The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-14

The WATER AWARD
P. H. Flynn Said to Stand
First With the Street
and Water Board.
GEORGE 3. INMAN's HARD FIGHT
Public Hearing Set for Tomorrow
Engineers and Commits
sioners Consult.
GEORGE B. ISMAN's HARD FIGHT

The Street and Water Commissioners
held another water conference this morn
ing. Nothing definite was done. A puoic
hearing is to be held tomorrow morning
and On Saturday it is likely an award
VIII be made. The indications are that
the plan of Patrick H. Flynn will be ac-
cepted. BY what vote the award Will pe
made is causing speculation
All the members of the Board attenaeo
today's conference. Engineers Ferris n
vermeule were present and corporatioh
Counsel Allan McDermott stopped IN Tor
a few moments. AT eleven O'Clock coiohea
George B.. Inman, of the lnman Contract
Company, put in an appearance. he was
accompanied by Counsellors Flayei NC
Gee and Charles J. Peshall- Mr. lnmah
in a letter to the Board of Finance, whlch
met last night. asked that Board to give
him a hearing. The Finance Board m
formed him that he had better request
the new Board of Finance to give him a
hearing. as it was not likely the present
Board would consider the subject.
Mr.. Inman his morning asked the
Street and Water Board to give him a.
hearing that he might show the merits OF
his proposition. Counsellor MCGEE made
the appeal in Mr.. Inman's behalf Tne
Street and Water Commissioners con-
sidered the request and then Instructed
their clerk, George t. Bouton, to inform
Counsellor MCGEE that a hearing would
be allowed them tomorrow morning.
This is a matter which concerns the
public,v said Commissioned Heintze, land
we favor allowing the public to hear and
know what is going on"
No other company has asked for a hear
ing. The proposition of the Inman Conn
pany is held to be informal. Mr. Inman
says he can show that it is formal, and
further that it is the only ore the city
should accept. A Question has also been
raised as to the quantity of water the
IIilnan Company can gather and store.
Nj. Inman says he will be able to show
by the figures of Engineer Vermeule thai
the watershed he offers will give the city
all the water it will require for many
years to come.
Hugh Reilly, who is interested in the
bid of O'Brien, Sheehan, Mclean and
Rogers, was also at the City Hall. He
did not ask for a hearing, believing that
his company is to be the lucky one, mas
much as its plan is free from East Jer-
sey or Morris Canal influence.
Patrick H. Flynn insists that he can
escape trouble with the East Jersey Wa
ter Company.
Counselor William D. Edwards was in
the office of the Street and Water Board.
but he took no part in the conference. He
is said to favor the Flynn proposition.
Mr.. Edwards believes the rights of the
East Jersey or Morris Canal Companies
win in no wise be interfered with by Mr..
Flynn.
The Commissioners went over the sew
eral PROPOSITIONS this morning. Engineer
Ferris pointed out to them just where
it is proposed to locate reservoirs and
so on. He gave the mileage of each water
shed and furnished statistics showing the
rainfall, and estimated what quantity of
water could be stored.
All the companies SAL the Inman pro-
pose giving Rockaway River water. OF
the Flynn plan, it is said that it is freer
from possibilities of contamination than
any other; hat it guarantees a larger
supply; offers a plant which will cost lit
tie to maintain; delivers water at a suffi-
Gent head to do away with pumping. and,
finally, while the plant remains in the
company's possession it gives the city wa
ter at a lower rate thar the others. The
company, TOO, IS WHillS That Tie City
should create a sinking fund. so that at
the end of a specified period there will
sufficient money in the fund
TO purchase the plant. The proposed
way OF creating the N is for the city
to pay into it each day, month or year,
as 1t desires, just what it pays the com
pany. In thai manner there will never
be any occasion to issue bonds to pay
for the plant. 1t win pass into the city's
possession without any burden falling up
on a The Flynn plan has many
strong supporters and an award 10 that
company is regarded as almost certain.
The uncertainty as to who is going into
the Finance Board, to succeed Commits
sioners Brautigam and Kellers, makes it
exceedingly uncertain as to when a con-
tract, no matter to whom awarded, will
be concurred in. The Mayor viii also
have a say in the matter after the other
officials have acted.