The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-07
RO0S' UL1IMATUM.
Rockaway and Hudson or
Nothing His Ukase in the
Water Contest.
BOARDS FAVOR FLYNN'S BID
The Responsibility Of a Fiasco
May Be Pushed Right
Up to His Honor
Tomorrow.

1t was reported at City Hall today that
the Street and Water and Finance Com
m~issioners propose placing upon Mayor
Hoos the responsibility of accepting or
rejecting a water contract.
The report had it that the Street and
Water Commissioners will at three o'clock
tomorrow afternoon accept p. II. F1ynn's
81. 900, 00c-gallon plant. which costs $685.
900, and that the Ffnance Commissioners,
who meet an hour later, will concur in
the award.
Such a movement will put the question
squarely before the Mayor.
When Mayor Hoos was told of the re-
ported plan he said:-"I am ready and
willing to accept any responsibility which
may be placed upon me in relation to
the acquisition of a new supply of water.
I am just as determined as ever not to
pay $4,000. 600, or even $4,000, 600. I do not
think 1t is necessary and no money is to
be expended unnecessarily while | am at
the head of the city government"
Mayor Hoos, it is now definitely known,
is welded to the proposition of the Rocka-
way and Hudson Company. If he cannot
lave that plan he will not accept any.
The Street and Water Commissioners
know how the Mayor stands, and it is
said they are just as determined not to
nave anything to do with the Rockaway
bid.
Mayor Hoos has taken the stand for
the Rockaway Company's bid for many
reasons. The first one is that it is the
cheapest offered the city. The concern
offers to the city a plant alleged to be
capable of delivering 100000 900 gallons a
day for Sc. O00,0 900. Again, during the time
the retains the plant, the price
per million gallons will run on a sliding
scale from 1913 to SIG. when the
ton has reached 80, 600, 900 gallons a day.
The company's plant can be enlarged
readily, and the water it offers is alleged
to be the same as is offered by other bid
ders, who ask more money.
The only bid outside of the Rockaway's,
which is being considered, is that OF T.
H. Flynn, who offers a watershed ard
reservoirs representing 10000, 600 gallons a
day. with a pipe line capable Of delivering
81. coo. eco gallons a day, for s6,3io,0G0.
The reoorted action tomorrow of the
Street ana Water and Finance Boards
could not be traced to any rellable source
TODAY. and it is believed nothing definite
will he dome until Robert Davis returns
70 The CITY. Allan L. McDermott has not
been to see the Mayor yet. He may pc
able to change the situation somewhat.
AS the matter stands at present. however.
it win be the Rockaway and Hudson or
no one. aorsearapna
with Mavor Hoos today. He patted the
MAYER on the back and told him the tax,
payers are backing him up ID II n ms s'ano
= 80 ;,,h.t q hiph prlc6QN wafer pIdilt.
4 Her Mr.. Ferris had talked with the
Mavor. he said:-HIf the Street and Water
Commissioner viii take my advice an
GMaa1 TtS nlant is Enthusiastically the
hest ONE outside of the fact that 1T IS the
cheapest in every narticn1ar, -. ra
Many of the City Hall officials so VINO MI nave we
Mrohlem predict That the pending bids
viii be rejected and new proposals adVef-
tised for.