The sun., 1897-03-10
BACK TO PASSAIC WATER.
yERs1Y CuY VIII HAVE TO RE-
IURN TO Irs OLD sUPPLT.

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Aspees or the Prss,e. f,r jersey City People.
The East Jersey Water Company which for
! fourteen months has been furnishing Jersey
City with supply Of water from the PequAn-
mock River water sheds, served notice on tho
city authorities yesterday that In the course Of
month or two the supply from the Pequannock
will be cut OF. or at least reduced. and In that
case the city will be obliged to return to the
polluted Passaic River for all or large proper
| ton Of its water. The prospect Is not contem-
plated with any great degree OF satisfaction ty
the residents OF the city. but IL will Be BONANZA
for the dealers who sell water in two and nve
gallon demi.ohns as The water OF the Passaie
has not improved since the city discontinued its
use. The notification from the East Jersey
Water Company was sent TO the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners, and was received
yesterday By Clers Bouton- II reads:
"NEw YORK. March g. 1897.
10 ~ Beard Of Stree: a-d Faier co--t.so~<r, er
Jersep Cfp.
"GESrlExEx: In our communication Of June
g. lse6. We notified you that VIC had succeeded
in bringing the fow OF water in the Pequannock
works up to 45.6 millions OF gallons per day.
which enabled Jersey City TO draw therctron
more than was originally contemplated IL could
draw under the contract OF Oct. lc. 1895. The
city during that month OF June drew on an ay.
era;e 81 900, 90 gallons day.
We also notified you that we we're oomplet-
ine second main. and tha; when {; was COM
p!eted we could draw from the PequAnnock
water shed 5000 600 gallons per day. The sec.
ond main wAs completed and put In use Aug 80.
1899. and the company has had. from that time
10 inc present, a supply averaging morr than
co,ooo,0co gallons per day FOR the use OF New.
rE 81 ~
from said works
We -.rned you a, ,ha, time that With The
Increasing demands OF jersey City and Newark
our works. built 20 supply 5O,oto.OyO gallons
per cay. would soon prove To Be insufficient.
Se-srf and The other town. had d. The Dr.; rirsS
necessarily fau upon Jersey City. A. matter |
jersey City average daily drai, ks. greatly in.
erensed. surp>ssins All previous estimates The |
ruary. % 1 millions.
To supply that vast quantity Of water. in Aa- !
have drawn during the winter norr than Jo,. !
WATERSHED. A. our risS, ao" % arsT ,hesesroiS is
limited TO an average Of 10000. 600 gallons Icr ,
day throashou, the year. ana as the peaqAnnSck !
Will soon have reached an average draft Of |
pSs;. and the1cetdr,h % canno, no T." draw % mofe .o
than $1,000 COZ gallons per day. i, IL /
alone viii soon Be insuf.ic.cnt 10 turnisb
jersey CITY all the water the city aill require. \
Prob ably by the hrst ot May or the arst Of June I
We shall D. compelled TO limit Jer-ey Citys draft /
OF water from ;he Prvquanno- works. We viii /
draw from the works during The year the full /
1yersse OF MY millions Of gallons per day. and !
jersey City shall have al that lLls aHIoI ant ~Ill /
Aroru after comp ;yins WITH oGr ether oonirac,
Obligations but that - all that can be supplied \
from those works 10 Jersey City.
When the time arrives for limiting the supply
your city viii! OF course, es compelled TO supple
ment II by pumping al Belleyl.le or in -oale 4
other manner. tBel!eyille Is the old jumping
station on the PassAic Riye-, Monihs aso We
made several suggestions. either o: wbith II /
accepted, would have given Jersey City an en- |
present. psrt!Sl supply Wste. Of gnsScsp;,oss ~
purity. These suggestions the city has never
replied to, and they are not now Open for accept
anc.
We have been supplying water 10 the city
for fourteen months, the contract pricr o. which
Is e9nsiderao.y IN excess q $1,000, from
which we have voluntarily abaied So. 600. and
We have never received a dollar from the city
Nevertheless We expect TO continue 10 ;l!nl the
partial supply TO the end o: its term Oar oo-
,ect IN writing at this time IS axain notify the
city that there is limit 10 Tie supply Of water
on which they are nov drawing and ihA; that
lini; will very sou Be reAched
The recent report made to the Legislature by
the Passaie River Pollution Commission about
the present condition Of the rIver i not CAlCu-
Lated TO make the people OF jersey City rejoice
al the near prospect OF being obliged TO return
ply. Il was suggested yesterday tha, the notice
served by the Fact Jersey Company may te only
o!uf 70 influence action on the lending oJn-
trac; with the company for permanent supply.
but even IL IL u The company holds the winning
hand and cannot be forced 10 furnish any great.
er supply otPeq uannocE water than Il feels Ike
furnishing. Mayor WsnseT refused 20 make any
statement about the matter yesterday except
that the water ought 70 p me;ered Aad that
Would stop the waste The Board OF street aad
a. their meeting next Monday.