The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-25
GOOD AS SETTLED
Water Conference Of Yes
terday Fruitful Of Har-
monious Results.
CITY GETS A RESERVOIR
Extension in Time Will Be
Granted Until Decem-
Der IS, 1903.
SAFEGUARDS FOR COMPLETION
If the Contractor Defaults
Again He Will Have to Give
Temporary Supply for
Interest on Purchase
Price.
SAFEGUARDS FOR COMPLETION

Practically the trouble over Mr.. Patrick
Fl. FIynn's water contract is at an END.
This consummation devoutly to be wished
came about at secret conference heid
last night at which the Mayor and mem
hers Of the Board of Finance, Street and
Water Commissioners and law officers of
the city laid their heads together and
evolved a pan.
Before this Mr. Flynn and the Jersey
City Water Supply Company have been
doing all the proposing; it is the city's
turn now. and Mr.. Flynn has virtually
accepted the proposition and now every
thing promises to be lovely.
Jersey City proposition may de stated
like this
'sAfr. Flynn, you are aware that your
contract to give US our new water supply
expired on February 2S last but you
haven't done it. Your water WORKS at
Boonton are not half finished and you
have asked us to grant you an extension
of time to December, 190S during which
you will finish the plant. For every day
since that date of February Is we are en-
titled to $500 a day until you are ready to
turn on the water
Wow, we will grant you an extension
of time but on these conditions
"First-Your company must deed to the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City, in
lieu of the non-performance of your con-
tract. all the rights to the Longwood
Valley watershed owned by you.
sSecond-You must serve TO US a copious
temporary supply of water by leading
the water now supplied by the East Jer-
scy Water Company through your mains
to High Service, and you must bear the
expense of putting in the connections at
the Watching end of the pipe line in
Upper Montclair.
.sThird-In case the water you contract
ed to supply US is not turned on by De-
cenaber rs, 1903, you must supply US with
water at a cost equal to the per cent.
interest which we would have to pay OF
the s7,595, 900 water bonds. which bonds We
would have issued for the payment Of The
works had they been finished as per con-
tract"
Really there were two conferences yes
terday, one in the afternoon and the other
in the evening That in the afternoon was
attended by. in addition to the Mayor and
the officials the legal representatives OF
Mr. P. H. Flynn, the Jersey City Water
Supply Co. and East Jersey Water Com
pany There was a disposition on tho
part of the city authorities to adjust the
trouble as amicably as possible and not,
if it could be helped to place obstacles IN
Mr. Flynn's path. They realized that the
more delay in setting the questions al is
sue the graver and more complicated the
situation would become Mr.. Flynn's
people and Mr.. w. H. Corbin, represent
ing the East Jersey Water Company. ap
preciated the feeling and SO by the wise
law of give and take and a disposition to
pull together order out of chaos made its
appearance.
The first demand of the city officials
yesterday was that Mr. Flynn should fur
nish water to Jersey from February rs
last up to the time when the works would
be ready at a cost equal to the four per
cent. interest OH the water bonds.
sHow would that affect Jersey City in
difference of price?' asked one of the Off
cials and the reply was.
''At present the city phys s25 to the
East Jersey Water Company for every
million gallons, and using on an average
80. 2.05t.OO0 a day. our annual water bill
means 100000 a year So that if we were
to buy water according to the interest on
the 1885,, 600 water bonds it would cost US
over 10000
"But." pointed out a representatives of
the water company, that wouldn't be
fair because you would be paying a fixed
sum without any regard to the amount
consumed"
.'Will the East Jersey Water Company
extend it's temporary supply contract up
n
works are ready?" asked another official,
no which the reply was made that that
company had previously assured the city
that ii would provide that the water
should come through the mains of the
Jersey City Water Supply Company
IT was pointed out that thescity would
be a distinct gamer by this. In December
next. at the very latest, the new pipe
will be laid across the meadows through
which The East Jersey Company's tenn
porary supply could come to High Ser
vice. Coming through the new and very
much stronger main there would be no
pumping necessary. and that alone meant
a saving of $4,000 a year.
The cost of connecting the new main
with the East Jerseys main for the tenn
porary supply was next discussed. To
put in gates, connections, etc., lt Wou+d
cost about S4c,o0c. Mr.. Flynn's represent
tatiye assured tho city that the cost
would be borne by the Jersey City Water
Supply Company and the connections Of
the Flynn pipe with the East Jersey main
would be made at Hepburn Farm, Brook
dale, near Upper Montclair.
The question of indicting the $500 PEN
An Old and Well Tried Remdsy.
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