The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10
old RESERVOIR
MAY Be NEEDED
Street and Water Board Pi-
geon Holes a Resolution
to Tear Down It's Walls
VAN KEUREA'S ADVICE
CHIEF ENGINEERS STATEMENT
CALLED A HALT ON THE
PLANS FOR IMPROVING THE
HUDSON CITY PLAYGROUND

The Street and Water Board yester-
day pigeon-holed a resolution to tear
down the walls surrounding the old aban-
doned reservoir at Summit. Central and
Manhattan avenues, which is being con-
verted into playground. A commune
cation was received from Chief Engineer
Van Keuren to the effect that the pres
ent site will before many years be ne Sl-
ed as an auxiliary reservoir for the city's
supply of water, and that the present
walls would be necessary to save the
City needless expense in fitting up the
new reservoir.
Commissioner Knox said the sentiment
Of the Hudson City residents were in
favor of tearing the walls down. but in
view of the Chief Engineers statement
he would vote for the retention of the
walls. He expressed the hop that his
voting to retain the retaining walls.
Corporation Counsel Record had advised
the Board verbally that it could do what
ii pleased in the matter of tearing down
the walls. This did not, however, sat-
isfy the Board. The members wanted
written opinion.
The ordinance granting the Coast Line
Telephone Company franchise that will
Jersey Telephone Company was laid ov-
er. The city wants the new company
to deposit 100000 bond that it means
business. The company does not want to
deposit more than $4,000 bond.
Recently the Central Labor Union ap-
pointed a committee to wait upon the
Board and urge the passage of the Or
dinance in favor of granting the Coast
Line Company franchise. This COM
mittee did not show up at yesterdays
meeting Of the Street and Water Board.
But it is understood that while organiz-
ed labor looks upon the New York and
New Jersey TelephonA Company-whtcn
has monopoly in this city-as one op-
posed to organized labor, the Coast Line
Company has signed an agreement with
the Central Labor Union whereby it will
employ in the laying out of its plant
and in future employ none but union
men, This move was brought about by
the local Electrical Union affiliated with
the Central Labor Union.
An ordinance recently passed by the
Board providing for new board to IL
cense plumbers, was reconsidered and re-
ferred back TO the committee for amend
ment. The ordinance as passed called
for board of examiners, consisting of
three master plumbers, one journeyman
plumber, two members of the Street and
Water Board and one member of the
Board of Health. A committee from To-
cal journeymen plumbers union remon-
strated and insisted on having an equal
| representation in the Board of Examin-
ers as that Of the Master Plumbers.
They will get it
| The Jersey City Women's Club accor-
ded permission to erect fountai in the
MARY Benson" parkIittle Italy)
Col. Hine. of the public service cor
poration called on the Board and asked
| that the ordinances giving the two troll
ley companies in Jersey City the right
to make certain connections between
tracks at various points be advanced.
A second reading ives given the ordin-
ances and they will be passed at the next
melting. A year ago the Public Service
| Corporation refused to accept an ordin-
ance giving them but twenty-five years
lease. It wanted fifty years lease
| Mayor Pagan vetoed the ordinance and
the then President Heintze and Commits
sioner Hauck, now president, refused tc
override the Mayors veto. Then came
the limited franchise act of last winter
and under the new order of things the
franchise will be limited to twenty years