The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-08
TEMPORARY SUPPLY
Street and Water Board Re-
ceives a Proposition
From the Jersey City
Company.
BOARD OF TRADES LETTER
Engineer Croes Thinks a Plant
Could Be Built Much Cheaper
Than the Cost Named
in the Bids.

The Street and Water Commissioners
held the longest session today on rec
ord. Clerk Bouton's office was practically
| swamped with communications in rela-
tion to the new supply of water. and
properly owners were packed in the
lobby like sardines in a. box. There was
a general rush to take advantage of the
new laws pertaining to public improve
ments. In response to the request of
the Street and Water Board to be in
formed whether the Jersey City Water
Company could furnish a temporary sup
ply in short order, the company submit
ted the following letter.
WILL GIVE A TEMPORARY SUPPLY.
I'VE are in receipt of your resolution
of April /. 1885. requesting us to inform
your board If this company can offer
any temporary supply of water during
the two years required to build our
works and furnishing permanent sup
ply under our bid of March Is, 1895.
I'VE expect, in case our proposals are
accepted, to construct at once the main
across the Passaic River at Belleville,
in such a manner that 1t can be used
by the city for the delivery of the sur
In about five months. If the city or
the undersigned can arrange with New
ark or otherwise for this supply, this
company. will permit the use Of the. main
for its delivery upon satisfactory terms.
From all We can learn their supply waters
are not sufficient to adequately supply
the city in the interim. The balance
would have to be obtained from the Pas
saie as st present AS the spseeacsstions ses sda
Rwhereunder you solicited proposals, aid
not. call for a. temporary supply, we
made no provision therefor in our bid,
and did not suppose that the city would
prlI he nf n fnT 1lr cr-Nr
supply until a permanent supply had been
Arranged for. Arrangements ought easily
to be made for the surplus of the New
manent supply has. been awarded, and "a
method provided forSits delivery across
the Passaic River In tAe meantime ss nth. we e
supply, and believe that a permanent
supply can be turned on for the use OF
the ctty before the hrst day of July,
1896, although all Of the auxiliary works
and reservoirs could not he fully COM
oleted until later date,
ENGINEER CROES' WORK.
The next communication touching upon
water was one forWarded, to the board
By Presdent dJohg ,vsssorafees q the
employed Engineer Croes to go over the
water Specifications and bids filed. Mr..
voorhees, letter % M4s as folows;. ,o.-
To the Board OF Street and Water Conn
Gnisloners.
Trade1 Of jersey CITY. respeetfuiiy SUB
nit herewith for Your consideration, a
report received through. the Emergency
Committee of this board. made to 1t by
J. J. r. Croes, Civil Engineer, embracing
estimates OF the reasonable cost of a new
with the latest amended speyificationgs
proposals were received March s25 \ ult;
Mr;SCroes' estimates make the 1t of
water delivered to Belleville 40 per cent.
of the price made by the East Jersey
water Company :in its proposition Ne; j,
andlths cost Of a complete plant of G, ,ooo, :
lowest price named by the East Jersey
/ WateYsCompany for a complete plant Of
so, ,0o0, 600 gallons capacity. The annual
cost TO the cftyafor a supply OF 30, 600, 600
gallons per day. under the East Jersey e.
cost would not exceed .S175,2oo.
rhe cost of water delivered by gravity
as estimated by Mr.. Croes would be be-
Etween 38 and 40 pei. cent of the price
Emade In the proposition of the jersey
CITY Water &c ooS Company. on and the cost of Of
cent. cent Of the price given BY that company
for a plant of 5e,oo00oO gallons capacity.
The annual cost totthe city of supply
of 30,0D0.000 gallons per day under the
Jersey City Weter .Company's proposal
would be s479, , So 70 Mr.. croes' estimate
tabulated comparison between the Water
Company's prices and those given by
Mr.. Croes' report. AS his f1gures in
|sclude full payment for all water rights,
the conclusion is irresistlble> that the
fit SO enormous that their proposals cam
nat dao cOnGlQerAd,-