The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-24

tIulS dIiu With LTE u LI5II ST W
posite their names for the terms of two
(2) years, beginning on and after The
fourth Tuesday Of May. 1855
Mr.. Allan L. McDermott, Corporation
Counsel, 5000 per annum, to succeed kim
Mr.. John Wahl queen. Corporation Az
William p. Douglass, said compensation is
payable monthly.
'l' EpWARD HOGS.
Received and ordered fled.
The Corporation Counsel also submitted
the following communication, and, on
motion of Mr.. Simpson, the same was
received and ordered filed, n copies of
same ordered placed in the hands OF
each of the members of this Board
To the Honorable Edward Hoos, Mayor
of Jersey City, the Board OF Finance
and the Board of Street and Water
Gentlennen-Responding to a request
that each should submit an answer to
the claims of the Morris Canal and
Banking Company that certain proposals
to supply Jersey City with water con-
~ternplated arrangements of the rights OF
that company, the Rockaway and Hud-
Messrs. O'Brien. Sheeaan, Mclean &
Rogers lave sent communications, which
are herewith submitted for your consid-
GRAFTON. h answer may be summarize
Mr.. Flynn and The Rockaway and
Hudson Company say that they intend to
store waters lnaL WOulQ. III the abStdice
of such storage, flow into the Morris
Canal or the Rockaway River. To the
claim that such storage would interfere
with the rights of the Canal Company,
the bidders answer that the storage VIII
be effected without diminution of any
flow TO which the Canal Company is OF
can be entitled.
OsBrien, Sheehan, cBean & Rogers
answer that they propose TO take their
supply from a point where the Rocka-
way waters cannot be claimed to be serv-
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ter after it has reached a point from
which the Rockaway River cannot feeo
the Morris Canal.
So far as the protest of the Canal Conn
pany relates to water hat reaches the
Rockaway River, I do not consider ii
worthy of your attention. h only IS
whether the storage of water in the pro-
posed reservoirs will interfere with tns
Canal Company in obtaining a supply
for its operation. \ ana
spectiveiy, contend that the plans OF
storage presented by them will be suf1-
eient to not only supply Jersey City, put
to aid the Canal Company at times wnen
1t could not otherwise be well supplied.
1t will be seen by the figures presented
by the bidders that the Morris Canal has
is good ground for the expressed be-
lief that its operation has been continued
because of its existing or contended 1or
relations to the supplying OF this City Win
water. The attempt to present the Canal
Company as a Corporation DESTROYS Of
protecting rights and discharg1ng duties
of great value to the State would be iu-
dicrous if the power to condemn the an
tiqlity could be found in our statutes
This power, unfortunately, does not eX-
list, and it will, therefore, have to be de-
termined whether any bid, decided to ne
for the bestsinterests OF the city, lnvol-
YES a proposition to deprive the Canal
COMPANY Of the use Of water wal ca to wn wsa
operated to its full capacity. A fai1ng
off in the business of the Company can
not safely be made the basis OF caicuId-
ton of its right to water. The calcuia-
tfons must be made upon capacffy-noE
upon the number of boats now used.
have concluded hat it would be unwlso
for nie to now express an OPINION upon
the legality of an award to any pfdaer,
or to pass upon the protest OF the Canal
Company, and that it would be equaiiy
unwise for you to refuse a contract to
any bidder because of that protest. You
| have arguments of all the parties before
you, and my advice is h a after nsten-
ing to the opinions Of your engi in Sano
third, you award the contract to tnaI
party whose bid is, in your judgment, TO
the best interest, of Jersey CITY: u, Pc
fore you make the award, you desire my
opinion as to whether the bid decided 10
be fo~ the best interest OF the City can
be legally accepted, l viii pass upon tnal
question. Assuming that any award Will
/ be made the subject of litigation, 1t viii
be well. if possible. to limit the issue 10
the legality of the accepted bid.
In the matter of the bid made by the
Inman Company, l present herewith q
| brief prepared by Flavel MCGEE. Esquire,
| the counsel of that Company, and advise
/ that this bid be given the same considers
ton as the Others.
Respectfully,
ALLAN l.. M'DERMOTT,
Corporation Counsel
From the Board of Street and Water
/. Resolution adopted May 4 1898,
| ordering paid certain claims.
awarding 10 Edward O'Neill the contract
for the construction of a vitrifed pipe
| and brick sewer in Noble street, from 90
feet west of Hudson Boulevard, TO
4 connect with sewer known as Girard
avenue sewer ESTIMATED cost, S4,2ls.ttl,
Referred to Committee on Concurrent
Resolutions.
directing the Water Registrar to canoe
of record certain water rents charged
against H. and NJ. B. Dwight, Mrs.
Fountain and others, for the reasons
noted, a-ggregating the amoun of s., 64S.3o.
Referred to the COMMITTEES on Concur
rent Resolutions.
reported recommending the adoption " .
| resolution ordering paid the salaries. OF the
Mayor and others for the month of May,
| 1888, when due, amounting to 81 a2.30.
The report was received and the resolu-
| ton was adopted by the following vote on
the call for the yeas and nays by the
4 II
Yeas-President Heppenheimer and
Messrs. Bailey. Midlige. Ringle and Simp-
son 90.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
The same committee further reported
recommending the aymen of the follow
S229.I6 to Jersey City News, publishing
minutes in the month of May, 1893. ard
$229.1 is to the Evening Journal Assn for
fR sss' minutes n 'ns mona % Way
c~Chargeable to account publishing min
| utes.)
SlSS 10 J. Herbert Potts, fees as Judge Of
the First riminal Court for the month Of
SIP to Frank J. Higgins, fees as Clerk
of the First Criminal Court during the
| month of April, 1888.
t~Chargeable to account fees from First
Criminal Court.1
$50 to n. A. Lush for services as as
/ sistant to the Clerk of the Firs- District
Court, for the month of May, 1898, when
due.
(Chargeable to account fees from Dis
trict Courts.)
$50 to james 3. Hill, printing for City
| Clerk. and $50. 20, printing and stationery
for City Collector.
$62 to T. Y. Brown, verifying and max
Ing diagrams of certain parcels Of and
bought by the city at the several tax
| sales.
$2l7.20 to the Jersey City News, advcr-
| Using City Collectors sale No. 10.
| {~Chargeable to account Martin Acf.)
The report was received and the claims
| were each ordered paid by the following
vote on the call for the yeas and nays
by the President
Yeas-Presidert H~eppepheisner and