The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-02
East Jersey Water Com
pany's Supply Still IN
adequate and I'm
satisfactory.
ACCIDENTAL FLOODING OF RESERVOIRS
No Relief Until the New Pipe is
Laid-Fate Of Rockaway and
Hudson Bid.

The Evening Journal" in its issue
last night, endeavored to make it APP
pear that the East Jersey Water Com
pany is now in a position to give the
city a full supply of Pequannock water.
The statement, officials say, is about az
near the truth as the Journal ever
gets. The facts are these
A few days ago the East Jersey Com
pany made new connection with its
Newark main at Pompton Notch, the
additional pipe starting from the intake
at Maeopin The new pipe increases
the pressure of the Newark main and
adds to the supply delivered to Newark
by about five million gallons daily, al
though the East Jersey people say the
supply is increased nearly seven million
gallons.
On Sunday last the main pipe with its
increased pressure was tested and il
was found that there was sufficient sur
plus to give Jersey City about ., 900
gallons. 1t was on this fact that the
Journal based its attempt to show that
Passaic water does not have to be used
any longer.
The fact, that the test was made on
Sunday convinces the officials of this
city that the East Jersey people are
only a little better off than they were
before and that they still are unable to
give this city an adequate supply. Satur
day being holiday many Newarkers
were out of the city. Sunday was
another day of rest and consequently the
city's consumption was ne thing like nor
nal. The Macepin reservoir filled up.
Sunday at an opportune time the full
supply was turned on, rne surplus being
discharged in the Belley.lle reservoir
Like Newark, the factories of this city
We're SHUT down and the usual eonsump-
ti2n was greatly redueedt The natural re-
suit was. that the Belleville reservoir filled
Up and in fact would have been over
fowed had not the East Jersey surplus
been turned off The increased surplus en-
2bled Engineer Miller 70 shut down the
BsueVllle engines from Sunday noon until
Monday noon. Then as Newark began to
dfaW It's legitimate supply and this city
Desan TO draw what it required the wa
ter IN the Belleyille reservoir began to
crop and one engine at the station had to-
ne started. The consumption increased as
lhe Gay wore on, and Engineer Miller
now has the second engine in readiness
70 start at moments notice. The only
beneit, the officials say, this city can de-
rive from the new mdfn-frofn Maeopin
70 compton Notch is to allow the surplus
70 MI the reservoirs on Sunday.
me Two cities is regular it is, il is claimed
practical impossibility for the East Her
sey company 10 give the city more than
ohe-haM the required supply and even
that quantity is not to be depended upon.
As consequence the relief the "Jour--
nal, pictures is mythical.
city does not dare reduce lis worlSins
force at 'Beleville. nor Will it be possible
TO p91ring L @ about saving in that direction
new pipe line from Maeopin in to Newark
with its increased pressure the East
Jersey Company will only be able to fur
100000 gallons daily. The inadequacy
OF sueh supply may be realized when it
is IS osa known 6OS II the consumption is now about
1l,0o0,000 would still have to be pumped
from the Passaic This quality of the
n, filthy e., Passae would practically drown
which It would have to be mixed, particu-
1arly during the summer months in dry
"s4sner Mane an9 @ wnen the me, ,polution increases
situation, but the Street and Water
Commissioners do not hesitate to say
that the supply offered by the East Jer-
city now than it was three months ago
Half Passaic and half Pequannock is
not much Improvement on two parts of
Passaic to one of Pequannock the off,
clals say particularly as the increased
but inadequate, supply of Pequannock
would not only cost the city considerable.
money. but bring about no reduction of
The working force of the water depart
ment or improve the condition of the
water supply to any noticeable extent.
Considering these facts the officials ex,
pect no permanent relief until the East
Jersey Company has finished its new
l.ne from Macopin to Newark
The Street and Water Commissioners
met this morning, but tine water question
was not taken up. President RroWn Is
confined to his bed suffering from a
cho ce collection of carbuncles. Mr..
Harding was out of the city and the
other gentlemen did not care TO- ac.
alone. 1t is understood the proposition
OF the Rockaway and Hudson Company
is to be rejected