New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

principally through the efforts Of the Lake Hopat-
cong land owners. they and the Lehish company
have entertained mutual suspicious As precau-
tionary measure the West Side Association. an
organization including ali OF the wealthy west
shore land owners on Lake Hopatcong. pooling
issues with all other property owners on 5he lake
nee ob;efs ;ase f @ eeng m stated in the call
was TO take concerted action for the protection
posed abandonment of the Morris Canal"
no,s9 t9a5 70 une an re exeeafSe &c banS rms iP
eluded G., W Campbell chairman: Joseph r
Knight Nathaniel Niles. Leonidas Dennis, F. G.
HimPler. B. B. Tilt, William E :, King , HI G Con-
Pierson and John Aldred
to a subcommittee composed of G. W. Campbell.
Chairman; D. s Ugdke Rodsrifk Byingfon s n ae6h- 6
meeting of the lake shore owners. held at the
cotee Gt 'h Tepdrted What nav with proprety be
called the Hopatcong ultimatun This report sets
" as stated above. Interest in the. matter has
of the session of the New-Jersey Legislature IN
anticipation of contest the shore owners are
pom of defence. and the railroad company although
very reticert the subject. is said to be equally
Said a member of the Lake RopatcOng committee;
We maintain that II 10 the I Talroad a s ali Tihts
the rights of residents at the lake will be seriously
property owners about the shores OF Lake Hopat-
cong. There are thirteen hotels FIVE stealn10at m ~
ers Why, during the summer months the Iake
steamers
sengers. People going to their cottages and camps
there roads either shore OF the lake they
are not in good condition Should the wate-s OF
the lake be taken for water supply purposes you
can readily see the great loss 1t would mean 20
these shore owners, for their property Wouio De
rendered practically valueleSs
Newark desires the abandonment or the old
canal not only beca Use il is a menace to healtn
ing the WORK OF depressing the IAackawanna ROAD
through Roseville. Engineers who have made a
study of the situation that until the canaI mas
ceas to there a half dozen grade cross
fugs in that part of the city that cannot be 3ool-
fshed Thus another railroad becomes a IacIor IN
the knOtty problem that is claiming the attention
of entire State -
owners feared that Newark desired the abandon
Fopatcong might be used for her water supply; buS
il is pointed out now that Newark has plenty OF
water in the supply secured from the Peque5sln@oCh @
shed II is true that in 1888. when Newark was
hunting for water supply. an act was passed en-
abIing the canal company to surrender ltS cIdIte,
give up the canal and sell its watershed rIghIS u
Newark or supply that city with water unSier con-
tract Under this act it necessary Tor tne COIL
pany to file a certificate of intention wltnln H'e
Years but advantage of the law was never taken;
Newark is also Interested in the disposal or tLle
canal property because of its relation 70 CehtIe
Market the big public market OF Newark WnLCSn
for its entfr. length is built over the canal Dy
a recent agreement with the Lehlgh oincldls IL
has been settled that If the canal pc aDahQoneo
the market may remain in its present posIttioIL.
Newark secured permission to build the market
forever the bridges then spanning the Waterway