New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
THE WATER QUESTION IN NEW'JERsEf'
NEWARK OFFICIALS READY TO SIGN CON-
TRACT-A JERSEY CITY COMMITTEE

TRACT-A JERSEY CITY COMMlIIhh
MAKES A REPORT.
The Newark Aqueduot Board met yesterday 10 'aho
final action on the contract for new water supply
authorized by the Common Council on Monday night
The signing OF the contract was postponed unu'
tonight nam.
The contract is the outcome Of more than UGH years
% agitation and the price Is S6,oOoDoo' WV "iao
OF which is payable when the plant Is del'eiou " 'I
cty in 1892 and one third eight years lator' 'o o"
% draw no interest and the Lehigh valley hain
Company having the privilege OF using anu se .as
IN. surnIps water To raise the money the city was
authorized by tho last Legislature u issuo oo"U
for the amount These, It is expecou' Gan O' 49,
at per cent or even less, as they VIII 10 nun
When the works competed' tho ci's WIN "a'
supply of 81, 100000 gallons daily. Aooo'ae ''0
oontract before It's amendment by the COUNCIL oh
sa ,,oht the amount finally delivered was 10 be-
20 600 600 Gallons II is stipulated, however, that II
,ba entire supply taken nom tho Pequannock water
she'd none of the water shall at the expiration Oh
eleven wears be diverted from the uses of the city.
This would give daily supply OF SOOoO'oOO gallons
The present consumption IS about 1o,oOODoo gallons
daily Newark Will be enabled TO sell water to other
towns in Essex County. The subway will be In the
he'd OF the Morris canal and extend about forty miles
10 tie reservoirs, the water coming by gravity and
no humping being required. The city has the opuon
of accepting rejecting the plant when consuucted'
Il does not fulfil the requirements. The source OF the
water will be in wild and sparsely settled noun
famous region, where the water cannot VOL DO
contaminated
There appears now TO be favorable prospco' ~,
the people of Jersey City TO obtain full supply VI
nurs wafer and at a cost not greater thah uae Vi
the present supply. The committee OF cuIens ap
pointed at the mass netting held In the ClS nan oi
June 8. has completed Its report and makes speo,"'
mention of the proposition and correspondence Oh 1o
p BARTLETT the representative Of the MontcIar water
Companv. L. j. Gordon, president OF tho boaru
of Health saws Of It that the proposed plan mee's
many of the objections raised concerning me par'hs
of the control of the water supply In the hands Oh
nrivate parties and the salo OF water 10 inc oI'! ~
a fixed price pec million gallons. The proposou sup
MY will come from source not lower IMAM tho
A1st Degree Of latitude The general plan OF the
rronosed contract as outlined in the report Is thae
a comnany 10 supply Jersey City with pure wa,or
shall assume charge of the present plant maho en-
tensions ETC. and take as It's pay the WAFER rNeuos
~ Tho city less tho of collection ana the lnureso
the watcr deDt WIN d" "P'''H ~ NV '''
buy the works. - -. -, 80 .,u
rbe COMMITTEES Is Of the opinion that under no cir
cumstances should Jersey City In any way part WIN
it tItIe 10 It's present water plant nor with any OF lts
rights 10 the water Of the Passac River III IS u1ut
stood that the CITY cannot make contrac 10 run mort
Than twenty five years, and the c0mlnltec proposes
IN submit its form Of contract to the CITY authoes
for revision II It's plan is approved Inc cDnul'vy5
eove most emphatlcaly that the contract contemporaries
%:;1d he made only with party OF sufficient response
Snjtr ana that II does not regard the Monclar Waer
Snmnanv As now constituted. proper party WIN
which 10 make such contract nor Oh sul t 1
aenonshilitv II is probable that the SUBJECT VIII
come before the City Council at its next meeting