The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-11

ill.-The total amount of earthly basis
snail not exceed one hundred parts per
Ivs-The total amount Of chlorine ii
computation shall not exceed SIS parts per
million.
y.4The total amount of sulphates shall
not EXCEED 100 parts per million.
Nl:ZFhe total amount of free ammonia
sh4ll not exceed 10 parts per million.
vAls--Ine total amount of a~5bundnoid
non shall not exceed .25 parts per
.VIII.-The total amount Of nitric acid
snail not exceed two parts per million.
iA:-lne total amount of nitrous acid,
or nltrites. shall not exceed % parts per
mlulons being simply a trace.
x-The water shall be transparent and
tastes.
KILT shall be limited to a Ave degree
Fsrench standard of hardness.
AII.-Test specimens for analysis of the
water to be taken at the point of deliy-
cry, at the terminus of the ompany5s
main at High Service reservoir.
Among the advantages of this plan
% It would give the city a very low
rate for SO short a term of contract, in-
vo p large outlay BY the contractor
as the contract continues. In the words
OF the State Geologist, 1T is all that
could be desired. With the great cities
OF Paterson, Passaic and Jersey City
jointly Interested to see that the stream
remains ~unpolluted, and with no large
population above 1t to poilute it, and with
the now thoroughly aroused public senti-
ment on the subject. there ought TO be
no difficulty in enforcing the existing
stringent laws against future pollution.
The trouble at Beileviile arising from
ebbing and flowing tides is al
Little Falls.
81 The vast flow of water at Little
Falls ensures a sufficient quantity be-
You'd all question, II makes unneces-
Sary all nice calculations of drainage
area, storage capacity, etc.
G) 1t particularly pre-efnpts for Jersey
City all the water it needs, or will need
in the future, from the largest and best
water supply in the State. placing the
city IN a position to continue buying
water by the million gallons or to ac-
Guire an entire supply for a lump sum
with first rights to the water needed
latter policy wisest.
THE EAST JERSEY WATER COM
By EDMUND LIE B. GARDINER,
I hereby certify that the followins
| resolution was duly adopted at a meeting
Of the Board Of Directors Of the East
Jerseg. Water Company, held this ISL
Resolved That q. LIE B.. Gardiner
Comptroller of this Company, be and ht
is hereby authorized and empowered tc
| of Jersey City in the form and on tht
conditions and terms stated in the prop.
osition hereto annexed.
From the United States Filtering and
Purifying Company
Philadelphia, August p, 1896.
The Street and Water Commissioners
Mercer street and Jersey avenue. Jersey
Gentlemen-yfe wish to call your atten-
ton to the last paragraph on page six
under Right CT Eminent Domain as
published In the specifications for "A
Filtered Water supply" which is as fol
lows ,.u.,
power, permit the contractor to use sucf
lands, water and water rights as it may
be necessary for the purpose Of building
and maintaining the proposed filters an6
| pumping plant and laying the proposed
conduit from Passaic River to the reser-
voirs at Bergen"
This permit dees not cover the use o.
the buildings and present machinery, mol
allow On their Improvement to make i
q perfect plant. nor will it enable the
contractor to offer a good risk to the
| capitalist to loan money upon. This witt
the character Of pumping plant described
in the specifications and the restrictions
to construct new conduits to Bergen Res
ervoir, place a prospective contractor fol
a filtered supply at such a disadvantage
that from our standpoint he would bt
deferred from bidding. The contractor fol
a inferred upply IS entitled to the sam;
| engineering privileges as you accord tn:
gravity system contractor.
The present eonduits can be made K
do the duty for a long time to come anc
the Pumping machinery can be simpiified
so as to reduce outlay and running ex-
peEses.
Believing you will appreciate the above
points and that you have the power Il
| make "a contract by the million gallons
for water furnished, we would suggesi
| that IN lieu of a permit, as described IL
the specifications, you make US an indie
pendent lease of THE Bellevile lands
| water, water rights, conduits, mains anc
| reservoirs, ali the buildings except tina
occupied by the Chief Engineer Of this
Water Department. and machinery con.
tanned therein, and with the right to ado
to and alter the same from time to time
as viii suit the requirements of a first
class hltering and purifying plant. with
right to erect storage plant for coal ant
machinery for handling same and ar
electric plant for power and light, witt
| right 10 erect distributing and equalizins
stand pipe with meters for measuring tht
water. In fact full power and control Of
the premises, the same as held by the
city, to be occupied and used By US fol
the term of the contract and 10 be re
turned to the city in good running order
at the expiration Of the lease or purchase
Of the same at an earlier date as pro
| vided in your specifications.
We viii agree to give a satisfactory
bend of five hundred thousand (S5oO.0 900
dollars and enter into a contract to de