The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-20

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twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven, thirty-seven dollars per
million gallons.
For all water delivered after April 1,
eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, thir-
ty-six dollars per million gallons.
Provided that the aggregate amount
payable in any one year under this sup
Elemental contract shall not exceed the
amount that would have been payable
under the original contract for the same
deliveriesof water, the adjustment, If
any be necessary. to be made in the
quarterly bill rendered at the end of each
calendar year.
Sixth-To afford the city ample time to
arrange for permanent supply of water,
the Company further hereby gives to the
City the right and option to continue to
take fully supply of water as afore-
"a, 1900, until the City shall have termi-
mated this agreement by one years mo-
tice of its intention to cease taking water,
Provided, that the Company may, at its
option, terminate such taking by giving
to the City two years notice of its in
tention to cease supplying said water,
which notice by the Company may be
given at any time after September "a,
1900. The Company agrees that it will
furnish the full supply of said water
after September "a, 1900. at the price of
thirty-five dollars per million gallons,
payable as provided in said contract of
October 12 1885; and the City agrees if
it shall take said water to pay for the
same accordingly.
should be found that any powers or
rights held or possessed, or that may
hereafter be required by the City, whether
in respect to the prevention of the pollu-
ton of any waters or the prevention of
injury to any portion of the works con-
structed for the supply of water. or the
punishment for such injury or otherwise,
or for the condemnation of lands, waters
or rights, may be advantageously used
or exercised for the purposes of this con-
tract, the City hereby agrees, so far as
it has or may acquire the power SO to
do, to put such powers and rights in
force, or TO permit the Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, so to do in the name
of the City; provided, however, that in
all instances IN which such use shall
be made at the request of and for the
benefit of the company, its successors or
assigns, the cost and expense thereof
shall be borne and betrayed by the COM
pany and the city shall be properly and
fully indennified against loss or damage
by reason thereof. And the city agrees
that upon obtaining title by such condem-
nation proceedings they will place the
same at the disposal of the company to
enable the company to carry out this
contract and any renewals thereof. and
to furnish said water supply, provided,
that no rights of the city to acquire by
condemnation or otherwise a new or other
water supply in its own name, or other
wise, shall be affected, abridged, or
limited by this contract or any of its
terms.
Eighth-All time lost by the company
by reason of strikes, injunctions, litiga-
tions, legal proceedings, or unavoidable
accidents, shall be added to the said term
OF $50 days within which the company is
to construct and put in use works and
commence the delivery of additional
water, and shall also be added to the said
term OF eighteen months within which
the company is to establish and complete
works and commence the delivery of
water from Little Falls as above pro-
vided
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first part hath caused these presents to
be signed by the Mayor of the city. and
the President of the Board of Street and
Water commissioners, and hath caused
the seal of the city to be affixed hereto.
and the East Jersey Water Company have
caused their corporate seal to be hereto
afnxed and attested by their Secretary
and these presents to be signed by the
Vice President the day and year first
above written.
7 am going to vote in the negative on
this proposition said Commissioner Bolt
wood, because believe by doing so
will be preserving the best interests of
our city and our Taxpayers
Counsel W. H. Corbin, of the East Jer-
sey Water Company, moved uneasily in
his seat when Mr.. Boltwood made the
statement.
Continuing, the Commissioner said:-"I
want it understood I am quite satisfied
with our present temporary supply, but
our agreement for it was made entirely
within the letter of the law. 1 have
grave doubts concerning this new propo-
s1t1cn. 1t has been advanced that this
new contract is only an extension of the
old compact, but / do not see it in that
light. Our original agreement called for
Pequannock water, but this gives us Pas
sale in an uncertain quantity / have
say, grave doubts as to the legality of
such move as is contemplated, and /
would like to know what / am going to
say when the taxpayers ask me why /
take hand in anything that savors of
illegality.
by what right, I would ask ares we
called upon to pay S37 a million gallons
for Passaic water? I can't see any good
reason for it. God controls all water,
but it would appear that a few men have
all the water of this State in their hands.
1t is an outrage, and they have just as
much right, in my opinion, to corral the
sunlight and charge for sunshine, and to
bottle air and sell it, as they have to
gobble all the water. I vote against the
agreement most emphaJtically."
Il do not want to be understood as
standing in the way of Jersey City's get
| ting a supply of pure water" said Com
missioner HeintZe, "but l must object to
having our property owners pay high
price for water which may vary from
one-third to one-half Passaic all the time
understand that it is our duty to adver-
tise for temporary supply, but am
not here to contradict Mr.. Blair on that
score. | have consulted counsel, how
ever, and I am voting against this agree
ment by advice. This contract is made
| to run for three years, or until 1900, and
for that brief period I am heartily op-
posed to allowing our powers of con-
demnation being transferred to such a
| corporation as the East Jersey Water
| Company. 1t is too valuable a right to
| vote away, and 1 do not believe we have
any right to do it. If we keep on grant
| ing away our powers do not see where
| it is all going to end. What will Jersey
| City do?
Il am opposed to this agreement be-
cause of its legal aspect and therefore
vote against it,
| Commissioners Harding and Weastell
| voted for the agreement without COM
ment. President Brown, however, was
mad and he set sail for Commissioner
| Boltwood at once.
| When I tell the facts of this case it
| will look better than it does in the man
| ner it has been distorted. Commissioner
Boltwood knows as we'll as l do that
Passaic River water is to be given us
only in the event of the Pequannock sup
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