The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-13

structing a plant therefor, in accordance
with the original contract, as modified
hereby; it being and remaining the duty
OF said contractors to furnish Jersey City
with water supply of seventy million
gallons of water per day, and plant
capable OF actually delivering fifty million
aatllons per day.
(S) These notifications shall be EN-.
bodied in contract to be mutually salts
factory TO the counsel of the city and OF
said contractor.
PATRICK H. FLYNN.
BY WALLIS. EDWARDS & BUMSTED
His Attorneys.
Dated June 13, 1901.
Mr.. Edwards read off the propositions
one by one. They were discussed thor
oughly. Mr.. Ringle did most of the talk
ing for the city. Mr.. Ringle declared that
the city would pay no interest on the
$500 600 retained until after the contract
was performed and the principal paid
over to the contractor. He declared also
that the city should at least be protected
TO the extent of 100000.
Mr.. Flynn's propositions covers that
amount
Mayor Hoos declared that the contrac-
tor would not be able to finish the works
on specified time. To Mr.. Edwardss re-
mark that the works would be completed
about on time, the Mayor said
This is bluff, like Harrison's. You'll
pay the penalty. all the same. You don't
mean to finish them on time''
Discussing the amount of money to be
held back Mr.. Edwards said Mr.. Flynn
did not want the Morris and Essex Canal
Company to hold a whip over his head.
The Mayor read an extract from the
counsel of the Canal Company's letter to
the conference warning the city concern
ing its rights, but declaring that it want
ed to help the city. He said that did not
look as though it was holding a whip over
Mr.. Flynn's head.
Corporation Counsel McDermott said the
Canal Company had not treated the city
fairly or even decently. They had a con-
tract with Mr.. Flynn to sell their rights
for 100000. All it had to do was to ex-
tend its contract. If the company's prop
erty was condemned no court would allow
it more than that amount for damages.
MIR. McDermott subsequently declared his
belief that the Legislature would never
allow the Canal Company to abandon the
canal in favor of Jersey City so long as
it charged the city one cent for it. He
further said that the men who are going
to advance the money would see to it
that the contract would be carried out to
the letter.
In reply to Mr. Ringle's assertion that
Mr.. Flynn had broken promises several
times Mr.. Edwards declared that Mr..
Flynn had lived up to the contract and
was even giving the people a better plant
than the contract called for. He said the
work was pronounced by all to be better
than the specifications called for and shat
he was giving the city a tunnel that would
carry ten millions more than the one
called for in the contract, to which Mr..
Ringle replied that it was taken for grant
ed that the contractor would not make a
hole to crawl through, but one that could
be walked through.
'tAll right, then,' laughed Mr.. Ed
wards. AI'll let you be inspector"
A question of profits of the contractor
led to a little tilt between the Mayor and
Engineer Harrison.
you told us you had the money before
the contract was signed" said the Mayor.
II don't believe in that kind of business"
'The profit will not be over a Million"
said Mr. Harrison. What difference does
it make whether the contractor has the
money or has to borrow it?''
The Mayor admitted the city had a good
contract and wanted to keep it.