The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-29
FLYNN WILL GET It.
Street and Water Board will
Make the Award
This Week.
WHAT WILL MAYOR zoos Do?
Arrangements With the East
Jersey Water Company
to Prevent Litigation.

The Street and Water Commissioners
viii meet this afternoon, but no water
contract will be awarded. The Street and
Water and Finance Commissioners held
conference yesterday afternoon Finance
Commissioner Simpson and Street and
Water Commissioner Smith were the only
absentees. Those who were present are
agreed that q contract should be award
ed to P. H. Flynn, and they are agreed,
also, that the plan TO be accepted is
Plan No. l, which costs 1885,, ,00O
1t was expected that an award would
be made today The fact that definite
action has been postponed again has
given rise to the report that there is q
hitch somewhere. The only trouble
thar exists is said to be between Flynn's
representatives and the representatives
of the East Jersey Water Company and
the Morris Canal and Banking Company.
The Flynn people. it is reported, have in
eluded in the drainage territory they pro-
pose giving the city. certain land over
which the East Jersey Company exercises
some control. Water rights have been en-
croached upon, too. and for that reason
representatives of the companies are me-
gotiating so as to avoid long and expen-
sive litigation in the event of an award.
1t has been represented to the city ofi-
Gals by the Flynn men that an arnicable
arrangement can be made with the East
Jersey Company. That being the case. the
city officials want the two concerns to
come to some definite understanding be-
fore final action is taken.
In certain circles it is said the East
Jersey Company will surrender to the
a1fs -fert
Rockaway which may be required for the
completion of the Flynn plant for a con-
sideration reaching about $2. 000 00o. When
the question of how much the East Jer-
sey Company will accept has been de-
termined, compacts will be drawn up.
These documents will be displayed to the
city officials and if they are satisfied that
the way is clear an award will be made.
The officials are averse to making an
award ana then having the whole matter
tied up in the courts for an Indefinite PEI
riod.
Clerk Bouton. of the Street and Water
Board. has prepared the necessary reso-
lutions of award, and the city is in readi-
ness to proceed Just as soon as the COM
panies concerned can produce evidence
of good faith looking to the harmonious
execution of the contract. 1t is expected
that such differences as exist now will
be adjusted in a day or two. The Street
and Water Board will adjourn today to
meet later in the week, probably on FRI
day. At that time an award will be
made.
The Finance Board may meet and con-
eur in the award the day after action is
taken by the Street and Water Board.
Mr. Simpson is the only uncertain guam
tity in the Finance Board. He cannot be
prevailed upon TO express an opinion
about the contract. The fact that hiS
colleague, Mr.. Ringle. is one of its war1nf
est supporters may result in his being
brought into line at the proper timH.
There is no question about an awaH1
being made and there is no question Of i4
being concurred in.
The second uncertain quantity IN the
proceedings is Mayor Hoos. He has not
said how he will dispose of the award
nor can he be induced to commit himself:
There are some who say he viii not ap-
prove. but majority of the members
of the Street and Water and Finance
Boards believe he will approve their ac-
ton
Representatives of the Flynn syndicate
are at City Hall every day. but it is very
rarely that they enter the Mayors Office
Within the last week Mayor Hoos has re-
eeiyed many letters from property own
ers relative to the making of a s7,5s5,O0a
water contract.