The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-16
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Jersey City Water Company
Explains Its Plans to
City Officials.
SINGLE PIPE LINE PROPOSED
Intake Located at Beach Glen
Provisions for Additional
Supply.
SINGLE PIPE LINE PROPOSED

and Detwiller, Street and Water Com
miss.oners Macarthur. Cone. KelleI's.
Harding and Hooker. Corporation Coun-
sci Blair and City Attorney Weart, met
Engineer Van Dyne and Messrs. Bel
don. Captain White and Tighlmann. of
the Jersey City Water Company. last
night, at the Mayors Office in the CITY
pos.tA
DesOn Saturday last. when the city Of
ficials visited the proposed sources of
supply. and the points at which the COM
pany intends establishing storage reser-
voirs. no opportunity presented itself
for the engineers to explain the plans
of the company. They were consequent
ly heard last night.
An immense blackboard, showing the
various lakes which are to be tapped
and the proposed ros of the pipe, was
utilized by Engineer Van Dyne n MAX
ing his explanation. The lakes and
ponds from which it is proposed to gather
a supply for this city are Enthusiastically
Bodies of pure and wholesome water.
The ponds to be tapped are Split Rock,
Green and Dixons, Lake Denmark,
TlStony Brook and Hoaglands Lake. all
le of these lakes were visited and admired
two years old, when the old Street and
the water problem.
ASINGLE PIPE NEEDED.
The Jersey City Company bases its
estimate on single pipe line from
Beach Glen the proposed point for the
location Of an intake. The company
claims that one PIPE Zine will be suf-
ficient to give the desired supply of
50.G00,O00 gallons daily. The average stor-
]. age capacity of the watershed of the
Q. company Per mile is 14.oo0,0o0 gallons
,eFav;ng a watershed of St.7S miles, the
= atural storing capacity e something
.-ist ormous.
yhsyor a year, allowing Hberally for
5titteporation and loss by precipitation, the
sr Bacity is estimated at 2S.oO0,o 600 gal
20 sns. The company proposes building a
l+stored supply of about 1900, 100000 gal
atoms, or enough for 23f days can be had
st all times of the year.
1PRovISIoNS FOR ADDITIONAL
~ SUPPLY.
uessEngineer Van Dyne was asked what
& 'ss1rovision could be made in the event of
he city consuming 50.e0Oo0o gallons a
lay to procure an additional supply.
! -Arhe Engineer explained that such
situation could be renedied readaly Dy
converting Longwood Valley of the
Rockaway River into an enormous stor-
age basin. Longwood Valley IS natural
storage reservoir IT'S storage capacity
is practically unlimited. The valley ex-
tends back through fertile country
for a distance OF more than five miles.
The officials Of the company were ask
ed how they proposed to settle all the
legal complications that were sure TO
arise in acquiring rights OF way anu
confiscating water.
.'Condenlnation as vested in the city"
was the reply.
WON'T DISTURB MORRIS CANAL.
The city officials were puzzled to know
what DISPOSITION would he made of the
claim of the Morris Canal and Banking
Company in Beaver Brook. 1t was ex-
plained that Beaver Brook would in no
wise be disturbed II is not proposed to
attempt to divert the surplus flow or
Beaver Brook, so that the Morris Canal
will be fed as usual. 1t IS proposed,
however, to take the flow of Green Pond
which IS to a large extent fed by Beaver
Brook. The company intends avoiding
all the legal complications possible
The officers of the company were next
questioned about the rights of the Mont
c1a.n Water Company in Split Rock
Pond. which pond Is one of the steadi-
est sources Of supply in that part OF the
State The claim of the Montclair Com
many was represented to be no barrier
whatever to taking Split Rock
The Moutclair Company 1t was as
serted, only had an option on Spilt
Rock Pond, and that option, it was SAID,
expired ten days ago.
ASPHALT TO COVER THE MAIN
Engineer Van Dyne was questioned
about how it was proposed to cover and
protect the new main. He announced
that it would be covered with asphalt
AS to the size and thickness of the pipe
he said it would be 81 inches in DAM
eter at the intake, and Boonton Gown
to High Service only 4S inches. The
thickness of the pipe will be governed
entirely by the pressure.
The next question raised was about
the connpany's proposed distribution at
the High Service reservoirs. The only
explanation was that mechanical de-
vices would be employed which would
permit of the distribution of the Water
in all parts of the city at a much great
er head than at present.
The Finance Commissioners wanted to
know what kind Of a dam it was pro-
posed to build at Beach Glen. the point
at which the intake Is to be established
The reply was one of sufficient height
and dimensions TO store and retain the
t;ow of $50 acres, which it is estimated
viii keep on hand at the intake, at all
seasons of the year, a supply sufficient
for rs days, at a rate of consumption OF
50,0O0,000 gallons daily.
HEIGHT ABOVE HIGH TIDE.
The intake will be no less than $40
feet above mean high tide, according
o the representations Of the company
Denmark Lake, which will feed into the
intake reservoir, has an elevation of SIS
feet above mean high tide. Spit Rock
Lake is situated 315 feet above high
ride: Green Pond, 1,043 feet; Hoagland's s
Lake 74o feet. and Dixcn's Pond $50
feet.
The various problems that will be
involved in building plant were care
fully gone over and explained by En-
gineer Van Dyne. The final showing
Of the company was that Newark paid
sso0O,ooO for 63 miles of water shed.
pipe line of q miles and storage reser-
yoirs with a capacity of 6,l2o 020, 0oO The
Jersey city Water Company only wants
100000 for So miles Of water shed. 29
miles Of single pipe and storage basins
rlth a capacity Of 11.784, ,0o0, 900.
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