The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-01
EAST JERSEY Objects.
Insists That 1t Has MOI Abro-
gated Its Contract With
the City.

The East Jersey Water Company sent
the following letter to the Street and
Z Water Board this morning.
..Gentlemen-we have received your
resolutions passed August IA, as follows
whereas. h contract for temporary
water supply heretofore awarded by this
Board. to the East Jersey Water Com
amy was abregatedasby said company,
who have since been furnishing wafer IN
uncertain quantities., without agreement
with he city as to the price to be paid;
therefore be it
i" Resolved. That the Committee on
jumping and Reservoirs be and is here
by requested to direct the said company
to Immediately notify this Board. In writ
ing, what volume in water can be guar
anteed daily, the amount expected to be
charged per million gallons for the same
and at what price the city can purchase,
If it so desires. the excess possible to be
furnished over and above 1.-The volume so
guaranteed ~ seca4 y uF
I'm reply we have TO say that the con-
tract made between the East Jersey
Water Company and the city, dated Oc-
tober II. 1895, and our bill of July 2, 1896,
supply all the information asked for. We
observe the assumption in the preamble
of you resolution that the contract has
been abrogated by this company. We
have not ~abrogated this contract; blu
have been furnishing water under il con-
tinuously for seven and a half months
anu are StilI QOlIS So. Inc HOW through
our main has not been uncertain, but
~Singularly uniform at about. 471s million
gallons per day, affording the city a
daily supply of about q million gallons
cede that the contract binds the compan
to furnish water and does not bind the
city to pay for it.
EAST JERSEY WATER COMPANY,
by Collins & Corbin, Attorneys
When this. letter was ordered received
Commissioner Boltwood offered this reso-
lution:-"1n answer to a preamble and
resolution adopted by this Board, August
IA, 1896, the East Jersey Water Company
chooses to assume that a contract exists
between said ompany and this city for
the furnishing of water:
Resolved, That in order to protect the
city against a possible claim of laches,
the clerk be directed to notify said conn
pany that as a result Of the inability and
failure of said company to comply with
the terms of a contract heretofore entered
failure to so comply the said c9mpany
assumed full responsibility, the price to
be paid for water now being furnished
by said company remains as yet unad-
justed, and that no payment will be made
therefor until an equitable adjustment
has been arrived at; and
RESOLVED, That said compan be also
notified that inststment will be made on
behalf of the city for an allowance for
damage caused by a Noncompliance with
the terms of contract heretofore referred
to-"
This is too serious a matter" said
Commissioner Kaiser, ito act upon has.
thy. / move that it be referred to the
Corporation Counsel"
My object in moving this" said Com
missioner Boltwood, sis because II is q
pitiable spectacle to see this city com
PEELED to stand and deliver by this syn
dictate. We have a right TO know on what
plane We stand with regard to our water
supply"
Mr.. Boltwood's motion was lost.