The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-27
tA &T+t1fF ~f
Big SEWERS PLAN
description of the Proposed
Scheme to Purify the
81 Passaic's Water.
sss 4gs sqas sgl 1910
ESTIMATED COST Sc, 5oo,o 900
Report Recommends No Final
Decision Until Further In
Tsstigatisn Is Made.
COST Sc, 500, 900

e1Vestigation is Made.
After dwelling upon the needs of a sys.
tenn Of sewerage n the Passaic Valley
sne engineer submits a plan for such q
system.
- PA thus recommended NAV be
Dnny described as follows s
All sewers constructed nm 10 tbe nrasz
cIe ume In the City of Paterson. dis
SS,drge.into the ePassaic River below fine
6rst Inc Prospect street sewer, the
nank, and the sewer in the Quarry, ON
me aert bank about 2050 and 300 feet be,ow
ule rails, respectively. The latter sewer
y proposed to carry across the river to
respect street at the intersection of
river street where the proposed main
lrunK ln1ercepting sewer begins. At this
polnt. provision is also to be made for re-
oSSNsiinis the sewage from the two areas
doove tne Falls Zone on each side of the
rlyer) that are at present not provided
with sewers.
FROM the point of beginning. the line of
~ Us proposed sewer follows River street
- Keen street; whence. crossing a block
tLe me enters East Fifth street and runs
through the same to the river at Fifth
venue from which point it follows the
awe Eye 70 the First avenue (Wagar-
i"enty-fourth street and the Boulevard
or River Road; then the Boulevard is fol-
lowsu 10 ABOUT the intersection OF Tenth
avenue and Th1rty-third street when a
sudden rise of grade of the boulevard
FORCES the line to the rivers edge. along
whlcn 1t continues to the intersection Of
MARKER street and the Weasel Road, where
vhe last sewer of the Paterson system Is
intercepted. The Weasel Road is then
aoAowed TO a point where it leaves the
river shore, where, still continuing along
me rlVer ana passing the Dundee Dan, the
line DaSSaS qIndQr tho nr1n1oa Co-.1 49,
nve hundred 600 feet below the Dam.
After passing the canal. the line follows
ene nigh ground on the right side of the
river, until it reaches the high bank along
the river a short distance above the Bot.
any Worsted Mills; continues along tine
snore at the foot of the said high bank to
the upper end of an arm of the river
which forms an island but is now being
filled up. This arm is crossed to the
island and Seventh street which is fol-
lowed to the lower end of the "arm,
where It IS recrossed to Eighth street at
Eighth street to the river.
Az this point 1t was found impracti-
cable TO follow the right bank of the
river for several reasons, i. e., the wind
ing course OF the river, the number of
factories located close up to its shore. and
the crossing of the tail-races. The river Is
therefore crossed to the intersection of
the Lodi Road and Locust Lane lin Wal
liagtono, from which point the line con-
tfnues along the latter to the Paterson
and New York Plank Road.
After passing the Plank Road, the pro-,
posed sewer ruEs across fields to the low
ground between the Holsman House and
Division avenue, following this to the
River Road at Galloway's coal and brick
yard; the River Road is followed to a
point about one thousand feet north Of the
Lyndhurst Bridge. where the line again
crosses the river to the right bank at the
foot of a hin in the road leading from the
main road River Drivel to the Lyndhurst
Rff1Ra. fHAnna If r1krkr III aS1erh ~ o-5
low ground, crossing Third River to the
River Drive leading from Passasc to New
ark. This road is followed for the entire
distance through Avondale and Reljevflle
to Second River and the City of Newark.
On the south side of Second RfyeH is
located the first pumping station from
which the line resumes its course in the
City of Newark following rlie River Road
for a short distance. thence hugging the
shore ION account of a very high bank
for several thousand feet and striking the
River Road again at the Erie Ra5lraod.
which 1t follows on the east side to ORR
entail street: thence through the same. |
Passaic, Mill, Ogden, Front, River, South
Canal, Market, Jackson. Clover, Merchant
and Sanford streets to South street
where a connection is made with the pres |
snt intercepting sewer. From this point
the sewer is continued through Avenue |
9 and across the Elizabeth Meadows to |
the Great Island. where the second
pumping station is located, with the out |
tan sewer running diagonaly across the |
Meadows to Newark Bay above the Cen |
trail Railroad bridge. |
Several other ines were surveyed be-
tween the Dundee Dam and Wellington, |
one on each side of the river, and between |
Wallington and the Third River; these |
surveys are indicated on the large map |
by dotted lines. |
The gradient of the sewer is for most |
Of the distance two and one-half feet to |
the mile; the only deviation being for the |
hrst two Thousand feet in Paterson
Z I'll q q I NJ o~I f--E %IA - la-A- 4
The Dundee Canal to the Lodi Road in |
Warrington with 1.SS feet per 1000 feet.
The diameter of the sewer in Paterson |
Is from three to six feet, which is gradu- |
ally increased to seven % feet at the be- |
ginning of the Newark section, reaching |
a maximum of ten feet at the South l
street intersection; this diamete is con- |
ffnued to the last pumping station.
In Front street, Newark, for a distance |
of about two thousand feet 1t will be |
necessary to resort a tunnelling.
The total length of the intercepting
sewer from Prospect street in Paterson,
Island, is 23.6l miles, and that of the out
let conduit from the Pumping Station to
the ultimate terminus in the bay, 1.9
miles. |
AS the Sewerage District is separated
INTO two divisions by the river. it IS OBJ
vious that collecting branches must be
provided in order to collect the sewage |
from opposite sides of the river, and carry
It. to the main trunk sewer. OF these
branches there are three, while provision
Is made for a fourth branch for Garfield, |
Lodi, etc., on the left bank OF the river,
rs shown on the map.
The first collecting ranch on the left
bank of the river in Paterson, begins in
Water street at North West street, thence
street and through the same, near the
running along the former to East Main
City line, where 1T leave the street and
follows along the foot of the steep bank
and along the rivers edge to a point
hear Goff1e Brook where the line turns
south and crossing the river, intersects
The main sewer about two hundred feet
below Fifth avenue. The gradient of the
sewer IS BIG feet per 1000 for the first
L,760 feet from West to Jefferson streets,
ind from there to the Intersection of the
main i~ntercepting sewer four 4) feet to
The mile. The diameter of the sewer Is
mail at West street and increases to
:rossdng where the LEGAL lateral sewer
-