Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27
NEW CHARGES IN
WATER FIGHT BY
MAYOR NBR|DE
Paterson Official Has DoCumeri.
tary Evidence to Substanfiate
His Allegations.

PATERSON, Nov. 27-Mayor Nc.
Bride was indignant when his atten-
tioi. was called to the statement OF
Edmund LeB. Gardner, treasurer of
the Pessaic Water Company, to the
effect that the mayor had misrepre-
scented the attitude OF the company to-
ward the city of Paterson in his state
ments to the State Potable Water Sup
ply Commission at Trenton earlier ir
the week. according to newspaper re-
ports. s.
The mayors ire was further raised
by the fact that Michael Dunn, one of
the counsel for the water company,
had denied that he had ever told the
mayor that the water company was not
willing to renew It's contract with this
city.
Mr.. Gardiner, in his public state
ment, Is quoted as saying thai he had
mover stated or insinuated that the
water company was not willing to make
a contract with this city; on the con-
trary, he said that the company was
not only willing but would be glad to
make such a contract.
In speaking of these denials of Mr..
Gardiner last night, the Mayor said
that he could prove every statement
that he had made before the State
Water Board by documentary evidence.
The minutes of the Board of Public
Works would show that that body has
had a great deal of trouble in forcing
the water company to supply con-
sumers. and that on several occasions
the bills of the company had been held
up for this reason, he said.
A to the statement that the COM
pany would not renew our contract and
wanted US to lease their plant and run
their business for them In one of the
neighboring municipalities" continued
the Mayor, Communications which
have received from Mr.. Gardiner speak
for themselves.
Mr.. Gardiner states plainly that the
company does not desire to renew It's
contract with US, but wants us to run
its plant and buy water from it at
wholesale. He also admits that the
company has not run it's business in
a satisfactory manner to it's
and that it has had a great lea of
trouble with them.
II am making this fight for water
for the benefit of the people of Pater-
son, and not because | have any ami
mostly toward the company. 1 know
many of its officials, and they are
gentlemen of the highest order. but ]
do not like their attitude toward the
city in the matter of supplying its
people water. The proposition they
have made to the city II preposterous,
and n that We cannot accept. Il is
simply a case.of where the water COM
pany wants to get rid of the business
of furnishing water at retail to the
people of Paterson and get us to do the
collecting for them, with all it's at
tendant nuisance and trouble.
"As regards the statement of Mr.
Dunn hat he did not tell me that the
company would not enter into a con-
tract with the city to furnish it will
water as heretofore, l can only sa.
that he did tell me this right in my
Office in the city hall and also offered
to give me the statement in writing
which, however. he failed to do. ]
stand by the statement l made to the
water commission and it appears tc
be simply a question of veracity be-
tween Mr.. Dunn and myself.
I'm support of the statements
made to the water commission and tt
show that Mr.. Gardiner did state tina:
the water company did not desire tc
renew its contract with this city, 1 have
a letter from him containing a draft OF
the proposed contract"
The letter is signed 1.-THE Passait
Water Company, Edmund LEE. Gardi-
ner, treasurer"