The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-28

a.so protestlng against appointment OF
Inspector on said street having an interest
therein. ana also against paving street
Until frost IS out Of the ground.
From Frank j. Mathews and Others
PetItiQning for the appointment of PeteI
Il OHrien as inspector on Improvement Of
Thirteenth street.
From Martin Brunn and others
Tsullonlng for the improvement (bJ
venue sra and the Hudson Boulevard.
on Streets and Sewers.
From W. j.. Hutton and others
In mater of deposit heretofore made
on application for in st. PauIa
From Joseph N. Roy. AGENT
Submitting affidavit in matter of im-
provement Of Virginia avenue.
Received and referred to Committee on
Streets and Sewers in conjunction with
From Collins & Corbin, attorneys for
East Jersey Water Company
Jersey City, January Is. 1896.
To the Board of Street and Water Cons
GG Observation-Disclosures e f}sT4ay 81 Sity ybe confarerc.
tween the members Of your Board and
Water Company. we beg to state that we
are disposed to fully meet and acouiescs
II the Hne c ipgg 1t tRat t Rn5 fa and in on ad sfhsls
to carry out the voluntary offers which
We. therefore. present the following
The announcement made. last Friday
when the water was turned on that the
only a little over 30 million gallons Of
water per day was a great surprise to
reports previously made to them. they
were confident. that the pipe would carry
nsogt Fl f million MI GALLONS The directors
could furnish to Jersey City an average
Of 20 million gallons per day for the en-
that in the coolest weather like the pres
ent, when Newark and the other towns
aRe their = maximum supply. less than
Jersey City, and 1t was supposed that at
other times a much greater quantity
WAS Vnaa b eg msaiG after w onea f III aya tha eity IS
reservoirs with water while the surplus
was large, an average supply Of 20 mil
probable, however. from present infor-
nation that the average daily quantity
suing year viii not much exceed u mii5
lion gallons and in extreme cold weather.
like the present will be much less.
animation of the entire pipe line, and it
Is possible that some cause Of the un,
available somewhat Increased.
Without waiting, however, for the re1
suit of that examination this company
intends Immediately to the
construction of a second main from the
Pequannock intake to Belleville, and push
speed.
The preliminary arrangements for this
work have already. been begun. It is
lin use in the fall of 1896. This main.
together with the present main, will be
capable OF delivering more than fifty
The average daily consumption Of
water by the city of Newark in the year
ion gallons; that Of Montciair and other
towns, LOS million gallons, making the
average draft upon. the P~equannocA
main 1924 million gallons.
Tne maximum draft by Newark under
its contract cannot exceed 27.5 million
gallons; that Of Montclair and adjacent
Ions, making a total maximum in ex-
IRENE weather of say 20 million gallons.
So that with the two mains in use there
will be a very large surplus of water
for Jersey City, Kearny, Harrison and
BY the contract of October u. 1895, the
begin on or before April IL, 1896, which
Is still three. months distant. During
that period the actual condition of the
pipe will be ascertained and its carry
Ing capacity fully proved. In the mean
time the company voluntarily proposes
present the Pequannock water without
any charge to the city.
Il Il fb seems ms but ssss reasonable, however. that
to other owns at a profit, the company
sumption of the city Of Newark viii
diminish. leaving more water for Jersey
City, and by the 18th of April the amount
probably be double what it now is.
From April 18th n until the new
main is finished we will rebate from
dollars, enough. 10 bring it down to be-
low present cost of pumping the Passaic
water 1;an for rak khs say twenty dollars per mil
will be that the city will get all the
water available until the
second main is finished without any adj
dit1onai cost and will get the advantage
of the additional pressure which we can
most of the time furnish in the pipes,
Of the city's, mains will be considerably
increased and all danger of water famine
this year in Bergen Heights Reservoirs
plete and in use we shall expect to be
paid the contract price for the water.
We think that the foregoing rebates on
as erninently fair, and assuring your
Honorable Board of our disposition to
DO all in our power to relieve the present
situation, We remain,
Very respectfully.
THE EAST JERSEY WATER COM
BY Collins & Corbin, Aft'ys.
From Clemens Herschel. Superintendent
East Jersey Water Company.
Gee. T. Bouton, ESD, Clerk of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners
Dear Slr-We have your favor of this
date. enclosing copies of the resolution
and notice to the East Jersey Water
Company, adopted yesterday by your
Board.
We shall be very glad to avail ourselves
of your invitation to a conference with
the members of your Board, relative to
the matter Of the water contract, and We
beg to say that representatives of the
East Jersey Water Company will call
at your office at GAS A. NJ. on Wednes-
day, the 18th inst.
We understand. from our conversation
with you, that this will be agreeable to
the Board.
Yours very respectfully.
TIE EAST JERSEY WATER COM
Z PANY.
BY Clemens Herschel, superintendent
East Jersey Water Company.
Received and ordered fled.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance
Transmitting resolution passed BY sad
BOARD Jaunarys 18th. 1895. and approved by
the Mayor January 18th. 1896.
Resolved, a this Board hereby con-
ours in the resolution of the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners Of socto-
her goth. 1895. to purchase for the use Of
the Mayor and Aldermen of JERSEY City
for the sum of $1,554.25 in payment for tie
land and all damages and costs, and that
the said sum be paid out of license moneys
set apart for the Board of Education. sub
ject to the draft of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners and aid sum
to be paid out Of sad fund when the Cor
poration Council shall certify that the
rity has a good title to- said lands and that
he cause the necessary searches to be
made.
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