The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-09

ent Jersey City plus a water plant tnal
cost ST. 800, COO, under bidding of sever years
of contest The bonds would have nrst
lien on the water plant. The. speaker
said he could safely say that at least two
propositions, and perhaps three or Iour,
TO fund that debt at 312 per cent. Woul9
be available and that a SINKING luno
would not be required for the first ten
The contractor" he said, 'is under
$500. 900 to construct a perfect plant. You
have the right to, refuse 70 aiIoW ene
water to be turned on unless the plant
is constructed according to contract. he
explained in answer to question tnat the
IS, 900 900, old water debt is lien on any
thing in the city, but that the new dept
would be only a first lien on the new
plant. He declared that the contractor
must give the city.a contract free from all
liens. No words were eyer put N ,,esn- con.
the contractor to the city, he said.
Mr. Ward insisted that the question in
volving the Rockaway and the motifs ana
Essex Canal was one of great delicacy.
SWELL then, Mr.. FLYNN will have to
bear the burden" said Mr. McDermott.
mo vote of the people or act of officials
would bind the city.
How do you propose to clear up the
title?" asked Mr.. Ward
1--WE are not bothering about the Morris
and Essex Canal Company. If Mr.. Flynn
can't give his title clear the city is not
obliged to pay one cent We won't let
him turn on the water"
Abraham Graham wanted to know
whether the. city would get protection
thing it did not get from the Passaic
supply.
Mr.. Flynn it will depend on Jersey City
officials to keep the supply pure.
Counsellor Anderson said:-"Is this the
only supply left u.s."
There are other sources of supply"
answered Mr.. McDermott 'It is a mat
for, of 1rj11 1aer rirlq
In answer to other auctions Mr.. McDer-
mott said the contractor was under bonds
and the city could impose a fine of $500
for each days delay in the matter of
delivery.
AS to the validity of the contract, Mr..
MeDermott, by way of a sharp retort 70
one of Mr.. Wards assertions. g, seclared sdo
be given to any charitable concern in the
city if the Attorney General E'allG say
that the contract was not valid.
1t was at this point that Counselor John
Denning offered the resolution iEeLtionest
above.
Mr. McEwan arose to speak on the
resolution. He said he wanted heart to.
heart talk. He was attacking the Supreme
Court for refusing to grant the merit of
certiorari for a review of the contract,
when Chairman Hudspeth declared he was
out of order in crjtscizing the court.
ct do not wish said the chairman, ITO
must confine himself to the debate,
MT McEWan Ihen ATTACKED the T1ghl OF
the city to transfer its power of
condemnation to the contractor No
individual, he said, has right
to exercise = the right of eminent
domain. Mr.. Flynn wants the contract
accepted SO that he can float his bonds.
This matter began at the last session of
the LEGISLATURE Efforts were made to
change the law so that he would have the
right of condemnation, not as a contrac-
tor but as an agent of the city, McEwan
said.
The speaker was indulging in one of his
oratorical flights when Finance Commis-
sioner Mullins arose and interrupting,
said
ssMr. Chairman, we didn't come here to
listen to apolitical speech"
Mr. McEwan cut his speech short and
the resolution was put to vote with the
result above recorded.
On motion of Frank o. Cole a vote of
thanks to Robert Davis for calling the
meeting was unanimously given.