New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-11
WATER SUPPLY FALLS SHORT.
A MISTAKE IN THE CALCULATIONS.
PART OF JERSEY CITY MUST CONTINUE TO DRINK
PAssAIC wATER-DIsCovERY MADE WHEN

PART OF JERSEY CITY MUST CONTINUE TO Di'lNh
pAssA1C wATER-DIsCovERY MADE WHEN
THE NEW SUPPLY WAS TURNED ON
Jersey City will not receive the supply OF fcquan
mock water that was expected The East Jersey
water Comnanv cannot furnish the amount that
yas nron,ised They expected 10 give the city about
% 900 oD0 gallons daily. but when the water was
turned on yesterday was discovered mat an error
had been made in calculating the carrying capacity
Of the main which supplies Newark. ana the sur
plus which l. to be given to Jersey lily WI" NOV
be more than 12G0o0o gallons
The error was discovered shortly after the water
had been turned on yesterday afternoon Repre-
sentatlves Of the East Jersey Water Company ana
IN. members OF the Street and Water Board or
Jersey CITY. except President Brown VINO y ILL.,
were present The water was turned on IN the
main which supplies the hill section OF the city
south Of the Pennsylvania Raroad cut n,
and the cifN's customers. Bayonnc hearhy anu
Harrison After the wafer n MADE chief Engineer
Heerschel. of the East Jersey water 0m rn,
the city officials. lie said he regrettei 10 ma tia
the total carrying capacity OF the NeWaIM ,n,i'
not exceed 35.o00ec gallons. and as me cry 90, o.
Newark was consuming over 2.e0vn gallons nally
Ine o DHSe sSon M' c Iris viii probably compel
the consumers In old Jersey Dlty anu wa,
formerly known as Hudson city TO continue drink
inr Passaic water The supply from the Passaic
can however be pumped mo me :, oi g. IN t'rn
mt? The pip pipes; ,,,. mistake said Mr.
Uerschell II do no: know II was discovered only
a few days while we were PREPARING ~ 30,
on the Jersey city suppl II was 'rsnnciy OF
the conduit the statements OF an eng n.y. ,. NJ
Rochester, who was REGARDED as an nua,"Ii'F f"u
weeks ago he discovered by cacuiaiion that ne
a. $50 eall"ns instead Of 5oooo,op gallons ana 50
Informed the company. when lai' IN. III" ,,'',
fore the Newark BOARD If Works WIN a p1HPG ~,
ton for a new forty-eght Inch Pc 70 " pi'" ~ ~
partly By Newark AMI partly by the comp11HN, IN, ~
capacity now disclosed is lOW0wo gaons "'''l
Mr. IIerschcll said yesterday that the c1in'l'i
would propose 10 lay an2,ot a. 49,, n ,Ilons
Va" Gen n IF H. isr! SsSfS o ' as
ONE day that the pipeline WAS short 81 its -.
peced capac,ty w. ,n Ole! mS '' or scco consc,
"u"mtlv we were greatly surprised when Mr.. ll,i-
In"re man Is en 0u gallons daily. think some part
If IN, deficiency may be- due 20 deposits ~ '". PIP
Inc Tn.s. deposits occur I'm casi-lron pipes ana
think they must occur IN steel mp,s ni'.'V ,n,
The nse Of s'rsl woul ohviat' such detect IT,
sides the rive's IN ih' .''r, pp,. '""F hts
M the p.prs ana renders ther carrying power much
ess than II the flo" Wa ti''
ANGER - JERSEY CITY
The Jersey CRY officials Jas, night w're enrased
over what they considered uick az the water
COMPANY. The co,opnn, represented hat il hhd a
surt,ln. Of 9o0oCo gallons daily which jersey city
could have bur 80 c,,verly avoided s'ipnlatlrs Ia
the contract the number OF gallons i "oH-i supply.
II l. probable thai legal action "iH D.. itNfn 20
annul the contract The officials believe hat II
VIII be hazardous io deal with ANY % thr water
svnlica,es ana i l. probable that the l~s stature
viii be appealed 90 to enact .aw SWING no eiN
power t. issue bonIr condemn watershed. ana c'"-
slruci IT. own plant
The result Of the temporary water supply com
tract was autcipa;ed by Mayor Wan-er Who bii