Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-15
TAKE WATER TO
STATEN ISLAND
Legislation by Congress Is Not
Necessary to Sell WaterACrOss
the Sound Other JerseyNeWS
fFrom the NEWS Corrospomaemt.l

WASHINGTON, Feb. -5:-Unless
the Bachelor act of 1905 is not
amended to include water derived
from driven or drilled wells there VIII
be nothing to prevent the Hudson
| County Water Company from extend
| ing its water mains to Staten Island
and selling water to the people OF
that island. Senator Platt introduc-
ed bill to grant the permission, but
hits bill is not necessary. Under the
provisions of the river and harbor
act of 1899 the water company may
obtain the necessary permission for
the laying of it's water mains under
the Kill Van Kull from Bayonne TO
Staten Island. To do this it Will he
required that the pipes shall be laid
in such q manner that commerce of
the waterway will not be obstructed.
In view of the situation it behoov-
es the legislature of New Jersey tci
promptly amend the Bachelor water
act at once. 1t was declared in the
decision in connection with the case
that water from drilled or driven
we'll was similar to oil obtained by.
means of wells and could therefore
be carried outside of the state, where
as water obtained from lakes or nat
ural water sources could not be TAX
en- because 1t might diminish the nat
,ural water supply of the state.
1t Is surprising that the Hudson
Water Company did not know that
legislation by congress was not nee
essary for the operation OF water
mains from Bayonne to Staten Island.
No doubt, however, it has been as
certained by this time, and probably
steps will shortly be taken ID OBJ
tain the consent of the chief OF engi-
neers for the placing of the wafer
mains as proposed in the bill intro
duced by Senator Plat If the New
Jersey legislature is not careful the
permission will be obtained and the
pipes laid before the Bachelor act
may be amended
The immigration Commission.
Now that the immigration bill has
been agreed upon there is naturally
some speculation as to the makeup
of the commission of nine who VIII
constitute the commission to so
abroad to make thorough investi-
CATION of the subject. The three
senators, it is expected, will be the
three who acted as conferes, Senators
Dillingham;, Lodge and MclIaurin. 1t
is conceded that Representative How
ell, chairman of the house committee,
will be one of the congressman to be
appointed on the commission. There
is also some speculation as to the
three citizens who will also be named.
Jesse Taylor, of Ohio, wha has repre-
i sented the Junior American Mechan-
les during the present congress.
would make splendid man for one
of the citizens, but it is understood
that he is averse to leaving the coun-
i try this summer. James H. Patten,
!, of Boston, one of the secretaries of
i the immigration restriction league, is
an expert who might be named.
Representative Howell has been
advised that pensions have been
granted to Mrs. Mary E. Dilatush, of
New Brunswick, at IS month, from
Dec. s, 1908; and to Francis M.Jones,
of Perth Amboy, at IS month from
Jan. 3, 1907.
Pensions Go Through.
Mr.. Howell has been advised that
the bills to increase the pensions OF
Mrs. Mary H. Paterson, Of Asbury
Park, Mrs. Kate S. Church, of South
Amboy, w. H. Lloyd, of Freneau, and
Mrs. Martha w. Wright, of Asbury
Park, have all passed the senate
They were previously passed by tbs
house and all that is now required Is
the signature of the President.
Representative Gardner has been
advised that pensions have been
granted to Peter King, of Bridgeton
at $12 a month from Jan. 16, 1907
to Mrs. Emma McHinchman, oi
Moorestown, at $8 a month from Jan
9,s19O6; to Richard Horner, of Bev
erly, at IS month from Dec. Ia
1906; and Benjamin Jarvis, of Ell
wood, at $12 month, from Jan. 2S
1907.
Representative Loudenslagev ha
been advised that a pension has beel
granted to John Lumpkins, of Snow
!, Hill, at $40 month.
Representative Van Wrinkle ha
8 been advised that pension bill t.
i increase the pension of Mrs. Carrie L
: Cosgrave, of Jersey City, has apsse'
n the senate.
$ Albert Bllicott Brown, of New Jer
!, sey, has been appointed second, lieu
= = tenant in the United States infantry
, Harold S. Van Buren,, consul a
Nice, France who has just died, wal
appointed to the consular servic'
from New Jersey in June, 1897. HI
t was at Kanawaga, Japan, at one time
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