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lis little more than the waste during the
period covered by the table, but it will be
when there is no question that there
would be sufficient water to fill these new
reservoirs.
The unreliabi1ity of the Pequannock
water shed as now developed as source
from which to draw so million gallons
daily, which will be required in order to
AFFORD the necessary relief to Jersey City,
is shown, therefore by two actual fail
ures to yield that amount during the last
four years and six months, and by the
evidence of Tables No. 3 and 4 that we
must look for still more serious failures
az any time by reason of greater droug'hts
than those which have occurred in the ex-
perience of the East Jersey Water Com,
pany.
Mr. Herschel states in his letter of
February 5, herewith submitted, that
Macopin Lake was also drawn upon for
storage in 1895 to the extent of 1870 million
gallons, and that it has since been Inn
proved SO that it may be drawn to the
extent of 800 million gallons. adding this
much to the storage provided at Oak
Kidge and Clinton; He claims that this
lion gallons daily in 1895, but if you have
followed my objections to his estimate
OF unavoidable waste you will observe
that this will be only true on an assump-
ton which cannot be accepted as cor
rect. Macopin Lake is not so situated as
TO !, collect the waste from the 4.4 square
have referred. 1t will also be seen that
this addition of 800 million gallons storage
Is but a small part of the 5,219, ,O00, 900 gall
10 Ions which Table No. and our estimates
thereafter show to be necessary to insure
the delivery of so million gallons daily at
all times.
CONCLUSION.
We therefore conclude briefly as fol-
lows:--Wfth the present conduit you can
only depend on supply from the Pc
quannock of million gallons daily at all
dlnes aal,ss alsniough It may. at times, rise to
expect to obtain such an increase of con-
duit capacity as will convey a sufficient
supply to your city before the spring of
We find the gathering grounds sufficient
to furnish supply of 50 million gallons
daliy II provided with sufficient storage
70 2S million gallons from the surplus at
all times. We also find the water to be of
nndoubted excellence and purity.
me present storage capacity of 5000
increased ito 11,0O0 million gallons before
insure eieIat IL
times II you attempt to obtain the need
reservoirs are built, the probabilities are
that the supply will fail and will be per-
manently cut off by legal action of New
ark taken to protect her supply
The full supply which you need for tenn
porary purposes can only be obtained,
therefore, by the. construction of new
conduit a miles long, and storage reser-
addition to those now in use. While the
company expresses willingness to in
crease the capacity of the plant. you can
this work before the spring of 1898. while
their right to the water expires in Sep
tember 1900, therefore, in order to secure
limited supply which you, will be in the
full enjoyment of a little over two years
you must see that works are built which.
II built under a permanent contract will
afford you the beginning of a permanent
q
source 1t Is, perhaps, needless to remind
you that no such step was contemplated
when you decided to procure Temporary
supply of water. Your decision was reach
eq ON the assurance that the works
which would deliver such supply were
already in existence.
AS to the value of such supply as
can ca pc procured pending the construction
OF these additional works, we have, for
the first year quantity ranging ire
guhlially from saa to 4 million gallons daily,
probably $4,000 For the second year
beginning with the completion of the new
CONDUIT, the. price win probably increase
g sAs Per million gallons. while the amount
Wnlcn you can obtain throughout the
year yea rs is entirely problematical, but perhaps
$200, 900 may be takere as the probable
least cost during that year. But little
pumping station to offset this expense. It
Will be practically an additional charge
II II 1t IS to be assessed upon the whole city,
ta tlis water IhuSt not De delivered to GER
tain district, but must be mingled with
the Passaic supply. The proportions viii
vary from one-quarter to one-half pure
'Fequannook water. from three-quarters
go one-half polluted Passaic water. The
result would be that the whole
supply would be probably more
rolerabae, but still polluted and un-
safe. The Pequannock supply will be least
reliable when the Passaic is in its worst
condition. and when a return to the use
OF that source alone will be most object
ionaIble 1t would seem that the very slight
relief which may be obtained from the Pc
quannock during the next two years VIII
be at too great cost and too much risk
of legal complications with Newark or