The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-09
PASSAIC CONTROL
Board of Aldermen Passes
Resolutions to Protect
the City Against
East Jersey.
THOSE WORKS AT LITTLE FALLS
Paper Sent to The Mayor for Sig
nature to Be Served on Corbin
& corbin = Routine
Business.
THOSE WORKS AT LITTLE FALLS

The Board of Aldermen at its meetng
| last night transacted considerable bust
| ness. several items of which are of more
than passing interest.
1t ordered notice served on the i1asr
4 Jersey Water Company TO the effect shat
that corporation would not be allowed TO
acquire rights of any kind in the Passaie
water supply adversely to the interest Of
Jersey City. 1t r%escinded the resolution
| passed at the former meeting transferring
the horse and wagon, up to hat time
placed at the disposal of Building Inspee-
| tor Kelly to. the custodianship of Inspec-
| tor of Weights and Measures Roede, and
gave each a .hackv at the rig" three
days in each week. The mag" will
probably have a rest On Sunday. II
passed the ordinance allowing the erec-
ton of a big frame stable, 1G0xl00 feet N
dimension, part two story and part one
| story, on the south side of First street,
between Grove and Henderson streets, to
be used by the Dodds & childs Express
Company. The application was made in
the name of Sarah Loder.
The Board held a long executive ses-
sion. President Midlige was absent, as
were also Aldermen Guiton, Kelly ana
Wies. Alderman Barr presided.
The full text of the resolution concern
ing the notice to be served on the East
Jersey Water Company and it's att,r-
neys, Messrs. Corbin and Gorbin, rela-
tive to the city's intention to maintain
its rights in the Passaic River as a wa
ter supply, reads as follows
whereas, 1t has come to the atten-
ton and knowledge of the Board Of
- 1A~aAxr Itfxr = nat n EIS II W.
Jersey Water Company has COM
menced and is continuing the construe-
ZION Of a pumping station and intake
at Little Falls, and laying pipes pre-
paratory to diverting and appropriate
ing the water of the Passaie River 70
its own private use for commercial
purposes, thereby diminishing the flow
of said river; and that said company
proposes, by this proceeding, TO take
possession of this excellent and enol-
nous supply opp IN 95a areo to a and re- p tbe
exercise of such the control, to make
it impossible for the population OF
that section of the State which mus.
take its public water supply from the
Passaic River or its tributaries, 10
obtain such supply. otherwise than by
purchase from said company; and
Whereas, The said proposed diver
sion of water by the East Jersey Com
pany is not only a ~usurpation OF the
public right in said river and ITS
tributaries and 4 violation of the
rights Of this city, as a riparian
owner and of other riparian owners
on Passaic River below the said intake
at Little Falls. but is also an infringe
ment of the property and other rights
in the said river granted to Jersey
City by an act of the Legislature in
the year of 1852. entitled, An Act to
authorize the construction of water
works for Jersey City and places
adjacent. with pure and wholesome
water; therefore
Be ii resolved, That it is the opinion
~ 41a IQanva Of A1Inpt,o ~, that fh6es
time has arrived for the city authors
ties to assert and maintain the rights
of jersey City in the Passaic River.
and that the said East Jersey Water
Company is hereby notified that they
win not be allowed to acquire rights
of any kind in the said stream adj
versely to the interest of Jersey City,
directed to notify said company of the
action of this board, through its
president and secretary by delivering
of. and also by delivering to Messrs.
Corbin & Corbin. its attorneys in
jersey City, a certified copy hereof,
and that his Honor the Mayor is here
by requested to sign this resolution.
The resolution was passed by the unani-
nous vote of the board.
The board also passed a resolution
directing the Assistant Corporation At
torney to compile for publication, with
proper index, all opinions given by the
| Corporation Counsels of Jersey City since
the adoption of the Charter of 1911
This resolution was also passed unani-
mously. and Temporary Chairman Barr,
who introduced it, said, the object was
merely to have such a list handy for
reference.
#. C. Brown & Van Anglen were given
| permission to erect a one-story frame
building in the rear of Nos. 130-132 Mont
gomery street.
The Gable Athletic Club were granted
permission to erect their proposed club
house, 25x9S in dimensions. at No. 22S
Erie street.
Application of A.. A. Campbell to be
| allowed to put a wood and iron front
to the four-story brick building, No. 1883
| Newark avenue, was not acted upon.
Five restaurant licenses were granted
and twelve tranfers of restaurant
licenses were allowed. The board refused
to allow the transfer of such license
from Thomas J.. Kett to Walter s. Brown.
The board accepted with thanks an in
~vitation to review the parade of the
| Ancient Order of Hibernians from the
front OF the City Hall on March II. and
to attend a~Afeception of the order in the
evening at Pohlmannn's Pavilion.