The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-25
WATER AERATION.
Commissioner Hooker Try
ing an Interesting Ex-
pertinent at Belle
vile
III WILL COST ONLY $3.50
Many Simple But Effectual I'M
proyements Made at the Water
Works-Oflcial Inspection.
II WILL COST ONLY $3.50

NFavoy Wanser and Street and Water
~on,n, ss;oners Macarthur, Hooker a n
Come made a semi-oficial visit to the
pa,,a,ilIa n,nnin station and reservoir
yastersav afternoon. The object of the
,as,+ vas 10 see the improvements Com
,n;ss;onar Hooker has made at the sta
zion h,,t more narttcularly to inspect an
or,o;na1t idea of Mr. ook by which
A. e rrorosed to submit every gallon of
,,.+ar n,,vnnad into the reservoir to a
hana6sal ana ar the same time, tnex-
na,ss,ra systero of aeration. The ~aeration
81 water as MANNED by Mr.. Hooker.
means dts p,Irification and classification
81 . ,,orv ;nonortant extent.
parsons familiar with the Belleville
n,rn3ng s+at,on know that there are two
f,omansa Worthins-ton pumps on one side
~ the road and two still larger Cornish
numnS M, the ~opposate side. The top
Of tho stand nine in the reservoir with
which tba worthington pumps are con-
nected was so constructed that 1T re-
ma,ned two feet below the surface of
tha water in the reservoir. The result
was that the 1000, 900 to 5000. 600 gallons
of water that were pumped through 1t
into the reservoir daily was never given
an opportunity to settle or purify Itself.
except in the flow across the Meadows
Commissions Hooker. after considerable
study. decided to add a five foot length
of pAoe to the tap of the stand pipe. He
carried his plan into effect and now the
water rises in the stand pipe three feet
above the surface of the water in the
reservoir. Thus there is a great addi-
t.onal pressure and the water is delivered
in the reservoir at a considerable head"
But Captain Hooker was not content
vet. He caused a still table 36 feet in
circumference to be constructed. He a
# nnnct5,red thousands of times so that
a. nresantad +he anpearance of a huge
sieve. This he placed in such a position
tbat every gallon of water delivered into
tha reservoir from the Worthingson
n,,mns flows over the table is screened
as If were. through It, and exposed to the
action of the air and sunlight. The wa
ter has a fall of three feet and it has
been Acknowledged by engineers who
49, n~,antad IL that its operation will,
beyond doubt. greatly Improve 0he con
ditson OF tne water para = maralv
summer time When ioraierH
poured into the reservoir In its htthy
condition and flowed to High Service
r,ttbont tbs least means of Improvement
in taste or smell.
THE CORNISH ENGINES.
Tho sand nine with which the Cornish
engines are connected mas MOI pee1i
eouipped with an aerating table as yet,
bn4 n ufs1 ba in tbe course of ten days.
In this case. the stand pipe is 10 De fals7
ed five feet above the surface of the wa
ter and > table 40 feet in length and Il
yer anu d 'Aoie s
feet wide is to be attached to II. AS soodi
as it Is completed every gallon of water
pumped from the river into the reservoir
will undergo some purilcathon't
Mayor Wanser expressed his satisfac-
s5on win the.plan and finally asked how
much 1T cost.
He was agreeably surprised when IN
formed that the whole work would not
Aofineu ena II 80 o,.. yxrontb
cost more Than szS. chairman worm
ington of the Kearny Township Conn
mittee was present with Water Pur-
yeyor Brown. borh seneiensn :
pleased and declared that it was appar-
ent the Jersey City officials were doang
Ell in their power to improve not only
the condition of the water but also the
c.ty's works. r
MUCH MoNEY 81 wE Bin sta-
ton and 1t only required 9, hasty glance
for one familiar with the place TO notice
that extensive Improvement AYE. been e
ldtG. ntlC al III -
eryone on the place is obiiged 70 Keep
busy. Another great gain is in the
used at the Station at the rate of thirty
EIGHT tons per day. The city paid 81. per
ton for it. Soft coal, costing. $50 Per ton
Is now used and it is found that better
work is done and only twsnty-seven tons
q day are required. This involves a
The lower sections Of the big Worthing-
ton pumps used to set in water TO the
denth of six and eight feet. No one
thought 1t necessary. to pump 1t out. no.
matter If the engines were being ruined.
Commissioner Hooker made a simple
connection with a pipe in the basement
and today the engine room is as dry as
a bone and the engines are ia first class
condition. A little indicator on the siGe
Of the wall attracted Mayor Wanserss
siuner Harding explained that in days
gone by the city paid a ma a salary TO
keep running between the engine room
and the reservoirs to keep the engineer
informed as to the depth of the water In
the reservoir. The indicator does away
with tina mans services. 1t Is claimed
that the water is kept at a depth of sew.
enteen feet in the reservoir now against
fourteen feet under the old management.
very little water can escape before the
engineer knows that something is wrong.
Commissioner Hooker recently discover
ed that h big forty ton plunger of the
Cornish pump labored considerably. He
renedied that defect by removing 1890
pounds of weight. Not only does the
plunger work easier, but at the same
Time, about two tons of coal a day are