New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-04
JERSEY CITY WATER CELEBRAT10M
The First AanuaI Parade OF the Fire Department o

The First Annual Parade Of the Fire Department OF
Jersey City took place yesterday honor Of the introduction
ofpure and Wholesome into Jersey City and eonnec
with the Celebration that by the Civil Authorities
Military Civic Societies and Citizens generally The thssten
ing aspect Of the weather deferred many from undng In ts
Celebration Nevertheless there several thousand PEI
in the streets during the morning. salute fred
10 oelocs the bells Tung and the shipping displayed
Gags the head The Procession after
10 O'Clock to form and moved at about - o'clock IL formed
IN the and the vicinity Of the public square the right
fthe Division resting WGshngonst Dr. J. NJ CORNELL
Grand Marshal assisted by several Ada The Military
under the command OF Gen h. H. " Wright in advance
followed by the Firsmen. The eleven Companies
belonging in Jersey City turned out SIX hundred men.
end the Companies from sew.York Nos H. 90 a. a. 81 and
IS together with Hose Companies Nos - aud 49, numbered
esst 500 Immediately following the Fremen
hundred carriages containing the Invited Civic Soce
ties the Butchers Carmen and Citizens horseback
prsed remainder Of the procession They marched through
several the dtrbu ing reservoir Bergen Hin An
Grafton delivered by w Selddef Esq after which
heproe returned the city The guests repaired the
Hudson House and dned and the various Companies dnei Ia
different places provided b. their hosts The principal din
per was the Hudson House Az h house 40 person.
dined His Honor Mayor Manners presided At his Kht were
Gov Price Judge Hanes and the Clergy; At hs LEFT wers
the President Of the Board OF Water Comoaer. and clsr
w. Mr. Allison Secretary Of States Judge Mar the Mayor
and Council Of Newark representative OF The Com
mon Council Of Paterson the authorities OF jersey CITY AMI
and responses made by Gov Price Judge Haaes Mayor
Manners D. Gregory end other gentlemen present At tho
dinners Of ae FIemen toa,t and speeches appropriate
also made.
The water taken from the Pasae River 1t Belevle four
miles above Newark A. that point the engine BY
which the VAR thrown into the receiving reservoir
the rate o. 10000 sa9us per hour when worked s fIu
power The wster forced up through main pipe IS inches
10 c.mter End ZJ feet IN length the hight o. j7 feet
above the Pas-se River and discharged into the receiving
reservoir, the capacity Of which s twelve million galons
Thence Is conducted the salt meadows aud the
hseksnack River BY means Of Inverted syphon not
70 interfere Tih nsysatou and thence the dhbuog
servoir on Bergen Hill This reservoir iny millions
OF gallons 10 capacity and IN feet the high
OF the Hudson River. From this the
Quoted through twenty inch pipe Jersey City and die
charged INTO the distributing pipes IL furnished
the the Croton Is furnished In
New forkthe water works being constructed as IA Se~
York, By the city The quality Of the Pase water s now
ever purer than Cro,on. -
Add int rst paid ..,.............. 5000
Entire cost Of the WOrt..,........'s'sss's oooVV1
There have been issued els Jersey City 1900.
hser bonds....... Fo.S
Received for interest. premiums, &e.''.'' H'"
Altogether the celebration p:'sed Of u 80 imposing and
ctedstAe.s EAlaeE.