the fall of 1896. THIS main. to-
gether with the present main, will be
capable Of delivering more than so gai-
Ions per day at BeIleville.
The average daily consumption Of water
by the city of Newark in the year ending
December 81. 1885, was 2218 milton gal
Ions that of Montc1air and other towns,
o6 million gallons. making the averaee
draft on the Peauannock main 2s.24 mill
Newark New Under its contract cannot eS x
ceed n. go 900; that If Montelair and ad-
iacent towns Is million gallons, making
say 2s million gallons So that with the
two mains in use there will be very
Kearny. Harrison ard Bayonne
BY the contract Of Oetoher u. 1895. the
delivery Of wat er to Jersey City was to be-
sill three months distant. During thar