The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-04
FOR 9EHPORARY WATER
East Jersey Company Tells the
Commissioners 1t Can Fur
nish a Supply in Six Months.

The Street and Water Commissioners
met this morning to receive answers to
the questions put to the East Jersey and
Jersey City Water Companies as to their
abilityt 10 furnish a temporary supply of
water at short notice, aad from the East
Jersey Water Company whether II would
be possible to obtain a gravity supply in
all parts of the city IF q pumping station
were located at Great Notch. No answer
was received from the Jersey City Water
Company. The East Jersey Company,
however, submitted the following COM
munication:-
IN answer to your resolution of April
], we beg to state, That after fnvestiga-
ton we find that this company can, If
desired, connect Its proposed main from
Great Notch to Belleville with the auxil-
A N such a manner as to deliver the
water by gravity from our reservoir at
Great Notch directly into the reservoirs
on Bergen Heights, and at a sufficient
head to supply the most elevated portions
81 pIpe 5eT Who'd Gity the ehr Haa Of a the pF1 psase Tta1 or
any pumping station on Bergen Heights,
at the same time delivering the residue
CAN BE DONE BY GRAVITY.
whole sa app = by yong gravity nj ps't to Bssrs saa
ttetgnts at a greater heac than is neees-
sary 70 reach the level Of the Bergen
o~btainedtthe water viii itself afford the
necessary mower to lift the portion re-
S SeigSt d d9f 2 tnf fest sta aboT FPS sid sefv IH a 20 fhg
into the reservoirs the water will pass
through a hydraulic engine. This engine.
70 Twenty-Five per cent. Of the entire
volume of water to the eQuired height
of 30 feet. thus .affording a continuous
complete supply for the stand pipe ser
vice. AS is well known, the cost of the
maintenance and operation Of q hydraulic
| engine of this class is nominal A short
branch pipe from the main to the Belle
vile reservoir can be used at all times
to keep the reservoir full for distributing
the above results this company would
expect to construct, not only the con-
duit from Great Notch to Belleville, but
Therefore. the auxiliary main across the
READ TO DISCUSS THE. PLAN.
We are ready TO discuss this plan with
| the city, if desired, but beg to point out
that it would appear to involve unneces>
mate at about S4o0, 900, resulting from
the fact tina by no plan that can be
devised, by gravity or by pumping at
quantity of water needed for the stand
pipe service be delivered at an elevation
Of 2i0 feet so cheapiy as by pumping
Voirs. hi extra cost Of $40o6oo was not
| contemplated by our bid, as the latter
| was made en- the basis of delivery at
| L1e lower GlGVdllUll ISlullS Ell ny Tie SpC-
cification.
IF, as we suppose what is desired by
the city Is to be relieved of the respon-
stbilfty and cost of the present pumping
| plant for the stand pipe service we are
| willing to undertake to deliver the water
required at High Service without cost
| to the city, on the basis of our bid, sub
united March Is, the city to turn over
| to our company the use OF the pumping
| plant at Bergen Heights, and the conf
| pany to undertake the entire cost of
operation and maintenance of the same
during the term OF the contract.
The temporary supply win be delivered
into the Beileyille reservoir within six
months from date of contract, as stated
In cur bid. But as soon as the auxiliary
main across the meadows is completed
this temporary supply can be connect
ed Herewith and delivered on Bergen
| Heights reservoirs, or at the head as
| proposed above, to supply the most els
waited portions of Jersey City through
a proper stand pipe without the use Of
a pumping staten on Bergen Heights,
according as one plan or the other shall
finally be selected.
'Respeetfully submitted,
"CLEMENS HERSCHELL,
Engineer and Supt. East Jersey Water
It was referred to the Committee of
the Whole. The Jersey City Water Com
q will probably be heard from on
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