The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-13
HOBOKBB'S WATER.
Shown to Be OF Good Quail
ity and Free From
Impurities.
AIR PUMPED THROUGH II.
The Supply Plenty, Pressure
Strong, Temperature Low,
and Price Cheap.

The system by which Hoboken is sup
/ piled with water is conceded to be one OF
the finest in the State, and as a result the
+ $4,000 Inhabitants or more are daily
! drinking water second to none in the
country. The different physicians in the
| city have at different times analysed the
water with good results and recently
Prof. Leeds, of Stevens Institute, after a
complete and careful analysis, gave as
his opinion that the water consumed by
the inhabitants OF the city was as good as
could be obtained and an important fac
tor in preventing disease.
Few Of those who daily reyel in glass
of good, pure water know of the many
processes to which 1t is subjected before
/ 1t flows from the hydrant. The city of
Hoboken Is supplied with its water by
the Hackensack Water Company. The
contract was given to that company by
the city about eight years ago and has yet
fifteen years TO run. The supply is under
the Immediate supervision of 4 Board of
" alter commissioners who are annually
elected by the people. but their acts are
partially subject to tine City Council
around which all Hoboken Boards gray
itate.
The cost in round figures of water for
one year Is about $l000O0 and the cost of
running the water department, independ-
ent of new mains, SC, it is about $500
This includes salaries and all other APP
purtenances to the department, and is
considered very economical.
The Hackensack Water Company get
their supply, as their name denotes, from
the Hackensack River at a point called
nh fNr1 rte las
Hoboken. At this point the company has
erected a dam and pumping station with
capacity and force OF men supplying
10, 00O, 600 gallons per day. AS the water
Is taken from the river it undergoes a
process called the altering process. It is
pumped through very fine screens, which
prevents fish and other deadwood from
clogging the mains leading to the reser-
Vo1r at Weehawken. Then the water is
In fit condition for monster reservoir at
that place and its duly pumped into two
mains, respectively 20 and "a inches in
diameter, and conveyed TO the reservoir.
AIR PUMPED THROUGH IT.
The reservoir at Weehawken is a large
structure, covering a square block on the
boulevard, and has capacity of 16, 000,-
600 gallons and receives all the water
pumped from the New Milford station.
The water, while in the reservoir, is put
through a process known as the aeratiug
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