The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-23

The WATER PROBLEM
Rumor That the Rockaway
and Hudson Bid Will
Be Rejected.
NEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Fitch Over the Temporary Supply
Waste From the Fire
Hydrants.
NEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Street and Water Commissioners
Were to have met this morning for the
purpose of taking final action on the
proposition Of the Rockaway ana Hud-
soh Water Company to furnish the city
WIFI permanent supply of water. The
commissioners were in Consultation for
nearly two hours, but no conclusion was
arrived at Adjournment was conse-
quenrly taken until Friday morning at
nine o'clock
IL mas been reported in official circles
ior the past week or ten days that the
proposition is to be rejected and new bids
aeveftlsed for. By pursuing such a course
the commissioners believe that they will
De able to attract bids from the Jersey
CITY and East Jersey Water Companies,
which companies failed to present propo-
sitlonS this time owing to the limited
tiiie ing ailoWed for the preparation of plans.
70 the city's benefit. One objection 10
tne pending proposition is that the flnafl-
isnn,u,, i,ai Dacaefs s,sG on the company are not
kHoWn, ana another is that streams and
ponds are included in the watershed.
wnich are claimed by other water COM
Commissioners Heintze and Boltwood
are opposed to a permanent contract
WIun any corporation or Individual, and
as consequence the water problem
jority.
The temporary supply was not taken
up, the Commissioners having decided
to dispose of the permanent supply oues-
lion before entering into any agreement
with the East Jersey Company for
temporary supply.
: Cso,ne1erning sl,le the temporary supply there
Is likely 10 pc hitch. The East Jersey
company, acting under Instructions from
Garret A Hobart, is holding out for the
Iuli price Of s49 per million gallons. The
i- hot t{f,n
not be IN a position to insure the city an
adequate supply before October BY
the Passaic water will be in fairly good
condlIlon or that reason they are some
what opposed to taking on the burden OF
a. Costly temporary supply during the
Mayer Wanser has announced that he
IS opposed to entNring into any agree
@ @IhenI Tor a temporary supply unless fay-
cradle rates can be made with the East
Jersey people.
Some of the employees of the Street
ana Water Board have been issuing per-
water from the fire 'hydramts AS a CON
sequence considerable water has been
wasted. Now that it has been practically
dec.ded that a temporary supply vii,
nave to be bought the Commissioners
have decided they may as well begin
now as a any other time TO check waste
fulness as far as possible
Yesterday the Use of the fire HYDRA flss
was restricted to ofe fire departn,ent AMI
to such persons as are granted permits
Instead of a half dozen men issuing per-
mits as heretofore that power is to be
vested in the veteran permit clerk Frank
Woodcock. The Conarni ssioners believe
that the limited issuance of permits viii
enaiele them to bring the consumption
Of water down considerably
Plans to prevent the waste of water
in horse troughs are also to be mapped
out shortly by the Commissioners 1t is
probable than in future men having
horse trous'hs will have to pay liberaiIy
for them in order to lessen the6 amount
the city will have to raise bv Of ect tax
alton to meet the deficiency in $ae water
account when the full price has to be
paid for the temporary supply.