The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-17
A NEW PIPE LINE.
NeWark's Pequannock Con-
duit Will Not Carry Fifty
Million Gallons.
ENGINEER HERscBEL SAYS 50
To Make Good Its Contract the
East Jersey Company Must
Spend at Least a Million
Dollars.
HERsCBEL SAYS 50
Erom the Newark SUNDAY Call"

Water Company reported a SNORT thiS
ago ito the company's Board of directors
tina the pipe line from the Pequannock
reservoir to Newark wa not large
enough, and that another pipe would nave
to be laid. He said that the existing
pipe would not carry more than about
As, 100000 gallons a day, while the coh-
tract of the company with Newark re-
quired that it should deliver 5o.oU.Wo
gallons a day. The directors of the East
Jersey Company immediately authorized
Garrett A. Hobart to communicate WIN
the city authorities of Newark, ana TO
state tina a pipe line of sufficient capac-
ity to make up the deficiency would be
aid forthwith, and to ask the city for
a consultation in regard to the subject.
Engineer Herschel is said to admit
frankly that his estimate that the pres
ent pipe line would be sufficient to carry
the contract quantity of water was an
error of calculation 1t was due, he said,
to mistakes made by authors of standard
works on hydraulics n by reports re-
ceived from other water works. which
gave a false basis for the calculations
made. Up to within a very short time
Engineer Herschel was confident that the
pipe line would be sufficient; but in MAX
ing tests, in view of the sale of New
ark's surplus water to Jersey City, he
discovered the error and made a report
to that effect to the
The water contract requires that the
z plpe s Ilng 20 N nug .x,r ssd,l n HITsp S saogiss
t thsn fhi alth MSa!S the hee deficiency &c pq mlghf e
mount sm Which II the pipe PEE line viii not sup.
There is nothing for the company, to do
esnset Of e this nu to the ane eo : nps viii i Be very cry
large, probably reaching q half million
dollars. and while the right of way is al
and comparatively little labor in grad.
year to complete. The company's direc;
that no time should be lost IN coming to
an arrangement with Newark, and IN
prosecuting the work with rapidity, an
thoroughness. 1t is said that Engineer
Herschel viii continue in charge and that
the mpa does not hold him blame
worthy for the expensive blunder.
to is likely to be embodied In a sugges.
ton to the city in regard to the size or
the pipe. BY a strict construction Of the
new pipe line could be Omitted to the
quantity needed, and no more; On other
words, If the deficiency of the present
line which would furnish that quantity
woIld meet the requirements. But a pipe
line which would furnish a much larger
auantity would not cost much more, ana
It would be a great value to the city as
a safeguard in case OF disaster TO the
main pipe. It has a,d been e u urged sgd I n3rs a ,; hons
or else that Newark should provide q
storage reservoir in or near the city
which would furnish water enough t.
prevent a famine in case of a break. 1t
was with the latter object that the Ivy
Hill site was purchased.
The facts of his ast%ondshing develop.
want In tho Urafar contract were mol
made known until yesterday, and THIS
article viii furnish the first news to
the East Jersey Water Company. They
GRITTY than, ex-senator Hobart. Of Pater-
s sSe' c cnp has os NJ. I ho asaaahs sai SRa1s IS IS
true that an error in calculations as 70
the eapactty Of the pipe line was " h, mace :
We viii communicate with the city for
manly ma yo IN 9 g. few eIsrlS days e p ana pg0e Tse Eaas
Jersev Company's directors relied upon
Mr.. Herschei. and he trusted to accept
ed a asts an tests wsasT that aap Z great er ass hans
been made, and the company viii re
pair it In the best P%ssfpl e, way TO n mees
soe Garry out its contract with Newark e
the entire satisfaction Of the city. and
this win u ag 9psn,t 70 n sasry ct apo aaiae- can an
| be described just now, because consulfa-
fions will be necessary in order that the
work can be pursued with perfectly sat
is Ths city officiais had not been informed
of the defects In the pipe line when e
aSo unaa K y Sasas spor CITY Counsel RiEer
| said he presumed the East Jersey COM
pany would communicats thi ssu week es IN N
r pfgs line ae t We're aar father nut More s''T fay9raSas
than Mr.. Herschel's.'' he said; smillngly;
thai Ia s w we , xaaS2u@h Z = Nv, wai bus ~ E%nginser
s sber s.s%G'ySg has been convinced for some
time that It was not enough for. the
contract a snss M tSe aaws Dee e e wateE
| dsTvered. and are convinced, too, that
the storage area Is not sufficient, ! pre-
tract in several features, and I am sure
Ssioags e t; + Ras Is i e p%sT5s a to s ,Sy
Maye Ct c waaa ssA It VI WIN | help i. solve re cues:
tt %hs Of ass.a s5oraf gal fsss has' from on Gs@I frst,
expressed doubts aus to. the capacity OF
the steel pipe line, which connects the
Thease suspacions were based primarily
upon the Croes & Howell report OF ls79.
IN that report these able engineers sno,, rave axe
fPss1a,lnannnsoc and Recommended. a pipe
l I 81 fos Ety. Z ggnia. i nonid fn II dlam as.oSo.
o wn'e aaalo snss a day. Subsequent invssu-
"a eaton showed that the actual quantity
| of water passing through the pipe Inc
| did NOT indicate q daily capacity or ov.-
1000 gallons, and this was 9urInsr sus-
tasnsd 5X E spgslnssr s ~ de water opse COM
namy has. however, held to the oppos-
fnr view. and trusted to the statistics
az other engineers. which proved falii-
Some time ago vt was urged that the
water company should construct Q new
pipe line. in order e. Rravlae poo uns H 5a,S
r. was insisted by the company's rep
resentatives here that this was not nee
esstary. The consideration pf the aQul.
| fionlai safety will, however, be the most
important one In the eyes OF NeWarh,
now that a new pipe line Us assured.
The question whether the Storage res
tract requirements Is another question
and upon this Engineer Sherrard, OF ens
Hoard Of Works. has been at work 1or
a longi time, obtaining measurements
and making personal INVESTIGATIONS
The East jersey Company's regent con-
tract with Jersey City TOT S9 9;V MA ga A.
s%gyaannaies to Montclair and Arlington. to-
gether with the 27.5o0.090 required for
| NorSia rx will soon make q practical
test which will be conclusive. The pres
ant drought is one OF the most severe
there has been since the new water sup
ply has opened. and x the coiq weaner
tHe storage capacity at the Pequannock
reservoirs Will be tested to q degree
not yet experiences.
The error as to the pipe line. so cost
/ w 10 the East Jersey Company, IS ike
IL "a snroye an ultimate benefit to the
city in regard to the whole water sup