The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-30

opening, and Is therefore unimportant In
its bearings on the works. Others were
OF the opinion that it was not leak at
all, but spring, and had nothing to do
with the dam.
This idea was strengthened by the
driver of one of the hacks. who asserted
that there had been a spring about That
spot Tor many years prior to the existence
OF the reservoir. 1t WIS suggested that
when the reservoir had been emptied 1t
would be good time TO make thorough
investigation of the bed and see If the
assertions that the barn yards of the
farms which existed on the ground had
not been properly cleaned out could be
corroborated.
EFFECTS OF THE DROUGHT.
1t was impossible to find out whether
the daily drainage of water into this res
ervolr had been effected materially by the
drought Of the last few weeks. No data
to demonstrate this condition of things
had been kept, but the surrounding
country was extremely parched and
showed how badly rain was needed.
After drive around a portion of the
Clinton Reservoir, where everything was
found as it should be, the party returned
to Browns Hotel, aud after short rest
took the train for home.
1t was the general opinion that while
the East Jersey Water Company had SO
far tailed to find daily supply of 10000
600 of water. they could DO SO with tine ao-
dition of another reservoir properly To-
Gated. At the same time everyone was
satisfied with the subsl antial nature Of
the works. and expressed a decided opin-
ion that the city had the best END of the
contract. One who has charge of the
city's interests in the conference now
pending between the city and the water
company, in explaining the condition of
affairs, said:-
'The company has promised to supply
SO, 200, 600 gallons of water a day. We say,
Show us how you are going to do it?'
They say, You do not need all the water
now. We guarantee to give it to you when
you want It, 1t Is not L ecessary at present
to tell you where we will get it. Wait
awhile We reply, No; show us now.
That is just where the matter rests at
present."
PROTECTION FROM POLLUTION.
The question of the protection of the
water from contamination by the increase
of population around The reservoirs and
along the line Of fiowage from the gates to
the intake, was spoken of. Some thought
that no harm could be done for many
years. and it was a proposition for the
future. Other drew attention to the Gro
ton water supply of New York city and
its pollution as grounds for immediate
action.
DIR. Lehlbach and others thought that
the sterile nature of the country forbade
the erection of residences around the
reservoirs. The doctor thought, how
over, that it would be a good thing to
iDrotect the flow from the reservoirs to the
intake by purchasing a strip of land on
each side.
Mr.. Harlan expressed the opinion that
the East Jersey Water Company would
DO all that was right. 1t was his duty,
however, to protect the city and he could
not. he said. conscientiously vote to pay
the company 81, 100000 until they had
carried out the CONTRACT in its entirety.
The shallow fiowage, the vegetation and
other matters to which attention had
been drawn should be, attended to.