The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28

book which enlighten US on the water
question"
Now, doctor, you haven't got the right
place where I read from. You'll find 1t
where the leaves were turned down." said
Commissioner Cone
But the doctor wouldn't tolerate any in
terruptions and proceeded to pick out the
weak spots in the specifications and the
arguments Of those who upheld them. en- He
wanted good water, he said, but he want
e., e dalr Play. and the award given to~the
Mr.. Charles S. Furst's speech was very
short, He merely asked If Mr.. Booraem
nad SAID that every day delayed meant
% on every million gallons.
IT did, replied MIR. Booraem.
Mr. Cole then started to sum up, but not
Who demanded his right to reply because
ne said Mr.. Cole had done all the talking.
like that, retorted Mr.. Cole, pulling
out his watch. I'VE only occupied forty
five minutes, but you and Brother Dear.
not to mention Brother Condict, have gab-
bled for more than two hours
President Corcoran, who was suffering
from severe cold, left the chair and ex-
planned his course towards the water con
tract. He had opposed it conscentiously
and because as one with some engineering
knowledge the bid was full Of flaws and
the specifications were defective and un-
satisfactory. It was a serious thing for
the city to hand over such a sum of money
when the city was by no means assured
it would receive what it paid for. He cri-
t1cized the. indecent haste of the public
officials on the water question, and the
equally reprehensible conduct of the Ma
yor, who seemed to imagine that no one
had any right to question his public acts.
Public officials were servants and should
at once understand that ON a grave ques-
tion like the water question, involving so
many millions, they would secure greater
confidence of the citizens if they listened
Z to all views with attention and tried in
" t a of fil1a i11f7ty
1t was midnight and some of the MEM
bers were yawning, and making prepara-
tions to leave, when cries of ''Vote, vote,'
induced the President to put Mr.. Coles
motion that the majority report should
be substituted for the minority. The roll
was called and this was the result
For Mr.. Coles motion and against the
proposed award-F. O. Cole, Robert Ander-
". Harrison, E. Hoos, J. G. Lindsay, w.
J. TAFT John J. Voorhees,, Myron r..
Furst Ga Total 91s votes.
Against the substitute and for the East
Booraem, H. v. Condict, Henry LeInbeck,
w. E. Pearson, c. S. F'urst * votes). To-
tai, 612 votes.
An amusing fuss took place over the
J. Furst. Some one raised the point that
the constitution only permitted one mem
Der of a firm to vote, and said to Mr.. N.Y.
ron Furst that he ought not to have
Il
retort that Mr.. Dear was incorrect as
usual
Mr.. Cole solved the problem by moving
that each should have half a vote. 1t
was agreed.
"Umph! One Furst on one side and. one
on the other Always out for business .
said Mr.. Cole, and there was much merri-
ment Increased when Mr.. Charles s. Furst
retorted:--
Il guess this would be the first time that
we were "
Now said Mr. Cole, beaming with
smiles at the defeat of the other side and
mischievously trying to rub it in, II will
move that 1t be the sense of the meeting
that the Board Of Trade requests the Ma
yor to refuse to sign the award and we
appoint g committee to SO notify him"
"Oh, no. I object" said Mr. Cone, and
Mr.. Cole replied that when people were
dead they ought to be decent and lie down.
The committee was appointed and it will
consist Of Messrs. F. o. Cole, who will
glory in the duty; John J. Voorhees, and
Myron ]. Furst Then the members rushed
-out into the storm half of them elated, the
other half in the. dumps.