The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-21
WATER AGAIN.
New Specifications Adopted
Yesterday By the Street
and Water Board.
PURITY VERSUS FILTRATION
Two Plans for a Gravity Sup
ply and One to Clarity
Passaie Soup.
REPORT OF c. c. yERMEULE
Present Amount Called for 35.Oo0,-
600 Gallons Day With a
Possible 5o,OoO,Ooo
Gallons.
RELIEF FROM EAST JERSEY
The city Now Receiving 1s,ooo,o00
Gallons of Pequannock
water Daily.
RELIEF FROM EAST JERSEY
The city Now Receiving 1s.oOo,o00
Gallons OF Pequannock
water Daily.

At the regular meeting CT the Street and
Water Board yesterday afternoon, En-
gineer vermeule presented report on
water supply, which is given below, and
three sets of specifications, under which,
BIDS for new supply of water are to be
advertised for The report was ordered
filed and the specifications were adopted
by a unanimous vote.
Unless something unforeseen happens,
BIDS for the new supply will be received
at meeting to be held May IS.
IN the meantime it is expected The speci-
ficatians win be approved by Mayor Wan
ser. The Street and Water Commission
ers will taen order bids advertised for
AS this Involves the expenditure of
money the concurrence of the Board of
finance aad approval of the Mayor is
necessary. The only possible chance of a
hitch IS in the Bosrd of Finance, where
trouble has been experienced every time
bids. have been advertised for.
The terms Of President ycncs and Com
missioner IIardenaessh expire shortly,
-saa.-lt IS -psssssaa some change in the
Beard may be r.ade. II Is rumored that
either sone. of the retiring members may be
.supplansed ty aew man. They have
both thwarted Mayor Wan1ers plans in
many matters CT pabl.c Importance. and,
especially in wsssc- matters. they have al
ways been In opposition to the other mem
berz of the city government. Neither
gentleman is anxious to be returned to
the Board. i is sad.
After adopting the specifications yes
terday the Street and Water Commits
sioners passed o resolution ordering them
advertised The steps to be taken now
are these
The specifications are first to be ap-
proved by the Mayor He was in Tren-
ton today, but it is understood that he
win give them his approval early tomor-
row morning. The resolution authorizing
the advertisement for bids involves the
expenditure of money and consequently
goes to the Board of Finance for concur
renee The Board will, it is believed, or
ganize Thursday morning with its new
members, If there are to be any. The
same evening the Board will meet and
will, doubtless, either concur or noncon-
cur in the resolution. If it is concurred
in the specifications Will be advertised
dn the official papers at once. Taking it
that they will appear on April 27 for the
first time, it will give prospective bidders
three weeks in which to prepare their
estimates This is regarded as ample
time by those who are familiar with the
work.
The Street and Water Board also deter
mined yesterday to accept all the relief
for the city that can be obtained from the
East Jersey Water Company The COM
pany is now in a position to furnish
xabout 10 million gallons daily from the
Newark plant. The consumption is %
million gallons daily. but the officials be-
lieve by mixing more than half Pequan-
mock with the filthy Passaic. the offensive
ness of the latter will be diminished dur
ing the summer. In June the East Jersey
Company anticipates being able to give
this city in the neighborhood of - million
gallons day. BY September the new
pspe line the company is laying will be
completed. and it will then be in q
position to give this city all the water II
wants.
Until such time as the city is given ar
adequate supply. the company is to b'
paid only 500 per million gallons. Aftel
that the price win be s4s per million gal
Ions.
Under the most favorable circum
stances. it viii take at least two years
to construct any Of the three plants pro
vided for under the new specifications
This makes this city sure customer
Of the East Jersey Company for it
Peauanpock surplus until the fall Of 1888
ct least.
Following are the full text Of Mr.
yermeasae,s report ana Of Specification
together with such parts of Specification
sB and q as aifrer III any way from speci
me honorable re Beard e Street s!itSI Si'
Cent? leme1s--.In obedi ienee yo'ar e - 2
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