The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-20
GREAT Is mud.
Joe Dear Works His Fllfra-
tion Fake Oil the Board
of Trade.
WHO IS BEHIND THIS JOB 2
Strained passaic an Economical
and Sanitary Beverage in Mr..
Hazen's Mind.
WHO IS BEHIND THIS JOB /?

The Board of Trade after advocating
first one scheme and then another in
reference to a pure water supply for this
city by various stages of declen-
sion, arrived last night at the conclu-
sion that the best water for drinking
purposes and the scheme likely to keep
people living here and attract others to
this city, is to take the liquid sewage
of the Passaic River and by Gyges
ring; in the shape of a filtration plant,
turn it, hey presto into wealth of pure
and wholesome drinking water.
At a recent meeting is was agreed to
ask Mr.. Allen Hazen, who knows some
thing about that wonderful process, to
make an estimate as to the cost of a
plant to be set up at Belleville The
was presented last night by Mr.. Joseph
a. Dear, who has espoused the cause of
port the Board rushed through a mass
of ordinary business. Messrs. Leopold
Sampler. and S. ]. Curtis, new members,
were admitted. A communication was
Commerce asking the Board to take ac-
ton on the question of sound money,
should flo s INDUCE @ both Repubicans @ @ oan and
Democrats to incorporate resolution in
favor of sound money in their platforms,
Mr.. Joseph A. Dear quickly settled that
request by saying it was not the bust
ness of the Board to NEEDLE with it.
Mr.. Myron j. Furst had the letter re-
|
Then Mr.. Furst brought UP an exceed
ingly important matter in the shape of
the Harrison and Kearny .annnexation
bin. hearing on which is fixed for
complained of the apathy of the people
and made strong plea for a vigorous
opposition to. the n measure a e After - some n
Drake, R. Anderson, ]. E. Banks, M L.
Stowe, c. c. Jewell and President Cor
coran,. 1t was agreed on motion of Mr.
II1111o 1o1aI7f SOW M "a rr n afr11
mittee of five to go down to Trenton
and present Hudson countys case. Their
expenses will be paid by the Board and
them. These will oppose the bill:.
Messrs. J. A. Dear, H. ". Condict, w.
Baak Banks Pree Presdens Snnuss corcepan n and
Mount.
These matters being adjusted Secre-
the members settled themselves to listen
to the reading of the filtration scheme. a
SYNOPSIS q wieh i Ma as aaae5 described
present source of supply. Then he dived
into "a general plan of proposed filters,
concerning which he said
ssThe most available and in every way
the best site for filters which has come
to my attention Is upon certain tracts
Of low lying land from one to two miles
above the present pumping station and
upon the same side of the river. From
11SpeCtlOH dIl1 lrolI the topCSTdl)illctti
map of the State L judge that this land
is ample in area. 1t is at the present
time entirely unoccupied, except that
parts of it are cultivated. Its elevation
above the river is probably from one
to six of eight feet. and it is apparently
sufficiently solid to serve as foundation
for filters after grubbing and removing
the surface soil from it.
tThe plan which / would suggest for
your consideration is to establish pump
ing station little way beyond the bridge
at Avondale to lift the water from the
Passaic River by means of centrifugal
pumps. to an elevation which may be
roughly estimated at ten feet. The
water would then be conducted on to a
be brought in by boat from the nearest
convenient point, in case sand deposits
are not found in the neighborhood These
filters would be ample IN area, Of the.
simplest possible construction, something
like. those used for purifying the. surface
and from the city of Marlborough IN.
Massachusetts. before these waters are