The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-27

800 100 $50 40 500 500
200 q. 10 100 Ia LOO
supply. "4s
n rebates proposed in our letter OF
ff from INA le SEN vii a~c g terminate
f'or purposes aside from our Jersey City
contract, we are continuing the construc-
Slon OF our second conduit from Pompton
Notch e Believing, and it viii probably
e eend f0inple dS1 Il Noxemper. The two
deliver about 20 million gallons at Belle
winch IS the source of supply, is calcu-
lated to yield only so million gallons of
water. While Jersey City's requirements
It must not be forgotten that even SO
million gallons of water will soon be in
sEl5ieIent to supply the demands Of Newark
It Is estimated that these two cities
and the ether towns using the Pequan.
mock supply, will require
II 1 Isss' S So Inlilon gaiio g B peF day. gay:
In 1888, $50 million gallons per day.
In 1899, s5.s million gallons per day.
In 1860. SIS million gallons per day.
AS Newark and its neighbor.ng towns
have the first right to draw, it is obvious
that the deficiency. Il any. will fall
wholly on Jersey City.
It mus be remembered that while the
flow in the conduits will be uniform and
continuous the draft OF water by the cities
VIII h%uetgate greatly; on exsremely hot
take several m ilicn gallons more than
~ordinariiy- Newark's maximum draft will
be 2, 5o0,o 900 gallons. that being the amount
jacent towns should have a maximum
draft Of about 100000 gallons, making a
totgl Of e leg, oe9 gal djSsn max mum draft
days when the maximum is drawn, only
u, ss1 g0 gallons to come across the Pas
sac River. Fortunately, however, Jersey
for such emergencies, which hold 10000
cog. gallons, and whenever a few millions
only are needed to make W the defic ency
they can be drawn from these reservoirs
and the reservoirs will fill up again when
thu weather moderates. Some pumping
ct Passaic water at Bellsyille may stiff
be necessary, but as stated in our bid last
July:-"The small quantity SO obtained
can be pumped at the time of the dav
when the river is in the most favorable
e2nqttlon a1d the water comparatively
If. however, the city desires to add to
the temporary supply 50 as to have enough
and to completely do away with the pump
ing Of the Passaic water at BelieviIie.
this company 10 willing to supplement the
low IN itS mains by adding thereto, near
Little Falls, water of unexccptionabe pur-
ify; and if this arrangement is made. can
guarantee to give jersey City a full sup
ply Of water from day to day and at al
times during the continuance of the TEN.
porary contract. This supplementary
amount required would be in 1897 an aver
age of about one-third Of a million gal
gallons per day.
# the city desires this addition to tba
supply contracted for, We should be noti-
fed soon, as the work should be done dur
ing the present summer.
For your convenience we recapitulata
the amounts OF water which we have de-
menced, January 10. 1885,
January, 2o31 million gallons; average.
81 million gaallosls daily.
March, ISIS million gallons; average
l1.5 million gallons daily.
April, 416.7 million gallons; ayerar 1eo
million gallons daily. 20
May, 44 million gallons: AVERAGE ~ nil
lion gallons daily. -
Since eonnectiEg the second main orr
May 81, 22.5 mill on gallons.
June l, 1874 million gallons
JuuS q, Gl.4 nlll.OQ gallons.
June 8. 20.2 million gallons.
June 4, 21.3 million gallons.
June s, 2l.7 million gallons
June 8, q million gallons.
Being an average Of 21.64 million gallons
per day. aiio
Respectfully yours.
THE EAST JERSEY WATER COM
BY Collins & Corbin. Attorneys.
of the Whole.
From rssidsnts on Columbia avenue,
norm OF IabriSaSie street,
Requesting that sewer now in course of
construction be extended 10 Thorne street
Rseeiyed and referred to Clerk with dl.
petition must be presented. -
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance
transmitting resolution passed by said
Board June 4 lssS. and approved BY tie
Resolved, That the Boardf of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
commissioners June z 1S9s. to witt
General Superintendent, etc, in Water
department, $l.5ls; laying n repairing
From the same Board
Transmitting resolutions passed by said
Board ARD E Esspfs,ar Y e % , Isss, presented e fhe
alive at the expiration of ten days with.
out his action
Resolved, That the Board Of Finance
| hereby concurs in the following resolution
| adopted by the Board of Street and Water
| Commissioners February 3, 1896, to witt
Ordering paid the following CLAIMS
w. w. Farrier, $248. 81. claim No. 161.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board June 1929, and approved by the
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
! hereby conclrs In the following resolu-
| ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners May 25. 1896. to
40 authorize the Clerk to advertise
| and sell, on behalf of the Board, three
GO horses and about thirty tons of old
| cast-iron-"
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
| Board June 4, 1896, m approved by the
| Mayor June s, 1896.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following reso1u-
| lion adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners June 2, 1896, te
Awarding to Edward OsNefl the con
tract for the construction of a 15-inch
! vitrihed pipe sewer in Tonnele avenue
from a point about 400 feet north Of St
| Paul's avenue to and connecting with
sewer in ST. Pauls avenue"
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
/ Beard June 4, 1895, and approved BY The
Mayor June s. 1896
Resolved That the Board of Finance
f hereby coue1rS In the following reS5lu