The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-24
mock water from the Newark pipe is a

mock water from the Newark pipe Is
part of all its bids.
Furthermore, if the city decides not
10 finally settle the permanent supply,
WILL GIVE a TEMPORARY SUPPLY;
probably by November 800. i will deliver
into Jersey City's Belleville Reservoir
from 2O,0O0.000 to 2S.00oe00 gallons per day
of pure and wholesome Pequannoek
Newark, at the price of thirty-five dol
lars per million gallons TheA company
will also, Forthwith construct ), LARGE s e
to Jersey City which is now urgently
needed by the city and also at the same
time a new steel main from Little rams
to Belleville and viii complete both and
deliver pure. and wholesome water taken
from the Passaie River at Little Fails
into Jersey City reservoir at thir{y-fve
July l. 1896, this supply to be supple-
mental to the Pequannock water. ;.
From one or both Of those sources it
any quantity desired at thirty-iye dol
lars per million under a contract for ten
or more years. with the option to the
city 10 cancel the contract at the end OF
five years; but in case of such cancel
lation the said new main from Belle
vile 10 Jersey City and pay for same at
cost.
The company has provisional con-
tract for pipe made prior to the recent
advances in steel. which will enable 1t
to get the pipe promptly and at figures
greatly below those now ruling; of which
saving the city will gain the advantage
if it takes the pipe. The provisional con-
tract however will soon expire and must
be availed of promptly or not at all;
PURE WATER IN FIVE MONTHS.
This will give the city water in nearly
sufficient quantities in from four to five
months.
It will give an abundant supply in
eleven months.
This offer affords the quickest pos
sible relief that can be obtained. 1t will
enable the people to rest and compare
the quality of the Pequannock water
with that of the Passaic water at Little
range with whom it pleases for its per-
manent supply and give five years in
which to settle definitely upon its per
manent works and ITO erect the same de-
Hberately.
t win relieve the cdty from any pres
ent expenditure for water plant, will
provide the urgently needed main from
city five or more years free use thereof.
1t VIII give the city at moderate cost
all the beneficial results of an immediate
supply of pure water, and not leave it
for three summers with a mere contract
TEMPoRARY SUPPLY IN ANY CASE.
Mr.. Corbin also sad that the company
would waive its original claim and give
the city a temporary supply even if it
did not get the contract for the per
man6nI supply. ne Coitipduy C.!0lo liz
temporary supply because it will be at
least three summers before any new
supply can possibly be turned on: The
Company wishes to sell the surplus of
about 20, 100000 gallons daily over New
ark's consumption, but it cannot con
tract for temporary supply. longer than
1900 as at that time the plant and It's
$4,000 900 gallons daily must be turned
over to Newark.
Mayor Wanser wanted it distinctly un-
derstood that the surplus from Newark, s
plant was not sufficient to supply TINS
city. He said if it was that it would be
the duty of the city to buy it at once.
He brought out the fact too that the
company proposes drawing on the Passa-c
River ait Little Falls for all water re-
ouired over the 20,000.O90 gallons dally
that the company could deliver from the
Pequannock. NM,
Passaic, say 100000 gallons daily, that
would be mixed with the PequannecK
would not hurt 1T at all
HALF AND HALF.
He contended that even half Passalc
and half Peauannock would pc better
puted his assertion. The company. ne
fine Hackensaek meadows for the, tenn
norarv supply If the city would con-
tract for a five years supply the pIpe
;wo1lld be sold cheaply to the. city, but
IF the supply was only taken for one on
two Years the city would have TO pay
liberal interest on the investment. I ne ne
question of a temporary supply 5 peifg
gdiVer fn1l consideration and some action
in that direction may be taken snortly.
Tbas afternoon the Hudson and Rock
away Company will explain its propo-
SitjO0.