The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-26
BLAU'S LONE HAND
He Wants the Mayor to
Have More Experts Ad-
vice on the Water
Question.
T,urMTv nlTI7EMc M JEnT
TWENTY CITIZENS OBJECT
Letters From Citizens Pray
ing His Honor to Approve
the Contract Pour In.

Mayor Hoos received two petitions to-
day asking that he defer action on the
water contract for while longer. Both
petitions were prepared by Frank o. Cole,
it is said, and were lugged about the city
for signatures by a clerk in the oftive OF
Congressman McEwan. Petition No. is
as follows
We the undersigned citizens of Jersey
City, respectfully request your honor 70
refuse approval of pending water contract
until it has been demonstrated by dlsin-
is guarded against; that the water WI VIII
remain pure through the present genera
tion, and that the price is not exorbitant.
R. Elliott 494 CommunipaW avenue
s. T. Hunt, 609 Communipaw avenue.
j. DilWorth, 30 Lincoln street.
Geo. II. Fren, 96 Clinton avenue
John z. Landrine, 447 Bergen avenue.
w Hoppman 6S Sussex street.
w Hoppindun, 6S Sussex street.
H c. Haskell 144 Sussex street.
W. Bait, 109 Fairview avenue.
Charles H. Sulk, IS Bentley avenue.
George H Hunt, los Clendenny avenue.
John H. Ficken. 116 Arlington avenue.
F Frank h .. o ecoSs coie, "a Il Grand Street.
John Brooks 27S Henderson street.
Henry Ewald, 1872 Bentley street.
r. L. Fleming, 81 Grand street
Joseph Anderson 237 Second street.
j. HI. Coyle, 574 Bergen avenue.
j. H. Lewis. 662 Newark avenue.
The second petition was signed by
Gustav Blau Jr., only. The petition was
worded the same as the previous one,
but before Blau would sign it he caused
the word additional to be inserted be-
tween the words ''by and demonstrated,
so that the sentence reads demonstrated
by additional disinterested expert knoWl-
edge Mr.. Blau, it will be remembered.
is somewhat of an expert in his own
opinion and has always shown dlspo-
sition to give the city the advantage OF
his wonderful engineering ideas. The
Mayor filed the protests away for future
consideration after he had ascertalned
that the R. Elliott on the first petition
was not the manager of the local gas
company but bookkeeper in the employ
of the Hudson Construction Company. In
addition to the protests the Mayor re-
ceived the following appeal in favor OF
the award
L respectfully beg leave to supple
rnent nv remarks on water - the
Board of Finance meeting by saying:-
L am a taxpayer in this city, owning
and residing on the properly at the
address given below.
That the objectors to this contract
would be entitled to consideration II,
when the specifications were first is
into committee on water supply, or
committee for public good, or any
other committee, and had then follow
ed the contract through all its travels,
instead of waiting until the last mo-
ment
l have looked into this water ques-
ton as closely as any citizen can who
has daily toll or business to attend to,
and I am thoroughly convinced that
we must have a permanent supply OF
pure water if the city is to prosper
The mastery statement of Mr.. Cone,
the legal presentation of the matter
by Lawyers Speer and Edwards; the
ponderous eloquence of Mr.. Wolbert,
and the plain statements of Mr.. Cleary
and others did much to shape opinion
on the contract. If you sign the con-
tract I will be with you; if you do not
sign, will bow to your judgment.
Yours truly,
20 Garrison avenue.
The Mayor still declines to say what
disposition he will make Of the award
The impression prevails that he will ap-'
prove, but it is thought now that he will
not act until some time next month, and
possibly not until March.
Those who favor the award are anxious
to have His Honor approve at once Ine
Mayor says he does not believe Mr.
of time in which to consider the award,
in view of the great amount of money
that is involved.
The Finance Commissioners have urged
the Mayor to act without any more delay.
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