The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-27
LOOKS F[YNMSH!
Indications Point to the Ac-
oeptance Of P. H. Flynn's
IS, 100000 Pro-
posal.
CONFERENCE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
City Boards, Mayor, Corpor-
alton Counsel and En-
gineers Discuss
Water.
7o,OOe,ooe VS.. 5o,ooa,ooo GALLONS
Table Showing city's Con-
sumption Since 1880 With
Estimates to 1923
Presented.
Il ,OO0,ooo VS.. 5O,OOo,o 900. GALLONS

The Street and Water and Finance
Commissioners, Mayor Hoos, Corporation
Counsel McDermott and Engineers Yer
meule n Ferris, discussed the water
problem last night behind closed doors.
The conference began at eight o'clock,
and at one o'clock it had been decided to
meet again Tuesday evening. The object
of last nights conference was to agree, If
possible, on a plan, and then put the con-
tract through with as much speed as prac-
ticable. Last nights talk was the result
Of a proposition from the Street and Wa
ter Board. Since the bids were received
that Board has practically monopolized
Engineers vermeule and Ferris. Both
men have been kept busy supplying the
Commissioners with information. Con-
sequently the Finance Commissioners
have had little or no chance to talk the
several bids over with the engineers. Last
night both engineers gave the Finance
Commissioners all the data they had col
lected. The Street n Water Commits
sloners, too, gave some valuable hints
about the several proposals. The longer
the subject was discussed the more APP
parent it became that Patrick H. Flynn's
proposal is the one that will be accepted.
II Will CUSt lIlc city 3o.VtVsVVV.
The most interesting part of last nights
discussion was in reference to the quality
of water they should acquire. On that
point a vote was taken. Mayor Hoos re-
fused to AXE part in the discussion of any
point raised. the quantity of water, not
excepted. His Honor was asked to vote
on the supply point, but he declined to do
so emphatically. He was asked to express
his opinion about how much water a plant
should be required to furnish but he re-
fused.
What the officials wanted to get at was
whether a plant capable Of delivering So
900. 600 gallons a day would be sufficient, or
whether it would not be better to acquire
a plant of 70. O90.O0Q gallons daily capacity.
Mayor Hoos, as stated, would not vote.
Neither would Finance COMMISSIONS
Simpson. Commissioners Bailey, Hopper
he;mer, Midlige, Ringle, Heintze, Nolan,
Hauek and Smith voted for a o,00o,0N
gallon plant.
Commissioned Boltwood voted for a
50, 600, 900 gallon plant. When he saw that
his colleagues had voted for a 70,000,0 00
gallon plant, he asked what had caused
the sudden determination to secure such a
large plant. Engineer Vermeule was the
first to answer.
But said Commissioner Boltwood,
.six months ago. Mr.. V~ermeule, you as
sured us that a plant capable of delivering
so, oO0. COO gallons a day would be all that
is necessary"
Mr.. vermeule made a terse reply, and
admitted tina he might have said SO. The
situation is such now, he said, that it
would be unwise and unsafe to get less
thar 100 600 gallons a day. He cited the
city of Newark and declared that thai
city will be forced to enlarge its gathering
area within the next four years. Mr.. Nc
Dermott took up the question at this in
teresting juncture and ~prophesied that X
will cost Newark $1,000, COO at least to in
crease its watershed sufficiently to insure
a bountiful supply. do not want TO
get into any such trap as that said Mr..
McDermott.
A table showing the consumption Of the
city from 1890 until 1898 was produced and
with it 9. table showing what the esti-
mated consumption will be in 1929. 1t is
as follows:-
WATER USED IN MILLION GALLONS.