The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03

difficulty In the form OF the Cooper
Lord estate, which owns an enormous
rolling mill two ana half miles below
the intake, which is operated by water
power.
Mr. Riley has an option on this indus
try. which is on both sides Of the river,
and the price asked is $500 900. The pur-
chase OF this mill is due to the fact
that the Riley intake would deprive it OF
its wafer power.
PURIFYING THE SUPPLY.
MIR. Riley's engineers say that 1t Will
never he necessary to draw of more Than
five feet of water, and that this when
drawn will go through pipe placed ten
feet from the top This iS done to escape
particles OF vegetation from the surface
and also vegetation from the river bed.
The dam is also 10 be amply supplied with
gates for clearing out purposes.
This wound up the discussion at Pow
erville. and the party proceeded in car
liages through beautiful section OF
country to Dover. The road followed the
Rockaway around, and some OF the
party. during the long drive, drank the
water from the stream as it jumped over
little falls. The purity of The water, as
further up examined, see med TO increase.
IL was as clear as crystal. The arrival
at Dover was made In good time..
Dover is the seat of all the pros
pecIive trouble. It is the drainage
of Dover, which is worrying all the
officials. But as yet not the slightest
trace sof contamination is discernible,
even at points where the city officials be-
lieved 1t would be discovered. At Dover
the Morris Canal and the Rockaway join
together, but the water of the canal at
this point is not the dirty. vile stuff that
flows through Jersey City, but is AS pure
and as palatable water as Is 1ouno even
in the choicest springs.
The town OF Dover wears an air OF
prosperity. and it Is unmistakably build
ing up rapidly. 1t is nov the happy pos
SCISSOR of population OF about four thou-
sand, and, as it is surrounded by noun
tains on either side, it is thought that the
sewage will be washed into the river.
Dover, unless severed, WILL in time, con-
taminate the pure flowing waters of the
Rockaway. Above the point where the
river and caual run there is an iron forge,
but the water coming from this source is
not contaminated. This, with an aban-
doned silk mill, are the only industries
on tine banks at Dover or above it. Mayor
Wanser and City Attorney Weart were
much exercised over the probable pollu-
tion of the river from sewage. Moffett,
Hodgkins 81 Clarke's plan to carry away
this sewage was explained yesterday.
PLANS FOR SEWAGE.
Mr.. Riley has two plans by which to
dispose of it. The first and most favored
by MIN is ito construct an iron pipe sewer
and collect the towns sewage aud con-
duct 1t for len miles down the river below
his intake. The second plan is Engineer
Vermeni's, and is to construct a sewer a
snort distance below and empty it on the
side Of mountain, By running down
over rocks and sand the solid matter is
gathered up and the water purified.
City Attorney Weart and Mayor Wan
ser both believe this plan the most FEAST
BILE and the most advisable.
While at Dover it was shown by maps
that the pipe line, which, by the way, will
be forty eight inches on the inside, will
extend on a line. as straight as the crow
flies, to Belleyille. Mr.. Riley claims, and
Chief Engineer Ruggles corroborated his
statement. that by having the intake at
Powerville, q headWay OF $50 feet is
gained over Boonton, aud that the water
can lie conducted with such a head to
Belleville that il could be transported
from there to High Service, and thus
would the Believille pumping station be-
come useless luxury. Engineer Ver-
meul's plans show that the water as con-
Quoted to Belleviile would have n head
sufficient TO carry it 120 feet above the
surface of the water there at present.
and that with such a head to spare ir
would be conducted to Aigh Service
without the aid of q pump or other me-
chanicai aid.
PLAN OF THE INTAKE.
From the Poweryille intake the water
would pe conducted to a reservoir known
as the Verona Lake reservoir. Verona
Lake is now but d small body of wafer
and lies between the Orange.Mountains
The water would come from Powerville
into the Verona Lake, reservoir, it being
necessary and u part of the scheme TO
tunnel First and Second mountains. The
Verona Lake reservoir is but six miles
from BellevIlle, and will be 4.500 feet
long aud $500 feet wide. A dam
of sufficient height is to be raised which
will place capacity of 750, ,000. 600 gallons
there, and the lead attain ed from Power
Vile, will, rs described, Garry as much
as as required to High Service without
the aid OF pump. Tnls part of the plan
commended itself to the officials, all of
whom were informed that ito pump one
million gallons means an expenditure of
SIG for each million.
Mr.. Riley claims that he can complete
the works within periol of fifteen
months. He is backed by Coffin & Stan.
ton of Wall street. He says he has the
money and all he wants now to show
that he eau do what he says is the con-
tract.
THEIR NEXT TRIP.
Leaving Dover the party TOOK train to
Denville and thence to Boonton. A
dinner was served and the 606 train
was boarded for the return. En route it
was decided that the party should in-
srect the proposed mammoth reservoir
site, six miles from Belleville at Verona
Lake next Friday afternoon. This trip
will include the series which have proven
interesting and instructive.a aud confirmed
in the minds of the public generally. that
there is lots of pure water for Jersey City.
controlled by the State. and that to ac-
Quire only, requires the acquisition being
made through some firm with greater
cash account on hand Than the city itself.
The party. tired and worn ont, sun
burnt and full of pure water and pure
air, arrived In the city at half past seven.
and hurried to their respective homes.
PATERS0N'S POST OFFICE.