The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-30

where it flows into the Rockaway River, in the
vicinity of Rockaway, would impound. exclusive
OF Denmark and Green Ponds, a.. square miles
OF watershed; or, adding the watersheds of
Denmark and Green Ponds, which are capable
OF being led into it, 1913.
uniform daily flow of 25000.000 gallons is
the utmost which it would be safe to count upon
from the aggregate area of 4s6 square miles.
which would be impounded by the two dams
just described This estimate presupposes that
supplemental storage should be provided in
Dxon's, Split Rock, Denmark and Green Ponds.
Looking to the future, this is obviously an in-
adequate supply for Jersey City.
The sources of contamination which threaten
the purity of the water that would be collected
in these reservoirs consist in the drainage of the
iron mines within the district, and the refuse
contributed by the Inhabitants of some fifty
houses standing upon naked rock in the mining
village of Hibernia located upon the margin OF
the Stony Brook (Beach Gen9 reservoir.
Inasmuch as the stability of the works upon
which its water supply depends is of vital i'm
portance to the welfare and security of the city.
the constructive features of the plan presented
demand close and careful scrutiny in ton
with the physical and geological characteristics
of the district in which the works are located.
WHAT OTHER CITIES PAY.
In order that the Board of Trade and the
citizens generally may be able to make COM
parison of the cost of a water supply delivered
to them under the terms Of the proposed C on
tract, with that of supply obtained by the
method of pumping as practiced in Jersey City,
or the cost of water under the contract with
the city of Newark for the ownership of its own
works, present the following figures:
The city of Newark, under a contract for the
ownership of its own aqueduct is entitled, for an
| terest upon S4000,0O0 of 4 per cent. bends, to
receive s7,5J0,O00 gallons of water daily,
amounting TO $13. 2S per million gallons includ
| ing High Service.
Jersey City. operating its own pumping works,
| was able, in the year 1891, to deliver into its
reservoirs and distributing pipes 2125o, 900 gal
| Ions per day, at an expense for maintenance
and operation of pumps and reservoirs, Qnclud-
| ing the High Service Works., of Sl49, ,465. 49,
| am ounting to S19.sT per million gallons:
SPECIFICATIONS EXPLAINED.
Corporation Counsel Edwards was re-
| quested to explain the specifications for
| the water supply. He esaid:-"Gentlemen.
| this matter is not q new one. For the
| last four or five years the subject of a
new water supply has been before the
people. When the East Jersey Company.
three years ago, desired to sell us water,
| the contract only fell through because the
city could not agree to the terms proposed.
| because the company would not let the
| city take the water plant at price to be
| fixed by arbitration. In the specifications
| that have been prepared now, it is provid-
| ed, first, that there shall be a gravity
| supply; second, that the water shall
| be delivered in cast iron pipes. Newark
| experimental with steel pipes and iI is
now known that cast iron is the best.
| Third, the water shall be free from all
pollution, and fourth, it shall be in New
| Jersey, We have no objection to water
coming from New York, but the reser-
voirs snould be in this State to enable the
city to obtain laws to protect it. Fifth.
| the city shall own the water supply and
obtain it by arbitration. Sixth, the water
shall be pure and wholesome and when
/ ever the contractor stops furnishing pure
| and wholesome water, the money stops
going to him. That is the way the con-
tract will be drawn. To protect the city
it was provided that deposit of 100000
4 be made in bank In this city so that the
| city could know where the guarantee of
good faith was. Every body knew that
| the specifications for a water supply
| were being prepared in August. and the
| specifications are such that any one can
| live up to them.
II want to say that the city is not in
any scheme or jobbery, and simply says
that any man who furnishes the water.
pure and wholesome, is the man the city
| wants. The contract will be drawn up in
daylight land open to inspection by all.
1t Will be stringent contract. and no
contract will be drawn with my consent
as the city's Counsel, unless it issQ,o
what about the plan of Mr.. 1nman?'
some one asked Mr.. Edwards. The Cor
poration Counsel explained how Mr.. In
man failed to comply with the specifica-
tions, by not depositing with bank the
amount required as evidence of good
faith.
Mr.. Edwards explained that Mr.. Inman
wanted to build pipe capable Of supply
ing 100000 gallons. Mayor Wanser
had suggested that one pipe be built
capable of supplying 35000,000 The
amount of interest saved by doing this
t,sa1H Would De sor sufficient t;,,.rp to pay & en-
the maximum supply contracted for of
Sc, 100000 gallons Mr.. Edwards added
that the three pipes that are at present in
use conveying water from Belleville are
so diiapidated that new pipe will have
to be built soon anyway, and that will
cost not more than $5O0,000. The city for
a number of years. he said, will not re-
quire more than 35.00O,0OO gallans day.
Mr.. Ward inquired of Mr.. Edwards if
lawsuits similar TO those that have been
caused by the Passaic sewers would take
place with Dover, and also il there would
be u condition in the contract as to the
purity of the water.
Mr.. Edwards replied:-"I do not speak
of the water supply only so far as the
specifications ara concerned. Ny only
interest in the matter is that of Counsel
to the city. The specifications call for
pure water, they provide for it abso-
lutely."
What did you mean when you said
the water should be within the jursdic-
ton of this State?" asked Mr., Carscallen.
II meant that the reservoirs should be
In this State so that we can have laws
passed to prevent pollution" answered
Mr.. Edwards.
NO JoBBERY IN IT.
Captain Henry White. hydraulic engi-
neer, employed by Moffet. Hodgkins &
Clarke. said:-''I want to say for the con-
tractors that there is no touch or
symptom of jobbery on the part of
Moffet, Hodgkins & Clarke. want to say
that were the profits forty times as
great as they will he. these gentlemen
would not enter into any scheme of job
berry. They are men of business reputa-
tions and cannot afford to be connected
with jobs. They have come before the
city in response to your invitation con-
veyed in a pubSished advertisement for a
pure and wholesome water supply. They
propose to spend S5,000000 TO give this
supply to the city. l am satisfied this is
a proper business enterprise and there is
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