The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-28
VADSER 70 BAYONNE.
Jersey City's Mayor Makes
New Water Proposals to
the Sister City.
SLIDING SCALE OF PRICES
Mutual Advantage Of the Two
municipalities Aimed at
$50 to sS5 a Million.
SLIDING SCALE OF PRICES

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p.uorra 49, 49,
Dayoinie as ohe u pif4S clty ) "ateH GUS
TONERS. In the subjo4ned letter he makes
that ,u,,nioinasitv an; advan + qaot,s offar
80 r- $500
aad a. uie Same uin SETS himself TlSht
before the people of Bayonne. who have
had 1t represented to them that he is
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y pieseine oiieih puoih sseuitil ne"
ana pure water. The following is a copy
of a letter sent to Bayanne's Common
conrnca, bv +ba Mav,. ,aa4 nen,8.
-. = .e n@soa iass insult,
Aaes geaaIons existing between tine cit
res OF bayonnte ana Jersey Cfty have al
Ways oeen 50 amicable that venture TO
aOoress You In relation TO a MATTER which
mas been nlede use of in such q manner
y 70 MAKE u appear taaI the authorities
OF Jersey CITY We're needaessly interfering
Win the carrying OUT on a contract made
py Your Guy for a new waiter supply. It
las oeen represented TO the citizens OF
ygur cgty tnat IN my capacity as rhe Chief
executive or Jersey City l ann attempt
ing 10 prevent them from procuring a
supply OF pure and wholesome water.
In 1881 Bayorne and Jersey City en-
oered into a contract which required the
last named city to supply the former with
wafer at the rate of 70 cents per thousand
cubic feet. provided the first named city
Took $500, 900 cubic feet per month, and liz
aes9 than that amount was taken the rate
was TO be the same as that paid by local
consumers in jersey City for less than
THAT amount. Although that contract ex-
pired several years ago both cities have
proceeded as If it were still i'm existence.
and IN the meanwh he as the QUALITY of
the water furnished by Jersey civ had
deterforated the city of Bayonre in SEN
tamber entered into A Contract with WfTl-
lam H. Wasbfne tom and TURNER Real for
a supply of p1pre and wholesome wat,efr
Prior 1to the making of hhuaf corat,aet and
sii,ce Jersey CITY has heen affennntfne 10
obtain a new water s,,,nIv ayrl sItrbts5,,h
many pronosaJs have heen aena1ve1 M ~
this tfnoe mn narn,annan4 cnntrso ~ Ssas X 80 -
entered into Since .Tana1arw last ~ he 49, 20
heS, renai s;,r 49, = nav
s,,n,,ls, aLama u ens suiptus = VIE NEWARK
e cs.1l IT, 10y tie Isqu9ivIleIt OF mat
e eny 1arsaT, Ee-ss Jersey Ndter
- ~. ~ " a. plesci.t III uiSputS
&c., - eelihS aifU conaiuioIis unaer
, m.-s eauaafIoeh WAusr mas Deem 1ur-
insDeo 70 anls city by uaat company.
The water which is now be-
tus s9ppneo you ana which
nas ueen suppied during the
al al elsh 5aoHtns - me same water which
WI pc suppl.ed by W~ashington & Beall,
or me New York and New Jersey Water
Soahpany, unoef a contract made by them
WE'LL liie Edst Jersey water and
WI pc lurnisneu them by the last named
tonipaAy ~ almost the same point where
inelr, mans connect with the nains of
ooasSy Sily, ~ tlat any deiay which der
ssy Slls may lnterpose 20 the attempt of
snesS c~onlraclofs 20 furnish Bayonne with
"aeeI Worhs no inconVenlence or hardship
up1l tue peopie OF tnat CITY
- = n.y. the intention OF the authori-
r1es . snts CITY 70 interfere with your