The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
PURE WATER IN SIGHT
Board of Finance Concurs
in the Award to the
East Jersey Com
pany.
MANY CITIZENS HEARD
Henry Lembeek, Judge Erwin
and Others Urge the
Adoption Of the
Resolution.
Will Get Into the Courts If
Board of Trades Expert
Reports Adversely.

By unanimous vote the Board of FL
nance, last night, concurred in the reso-
luton Of the Street and Water Board,
awarding to the East Jersey Water
Company a contract for a permanent
supply of water
Tie bid which was accepted is the bid
which is known as Port Dram and Beach
Glen bid, Plan 3.
1t provides for a delivery of fifty mil
lions of gallons Of water brought into
Jersey City at head equal to 21O feet
above tide
The water is to be supplied by gravity
with intakes above Port Dram and at
Beach Glen.
The waters are of the Upper Rockaway
River and of Green Pond Brook includ-
ing waters of Green Pond.
The water is to be brought by one large
steel main running from Beach Glen to
Jersey City.
The works are to have a capacity of
fifty million gallons per day from the outs
set, and are to be completed within three
years from the date of the contract.
There are to be two large reservoirs,
one at Long Wood and another at Beach
Glen. together having storage capacity
of 10S00 million gallons.
The contract runs for twenty-five years
from its date and the city agrees to take
at least twenty million gallons per day
from the outset
The prices for the water are as follows:
For each million gallons up to twenty
millions. $35.
For the excess from twenty to thirty,
$780,
For the excess from thirty to forty. s35.
For the excess from forty to fifty. s34
This makes an average price of about
SIS per million gallons, which Is payable
by the city quarterly.
The city has the option at the ex-
piration Of five, ten or fifteen years
from the date of the contract to buy
the water supply, water rights, land,
right of way, easements, plant, storage
reservoirs. conduits and all works neces-
sary for the delivery of fifty million gal
ions of water daily forever for the price
OF Sc. 800. 900, upon giving to the COM
pany one Years notice of their inten-
tion to purchase.
The contract now awarded is in many
respects similar to that awarded last year
price for the water. however, Is about
four dollars per million less and the price
for the plant is about one million dollars
less, the award of last year having been
s7c5e.0e0
It was not positively known until the
meeting was in progress that definite ac-
tion was to be taken on the water ques-
tion. That interesting fact cropped out
when President Brautigam asked os Com
missioner Simpson. who is chairman CT
the Committee Of the Whole. If that com
mittee had any report to make.
81 will report progress replied Mr..
Simpson. 'sand would suggest that the
committee meet again to discuss certain
matters
when will the committee meet?" asked
President Brautigam.
Right away, If agreeable" was the an
swer.
recess was taken. There were in the
room at the time besides the Commission
ers. Corporation Counsel Blair. Expert
yermeule and Secretary Nevin. The
Commissioners were preparing to hold
nounced that there was a delegation OUT
side in the hall anxious to be heard On
the water subject.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Simpson the
gentlemen were admitted Tnsy were
headed by Henry Lembeck and Stephen L.
Harvey. After them came Judge James
Erwin, City Clerk ODonnell. William
Armstrong, James Greer. John Morrell,
Robert Guy. Edward Frye, Charles r.
Boos, George Renker, Assemblyrnan Ur-