The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-17
THE STATE WATER BOARD.


Special to the Jersey City News.
TRENTON, April II, I894.-The bill which
provides for a State Water Board to take
charge of the potable waters of the State,
the passage Of which is being urged by the
Jersey City Board of Trade, was reported
favorably last night. The bill has been
amended to meet the objections of the New
ark men and if they are sincere in their
protestations that the only reason for their
opposition is a fear that the measure will
take from them their costly new water sup
ply, the bill will probably become a law.
One of the amendments adopted last night
excludes from the operation of the bill the
area drained by the Pequannock and its
tributaries above the intake of the Newalk
aqueduct. 1t does not concede anything In
principle but simply reduces the area OF the
State water shed.
The other amendment provides:-"That
for the purpose of defraying the expendi-
lures authorized herein, and which shall be
incurred, for OF in connection with the con-
struction of works for furnishing a State
water supply hereunder, the State Water
Board shall raise from time to time, by the
issue of bonds, such sums of money as shah
be sufficient:-First, to pay the cost OF ac-
curing any real estate, and any other prop
erty or rights mentioned in Section 10 of this
act, that shall be required for such works
and water supply, together with the expenses
of litigation touching riparian rights, or
other rights, arising under this act, and the
expenses Of locating, surveying, investigat-
ng and defining the extent OF any
real estate. property or rights as afore-
said that shall be required for, or affected
by, the construction of such works: also any
expenditures that shall be incurred by said
board to preserve from infringement the
rights of the State in any potable waters.
or to prevent injury to the purity, or i'm
pairment of the natural flow thereof, under
the terms Of Sections three and four of this
act; Second, to pay for all materials
furnished and work performed for or IN
connection with the construction of such
works, whether the anne be procured by
contract or otherwise, including the COM
pensation of engineers, surveyors, clerks,
agents and assistants mentioned in section
sixteen of this act, and the salaries Of the
Commissioners Of the State Water Board
and its secretary, and the fees of legal coun-
sci, pending the construction of such works,
and until revenue is derived therefrom;
also the cost of the surveys, maps, plans and
estimates mentioned In said section sixteen,
and the disbursements for travelling and
Office expenses, supplies and such other incl
dental expenses as are necessary to the
efficient performance of their several duties
by said Commissioners and their subordin-
ates and assistants touching such construc-
ton; also the taxes and interest, specified in
section twenty-five of this act, to be treated
as a part of the cost of construction until
the works are brought into operation.
Third, to repay moneys advanced to said
board from the State Treasury, as provided
in section twenty eight OF this act, to be
used for any of the purposes aforesaid"