Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-05-29
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PURE WATER.
THEsTATE Bo oARDuFHE
DISCUSSES 1T.
secrofary Hunt Says Bridge ssza
water May be Pure WITH
Proper Care

The water question is Just now "a.
subject of discussion il many of the
larger cities of New Jersey, ana this
has induced the State Board of Eealtfs
to take the subject in hand. Dr.. a..
Clark Hunt, one of the sanitary ap-
spectors of the board has made d.
general examination of the water sup
ply OF the principal cities Of the STATE
which he embodies i'll the annual re-
port of the board, just published,
Mr. HINT thinks that 10 State il .f.se
Union has better supply of salt water
and fresh-none that has so avaisaEsss
a supply of good drinking water-fsx
population, taken as a whole. He be
lleves that the State should secure sys,
itself its abundant resources, as 80
often presented by the Board of State
Water commissioners, the State geoh-
gists and the State board.
Secretary Hunt says that Brideetoz,as
plant is owned by the city, and tnB
supply is from a mill pond fed bv %.
stream rising in the cedar swamps.
The Secretary thinks there is some
danger arising from this, but he can
see no reason why the supply shoaa
not be pure if carefully watched. Tb.r
Official makes no reference to the wells
The Secretary goes on and makes
observations concerning other cities as
follows:
Asbury Park, plant owned by seer.
city, source from artesian wells ana
very pure: Atlantic City, private cor
poration, source from large pond on
mainland, water good; Bayonne, Pas-
sale River, same as Jersey City, numer-
GUS complaints as to taste and diseolor-
ation and oftines very unpleasant fcr
drinking purposes; Belvidere. private
company, source Delaware River, verv
pure; Beverly, plant owned by Beverly
Water Company, source Delawaga
River, very satisfactory; Bound.
Brook, supply not yet completed, u1s-
der control of private company, somee
Middle Brook and is expected TO n.e
very pure; Bordentown, owned by IA
private company, source from. springs
Ia the pine district, said to be very
good; Bridgeton, plant owned by the-
city, supply from mill pond fed by a.
stream rising in the cedar swa.npsu
some danger from this, but no reason
why supply should not be pure, if
watched; Burlington, plant owned by
city, supply from Delaware and veyx
satisfactory.
Camden, plant owned by city, supply
taken from the Delaware, fear of COZ
tamination, and council has advised a
new supply; Cape May City, artesiza.
wells; Dover supply taken from spr Egf
and owned by private company; Eliza
beth, supply from the Elizabeth river,
the water has at times been oily azss
tasted badly, but frequent analysis rss-
veals no dangerous qualities: Esst
Orange supply owned by private scns-
pany, source of supply, wells, very
good; water supply of all that portio.s-
OF North Jersey lying north of Jersey
Hudson rivers comes from he Haekara-
sack Water Company's works, aaa II
very pure; Hackettstown, very good
supply.
SUPPLIES CRITICrsRDs.
The water supplies that are crfticise d
are Jersey City, Lakewood, Lony
Branch, Millville, Mt. Holly, Orange
Paterson and Perth Amboy. Some of
these cities purpose making a chars4.
in their supply.
The supplies of Lambertville,. Mer-
cnantville, Montclair, Moorestowp,
Morristowp, New Brunswick, Ocea
Grove. Passaic, Penningto ton, Railway
Red Bank, Salem, Sou erville, Trente eu.
Vineland, Washington, WenonAh.
Woodbury., Phhlipsburg and Prinestsxxa
are all said to be excellent.
CABINET PHOTOS