The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-08
THE PASSALC
Harrison and Kearny Officials
Looking For A New Water
Supply.

AS a result of the present agitation
about the bad water supply in Kearny
that township will probably have its own
Independent water supply before long. En-
gineers nave been over the ground, a
site neal the Greenwood Lake Railroad
cut for the necessary works has been
selected; it has been decided to have it
a driven we'll supply The original cost
has been estimated at $4,000, and the
township has the power to take action
1t seems ASST the only thing which will
upset the proposed plan, is for Jersey
City to take some steps looking to the
procuring of a better supply han the
present one. Jersey City supplies Kearny.
Harrison and other places with Pasaic
water and gets paid for it, and now a
demand is being made that she furnish
an article fit at least to battle in. So
foul is the water now that most people
in the towns over the river Will not
even use it to wash themselves IN, lest
they might emerge from it in a worse
condition h a they entered.
CONDEMNED THE WATER.
All this, and more, too, was told on
the banks of the reservoir on the hill
the Hudson county side of the river, op-
posite Belleville. Saturday, while the
Kearny Board of Health was inspecting
the place. They looke at the intake and
lIlc ODtiGl, SIllilICd lIlt - civ tAtNh
talked about it in no pleasant terms.
There We're in the party the Kearny
Health Physician, DR.. j, A. Exton;
Chairman James NJ. Congleton of the
Township Water Committees; President
of the Board of Health, Charles f. En-
gelstadler;, Township Committeeman,
Samuel Worthington; Fl. c.. Green, and
anex-member of the committee; Com
missioner Hooker of the Jersey City
Board of Works, who happened along on
one of his semi-weekly visits; and the
Superintenden of the works which Were
being Inspected. Every phase Of the
water question was discussed and Com
missioner Hooker said that the Jersey
City Board of Works has had any7num-
Der of plans under discussion for the i'm
provement of the supply, but has not
yet decided upon anything definite He
suggested that one way to improve the
quality of the Kearny supply, and per
hans TO Increase the pressure would be
to clean out the big meters at Bergen,
Midland and Kearny n Th1s mas
not been done in several years, and 1T IS
believed that the pressure on the kearny
service pipes may be retarded by guam
titles of refuse which must of necessity
gather at the points mentioned.
MR.. HOOKER NON-COMMITTAL.
1t was decided to have it done as soon
as possible and before leaving the party
Commissioner Hooker promised TO SEND
MEN out from Jersey City to clean the
asked by DIR. EXton whether Jersey City
would unite in a protest with kearny,
condemning the present water supply, he
answered:-'I annot give an offhand an
swer for Jersey City, but you go ahead
and do what yoM decide to be the best
after your investigation. and our Board
of Works will back YOU up in anythins
which will be for the general good of the
people,"
The party left early, after Superinten-
dent Hooker and DIR. Exton had a pri-
waite talk of some length.
Harrison and other places are ready
to unite with US in almost anything we
our water, and we propose to keep at it
now until something is accomplished