The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

,priate committees.
Of wasting water, meters should be intro
During the past winter the city was
charged with. the consumption of as high
as thirty.five million gallons Of water in
a single day, and the average daily com
sumption and waste. in the months Of
January and February was alarmingly
near thirty-hve million gallons fixed in the
proposals for a new supply, as the guam
tity to be delivered through a SINCE pipe.
Assuming the City's population to be two
hundred thousand, 2 supply of twenty
nish each inilabitant with ~one-hundred
and thiry-fve gallons daIly,per day. II
is unnecessaryto say that at least one5half
iof this water must have been wasted; and
that the percentage of waste will increase
with the laxity of supervision. When 1t
is considered that there will flow from a
single faucet, supplied with the pressure
given to the first story OF a house in this
| city. If the water is let run continuously
throughout the year, a quantity for
which which we nave to pay more than
ten times the amount assessed against
a two story dwelling house, the iHustra-
ton may impress upon property owners
that they h city the duty Of pre-
venting waste.
Second submit for your consideration
where the cost of collecting water rents
could not be decreased many thousands
of dollars, by a consolidation of the de-
partment for the collection of these rents
with that for the collection of taxes, tax
es being payable in December, and water
rents in May, there does not appear any
reason why there should be more than
one collecting department; nor is there
any sound reason why those who assess
property for taxation should not also as
sess the water rents. These economies
must come some time, n it will give
me pleasure to approve of them, If effect
ed by your Board.
Third-The reservoir on Bergen Hill
should be enlarged and completed accord
ing to the original plans, 10 matter what
system of supply is to be eventually
adopted. This done. there can be main
tanned a supply of water in the two res
ervoirs that will avoid the necessity OF
maintaining for emergency purposes, the
pumping works at Belleyille.
FOURTH submit the question whether
the High Service pumping station, on
Bergen Hill cannot be at ones dispensed
with. If a main across the meadows is
Jersey City which require high service
can be directly connected with that main,
and the pressure at Belleville is sufficient
to carry the water to any required
heighth in Jersey City.
1t matters not how small an amount
ti:s city may be running behind in the
water account. the future accumulation
of debt must cease, and provisions at
once be made to meet any deficiency that
now exists.
Due retrenchment with regard to rum
ming expenses must be exercised, unessen-
tial offices abolished, and only those
clerks charged to the Water Department
who are entitled to draw pay from the
To make the Water Department self
sustaining. should be the first care of
those in charge of the same. It can be
done, and / shall exert all my power and
energy in bringing about the desired re-
suit.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD HOOS,
Mayor.
Received and ordered flied.
From His Honor the Mayor
The Honorable Board Of Street and Wa
ter commissioners
Gentlemeal-I would respectfully direct
the attention of your Honorable Body to
the nuisance which now exists at the
junction of Jersey avenue and Grand
street, where Grand street presents the
appearance Of an unS sg lake. Tae
the location given, if allowed to remain,
will not only prove a great menace TO
neighborhood, but will be a source of
great annoyance to many pedestrians
and thousands of the citizens of this and
other ;e + cites who are daily obliged to pass
Bayonne and many. sections of our city.
[ would respectfully direct your atten-
walks throughout this city, and particu-
larly on Grove street, from Railroad ave
nue. to Newark avenue.
The cToSswalks on this prominent thor
oughfare are in a disgraceful and danger
Gus condition.
/ sincerely trust that you will take i'm
mediate action in these matters.
EDWARD Hoos,
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From His Honor the Mayor
Transmitting communication received
from the Pagan Iron Works in matter of
Monmouth and Fourteenth streets.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers
From His Honor the Mayor
Jersey. City, May 10, 1898.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners:
Gentlemen-I respectfully call your at
tention to the reservoir in Central ave-
nue., which is leaking badly. The wa
ter that goes to waste in%this way is a
large quantity and the reservoir Should
be speedily repaired.
Yours respectfully.
Received n referred to the Commit
tee on Pumping and Reservoirs.
From the Board of Finance:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board, May s, 1898. and approved by the
Mayor, May 10, 1898.
Resolved, That the Clerk Of this Board
be and is hereby DIRECTED to notify the
several Boards and Commissioners of
this city, to " to this Board, by
June 18th. mex their estimatessof appro-
priations REQUIRED for the fiscal year be
vember 80, 1898. giving same in de
tail, with schedules of salaries to be paid.
From the same Board.
Transmitting resolution passed by
said Board. May 4, 1S9S,Nand approved by
the Mayor, May 8, 1895,
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs In the following resolu-
ton, adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, April Is, 1898, to
witt
Awarding to Philip Tumilty, Jr.,s. the
contract for the construction of ahsewer
in williams avenue, from about 100 feet
west of West Side Avenue to connect
with sewer in Mallory avenue.
From the same Board:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board, May 4, 1888. and approved by the
Mayor. May s, 1893.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs In the following resolu-
ton, adopted by the Board ofsStreet and
Water Commissioners, May 4, 1895, to
witt
= Awarding to the Barbar Asphalt Paw
ing Company the contract for the i'm.
provement OF FairvieW avenue, from
Monticello avenue to Bergen avenue
From the same Boards
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board May 4, 1885,, and approved by the
Mayor, May g. 1888.
Resolved. That the Board Of Finance
Il hereby concurs in the following resolu-
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