New-York tribune., 1873-06-20

The first effect win he to lower the mean eyei OF Of tSe
river to such an extent as to rehagT ' low water
and 70 deepen the wells will bo ,.oy,pS a very
expensive undertaking m hvU hhn,lSne Of new founda-
tions with "A general alteration OF the uacnei 49,
though expensive will only .,nS DC from the fact that
moyal OF the har will allow the tide-water tee auSo %
the works loaded ,dn TitR ree s0 niles distant with the al
lowauce that the tide Will ony run up % "a. t,oi snood
.Ieo ,cs li al he carried very considerable distance
shoYe tSe pnmping works OF Newark and Jersey CN,
and mnch Of the nipurity will pass ana replss yeuhs
anu amount 20 the mains for storage In the
peseTyoirs II water is charged with as mucn lmp
rfy now as IL will carry what can be expected when
,S, ai.S ~ a nroiitc supply is addcdf
ST % aptboriies of Newark and Jersey City procured
t Sewark Aaueduot Board and the Board OF Works Of
Jersey City 10 form Joint Board with power 20 pro-
cure new supply, at an expense not exceeding 100000
and al an informal meeting OF the Boards held IN New
ark a short time ago, Committee, consisting OF Mayor
Charles H. O'Nei aud ChiefEngneer John p. Culver OF
Jersey CITY, with Mayor RicOrd and Chef-Engneer G..
II. Bailey OF Newark, was appointed 10 examine the
source of supply and report at an early date, but that
Committee that four months would be required TO
complete the examination and analysis, and the con
tractor promises have Beevile bar removed by Fa
so there is every prospect Of short or inferior
supply of water This question Is vastly more INTEREST
ing jersey CITY than 1t is to Newark for Jersey CITY
Is completely isolated from fresh water Wells cannot
be used because the city is built on salt swamp; whe
Newark can secure supply from the Morris Canal and
has used I5inch main from the canal for years. The
Jersey City Board OF Works. according 10 the staleeu
of Moro II Gett ex President aud of the present
was inferior and precariOus but has kept the norma
ton from the public. But the people will find 1t out
they are liable to epidemic diseases during the warm
weather, and the physicians VIII not De SLOW III report
ing DR. Buck, the county ply soian has re-
ported number of of insanity, which he atrlD
utes to the impurities of the water supplied TO the city
for domestic use and many Of tho physicians have pro-
nOunced the water unfit for invalds. II an epidemic
result from the impure water during the Summer when
the people Will be forced to consume Newarks sewage
there will be wholesale condemnation Of the Olhcals
In charge they they aware and nave known
for moro year. of the filthy condition OF the water
supplied to CITY, and have done nothing 10 avert tue
calamity. a..
Tine committee appointed by the Joint Boards OF the
two cities made preliminary examination ana nave
preference for the Morris Canal source OF supply
They fud that basin drained by the Fassac KlVer
contains over 900 square miles, and that almost all the
head waters are owned either by the Morris Canal ana
Banking Company, which has leased the Morris Canal
10 the Deawa are, Lackawanna, ana western Railroad
Company or by Society for the Promotion OF USetu
Manufactures which OWNS the Passalc Fails. Ine
Morris Canal Company owns large number OF the
small tributary which unite To form the Iassalc
RIVER and in connection with the BOOntOn Iron works
owns the Lake HOpatcODg water privileges III these
nights can be transferred and secure title be gwen
pure and abundant supply Of water can be secured not
only for Newark, Jersey City, and Ho0oken, but Tor
Paterson Orange Elizabeth, Beleyle and the lnnumer
able suburban towns which are 50 thickiy scattered
over Eastern New-Jersey within twenty miles OI the
metropolis