The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-07
NUGENT CHARGES
EAST JERSEY OWNS
THE WATER BOARD
j. Henry Bachelor, of This City,
Alone independent, City
Counsel Declares.

Comptroller j. Henry Bachelor, who
is q member of the State Water Supply
Commission. was the only one of the
five members of the commission not
charged with being owned by the
East Jersey Water Company by City
Counsel James r.. Nugent, in a speech
before the LEM Lenape Club last night.
The occasion was the reception rendered
by the club to=the nominees on the
Democratic ticket, and the city counsel
took the opportunity to declare that a
Democratic victory at the polls this
year would mean hat Newark would
not receive another such rundown as
was given by the Water Commission at
the hearing on the application for water
rights in the Wanaque last Tuesday.
Major Isaac Shoenthal, who beat John
]. Berry for the nomination for surro
gate, was one of the principal guests.
He was heartily welcomed by Mr.. Berry
and Mr.. Berry's friends, who had
worked for his defeat.
The city counsel's remarks were
made when he introduced Commissioner
| George Fl. Lambert and Thomas j. Hal
pin, of the Board of Works, candidates
for reelection.
"A Democratic victory all along, the
line this year" saiG the head of the
State committee, will mean that we
will not have to witness a repeti-
ton of the ~disgraceful occurrence
at Trenton. There a commission that
is owned absolutely. outside of one
member, by the East Jersey Water
Company refused to consider the Pc
tition of the people of Newark to be
allowed to extend our watershed. re-
fused us Whitewater that in five years
we will need desperately, water, a ne
cessity of life for you and your chill
dren.
when the representatives of the
city, men Of both big parties. with
out regard to political Affiliations, went
before this commission pleading New
ark's cause the commission, acting four
to one. voted against our application at
the behest of the paid attorney Of the
East Jersey, William III. Corbin."
Mr.. Nugent babe his hearers call a
spade a spade" 1t was, he said, only
a frank statement of the situation as
it exists that he was e~ndeavoring to
give. He attacked the useless State
commissions generally, and in some
cases specifically.
Every useless, discarded Repub-
lican,'' he said, us given a $4,000 a year
Job on an equally useless commission.
The late Sheriff of Essex County has
gone out of one office only to slip into
a place IN the useless Railroad Com
mission at $4,000 a year, a commission
that spends from 4 $1,000 to $4,000 OF
the peoples money every year,
gc..al - hycxx,ar ri xx.iao mont
to Trenton, when he came home
was convinced that only through
the abolition of this State Water Sup
| ply Commission could the city get its
| rights or nave q chance to get them.
All the members are appointees of
| stokes. The one whose term expired
this year was reappointed by his pres
ent Excellency. The peoples vote on
his Ohe Governor's) constitutional
amendments showed what they think
of him.
AS head of the ticket Major Sheen
thai was the first speaker. He said
that he was an organization man and
was working for a complete Democratic
victory. He also announced that. II
| elected, he would not be a candidate for
renomination or reelection. as he be-
lieved that at the end OF his term q
surrogate should step down and make
way for some one else. Mr.. Berry was
not In the room at the time of the
speech. He entered while Mayor Hauss-
ling vas speaking, and was asked tt
come forward by Mr.. Nugent. He and
Major Shoenthal met and shook hands
on the platform amid great applause.
Frank A. Boettner, n Of the AS