New-York tribune., 1890-07-14
NEWARK'S WATER SUPPLY
PLANS OF A GREAT CORPORATION TO FUR
NISII WATER FOR NEW-JER>EY TOWNS.
UTILIZING THE NORTHERN wATERsHED-THE
CENSUS AND POLITICAL REPRESENTATION
ELECTRIC RAILROADS ALONG TIE
coAsr-ruE NEW STATE CEoLoGIsT

ELECTRIC RAILROADS ALONG TIE
CoAsr-THE NEW STATE GEoLoGIsT
Trenton, y. j., July 13.-The work upon the new
water supply for Ncvar, IS well under way. The
contract vls given ont last fall and the work, are 10
be turned to the city in May, 1-92 Ihe CON
tracing party is known as the East Jersey water
Company. and it is guaranteed by the Lcmgh Valley
RAILROAD Company, which figured in the negotiations
as tine principal. The composition Of the water
company is, however something Of mystery. II
repre- cuts the Lchiei Company, the Paterson society
of Useful M1nuflcure~. the First National Bank OF
Scw York, and a gentleman who's occupation is said
10 be that of promoter and whose name is John
T.. Bartcctt. When the work, arc turned over T.
Ncwar, in 1892 the city is to pay Si.0ooO)0 and !,
to have "A daily supply of 275ooo0o gallons Of "aer
Il il want, ii. Eleven year, later the company is
10 furnish JO.OOO,0OO gallons daily and receive
- 000O more Meanwhile the works are TO b.
maintained hy the company. The supply Is to r"n
Newark Ly gravity. and there is to be 40 pumping
necessary. The contract between the city and com
pany provides for pure water and Tie best conotiu-
tiou Of dams pipes etc, but enters into details
as To- what pure and lc-t7 shall be taken to mean
1t Is Ga-sncdy drawn in general terms. The com
puy Las free hands as to all details In fact, IT
has mad It's way in most Of the features OF the
contract with Newark.
The water i, to come from the Pcqnannock River
chiefly because that stream has the necessary cic'a
to have tle requisite amount Of water. The actual
reservoirs arc three In numbcrand several hundred lta
tan, ami lUuctrilrS working on them at present
They lie about thirty mile, from Newark, among the
hills OF the narrow pdu-haudlo Of Pas,aic County,
near the border OF au-.cX and Morris counties. one
is near Clinton and another near Oak Ridge. while
It t.ird is the intake reservoir at Charlottesburg
From tho latter point 10 Wark there will be pipe
Line cary the water 10 reservoirs Of the city.
-Uppcmeutiug these artificial reservoirs vii be Ma
oop!n Lake, bunker, Pond and other small ponds,
and among tcm al enough water can be stored 10
prevent danger from dIVuth and make up for mscal-
crla;ou, to the production from the drainage
fAc company is evidently not building for Newark
alone. Il has much broader aim, and ha, practical
control of an the Northern New Jersey watershed.
"a u,.u- to supply all the North NcwJcgscy towns in
time, and pcrhau, lower New YorA well.
The speculation, 1t VIII be seen, involves many
millions, but it +, uow totally -atc because the heavy
rs-t cost vii be b.+ne by Newark. Tie corp ration is
of -omcwAit alarming proportions. Its Interests are
great and .t> tcLing- are with city and state goveruf
ucu',. and hence % is gradually becoming .tI,Il
.- vel a- business, power. The water viii probably
%" good when t D., furnished though 1t doe, not come
t,a th" A"tst f th" rot, rouc of it, enthusiastic
advocate 7uppo-.l az i-t. The stream j, like others,
-coIur tc sal. g. for pI-a-' through the mountains.
and t.r valleys a,c of ,uIr~e cultivated II the
contract wor, b. done fairly and faithfully, and certain
necessary prcouuon, are taken against vegetable
po.-.a-, the Va.rr VIII b. excellent city water
supplies eo.
%, advent o, the -r'a, water syndicate among the
Ai,. and valleys oi Ue secluded section chosen is
p,o.usae strange y.I!tou,. Fifty famhe, have
alt 20 -'., uoa homes % make way fpr reservoir.
Their farms and house, have been bought at good
prices, and t.'y welcomed The change a rule.
t,w Lat.yc, have Ic.u engaged upon the works,
igt MOT oi o." cmilllc, age Italians, and their
It-.itc u the oprutr, la, been novelty. TAcr are
,.u managed. however and have done no ltrm.
lrt t.c Working. U.c blasting. tie strange foreign
clement '.r energetic -Iucer. the constant activity
invo made odd effects ia t.e quiet country which has
Acr.tof.r, lad d character quite is own.
a.. soon the Last jersey Company is ready there
viii D." contract made with jersey CITY for supply
.-.m o." rrlurno... Nlu.,'ae or Ranapo River
jersey tIty Vl b. uIio g. iuy tae million gallons.
