The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-12
BOARD OF STREET AM WATER
COM MISSIONER s
fOficial proceedings
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construct the following additional stor-
age and intake reservoirs, in addition to
those above outlined under this plan, and
TO construct a second steel conduit TO
enable the contractor to deliver. thirty
five million (35, 600, 000) gallons daily addl-
tional into the Bergen Reservoir, at an
elevation of one hundred and twenty
seven Q2D feet above mean high tide,
The main intake reservoir, for add
,tional supply, under this plan, Will not
be changed. In addition to the storage
reservoirs above outlined, the foloWlng
additional works will be constructed tor
storage purposes:-
ervoir will be increased by raising the
dam eighteen QS feet, so that the now
line thereof will be at an elevation OF
seven hundred and forty GAO feet, the
area of said reservoir, as increased, VIII
be i've hundred and forty-four 0o4al
acr4s; the maximum depth thereof VIII
cent of the area thereof will exceed
eight (S) feet in depth at the full! wafer
level. 1t will have naturally t~rlpulary
thereto a drainage area of tWenty-tWe
and fo%ur-tenths (22.4' square miles and a
capacity of three thousand nine hundred
and twenty million 1920, O00, 00O gallons.
sixty (60 feet in height, including fonn,
dalton. and be constructed and equipped
as required by the specifications. -,
Dan additional storage reservoir Will
be constructed in Beach Glen, north of
the Rockaway River. 1t Will nave os IAN
area of eight hundre and hIty Noeol
acres, an elevation al the 1oW fant q
maximum depth of thirty-eneTt5D lest,
and seventy-five (l5) per cent ! I 7
area thereof will exceed eight 90 ieel n
depth at the full water level; II VIII
have a capacity of four thousand seven
hundred and forty million 4.f4o,0Ou,ueo "a
Ions of water; a feeder pipe hereilaatsr
described will lead into TINS rese1voir
from a noinr on the Rockaway RlVer
about three miles vest of the Reservoir,
as shown on maps Nos / ana z tnus duS-
tributary to this reservoir, 50 as 70 manc
tie whole gathering ground Tributary
under the plan lfty-six and one-tehth
(56.D square miles.
marked "Dam Nc. % and shown on maps
Nos. l and 2. will be of earth empank-
ment: with concrete core, Il VIII pe III III
ty-one SD feet in height above the ioua7
dation, and be constructed n equipped
as required by the specifications.
Dam No. 81 is shown on maps Nos.
/ and 9. and will be of earth mbankmell
with concrete core. it will be nineteen 10
feet in height above foundation, ana pc
constructed and equipped as required w
Aux:liary to the said feeder in the
River a dam will be c~ostructed
of masonry across the Rockaway RaVef;
the crest thereof will be at an edssacl oui
Of FIVE hundred and forty-five (54o) feet;
the location thereof is shown cn T,Ats
Nos. / and 2, and it is marked Dam
Nc. H."
tI-OlOllSul htSGlN Ot eN
the RockaWay River, as SHOWN on maps
Nos. I and ., having d water shed trlpu-
tary thereto of four 90 square mics, an
area of one hUndre and ffty-slX uoo,
acres: a maximum depth Of thirty Col
feet. with Seventy-1ve (t3) per cent. u
its area exceeding eight 80 feet IN depth
at the full Wste1 level, ana q to doa o S
pacitv of seven hundred million IlO0.0O0.VVo
gallons. the dam for this reservoir nlarke9
"Dani No. T." on maps Nos. l ana q VIII
be of rlasonry, forty GO feet IN helgns,
and have Al q
line at an elevation of seven hundred anu
ten tf1O) feet and be constructed ana
equipped as required by the specifications
F-Stony Brook Reservoir, located on
Stony Brook. north of the
River. as shown on maps Nos. and Z,haV-
ing a watershed tributary thereto OF nine
area of three hundred and nifty
(s50) acres, a maximum depth OF
thirty (Sg feet, with seventy-five CD
per cent. of its area exceeding elgnt =,
storage capacity one thousand SIX nun
bred and ten millions Q,6l0,oO0,Vo0 gahohs;
the main dam for this reservoir IS markeq
stDam No. g." on maps Nos. l and ?, and
will be of earth embankment with con-
crete core wall thirty-three (30 feet IN
height above foundation, and nave an
elevation at the flow line of five hundre1
and thirty {53O feet, it will be constructed
and equipped as required by the specHlca-
tions.
and 2. and will be of earth embankmen
with concrete core wall; it will be TWEEN
ty-ive C25) fet in height above foundation
and have an elevation at flow line OF nVe
hundred and thirty (530 feet, and Will pc
constructed and equipped as required by
the specifications.
Reservoir above described, there will be
constructed an additional steel pipe con-
duit along the route shown generally on
map No. /, upon a right of way required
by the specifications for the purpose OF
conveying the additional thirty-fve mill
ion (35, 000, o0O gallons of water by gravity,
This steel conduit will be fifty-six (o6)
inches. inside diameter, from Old Boom
ton to Hook Mountain, where 1t Will con-
meet with the tunnel hereinbefore men
toned; from the unnel at Hook Mountain
to the tunnel at Watching Mountain there
will be a single steel conduit of fifty-six
@6) inches. inside diameter, connecting
with the tunnel h~ereinbefore mentioned
through Watching Mountain; from the
the TUNE on Watching Mountain there
will be a single steel. conduit forty-efghI
Reservoir. where the water will be de-
livered with a pressure equal to- q head
of one hundred and twenty-seven Q2D feet
above mean high tide.
From said Dam No. 4, in the Reckavay
River, water for storage will be conveyed
by gravity by a single steel CONDUIT Of
~forty-eight 4S) inches, inside dia1neter)
into Beach Glen Reservoir.
From Dixon Lake Reservoir to the
gate house a Old Boonton IN;
conduit of an inside diameter Of
forty-eight (4S) inches will be so CON
structed that the same can be connect
ed with the main. conduit and used as
above mentioned. All of the above con-
Quits and tunnels will be constructed and
equipped as required by the specifca-
tons.
The routes of said several conduits,
feeders and tunnels are shown on map
No. l annexed. The profiles and hy-
drualic gradients of said condufts; feed
ers and tunnels are hown on profile No.
9 annexed
prevail of the engineer to substitute at
the crossing of the Hackensack. Passaic
and Rockaway Rivers for each single
steel conduit, two or more cast iron pipes
of approved strength and material, hay
ing a combined capacity equal to the
single steel conduit for which they may
be substituted.
In the foregoing description the
phrase elevation" means height above
mean high tide. The water proposed to
be furnished is pure and wholesome. me
plan has been prepared with a view OF
preventing all contamination thereof
from any source, in accordance with the
specifications
I herewith present the following pre-
liminary maps and profles, according to
the plan of the works proposed
Map No. ].
Map No. 2.
Profile No. 3.
Profile No 2.
PATRICK H. FLYNN,
1879 Montague Street,
Borough of Brooklyn,
New York, N. Y.
PROPOSAL FOR A NEW WATER
SUPPLY FOR JERSEY CITY, n. j.
Made by Patrick II. Flynn.
Residence or office, lS9 Montague street,