The sun., 1894-12-10
JERSEY CITYS BAD WATER.
THE STREET AND WAFER BOARD
REPLIES 10 THE GRAND JURY.
~ Defends Its Course In ths Mater of
sPeei6entiens aud In Other Respeets-
Says that It Will DO Its whole Duty. |

~ DEFENDS Its Course In the Mater OF
sPeei6entiers and n Otker Respects
Says that H VIII DO Its whole Duty.
The Jersey City Street and Water Commits
sioneFs last night sent out answer 10 the
presentment made last Friday night by the
Grand Jury In reference TO the water supply OF
Jersey City. The Commissioners among other
things say:
"They the Grand jury say that the reser-
volr at Belleville had moro water than the Jer-
sey City reservoirs They are right in that as
the reservoirs were built 10 produce that result.
The Belleville reservoir is at the highest eleva-
tion that reservoir is kept full Of water be-
cause 1t receives the product of the pumps,
which can pump largely In excess Of the daily
consumption. The Jersey City reservoirs are
auxiliary for certain sections OF the city. The
carrying capacity of the pipes across the
meadows TO these reservoirs is not sufficient for
Jersey city when the city is using large guam
tity Of water, especially in the midsummer and
In midwinter, when the public allows tho water
to run very freely.
This Eoard rescnts tho criticism OF the Belle
willie plant ard supports the good condition OF
the works. aud ~ thorough maintenance by low
pay rolls, small supple, at reasonable prices.
cheapened coal consumption increased head of
water. extensive repairs and improvements. and
10 water purchased from the HobOken Water
Company. The chief engineer Of the pumping
works was not on hand to receive the Grand
tain Sunday afternoon Mt 4 o'clock, for the rea-
son that he was up the river at that time TO
by instruction of this Board. The assistant
chief engineer accompanied the visitors through
was In charge is more than a falsehoOd; IL IL a
falsehood which is backed by a committee and
endorsed by twenty-thrce men. members Of the
Tho city has heretofore received bids for
new water supply and the specifications upon
present specifications were notifications OF the
previous ones. They were prepared by this
put In legal shape by the Corporation Counsel
and Attorney, who were invited to = conference
and a IN pleased sSs hss ny b
falsehoods attributed to them. that they were not
consulted Had the Grand Jury desired to know
been satisfied with answers OF persons who have
no authority to prepare them;
There is no definite attack made on these
specifications; they were drawn to get water
supply They would do 80. They aimed at a
their nse Of the State maps in showing whsre IL il
would come FROM viz, the Rockaway Valley.
dns s in puSd iSSynf s it S
bidders from that valley, an this number could |
be indefinitely increased to MS many as could |
the law o: last winter referred to-, this Board |
was not then In existence, and the logic OF this
part Of the presentment is curious 1t states |
that that law, the creation of this Board. and |
the specifications were necessary combine |
cations produced without such law being
passed:
means, we are prepared TO assist the Corpora |
ject and will receive suggestions pertinent to It.
to do our whole duty in this matter; II our duty
70 the public is to leave the water 1t Is II win
changed as we can do it within the law. and
having in view the best results"