The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-30
favor any particular plan.

! exist would be eventually neutralized by
| a realization that the main obstacle had
| been overcome and that the cry of i'm
| pure water could no longer be raised to
retard the growth and prosperity of our
| CITY,"
4 OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS.
The report deals with other matters of
| interest 20 our citizens. Il says that the
uaturai growth of the city from primary
| improvements has been a healthy one
and not confined TO any particular
| locality. The contemplated opening of
| Seventeenth street aud the construction
| of main sewer in the Woodlawn sec
( tion would no doubt revolutionize those
| localities.
'sTne property owners and residents of
| the West Bergen section" the report
says, -'are already moving IN the matter
of securing proper sewer facilities lt IS
| the key TO the growth OF an otherwise
| prosperous community, and it will be n
| pleasure for rs TO aid them in an
accomplishment of the desired end.
The joint sewer to accommodate the
northern part of Hudson City is IN course
| of construction aud the trunk sewer in
| St. Paups avenue, extending to the
| Hackensack River, is now practically
| completed.
| A main sewer in Pavonia avenue (Hud-
son City Section) has been completed.
THE BARBARoUS CoBBLEsToNE.
"In the older portions of our city, but
| more particularly in lower Jersey City,
large sections of our principal avenues
and in many instances, entire streets, re-
tain as a pavement the primitive aud
| barbarous cobblestone o class of pave
ment which has caused enough additional
wear ana tear to traffic, to warrant It's
being long ago superseded by something
more modern. We contemplate its entife
removal from certain localities, and the
substitution therefor of substantial and
handsome blocks"
Seven sections of streets have been re-
paired TO such an extent as to constitute
almost entire reconstruction and twenty
one sections were repaired to more or
| less extent, as was required.
There are large number OF unpaved
streets in the city which required repair
ing over and over again, while the at
tsndant care aud expense Is not generally
appreciated. Twenty of these streets
have been taken care OF during the past
year.
'The sewer in Thirteenth street," the
report continues, ''has been Il source of
complaint for a long while. Cursory ex-
animation did not show its true condi-
ton and the frequent cleanings that
were resorted to, effected no practical
result. A most thorough examination
was then made and the result war
ranted us in requesting an ap-
ing certain portions and further extend
ing its carrying capacity. The apDroDrl-
alton was granted and the work Is now
being proceeded with.
In like manner. the sewer in the lower
section of Railroad avenue. by reason OF
the building of the adjacent railroad
embankment, had become utterly useless
for drainage purposes. the Pennsyl-
vania Company agreed TO pay one
half the cost of reconstruction.
The Board of Finance provided the bal
ance, and the work is now progressing
under our direction. The street lighting
is conducted on much the same lines as
heretofore AS suburbs have grown, the
plant has been extended to give them the
benefit of the system, which, on the
whole, is a satisfactory one.
NEW WATER MAIN NEEDED.
1.-THE report speaks of The rapid growth
of the city during the past forty years,
both as place of residence. and manu-
featuring center. While the city has
thus grown, the citizens have not Kept
pace with the times.
'There is great necessity" the report
then goes on to say "for a new main
from Belleville to the High Service Dis
trict at Hudson City. The old main was
constructed about forty years ago, and
aside from the fact that there exists
the ever present danger of its COL
lapse, its carrying capacity has been
greatly reduced by iEcrustation and cor
rosion. We have, for this reason, during
the recent cold weather, been unable to
supply that quantity of water demanded
by consumers. True, an inordinate quan-
tity was being used, a quantity far in ex-
cess of legitimate requirements, but the
demand existed and had to be met, and
fortunately, when matters bad
arrived at that state, where
halt must have been called,
afnJ 10 ff4u
relief. Like circumstances are just as
liable to again produce the same con-
ditions, and our Chief Engineer informs
us that our only guarantee of safety lies
in the laying of the new main heretof fore
spoken Of
CONDITIONS AT BELLEvILLE.
'.At Belleville, past conditions yet pre-
tion, while consuming an enormous
amount of fuel with proportionate
outlay for labor, rendered but
Indifferent result. We havs for
several years past endeavored to
have them supplanted by others OF mod
ern construction. The Board of Finance,
while at first hesitating on account of the
outlay necessary, to effect change, were
finally. by reason Of a personal inspection
made by them, converted to our opinion
aud consented TO the calling for proposals
for six horizontal return tubular
boilers. OeVeral prOpOSlIlOuS were
submitted, the lowest offer being for
s14, 200. Contract was at once awarded by
us, but concurrent action was unfor- |
fortunately delayed, until the season had |
SO far advanced that the boilers could |
not be delivered before the close of navi- |
CATION. Attempt is now being madc to
effect an overland delivery. but there are
many obstacles TO be overcome"
NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The report calls attention to the great |
necessity for school buildings in the |
Woodlawn section, and then says
'The construction of the new main |
sewer in this section, has made the build |
ing of q new school possible, |
and it is our intention to purchase |
gi ound and cause to be erected thereon |
during the coming summer, a suitable |
and handsome structure, which, when |
completed, will not only accommodate the |
section in which is erected, but will also |
afford relief to Schools No. IA and 20.
During the past year we expended a |
considerable sum in repairing fire engine
houses"
The report also calls attention to the |
new station house In Greenvilie, which
it says is now almost complete, despite
numerous tantalizing obstacles"
STREET AND WATER BOARD.