The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
NEW WATER COMING.
East Jersey Water Company VIII Tap
Pipe in a Month.
Snectol to the Jerseu Cstu Neaus.

NEWARK, Sept. "a, 1895.-Under the di-
rection of the Board of Works, and with
the consent of the East Jersey Water
Company, Newark is completing it's ar
engagements for getting accurate and in
dependent measurements of the new
water supply. A ~gatehouse at the intake
reservoir will measure the flow of water
into the pipe and weirs at the Oak Ridge
and Clinton reservoirs will test the flow
at those places. The work is being lone
by the city, under the direction of As
sistant Engineer A. D. Ball. and the meas
uring plan is on a different system from
that employed by the East Jersey Com
pany, which uses an invention of Engi-
nerr Herschers. Thus one will check the
other.
The object of these independent meas
urements is to demonstrate exactly what
the city has got in the way of a water
supply. The company's guarantee was
for 50000,000 gallons a day forever, and
so far the city has not ascertained any
facts in regard to it except through the
company's officials. Now it will be in a
position to inform itself. This is prepar-
ing for the final delivery OF the works in
1900, when Newark is to pay $500, 900 more
money and afterward nave exclusive con-
troll
The East Jersey Water Company will
probably tap the Newark supply for the
benefit of Jersey City inside of a month.
The delivery Of the pipe to connect the
Newark pipe line with the Jersey City
Water Works across the river will begin
this week, it is said, and there is probably
no reason why P~equannock water should
weeks. The East Jersey Water Company
at first was reported to be in~disposed to
accept this temporary contract. because
II hah NOT cno1trnd fhn norr mont nnn
but eventually concluded to take the lib
eral profit it offers
The company is entitled to all the water
it can take out of the pipe after Newark
has had n, 500, 900 gallons a day. Newark
now uses over 20,000,0 600 gallons, and lately
aGa ao 6een using betWee 2o,nSo. GOO and 70.
it's INIT. In winter when faucets are
kept open to prevent pipes freezing, the
tract limit of the supply, running on
some days above SO, 0OO, 600. The East Jer-
sey Company notified the city that this
could not be permitted.
The forty-eight inch PHO line of the
company IS calculated FOL $4,000, 900 gall
Ions a day, and some engineers have
claimed that it would not carry so large
a. quantity. Now the company IS to sup
ply Newark with 27,500.004, and Jersey City
with 10000, ono, while Montclair and lloom-
field are using considerable quantities.
If the contracts are made which the COM
pany ak of thet total will be more than
s,oo0, coo gallons I.sa a day, and It r Win be Sss VERY
may then arise a question whether,
when, Newark is using less than 27,5o0,0o0
the East Jersey Company will not be
taking some of Newark's water, and GER
tainly the company will need as much
help from Newark as the city will from
the company.
That this city is now using much more
water tina is necessary for ordinary pur-
poses in a city of its population, is agreed
by all engineers, and the extravaganza
IS principally in private houses where
there are no meters. This will probably
bring up the question of metering all
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