The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-19
PUREST OF WATER.
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an admirable witness. There was hon
esty and ~frankness in every reply. Dur,
ing the examination opposing counsel haxa
p prengre to to e snleea for Mr.. - Simpson
told some awkward truths. He admitted
during Mr.. McDermotts questioning tnat
he had changed his views regarding the
question of an expert, but this was Pc
cause of the queer conduct of others.
At first he favored Mr.. Viele OF New
York, but at a meeting of his colleagues
ring, he came over to them. When,
however. he talked with Finance Com
missioner ]. Warren Hardenbergh he
found that that gentleman would not
simpson didn't see why he should since
the others were independent.
because lsssG / believed it was for the
city's interests. Mr.. Jones sug-
gested Herring, but could not nominate
him because he was president, but Her
ring was Jones choice. l went to the
Mayor and told him that we had agreed
at an informal meeting in the bank 70
appoint Herring. The Mayor said to me
he was willing to have any expert the
board might appoint, but he would not
have any man whom Jones could man
ipulate."
cur or not concur in any award?" asked
Mr.. Edwards.
mo, sir" Mr.. Simpson emphatically
declared; "he never at any time sala any 4e
simply on the occasion | have spoken q
said that since Mr.. Jones did not want
any water supply at all he wound hot
agree to an expert appointed by MN.
It meant no water for Jersey Cltw,
THE FINANCES BOARDS
Mr.. Edwards asked Mr.; Simpson aD NJ
Simpson said that he had gone thsTe 10
consult with the Mayor. but the a
did not ask him to vote one way OF
In your communication" i~nterposed
Mr.. McDermott. you say somstnlng
about opposition by water syno4oa'es
Wen" said Mr.. Simpson, with a
smile, ;.you know what they do in
"Yes. 1 do" returned Mr.. McDermtott
in a tone which provoked much laughter.
Then. ex-Judge Stevens wan wantf 8oar r9
kn0W ySa if the the ID letter of q %o 5Rs f was an 0 indi-
yidual expression or an official one.
1T was simply our individsg.al opinion
temporlry supply and the JERSEY, City
WatI Company's permanent supply ga
eSfy?" asked Mr.. Edwards.
Eyes, sir; and l would 90 At agaln:
The award to the Jersey one CITY aya water her
lieve now we have done the right tnang;
and did so on this oceasion. ~ =
great Impression on those in the room
BY his straightforward. clear testimony.
Street and Water Board Commissioners
Harding came next and their testimony
was almost identical. They beth had
e EXAM Of the. watersheds and they
arrived at the conclusion that the DID OF
the Jersey City Water Company was
Infinitely superior to that of the others:
The water they offered. they said. was
he purest: the quantity illimitable and
the dangers OF pollution were reduced
by Mr.. McDermott they declared posi-
lively that thew wound vote again as
they had done because the Jersey CITY
Water offer was une pest
ever presented to the city. -
Tho lrearins then adjourned until this
morning.
The Prosecutor opened this mornings
proceedings by putting on the STANG
William Powers. superintendent OF fne
Morris Canal, for the purpose OF DEM
ing the right of the Morris Canal and
Banking Company. and SHOWING that
neither the Rockaway and Hudson nor
sed any right to draw water from the
shed because it would weaken the Canals
supply. The Canal Company" he SAD,
{ssbs prior rights which could not be dis
Witness said he been in the Com
pany's employ for thiry-tWo years, I z
SlIl01lI lGNGl u LII ana 90 -
intake at Lake Hopatcong. which sup
piled the canal going east ana west
Going west the cana waters emptleo.
into the M~usconetcong. river and thence
to the Delaware. He described mlnutely
The inclined planes connecting with tne
canal and said that the Rockaway river
The head waters of the Rockaway river
emanate from Longwood valley. he sac
and Denmark and Green PONG waters
all converge before they reach. Dover,
and at that point they empty into the
canal. He produced a map made IN l8lO
showing the route of the canal and its
I'VE object" said Mr., James B.. yre-
denburgh, of counse for the Jersey City
Water Comany, ito this collateral is
lake HoPATcoNG's DRAWBACKS.
The objection was noted and the super
~intendent proceeded to state the canaIs
discharged into the river at Booton,
he said, and the iron works there use
the water.
always been sufficient to supply. the
canal. In 1879 the canal was practlcaHy
stopped because of the scarcity OF We ter
Canal Company had raised the waters
of Lake Hopatcong by a dam. mus
creating a storage, her. ,4D,o
ssCsould the canal be operated WITHOUT
the waters of the Rockaway?' asked Mr.
Corbin.
v y. N ~
and imrnalterial to the issue"
The Superintendent, after the objec-
ton was noted, replied that in a dry
season the canal could not be operated
without the waters: evaporation and
navigation take water out of the Level
"How by navigation. asked Mr.. Cor
Witness replied that in opening and
shutting the locks there was great waste.
AN UNEXPECTED BLOW.
Subjected to a keen questioning by Mr.
Vredenburgh the superintendent testi-
fed that the Rockaway River at Dover
is virtually the canal and at that point
the company draws off all the water
necessary for it's operating purposes.
What water is not used, the Canal Com
pany turns back into the Rockaway
River. And as no streams empty into
the river between Dover and Powervilie
10 clean the water fouled by the canal
waste, the Superintend virtually knocked
ed ont fine Rockaway and Hudson
scheme in one blow, and this was done
by that ~company's own witness.
Mr.. V~redenburgh then asked a num-
her of questions in reference to the
business of the canal.
Witness replied hat the business OF
the canal was increasing.
"Eh'' interrupted Mr.. Vredenburgh.
"Don't you know that in 1888 the Legis-
lature passed an act authorizing the
Canal Company to abandon the canal.
M. Powers bad heard J, ls 9f ne ne a Sreden-
na nN4w' c Mr; p9Werss' was sac nov NJ that afsu act
passed because the business of the com
You needn't answer that question"
put in Mr.. Corbin. and the witness was
silsn' DRAINING THE LAKE.
wv. 80 N.Y. re1i1IjOnG of gallons does