The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-29

be be obtained until the summer of 1899.
This gives us two full years from date,
IN which time it would be quite possible
to obtain an entirely independent and
measure of relief offered, supply from
Little Falls will be greatly inferior to a
Supply from the Rockaway, Ramapo,
Wanaque or other Passaic head waters.
Ihe last bid of the East Jersey Water
company offered water from the Rock
away River for S35 per million gallons.
An option was given the City to purchase
at seven million of dollars. If the City
should obtain supply for sever million
dollars by gravity, and issue four per
cent bonds to pay for the same, the in
mum, and If we add SAC, 900 for operating
expenses We have 900 per annum,
which would make supply of 80 million
gallons daily cost us only $50 per million
gallons, and so million gallons daily would
cost US less than SIS per million gallons,
and this is for pure water The present
ofTer Is for $50 for water from Little Falls.
delivered into Belleville Reservoir. The
City has got to add to this the cost of
high Service pumping, or else the cost
of laying new main across the meadows
The water at Little Falls is not by any.
means as good and satisfactory a supply
as that from the head-waters The Com
pany, under the supplemental contract,
offers no means of settling this water.
The Passaic is often in food condition
and very muddy for over two weeks at
a time. This muddy water will be de-
~ y, rFcieu oiiSSl iillo your CITY reservoirs.
The water should not be used from Little
Fails without being allowed to stand in
large storage and settling reservoirs be-
fore being delivered to the City. The sup
Elemental contract does not furnish any
guarantee of any substantial quantity Of
Pequannock water. The surplus available
from main Nc. does not exceed six mill
lion gallons daily. Inasmuch as the Com
pany expressly reserves the right to lay
another main from Little Falls, if they
snould do So out of the total supply to
Jersey City, Bayonne, Harrison and
kearny. only this six million gallons can
surely be claimed of Pequannock water
before 1900. After that time of course,
the total supply will be from Little Falls
These are the facts, not clothed in techni-
cal terms, but understandable by every
BODY. 1t is our duty to act Immediately
have not any prejudice in favor of any
plan, or for or against any company but
it is my duty to insist upon prompt action
and that after the first step is taken, it
be followed, with all possible speed, to
the end. l therefore suggest that you
appoint committee to confer with the
Board of Finance, looking to the employ
r1ent of a competent irreproachable and
entirely independent civil engineer to pre-
pare specifications. l would consider it
my duty to veto the appointment of any
engineer about the propriety of whose ap-
pointment there could be raised a doubt
Every step taken must be clear and clean
The interests of the City must be pro-
petition must be invited This DONE the
best possible contract should be made and
enforced
I shall be pleased if these views so far
meet with your approval as to secure
prompt action.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD HOOS,