The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-18
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Present-President He~ppenheimer and
Messrs. Bailey. Midlige. Ringle; and simp-
son-5.
AbseHt-None.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The minutes of the regular meeting OF
January Is and the adjourned regular or
January "a. 1893, We're approved as en-
PETITIONS. ETC.
Petition of Francis ]. Cullen for can.
taxes.
tReferred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims.)
of $500. surplus paid in the redemption
of lands sold for unpaid adjusted taxes,
ETC.
(Referred to the City Comptroller and
Corporation Counsel for endorsements)
CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
Jersey City Democrat, ssO.sss s52:so, 50
$40, $50 and So. and estate of Lueien D.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the City ComDtroller:-
Communication submitting list of unex-
pended appropriations for The several us
cal years ending November 30. 1875 agree
able to request made by the Board OF
Finance to the City Comptroller by res
olution adopted January "a, 1898.
THE communication was received and
ordered filed and the list referred to the
of the Whole9 n -
The following communications were re-
ceived from His Honor the Mayor, and
they, were each disposed OF as loilo 1SCa
Gentlemen-I desire to informe you that
by virtue of the provisions of an act. en-
ment of. free public libraries in the cities
of this State, approved April ], A.. D.,
1884, | nave this day appointed Hon. T. f.
Wanser a member of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Free Public Library of the
city OF Jersey City. New Jersey, to NIL
the unexpired term of Mr.. Michael Muir
EDWARD HoOS,
Received n ordered dled.)
Jersey City, N. j., JAM. 30, 1893.
Honorable Board Of Finance
Gentlemen herewith return to your
resolution passed at your meeting held
January is. 1899, and presented to me for
my approval January e - 1883 and OF wnicn
T'Resolved. That warrants be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer, in favor
Of Hugh ps " aa county 20 acso, Golle nf no,n 5py
taxes 1881
I have taken this action for the follow
ing reasons:-I do not think that this city
should pay money to the county when
the county is persistently behind in her
payment of monies due the city. The
city is thereby put to additional expense
and Inconvenience and till the ounty
paws the city what is due / shall refuse
to sign any resolution of this nature.
There are some laborers, for example, In
our Water Department who have not
received any pay for the last six months,
and no doubt the county's action towards
the city in neglecting to pay ner wafer
bills is in a large measure responsible
for his condition of affairs; The. city
county should do likewise.
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD HOGS,
LAID over until the next regular meet
ing of this. Board.)
Jersey city. y. J., Feb. /. 1885.
Honorable Board of Finance
Gentlemen-I have this day approved
your resolution concurIpg in that adopt
ed by the Board of street and Water
to the proposal of Patrick H. Flynn to
provide a new water supply. CONCERNING
my approval OF this resolution would state
and submit the folio wing
l feel that the people OF this city have
great confidence in the ability OF their
s "a s5sir 70 hest see inte rest se and ss SO far aaes as [
know, their confidence has not been mis-
placed.
The fact that not only the Street and
Water Board, but also your Board has
voted unanimously for the passage of this
resolution seems TO indicate that you have
risen above the level of politics ano nave
honestly e~ndeavored to further the al
most universal demand that this all inn
Tortant question be settled now and for
/ have been the recipient of various
petitions both for and against the pro-
n F6am o cSnfdaes, ana I T franklv n stste that that,
knowing as 1 do, the ease with which
petitions are usually obtained. they
have not Influenced me. I.
Personally. / have given the question of
8 new water supply much study ana
thought. feeling also very deeply the
now act feeling that / v conscientious
~ performed my duty, .s
AT the present time the city is supplied
with water by the East Jersey: Water
Company at hxed prices per million gar
Ions. The water furnished us under this
temporary contract made by the last
water. but ever at this time contains a
generous mixture of Passaic.. 1t is well
known that we cannot eon5 Wa Ter &c So ne
pany after 1900. water from the. present
source of supply, and the probability that
Jersey City will thereafter oe forced 70
use a much inferior water, il. a new con-
tract is not made. is so alar.ningly appar-
emit that it is a menace to our progf IS !
m~akeshift. and there cannot pc any
impetus given to a permanent prosperity
for Jersey City until we nave oefa auTe
1t being necessary that jersey City must
in order to. properly continue municipal
life. obtain a new n permanent water
supply, it is proposed under the plan pre-
scented to make a contract to furnish wa
ter at u46d pItCCS PSi
with an option to purchase, if the citizens
vote for UGH purchase as the law re-
ouires. In order to arrive at a proper
understanding of the situation. and also
to enable one to form, some idea as 70
the price involved, knowledge is neces-
sary of the many recent attempts &c
obtain water for this city, and l. therefore
submit for perusal by our citizens the
following brief history
Since November l, 1892, Jersey City mas
advertised eight times that 1t would re-
ceive bids to supply water. Thousands
of dollars have been expended in adver-
fising and the preparation of speciflea-
TONS. .
The first day fixed for the receiving 81
bids was November q, 1892, when only olt
bid was received, being that of MoTett
Hodgkin ~. tiark, who offered TO fur'
nish-a maxlnau supply of 50 million gal
Ions per day, tIto. IN one pipe. at the FOL
lowing prices per nlillion gaHons:-
Up to % million gallons .............. $40.U
~ to Is million gallons ......-... 60. ~
Is to 80 million gallons ........... 340
90 to IS million gallons ............ 81
To this was to be added $500 per million
gallons for High Service delivery. Ther'
was not given any option to purchase IN.
plant and the bid was rejected January 3
finder. the SECOND advertisement, bid
we're received May /, 1893. as follows, tn,
bids being for a maximum delivery OF 3
million gallons per day at High Serpice:-
Moffett, Hodgkins and Clark
SO mil. so mil. IS mil
/ steel 2 cast 1 cas-
pipe. iron D.. iron r
z5 million ....--.. 1910 a5.0O sg