New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
STARTLING WATER REPORT.
EAST JERSEY STORAGE CAPACITY FIVE
IILLION GALLONS SHORT.
RESULT or THE INVESTIGATION ORDERED BY
THE JERSEY CITY COMMIssIoNERs-AN-
OTHER RESERVOIR AND ANOTHER con-
DUIT NECESSARY FOR THE Sc
CURITY or JERSEY CITY.

DUIT NECESSARY FOR THE Sc
CuRITY or JERSEY CITY.
When the discovery made several weeks
ago that the East Jersey Water Company could
not fulfil its contract to give Jersey City
temporary supply OF 20000000 gallons a day, the
Street and Water Commissioners Of that city
decided 10 employ an expert engineer to make
an investigation. The water company ex-
planned that the cause of the failure was
miscalculation; that 1t had erred as to the ca
pacity OF the main which was constructed to
supply 50.000.000 gallons day, and could only
deliver 80 100000 for both Newark and Jersey
City There was. however. rumor current
that the trouble was not with the pipe, but al
the cou,nanv's storage reservoir. and it could
not inbound enough water to secure flow OF
80 600 900 gallons a day. Cornelius G. Nermeule
was the expert appointed. and he presented
voluminous report 10 the Street ana water
Board Yesterday In concluding the report
which is far from cheerful, ne says;
STORAGE CAPACITY INADEQUATE
With the present conduit you can only depend on
a supply from the Pequannock of 'Vn'c" sa'ioh9
daily a. all times. although it may. al times rise ~
double this amount You can reasonably expect 70
obtain such an Increase of conduit capacity as VIII
convey a sufficient supply to your city before the
We ind The gathering grounds sufficient to furnish
a SUNNY of 5GWlND gallons daily. II provided with
suficeut storage This will AFFORD YOU a supply or
from ~ GOO ON 10 % 100000 gallons from the surplus
NJ all times We also find the water to he OF I'M
doubted excellence and purity. . 81. o,o ,,
|. inadcouatc and must he increased to ll.VNVWW
gallons before 1t will insure you snne'e h nepiaa
at all times II you attempt to obtain ene te'nr
supply from this before these reservoirs ar, are
and will he permanently cut off by legal ac''o" o'
Newark taken 10 protect her supply. -.
,urposes can only be obtained therefore. by the
construction of conduit tweniyoone nllrs
long and storage reservoirs OF oVUVoV,Vp s1Ipomns
capacity in addition 10 those nov ~ increaee
tie company expresses Willingness 10 HCle a.,
ancomplish,nen Of all this work before the spring
of 1895 while their right TO the water expires, III
iteS siippv which you will be in the full ENJOYMENT
Of little over two years VOW you mus nermanent con-
tract viii afford You the beginning OF PERMANENT
and reliable supply from some ndepenqei o snch
stem was contemplated when YOU decided 70 procure
Temporary supply Da that the works which
would deliver such supply were areaus /" "a
s'e"'e GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
Az 70 the vaue of such supply can be pro-
cu,ed nendine the construction Of these additional
works we have for the first year quantity ranging
Irregllarly from 100000 TO 100000 gallons dai'!'
which at 500 per million gallons. VIII cost prooaoH
$4,000 For the second year beginning r Win nr oe
completion for the conduit. the price VII P ~
ably Increase S43 per million saGhs, VIE VII var
amount which you can obtain throuE i 600 'o NAV be
tsken as the probable least cost during that year
But little Ssvns can OFFSET Ss this expense 1t viii be
practically an additional charge II IL Is 10 ue h
sassed mon the whole city the water must nov oe
sIiverod ~ cer,an district. but must be mingled
with the Passaic supply The proporsorPs nrannock
woter TO from three-quarters to one-hali poluutGu
Passaic water The result would be tnat me "io IN
SUPPLY w and Unsafe He The Pequannock supply viii
be least reliable when the Iassalc 10 III sa ~ Thai
Source aone viii be most Objectionable II woud
seem 'n 80 The Peouannock during the next two
wears will at too great cost anu ,oo Iisn,,tes
of legal complications with Newark VI u'p
with the company
r,,r PrpOpT A SURPRISE IN NEWARK.
rh,s renort of Mr.. Vermeule to the Board OF
Water Commissioners of Jersey I'll! was ~
ce,ved with surprise in Newark yesterday IL
WAS the subject Of general comment Inc "
mort shows apparently beyond doubt that 'hc
Fast Jersey Waite, Company. in addition 10
heinq short 100000 gallons In the contrac'
ranacitv of it's Newark conduit from the Nd
,opin intake 10 Belleviile. Is also in delau' 10
a serious amount in the storage supply III 'iie
Penuannock watershed This shortage i
equal TO O0Oo000OO Of gallons. Inc presel,
storage capacity is 6OO0OoopVo ealols' anu
this should be increased, Mr.. Nermeule says, 10
n O00 400 600 gallons Thai g to say. the storage
rapacity which the company has proViueu loi
the Newark water supply Is only Dliilol sa.-
ions more than one-half OF what Newark cal!
claim under her contract This VIII iiiahe
necessary the construction of third storage
reservoir in the PeQuannock valley at the OK,
nense Of the East Jersey Water Company ana
The purchase of more land and water rights
The city Of Newark holds ample security ooth
for the construction Of second cohoui' 10 m IN
SIRE a delivery at BelleVile of 5O,OOO.OOO gallons
daily and the additional storage iaclntles III
the Pequannock. BY the contract between the
city and The company $4,ooO'ooo OF the purchase
nrice of Sc 600 600 was to be- paid upon inc
completion Of the plant and the addltonf.
100000 upon the city taking full possession
in 1900 When the first payment was mao
$500 900 was retained by the city ana heid III
escrow and the security therefore now
amounts to $2.5OO00O. which will not be pald
until all the requirements OF the contract "'e
fulfilled
ANOTHER CONFERENCE HELD.
The Commissioners of the Board Of Works,
Mayor Iebkucher and Engineer Sherrcrd'
representing the city OF Newark. and Garrett
A. Hobart and Engineer Clemens Hershel.
representing the East Jersey Water Company,
held another conference In Newark YESTERDAY
on the subject Of a conduit. The company
refused to recede from its proposal REGARDING
the building OF 4s-inch conduit and the as
cussion or that point was dropped Then the
proposition of the company TO build 4S-inch
main from Macopin 10 compton Plalns ana d
42-inch main thence to Beeville was taken
up. Engineer Sherrerd was instructed to get
information about the cost Of construction or
different sized pipes Mr. Hershel will figure
with Engineer Sherrerd and the result VIII be
reported 10 the Board of Works meeting to-
morrow.
BURIED UNDER FALLING BRICKS.
Railway Feb. lin the high winds to-day tall
brick chimney on the house OF Mrs II. Kelly. in
rrnion-st was blown down. Mr.. Kelly and her son
Adam were buried under the bricks. The accident
occurred about noon Mrs. Kelly was washing in
the kitchen and the boy who is cripple, was
living in the dining room close 20 the stove. Tho
Chimney crashed through the roof and down 10 the
Srsf door Ii fell in both rooms. The boy was
nia Of Al
strnck on the head by flying brick and knocked
senseless A lot OF bricks were Piled up on top OF
49, ~ thoIr The h0ugl