The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25
STATE WATER SUPPLY.
Engineer L. b. Wards Colossal Scheme
The Mullone Bill.

Engineer L. b. Wards Colossal Scheme
The Dfullone Bill.
Special TO the Jersey City Nelcs.
TRENTON, Feb. 25, 1s91.-The citizens Of
Jersey City who came here yesterday
afternoon to be heard upon Mr.. Mullone's
water bill met with scant courtesy at the
hands of the Assembly. Speaker Bergen
tried TO have the hearing dispensed with
entirely, and as soon as it began, the
members cleared out SO that it had to be
abandoned for want of q quorum before
it had been under way half an hour.
The hearing began at five O'Clock. Mr..
l.. =. Ward opened the debate. 1t was
some time before ne could proceed owing
to the disorder, but Mr.. Campbell, who
was In the chair, counted his time against
him. He said that the continuation of
the hearing was at the request of the city
of Newark. not OF the promoters of the
bill. A gentleman who spoke for Newark
said that there were hundreds of miles of
watershed which Jersey City could OBJ
tain. Mr.. Ward illustrated by large
map great State scheme which contem
plates supplying $4,000 souls with 23,-
097, 600 gallons of water daily. That is all
the cities and towns of the State
as far south as Atlantic City are
to be furnished with water from
the headwater5 of the Rockaway
Lake Hopatcong, Budds Lake.. Black
German Valley above Califon, Hunterdon
county, in the northern part Of the State.
The plan contemplates an intake reser-
voir GOO feet above tide water Lexington
Falls and one 500 feet above tide water on
the south branch of the Raritan at
Califon. A main pipe line Is to be carried
eastward forty-one miles to reservoir 80
feet above the tide at Mattawan. Mon
mouth county, which will supply South
Amboy, Washington. Keyport and Mat
tawan to Seaside Park. Red Bank, Free
hold. Long Branch, Asbury Park and
other resorts south, and Lakewood.
The population thus supplied by this line
is estimated at $4,000 souls and the daily
consumption at 3, 600 gallons. Another
line is to extend from the intake a dis
tance of fifteen miles to a reservoir 400
feet above tidewater at Bound Brook,
Somerset county, from which these towns
will be upplied:-Somerville and Rari-
tan, Bound Brook, Railway, Piainfield,
Westfield and Crawford, Elizabeth, New
Brunswick and Perth Amboy. These
towns and cities have an estimated popu-
latiou of sc, 500 souls, who are expected to
drink 5,SS0,000 gallons OF the water daily.
FURTHER SOUTH.
A third line runs south from the Black
River Intake tWenty-six miles to a reser-
voir 400 feet above the tide at Princeton,
which is expected to furnish the IS, 600
people of that village aud Trenton with
100000 gallons each dag. The next line
runs due south distance of forty-hve
miles from the Princeton reservoir to a
reservoir at Williamstown, Gloucester
county, which is TO be POS feet above tide
water Thence the line will run thirty
three miles to reservoir thirty feet
above the tide at the Atlantic City pump
ing station. This line Will supply the
104, 506 inhabitants of Atlantic City, Will
Jamestown and Glassboro; Clayton and
Elmer, Vlueland, Milivllle, Swedesboro,
Salem, Woodstown and Bridgeton with
Z, ,065, GOO gallons daily. From the Prince
ton reservoir another line runs south
ward distance OF forty miles, supplying
the towns and cities of Bordentown, Bur-
lington. Mount Holly, Riverton and Pal
myra, Mooresville, Mercnantville, Cam
den, HaddoDfield, Gloucester. Woodbury.
ana Wenonah. These have population
of 104, 500 people, and it is calculated that
it will take 7.065,0O0 gallons of water to
slake their daily thirst.
ALL THE STATE INTERESTED.
Mr.. Ward said that II the gentlemen
from the southern counties would look
into this plan they would find that their
interests were involved in Mr.. Mullone IS
bill.
Joseph Haynes. Newark's picnicing
Mayor, gave the committee another les
son in the geography of the northern por-
tion of the State. He pointed out spot
at Montville where he claimed Jersey
City could get just as good water sup
ply much nearer her territory than the
Pequannoek Valley, where Newark had
contracted TO get its new supply. His
speech was much the same as it was upon
the hearing last week and consisted in
pointing out on his map the points where
Newark's reservoir will be erected, the
extent of the territory which Newark
n M n nay
which she had expended in securing the
new supply. He renewed his attack upon
Jersey City's financial condition and
claimed that there was not enough water
in the PequanRock Valley for both New
ark and Jersey City. He said that New
ark had q water debt of s., 4S0, goo, upon
which 1t was paying interest," Ii this con-
tract was broken by the passage of Mr..
Mullone's bill he claimed Newark would
be at the mercy of the Bartlett syndicate,
which he denounced.
.sralk about the Lehigh Valley" he ex-
claimed. .'Show me that the Bartlett
syndicate is not behind this bill and
will feel much relieved"
At this point Mr.. Boyle called for roll
call, which revealed the fact that only II
were present, which not being quorum
the committee arose. Mr.. Mullone tried
hard to have the hearing go on, but Mr..
Campbell held that under the rules he
could do nothing, and the House would
have to adjourn, which was done.
Although MIR. Mulione and the gentle
men from Jersey City were somewhat dis
couraged at this, they have not given up.
and will attempt to secure another hear
lug.
The County Collector at Snake Hill.
County Collector Dngan for the first
time in three years visited Snake Hils
Yesterday. He said his visit was simply