.f o. uIp.,c1. and or q time VIII pay the company
tr tt" .u...r- NLrh N""a-i. does NOT u-. The
.w t.H -.'- 10 wnt.r fr,u tie r,--lic E;.eT. and
tI. atop H.t good hy s..t t'l. II the corpora
'Ia ror. i.u.I Joss ..'au1l than Do Is iu influencing
municipal bodies. he ely msAt -ti1 Doe forced 10
como o. tlc corporation 1r I;, water Even rpw it is
a' 'HHt losing ouc profitable customer iu te Pcau-yl
tirt i,ti.u.d Hl..A j. about 10 lt IT, water for tho
'r- t.tF q. pot, from driven v,l- .u HARRISON And
vt Zoe J,r-c, c., is waiting. Elizabeth j, beginning -
,.. t.r. Il. town of summit A., "a prlit. company
.H l..l and short tmr -lucc Freehold voted 10
..,.' .'.i.t uti.t WORKS, With supply from driven
..I- Il, sewerage systems which follow inevitably
.f.. more alh.Ht problems n most case, t.u tA'
"a,s. ap ."'euoa' p1'pI'>.A@ taou-A that is in all
H. aspects.
oa-. c-rmat,5 ON the population Of the state
ru: t- figures at about lioool1 for an NcgI.r-cy.
rhc c'.-u- returns alc not sil Iu hat those Ia King
Iir ot places where Little chance la, been made.
hudson tolHty VIII man ahead " tr' n"\t largest
.oluf}. E.tN. ly 10000 aul Pl--ac. Camden and
Union nIl,H in tho ,d,r named. The rcopportlou-
r.f.n
Us nlt merely -um iu aiihH,uc "a, many supuo~-.
Each o.anly ll, ,uo A~.,mbIymau iu ANY c0-r. a4d
DEE Il-- o' districts 10 population VIII be @Io)1
people o. ,I,h d.-trlOt. NAau II comes 10 icur'-
There w.u lr .ailii-. u.at N.u mvt" quarT,l~.
rAu, Nd".."N has npw three A~om'hmrn and
10000 population. Il would Dee Otu.d to :Wo Ger
ta.ul,. OF % bI,- of -Ioo0 10 member. uut would
rlc remaining l2.oJo cntir u t. retain thc tllrd
A,-,uuhIr.u, 1r would 10 have 10 Yield ule TO.
Say. Camden. which la, now tr,r mcmh.I~. an1
5000 polIlutoL Camden has "a surplus ot 1900
over the three member aplortoun'ut. and ii is easy
to fancy 20 warm ~t,u--Ir a. t. whether Mdtio-cN
shall l.s ONE ou account of 1000 dcI'"u'y O."
O.lut.u .uu go account ot $4,000 >u.plg, Ct
course. this occurs r"1.larN with every dc,cnudl
lpp,rioument Heretofore the Republicans have
ulir the aprottioumcut hlyu- control Of the t"-i,
ltturc should tine u,Nt legislature boz Democrats
that party would @uu am immediate and tIrmcnd MS
advantage. ~loud 10 be- Ecpulh u. ml'h would
lc -I.,l. aiI .uU mor. would hc -ttcl Ihc
lesson s ob,l,I.. Upon the basis of tr present
r.tun., it ooDr as % Hudson and Es,cA. Whc4 D."
lave t.u members caDa, would sain one apiece, AMI
lat Camden would get another, basis ol pure
mathematics. Lat political mathematics is different.
El.,.u, railroads AN along the jersey coast A. well
a- iu most ot tine Jersey towns arc coming There
Nu probably bt lous luc soon. extending with
possibly % .hurt break or tuo, from Red Bank 90
Point Pleasant separate companic, are orSln.Hns
for local PURPOSES only apparently hut with a con-
cert ol effort NI.,h indicates . common purpose. |
The elect upou the shore Interests is awaited with
good deal of curiosity bat there IS not much doubt
a., to the Increased popularity OF the places. The
cNou.vcuc.- of som" Of rhn resorts may, however be
expected t. di-lppcar Nor is there amy great struS
.lc nowadays 20 maintain the exclusion The prop |
,rty owner nud, tc hundred thousand dollar cottage
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