New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-20
MORE WATER-LESS WHISKEY.
THE REV. J. L. sCUDDER TALKS ON TWO
INTERESTING SUBJECTS.

ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIQroR LAWS IN JERSEY
CITY SHOULD NOT ECLIPSE THE PROBLEM
OF PURE NATURALIZATION AND MU-
NIcIPAI. OWNERSHIP THE ONLY
SOLUTION OF THE QUESTION.
In a prelude to his sermon last evening. the Rev.
John L. Scudder, pastor of the Jersey City Taber-
nacle, used as his theme "Wanted-Less Sunday
whiskey and more good drinking water" He said:
The signs OF the times indicate growing
Two weeks ago the saloons were wide open; last
Sunday they used only the side doors. and rumor
bartenders viii have day Of rest rest Evidently the
eaven OF reform Is beginning to work. The doml-
Is enivenng the Police Department. the Prosecutor
Is waking up and detectives are prowng about col
outlook Is interesting for temperance people and we
can certainly report progress;
water problem. for the latter concerns US all. Al
ready the heat Of summer Is upon us and the cues,
answer to this question was given empna tcally at
men p on the s Water Board The people declared their
opposition to any extravagant 100000 contract with
when good article can Be obtained near BY and iOi
reasonable sum. And II the present Water Board
passonatey investigate the subject, Of filtration
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supply our doog and as jersey City
ready acquired a title to the same. 1t looks like
surrender our rights and allow other cities TO
contaminate our water supply as to compel us to
We want the Water Board to understand that
filtration IL feasible, scientific. economic and health
1t is constructing Artificial spr ngs by causing water
10 percolate through acres OF clean sand. Those
ignorance and utter Incompetence handle this
question. To-day filtration + in successful and sat
Bresau. Brunswick Lyons. Budapest. Hamburg and
various other European cities but We Americans
are shamefully behind the times In not recognizing
the merit OF ,hi. excellent system and following
the example Of distinguished municipalities across
water from the Thames one of the foulest streams
I! ever saw. and Breslau extracts clear drinking
cities along its banks. and Hamburg was literally
eas in hs 1 ab the deadly ns.
not be afraid of altered water with only Paterson
through great fields Of sand five feet deep
frees Itself from organic matter and noxous germs
VEL faet atested by u rspuaSis mea
Of Of science and would be the height Of presump-
Lberatons upon new water supply. Il III '"e' 'e'
The city Of Lawrence Mass. once sadly afflicted
polluted Merrmac which flows past the city and
the people are so pleased with the water issuing from
built the Anal lters which sanitary science declares
TO be the more effective OF the two. In view OF
Water Board TO award contract for 100000 in
securing a distant water supply. and thereby adding
70 per cent 10 the debt OF this debt-ladened city
The Board OF Trade OF Jersey City, a body OF
reputable. cool-headed business men, in whom the
public has absolute confidence, has amply investi-
gated Se subject of filtration and declared enthns
astically In Its favor IL Is the cheapest and best
solution OF this much -mooted question Sand Is
inexpensive and hand along the shores OF the Passaic
can be had for $3.50 acre An up-to-date filtration
plant covering seventy-nve acres. and affording a
perfect drinking water be supplied for consider
ably less than 100000. and the interest on this
amount will not brighten the taxpayers. while 1t
Will Immediately attract thousands OF people to
Jersey City and enhance the value OF real II
properly operated. and European methods are
made a source OF income to the city. The present
pipes. reservoirs and pumping apparatus could be
the immediate future. Approved filter beds are so
easily constructed that our long suffering people
could find relief before the Is over and in
the fall Jersey City would enter an era Of unpre-
cedented prosperity. because she would have purer
water than either New-York or BROOKLYN Then
let us have filtration Immediately. and let the city
own Its own water plant