The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-12

ply CT this vast watershed flows to waste
over the Oak Ridge reservoir dam in the
rainy seasons OF the year. II is also known
that the present reservoir capacity is far
from sufficient for the needs OF the two
cities VIII ch the company IS now asterapt-
lng G 70 sqppy w Resesyolbs to q hoid 81, te a
problem.
The basin at Stockholm will certainly
impourd an immense amount Of water,
and the reservoir will be formed by tne
erection OF dam across the eastern end,
which will be about 600 feet wide and co
feet in height. The basin flowed by such,
a. dam covers about 400 acres, and for the
greater part Of this tract the water, when
inlpcunded, will be from 80 70 60 feet in
depth. Where it is considered that great
part Of the Oak Ridge reservoir IS only
from four to six feet deep some idea OF
the enlarged capacity o. the new. reser-
voir may be obtained In the shallow re-
servoir at Oak Ridge the temperature of
the water is considerably changed by the
heat OF the sun, but in the greater depths
normal goodness. ana there W Il be an alb
sence of the vegetation. which grows up
on the bottom cf the Oak Ridge reservoir
II It's IS. shallow al parts and which is said
ito affect its quality.
In comparison to the benefits obtained
the cost of the work at Stockholm will
be small. It is est mated that the property
required can be obtained for about 5000
o3e and a future cost of about S109,c00 viii
oe involved by the necessity of changing
York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Which now traverse the site of the pro-
posed reservoir. The only additional cost
viii be that Of constructing the dam across
the gorge IF the entire cost should reach
eco it W nd compensate the company.
handsomely through The sale of the adj
sd.sipnal supply to Jersey City.
Mention has been made OF options on
two properties IN Stockholm which tlais
company has not secured, and it is stated
that these options have been purchased
by the REV. Conrad Vreeland, who ap-
pears to have q, grievance against the
company. The reverend gentleman for
Eaho Lake. the ownership of which is,
at present, divided between him and the
company. # ds said he afterward became
and has since put the company to i1con-
venience whenever possible. On one occa-
sion ne refused to sell the company some
forced them TO transport it from a greater
distance. When he learned of the COM
pany's efforts 20 secure options in Stock
holm he at once tried to obtain such priy-.
ileges, with the results noted.
There is a Well-grounded belief that the
East Jersey Company s also trying 10
& in the Pequanncclz watershed. This is at
CaEisteol, about three miles north OF
Stockholm, where there IS a conYenient
place Tor the impoundIng of the Waters
OF the Canlsteon Brook. Options on pro-
perties In a natural basin have been sa-
cured, and in, one place, where the dam
paid 5000 for a property which the own
er had bought some time before for only
SS225 The starage capacity would be much
smaller fh2n that Of the proposed reser-
yoir at Stockholm, but a great deal OF.
water would he. held in check to augment
the total supply
hosm, with the Hamburg range OF noun
tssIls intsrveaing es the. great, fertile
and indescribably beautiful valley Of the
sex County to NeWburg N " and tra-l