The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-07
Mayor Financiers and i
and w. Commissioners
to Confer Today.
WILL HASTEN THE ENTERPRISE
Plans Of The Wanser Administra :
ton to Be Followed with OBJ
jectionable Features
Cut Out.

This afternoon the Finance and Street
and Water Commissioners will meet with
Mayor Hoos to DISCUSS the water subject.
1t is expected that all the members of
beth Boards will be present as this is
the first conference called for the consid-
Grafton of the troublesome problem.
Mayor Hoos says it will be his object to
get the various branches of the city gov-
ernment to work in harmony.
An the members of the Finance Board
are pledged to new water, and all are
familiar with the various of supply ex-
cept Commissioner AIidlige, who has not
as yet made an official inspection of the
Rockaway watershed or visited the var
ious streams. lakes and ponds which are
tributary to the Rockaway In the
Street and Water Board, President Bolt
wood and Commissioners Heintze and
Brown are acquainted with the sources of
supply. and are quite well posted on the
flow of the Rockaway. Commissioners
Hauck and Nolan are not as we'll posted
on the subject
Mayor Hoos has given the water ques-
tion considerable thought. He has studied
It from official state reports and has
a general knowledge of what the city
should be able TO get However, before
any dc-ifli1lG d0ttpu Is taken C1G OfQc1dlS
will inspect the several sources of supply
and will have the water that is available
tested as to its purity
The first question that will be raised at
today's conference will be whether the
officials believe this to be a good time to
arrange for the acquisition of a new sup
ply. From what can be learned all will
agree to go ahead with as much speed as
safety will permit The next question will
berthe appointment of an expert engineer
to assist in the preparation of plans and
specifications. Cornelius c.. Vermeule
the present expert adviser, vii not be re-
tanned Mr.. Vermeule has consented to
resign at any time he is requested. The
Street and Water Commissioners have
not asked him to step aside yet for the
reason that they believe he may render
valuable assistance in arranging the pre-
liminary work. Mr. Vermeuie win not
attend today's conference. 1t is not like
ly that Mayor Hoos will make any sug-
gestion further than that an engineer of
ability, who is not associated with any
syndicate or individual dealing in water
be engaged.
As yet no names have been mentioned
.-in- connection with the position.
arWhile all the officials are anxious to
7create as much competition as possible,
they dislike the suggestion of touching
any filtration scheme, particularly if it is
proposed to filter the old Passaic supply.
Mayor HOos feels that taxpayers will
oppose any movement which looks tolthe
attempted publication of the Passaic His
Honor expresses the belief that the citys
interests will be best conserved by aban-
doning the PaSsaic. A majority of the
officials who have to pass upon water
contract agree with the Mayor in that
respect.
rtsi,a s,,pgeStiou IN have tho ritv h,1ild its'
own plant is not meeting with much ap-
proyal. Rough estimate of the cost have
been made and it has been found that the
will make plant cost the city more
than if built by a corporation.
It is understood that bids will be adver-
tised for on some such plan as the former
administration adopted, only with the
Objectionable features eliminated.