The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-18
SAMPLING THE WATER.
What the Aldermen Saw
and Tasted at Belle
Vile Yesterday.

The party OF city officials and c1rlzens
which drove to Belleville yesterday to In
spect the workings OF the Buehring sys-
tenn of water purifying which has been at
work there for the past two weeks, were
pleased with their trip. The party was
composed of President Madden and
Commissioner Yoe. of the Street and
Water Board; Aldermen Dusenberry, Nc
Entee, Kaiser, Day and Fairly; Building
Inspector Kelly. Assemblyman Carroll,
James Flemming. DR.. Isaac N. Qulmby,
Reuben .Simpson andaJohn S DeHart,
representing the Board Of Trade; Water
Inspector Leake, Jerre Marr; City Marsh
al Tim Long. The drive across the
meadow to the Belleville pumping station
was made in about an hour
and upon arriving there the party was
cordially received by Superintendent
Kearny. The city officials and citizens
spent some time In examining the mighty
engines which drive the powerful pumps
that force the water over the Meadows TO
the reservoirs on the Heights. A glance
was also taken at the two huge stand
pipes into which the water is forced be-
fore it starts on its journey over the
Meadows. Alderman Farley challenged
Alderman Dusenbury to CLIMB TO the top,
but the gentleman from the Sixth de-
clined the contest.
DIR. QUIMBY INsPEcTs THE INTAKE.
DR.. Qulmby and Mr.. Flemmlng walked
down to the edge of the river and watched
the intake for some time. The water at
that point to the two gentlemen looked
to be in good condition and DR.. Qutmby
asked Inspector Leake where all has cats
and dogs were. Mr.. Leahe blushed be-
comingy and declared that they were
fr1r n n ~ M
the pumping station had been thor roughly
inspected the party went down under the
main floor of the building to look at the
filters. In one corner of the apartment
were twenty of the compa ny's purifyers
arranged in rack.
A pipe leading from the conduit which
convevs the water from the river. to the
pumps, carried the water to the filters
and after it had gone through them as
described in The JERSEY CITY NEWS yes
terday, it passed out again in the conduit.
The water which emerged from the
filters was surprise to those who saw 1t
and drew from tnem exclamatlons OF adj
miration. 1t was az clear as crystal TO
the eye and sweet to the taste.
After the working OF the system had
been explained to the party by President
Briese and Superintendent II. i. weaver
of the company, those gentlemen unfold
ed some plans and told what the COM
DnQy proposed 10 40. Iue p1aIS CdHcu
for an eieht-story building of brick and
brown stone, with ornamental towers, 10
be erected Immediately 10 the rear of The
house in which are located the Cornish
engines. On each floor will be located
sspatteries," as the company calls the
racks of their filters. and they estimate
that it will require $4,000 of the purifiers
to properly filler the 40,000,000 gallons of
water each day. which is the basis on
which bids will be made for the new
water supply.
HOW THE PLANT, WILL WORK.
The main which carries the tga.ar from
the pumping station to the reservoir will
be tapped by pipe through which the
water will enter the building and pass
through the filters A similar pipe will
convey it back to the mains again after 1t
has left the building. The plan is so ar
ranged that should any accident happen
n the filtering house 1t will not in any
way interfere with the oity's supply, only
the water will not be filtered. The repre-
sentatives of the company would not
state what the cost of the plant would
be, as they did not want to tcipate the
bid which it proposed to present to the
Street aud Water Board next Monday. 1t
was intimated, however, that the COST to
the city would reach So, ,000. 600.
When the plant had been inspected ,and
its working explained to the party. the
representatives of the company enter
tanned their guests at dinner in the Belle
vile Hotel, which was built in 1888.