The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-23

aannsel for he Jersey City Water Com
pany, retorted He's you witness, so0
know" 1aan Mr.
V~redenburgh began to cross eNaiiine
~ aMr rs' Tasamaas the Prsssds Il g Il sha
Soll largq 1 Y he aalgS @0 began Nj vfsqsn-
81 KS ] b . i gsi5 i w sis5 J yyls wealthy
man; IN fact, a millionaAf ~
MS MS seiigmea / who is aiso PIT q TIE B
..Ha = the banker and a Very tfeti
man. sais NJ $, BeldsT;; RIGHTS.
aNow Mr.. Belden is IL nor j oo da Ga tna IS
the Company has put up sS,VVV'yVvv ne
hlIld the works IN rea9lnsss
am9aaf o. ren He Mr.. Beiden,aI know that
al, the money necessary IS ready c~aan
"W5 i GYMS osIEsd p Mpl V-red nnbu diving
L4n tba Troperty of the c~onpany;.. 49,
lhsaSw r Merritt, who is aifiiiated WIN eie
Jersey City Water Conlpa aIycellenf quail
stv and the wafer for Jersey CITY Will pe
taken therefromYD Deldeu
.saaSgSS other gentlemen owning rights n p
~ PaclnaWay water shed are NOR =
less interested in the offer OF your eo
pany2'
.eYYs1n have made an examination OF
the water shed nsth 80,
eyes. ] am familiar VIII p iaacoilirfng by
rensse from the people who own i44a
h that water shed: al the wafer F4f Git5S
necessarv 10 enable the Jersey ss1y
yWsfeT Company 10 carry out its e2ntnacl
wifh Jersey City" asked Mt sfeast'
bq lNhf the slightest d%ialculty;e ,,as
M Realden then detailed az 4uch
1engfb The former bid by MoffeII a594SI
kins & Clarke in 1892 and 1872 Rafl y Z
Clair Company and lug 7 ne beiil fySwest
hid Nv Messrs. Moffett & Coz ..fson
y sons 100000 gallons at $40 per naiAaon
ga s!%bv wasn't their bid aceepted2, ~.
Il never could find out replica Mr,
Belden, and everybody l aegd4s9 when Mr..
v-redenburgh, Turning. to Judge stevens
said. Gross examine.
LAWYERS IN DISPUTE. ~
sn n1ny W We Mr.. Belden, when ths
Moffett, Hodgkins and clarkes ,S SEa
meanf a supply from Boonton IN losS,
where was Mr.. Reiilys supply !"
ta akPeanwerviiie." replied Mr.. Belden.
In reply to a question ~ Nh HE V wafer-
n phrssh and the Source from which the
Jersey City Company proposes 10 iHII h
nish the city with gooa WI nIsc;a res
ervNoSrs would be placed, and tl1s spAS{ll
wloS'lid be the focus of the system; ~ ~
the necessary water rash neaded The
rsgS7s of the Morris Canal coula easIy
I'm which bid MT; Treo EN-
h,,r ROD, Twas shown reservoirs on Liz ceiF
re If the Government ~reseryatlona ~
lfs s1n the East Jersey and Hqds99n ana
Water Companies" SAID Nj; o E = Ter
say CCo1n5any's bid and ask you Il u
al mi state that they had 10
buy from the Morris Canal"
do as You know what price the Canal
conoDs1v chsrged the East Jersey Com
ANY !Vsl fOT 50 e,s es9' oq Mr sai ReIdeS 81 wafer
Il Object Fight here" said Mr.. Stevens ed
urging as reasons that p was nor p paUId
er cross-examination: k e an Iit Even if it
were proper crcss-examination It was
i1nmateriai. Mr.. Stevens was about 10
ASK M Mr. R-sledf en5 i ae s ahHw 'Hs ps'ss
IT don'f propose to be interrupted IKE
this. Mr.. Stevens has no right to Dues
ton his witness When ne ae;a IS tufnea ofei
To me for eross-examfnation
..RIJt YOU are not cross-examining, you
are examining the witness. and nave a
right to object" said Judge Stevens; ara
Mlessrs, Corbin. Thompson and Griffin
one of the counsel suggested that Com
missioner Nugent rnle on the mallef'
but Judge Stevens dissented.
PEACE RE-ESTARLISHED.
ir aa his ~ pojnf. Mr.. VrederlEnrgh insist
ed that ag the prosecutors BIT MI " c Slssr
eyamjna and ought not to be interrupt
ed. while on the other hand Judge Stew
ems and Mr.. Corh4n malntasned tnaI lhe Y
verbal war was ended by Mr.. Belden
II am afraid I misunderstood you, Mr..
V~redenburgh, when / said I knew what
price had been paid. | was referring 70
fee "a That i1 I do not o. know"
The lawyers laughed and Mr.. Vreden-
burgh said that if Mr.. Belden had said
that before the wrangle would not haVe
afset Us Strike out all that discussion1
said Judge Stevens, and it was accord
fhfis practically ended Mr.. Belden's
Before. however. he was put on the
Engineer w. w. Ruggles.
MIR. Ruggles said on direct examination
to do with the water works but only
the construction Department of the
Street and Water. Board. He began
frst to mention the storage reservoirs
Belleville containing Y. 100000 gallons of
water and two at High Service. one
gallons of water. Jersey City uses at
present daily. he said. about 81, G0g,o GOO of
water, and that includes the aDnoUrt
supplied to Bayonne, Harrison and Kcar-
ny. He. Mr.. Ruggles. drew the form
specifications for the water bidding, brt
not the latter. He was, however. con-
suited about them by Mr.. Spencer
Weart.
MEADOW PIPE SYSTEM DESCRIBED.
The engineer c-ross-examined by Mr..
~Vredenburgh. described the pipe system
across the meadoMs and the method OF
supplying Greenville and Bayonne by a
Y branch from the main pipe ut Summit
avenue. The Baycnle and GreenyilIe
water do. not come from the reservoirs
at High Service.
HDoesn't. that main pipe across the
meadows leak all the time?'' Mr.. Vre-
den9urg asked.
There is a small leak during the spring
"a freeze out occurs often?"
first time in my recollection
DO you think if the head were in
creased the pipe would stand the pres
sgrhe two 36-inch mains would stand il
Ruggles.
Hoy much does the city charge Bay
About $4,000 to $4,000 a year, or at
the rate of $50 a million gallons"
Lave you had supplemental supplies
of water?" asked Mr. Spencer Wearf.
YES, from the Hackensaek Water
Mr.. R1ggles explained that the Hacken.
Hoboken, had often supplied 81 al
emergency, Jersey City with water.
81 ~tto4PiGkSe19 once o9Mngnt water from Jer-
You say that the three reservoirs
hold q storage of 1874, 10000 ard that III
the case Of 2 breakdown that IS all The