Letter from Mayor H.L. Timken, Hoboken, to Board of Water Commissioners, March 30 1885 re water pressure complaints against the Hackensack Water Co.
Entry/Object ID
2012.004.0077
Scope and Content
Letter from Mayor H.L. Timken, Hoboken, to Board of Water Commissioners, March 30 1885 re water pressure complaints against the Hackensack Water Co.
Two page holographic letterhead. Full text is in notes.
City of Hoboken document with City Clerk file notations.
Acquisition
Accession
2012.004
Source or Donor
Found in collection
Acquisition Method
Found in Collection
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1885 - 1885
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1885
Date(s): 1885
General Notes
Note
Notes: Archives 2012.004.0077
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Mayor's Office
Hoboken, N.J. March 30th , 1885
To the Honorable the Board of Water Commissioners
Gentlemen.
Repeated complaints have been made to me regarding the insufficient water supply furnished by the Hackensack Water Co. I have not communicated with your Honorable Body before, as I communicated with Mr Chs [Charles] Brush, but as matters instead of improving grow worse, I am forced to ask you to take action in the matter.
I shall only, as an instance relate my personal experience. The tenants in the fourth flats of my buildings, on River & Sixth Sts. have during the winter been without water during certain hours of the day, and this morning one of my tenants informs me that no water could be drawn at 8 o'clock A.M. The present tenants will move on May 1st principally on this account, and although I have had applications from parties willing to rent, the knowledge of the trouble with the water deters them. It is certainly a violation of the agreement entered into by the City and the Water Company. Registrar Michael Murphy whose attention I called to the trouble has done his utmost to insure a constant supply and not withstanding the repeated promises of the company's representative, the supply has not increased in the least.
I respectfully request your Honorable Body to give this prompt and energetic attention, forcing the Company to fulfill the terms of their contract as they have agreed to give us, a full and wholesome supply of water.
Respectfully Yours,
H.L. Timken
Mayor
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Communication from HL Timken Mayor referring to low pressure of the water. Presented April 30/85
Motion received and placed on file
John McDermott, Clerk
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Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2012-12-06
