The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-19

ne is, egoing figures apply only to private prop,
e we ve NEW iG Sat s n Sr
pu nds the ratio OF three to five in Jersey City.
M lsu rec tines as great as IN Jersey City the
TOT n IA tie for hotels and first class restaurants
watt n 4 100 in Chicago 800 in st Louis $50 in
rises IT. $50 in New YORK. while in Jersey City It
S uota;xceed So 1t is not quite practicable to
giyes Of prices is computed In some cities by the
s Snmh, Of families; in others as in New York
nu a roOnyn, by the number OF persons In
ana City the rate levied by families
Jersey ries, the minimum rate for any front build
anu s so ever small, being 50. and the maximum
my no" In regard to the obnoxious rnle governing
80 o. ction OF houses and aliuded to recently in
the inspe I'D, Mr. Smith, the assessor, explains that
tne hhaA handed down from the old Water Board
" II aIue "a y gay and festive time at the expense
wiz ~! layefs No attempt he says, has yet
Scen maj 70 in'rude into any premises contrary
to me eo use neer Culver, Assessor smith and
Irdpmee,ian r. tie pumping works at Belevie on
inspeclnaon ~ party stopped three times along
sa ro"ye 70 examine the iron and cement pipe
ine rout So,ng aid on the hackensaek meadows.
tn.s; ;inr az Pc leyllle az inspection made OF
AZ entire est .bishment, iron TIE immense
the eh'ian ,,,,e that causes tire buiiiing
W .,,hSa 81 owe y stroke 70 the NTe screen at
the mouth OF the and Carriage fSatI,a down
70 the refuse oil above IN ,he rrr,snd,no
from faoerson. ~ imassiye brick tower coniaii.
Ing the two STAND sk 10 ie accoInpisbed in the
Some ldea " .nv may be termed from the acf
nat the s'plungern % wrigbs 1oJ1s tons hi.
lazy snoli-pacc ssU the pressure Tire piston
Ike mos oea "a NC g, hinder eowfward, and this
Is rom te top " th an, anger wlgch tails down
pressure FAses T VIZ aad forces TIE water ii1o
agaln ny ~ r inv Tie uautity OF coal used Is
nearly 5000 tons per ahui a., Inv y,yog the
ton OF water in Jers 3 oity Gyr t ub ,n
wear 1880 was $500 cubic itTI oacnnd
during the year 1872 the ronsuhpto.,, go az
sssg2s 400 cubic feet average o. i.1 ,;a9
fhis CONSUMPTION is increa wig at thu TAI ~
twrnty-tbrae per cent and J. : beho0ves uic cvs
sumers to look vel to The iutt Te. II the ues .
was mt TO the people of Jersey CITY ana ia 'p.u
today "HUw long can you rece we supply ~, ,sa
the passaic ~ ninei y-nine out or one hun efen
woud answer that they did not know anyti Jug
about It. 1t Is well Known that the. Passaic Is oe
coming more impure every year; That "a 70
wafer now in use IN Jersey CITY IN
,mnrecnateS with organic matter to
on this score are heard. a bill was passed by the |
late Jegislatnre authorizing Jersey City aud New /
ARK IN CONJUNCTION to prtcurea water supply. rms /
was the first step towards tne auahaohnieh o. the
passa.e n pursuance OF tbs object meeting or |
the NcYark authorities will e held IN that city 10
morrow AFTERNOON, at three e'cIock, 70 wihgn Ine
authorities OF Jersey City are IVi. ~ H. 5,
J,icord has written 10 the president oI tnc Doaru
of Public Works Of jersey City Cd the subject
After the Inspection Of me pushP,nk, WoIhs,
Chief Engineer Culver submit VII. he heioi s
of a primitive Christian, to the lu'ihtly W az. ~
feryisw The party retired 70 the Ienuence, - .ne
superntendent Nj. Kearney, &-taCnol ~ Wiz, 20
the meeting room OF the Water Bt1ia, ite s,iuc-
ture lis known as "the little house unusr ny ~, M,
name handed down from the days-oi the olu oemo-
cratic Water Board under whose administi aro
guests and visitors were strictly 1orppuen W NE
water on The premises. rigid obscrl lcc VI ..a
rule was not objected 10 til IL asecteh thL pvsheseu
the taxpayers ana the system and Its lounueis WIZ
Oyertnrown a one day, MI, culver. IsRs"n' - WAS