The Jersey City news., 1903-06-25

Requesting conference in water mat
tiers.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole.
From Thos. n McCarter. President
In matter of conference with officials
of Public Service Corporation
Received and referred to the Commit
tee the Whole.
From the Public Service Corpora
tom
Notifying Board of it's intention to
open certain streets.
Received and ordered fled
From Twelfth Ward Improvement AS
sociation:-
Complaining of various matters.
Received and ordered fled.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS
From His Honor, the Mayor
Acknowledging receipt of invitation TO
,, attend the water conference with COM
! mittec of the Township of Harrison and
suggesting that the Board appoint com
mittee to meet the authorities of the
township of Kearney.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole
From the same officer
In matter of the use Of the water in
the Arlington Flats. Warren and Mont
gomery streets without payment therefor
and also in matter of trolley. COMPANY
using city water fer the purpose OF
sprinkling in Bayonne.
Received and referred to the Commit
From the same officer
i Communicating his objections to war;
rant No. T39 drawn In favor of J. w.
tee on Assessments and Extensions
Edwards for $4,000.
Received and laid over under the rules.
r. From the same oHieers
Communicating his objections to war
: rant No. 594 drawn in favor of John
Boyd for 800.
Received and laid over under the rules,
Copy
/ From the Corporation Counsel:
! Honorable Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners of Jersey City.
I GentlemenI am in receipt of COM
munication from your honorable Board,
requesting my opinion as Corporation
| Counsel as to the power of the city to
enter into contract for water supply
with the Town of Kearney for term Of
years The documents forwarded with
this request and the information furnish
red to me, show the following faets:-
l. In 1887 the Township of Kearney
made contract with Jersey City fersa a
water supply, which contract was to run
for ten years.
2. In 1895 the said Township of Kear-
ney made contract for water supply
with the East Jersey Water Company.
which was to take effect on January 1st,
1886.
3. By an agreement dated June 14th,
1898. between the Township of Kearney
and the East Jersey Water Company. 1t
is recited: That an extension of the time
to commence delivery Of the water un-
der the said contract of June 10Th. 1895,
had been postponed by endorsement on
the said last mentioned contract, and it
was further agreed that said time for
the commencement of delivery of the wa
ter should be further extended until June
Goth, 1900.
4. am informed that at the time Of
the making of the contract between the
East Jersey Water Company and the
City Of Jersey City, for the temporary
| water supply, under which contract Jer-
I sey City is now receiving its water, it
was agreed that the East Jersey Water
Company should waive whatever rights
Fit might have as against the Township
of Kearney by virtue of the said contract
iof 1895 and the notifications thereof
above mentioned, as a consideration for
the execution by Jersey City of said tenn.
! porary contract with the East Jersey
Water Company, and that by virtue Of
said arrangement. Jersey City has ever
fsince that time continued to supply the
/ Township Of Kearney and the said Town.
| ship Of Kearney has continued to take
| its water from Jersey City said supply
OF course, being taken from the water
furnished by the East Jersey Water
Company to Jersey City.
5. It also appears that, as a matter oi
fact, the Township Of Kearney has az.
tually taken its water from the mains
OF the East Jersey Water Company at q
point some distance from the place where
1.-THE City Of jersey City receives its wa.
Eter from the saia mains Of the East Jer
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