The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-30
ROCKAWAT WATER.
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not a single thing in the canstruc-
ton of the works that an ordi-
nary engineer cannot overcome. We
are anxious TO give the city pure water
ana yon want It. We old fogies do not
quite give up the theory that Water puri-
lies itself, although DR.. Gordon does not
believe it does. / do not question but
that the doctor is right, if cholera baccili
should get into the water above the
reservoirs tnat it would be conveyed to
this city. but for sewage we do not intend
TO let any get into the river. A sewer
can be built at BoOnton for $12, 600 or
10000 which will convey the sewerage
below the outlet of the water.
such a thing as an ideal water supply
for a city has never been realized. In
this watershed there are 16, coo persons.
aud we can prevent the greater portion OF
their waste from entering the river. We
consider this project from a purely bust
ness view, and admit ina while this city
will pay more for water thar it now does,
in the end it will pay less, Tor as the city
grows the will increase. In five
years the city will earn nearly 81, 600, 900,
a year from its water. l don't know
what you laws haye done regarding
pollution, but it seems TO me there must
be power to hold back pollution from
DOOhtOHs bOfCk Gau IOUCk uuJ IL
there Is no such power in this State, it is
in the power Of your Board to compel the
contractor TO furnish pure water by hav-
ing experts examine it, and if at any time
your experts say the water is not what
you contracted for, yon cannot be COM
PEELED to a for it. We have water TO
sell and are prepared to do our work
ana employ sufficient engineering
talent to construct the works You may
ask, has this company financial ability to
carry out this project. can it give pure
water, will it keep the water pure? aud
| reply, yes. On Saturday we did not de-
sire to hide anything from you, and we
have no desire to do anything not fair.
If this Board will fix a standard of water
the company will contract to supply ii.
We will carry out fully what you speci-
fcatlons call for"
NOT ENOUGH ABOVE DOVER
Mr.. Carseallen Interrupted the speaker
to ask IL the company could not supply
the water from above Dover.
- do not think 1t could" replied Cap
tain White. II do not think 3d. 0O, 900
gallons a day could be obtained above
Dover. We will contract to put in sew
ers at Dover, and take the sewage from
the city and burn it. Hibernia could be
severed to a point below the outlet"
II want to say" explained the Corpora
ton Counsel, in%terrupting Captain
White, that the contract will provide
that no matterwhatever dispute should In
the future arise between the city and the
company, that no one but the city should
AVE the right to shut off the water sup
ply"
Captain White continued, saying:-
"When we construct the reservoirs aud
pipes it is for a supply ot..5O, 900. 900 gal
Ions, while the city at first only receives
the minimum supply of %, 000. 900 gallons
N do- Tn z ho a,efn otiot, ~. - ,, ~.
sides laying a pipe to convey 30, coo. 600
gallons. so construct the bed that the 49,
900. COO gallon auxiliary pipe can be laid
when wanted"
Mr.. Corcoran, at the conclusion of Cap
tain Whites remarks, asked the Board of
Trade to recommend delay in granting
the water contract.
NO SEWAGE DANGER
Engineer Van Duyn explained to the
Board of Trade that Port Dram is built
at a considerable distance from the river,
and the idea thai it would ever have a
system was ridiculous. lie said it
would be easy to dispose of the sewage of
Dover in the manner followed at EadM
Orange, and the sewage of RockawaF1y
$500 people could be readily cared for.
Mt. Tabor, he said, obtained its water
from the Rockaway River. aud was TAX
ing care that the town did not pollute it.
AT Boonton the Morris Canal lies between
the city and the Rockaway River, and the
canal carries off the sewage. A sewer
would not be laid in his town
unless by the nature of the land it
emptied into the Rockaway River three-
OF a mile below the proposed out
let of the water supply.
Mr.. NJ otfeit, senior member of the
contracting firm, said his firm had asso-
with it in this enterprise the bank
ing house of j. W. Seligman & Co. He
said that il the CONTRACTORS were to risk
S 5000, 900 they must exercise the greatest
in providing a good supply. 1--WE
analysed the water" continued Mr.. Mof-
felt, "and found it reasonably good at
Boonton. If this Board will COM
pare it with the Croton, Lake Michi-
gan or any other water supply,
and does not find the Rockaway
supply better than these we will not ask
you to take it. 1t the water now is pure,
how much better it will be when pro-
tected by the law of the State. We will
enter into a contract to keep the water
free from sewage. The question is simply
whether rou can get pure and wholesome
whether you can get enough of it,
and whether you can get it at a fair price.
l will not discuss the price tonight. but
will say the quality of the water is un-
surpassed, and the quantity guaranteed.
A DEAD SECRET.
j, M. Low, a contractor and builder,
who lives In Kingston, requested to be
heard by the Board, He said he repre-
a company who wanted to supply
the city with water. He had watched for
an advertisement of the specifications,
but had been unable to see any. and for
that reason he did lot present his bid to
the Street and Water Commissioners. He
said, in reply TO a question. that his
scheme differed very much from that of
Moffett, Hodgkins & Clarke, but would
not say what it was.
You were willing to make A bid on the
specifications as published?" inquired
ex-senator Edwards.
eyes. | was willing, and would have
done SO if | had seen the advertisement"
DELAY WANTED.
DR.. L. J. Gordon offered a resolution
that the Board of Street and Water Com