The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-08
SMOOTH WATER. I
Specifications for SO and 80
Million Gallon Pipes
Adopted.
TINKERED TO TASTE
Everyone Said to Be Suited
and ali is Over But
the Bidding.

The water specifications have at lasE
been adopted They call for two pipes or
50,00o000 and S0.000009 gallons capacity, {
respectively The Board of Street and
Water Commissioners met at ten O'Clock
this morning, and without dissenting
vote passed the often discussed and
much wrangled over documents. That
they were adopted today is due to the
fact that Robert Davis and Mayor Ho0s
urged the gentlemen not to waste any
more time.
Corporation Counsel McDermott. il il
said, was in favor of the plan to call for
two pipes Of a carrying capacity Of 4o,ev9.>
900 gallons each. 1t was pointed out to
him that this would render it necessary
for the city to acquire both pipes at oncs
In order to insure a supply of 5o.Opu. 900
day There was no chance, the MAYOR
said, of getting 50,000,e00 gallons through
pipe having carrying capacity Of only
40u10,6G0 gallons.
The specifications calling for 5Oo0ooQo
ana 30-000OC0 gallon pipes would have been
passed yesterday afternoon but for Mr.
Mr.. McDermott's interposition. Hauck.
Nolan and Smith wished to embody Mr..
MeDermott's ideas together with the
original proposition to call for pipes OF
80 and 80 million gallons capacity To
that plan Mesrs. Heintze and Boltwood.
objected, and they were supported in their
he would not assume the responsibility
of amending the specifications as sug-
gested by the Corporation Counsel.
Heintze and Boltwood insisted upon pass
ing the specifications at once. but Hauck,
Nolan and Smith threatened. it Is said,
if the two 40.00U000 million gallon pipes
We're not inserted they would remain out
Of the meeting room and prevent action
OF any kind being taken.
The threat aroused Commissioners
Heintze, and he tackled President Hauck
without glow For an hour the men
indulged in. The atmosphere Of the con-
ference room was blue.
Mayor Hoos tried TO patch up the diff
ficulty. Charges Of all kinds were made.
and in short order the whole collection OF
officials became seriously involved COM
missioner Boltwood was unusually out
spoken. and declared that the specihea-
tIons calling for pipes OF % and 80 million
gallons Should be adopted, or "he would
be --- if specifications of any kind ever
went through
AT about four O'clock peace was de-
clared. The Finance Commissioners and
Mayor were consulted. Robert Davis
was appealed to and it was agreed final-
" that the 100000 gallon pipes should
be dropped.
with that understanding the gentlemen
separated
At ten o'clock today all the members
were on hand and without entering into
any discussion of the previous days hap
penings they met and passed the specin-
/ eat;ans.
This afternoon the Finance Commis-
sioners will hold a special meeting at
four O'Clock. They viii concur in the
specifications and also concur in a reso-
luton directing the advertisement for
proposals.
The Finance Commissioners do not have
to concur in the specifications, but they
are going TO do so as precautionary
measure.
The concurrent resolutions win be sub
mitted to Mayor Hoos tomorrow morn
ing.
SThere will be no more delay If can
help it, said the Mayor this morning
Il will approve the specifications just as
soon as they are presented to me. Will
also approve the resolution authorizing
the advertisement for BIDS
Owing to the delay there has been in
agreeing upon specifications the date fer
the reception of bids has been changed
from August 16 to August Is. AS soon
after the reception of bids as practicabIs
the officials will inspect the several wafer
sheds and the points at which it is pro-
posed to establish reservoirs No time
will be wasted in making an award.
Mayor Hoos, it is said may waive his
objections to the acquisition of a plant
costing more than S6.o00090. If 1t is SHOWN
him that the city viii be gamer thereby
From what can be learned from the OH
cials a supply gathered in the Reckawa ay
River head waters will be given the pref
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