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TALKED OF MORE WATER
Newark and East Jersey
Officials Have a Con-
ference on the
Subject.
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NEWARK, Feb. 10. 1896-What has been
termed ''simply preliminary and entirely
informal talk" concerning the water situa-
ton in Newark was held by Commissioner
Van Duyne, chairman OF the Water Com
mittee of the Board of Works. and Engineer
Sherrerd with Edmund LeB. GARDINER,
comptroller of the East Jersey Water Com
pany, at the latter's office in New York
Wednesday During the conversation the
possibility of Newark getting more than
81, 100000 gallons of water per day. prior to
1900, was touched upon, and it is understood
that, as far as the company is concerned, 1t
will only be a matter of negotiation for this
city to get all the water it wants.
When spoken to on the subject to-day
Mr.. Van Duyne said that the visit to New
York was not made in the nature OF an
official conference. He had not been in
structed by the board or by the Water
Committee, he said, to consult with the
East Jersey Water Company, but he felt
that, as a commissioner. and especially
as chairman of the Water Committee, he
should be thoroughly informed on the
status of the water question, and he took
the trip as one way of getting information
Though the local officials declare that with
the supplemental supply at Belleville, this
city will have water enough to supply con-
sumers until 1900, it is not denied that some
anxiety is being felt over the probable con-
sequences that would attend a prolonged cold
spell. To be prepared for such contingent
kcy, Mr. GARDINER, it is said. was asked what
arrangements Newark could make toward
getting all the water wanted in emer-
gency cases, either by paying cash for it or
by giving surplus water in return after the
plant shall Lave been turned ever to THE city
in September, 1900.
AS Mr. Gardiner was no more empowered
to bind his company to a bargain than were
the Newark officials to bind the Board of
Works, no arrangement was made except to
open the door, as it were, to future negotia-
tions or discussions on the subject.
A conference is to be held at the offices
of Coult & Howell, in the Prudential
Building, this afternoon, to decide upon the
best method of ridding the Pequannock
watershed of preventable sources of pollu-
ton. The work is to be done by the East
Jersey Water Company under appointment
by and powers conferred upon the local
Board of Health. Those who have been
asked to confer are President Herold, of the
Board Of Health; Health Officer Chandler,
Commissioner Van Duyne and Engineer
Sherrerd, of the Board of Works; Health
Officer Leal of Paterson, and Joseph c. Coult
and James Gibson, who have been delegated
to do the actual work necessary.
1t is anticipated that property in
the Pequannock Valley will fight the efforts
made to disturb them, and it was deemed
advisable to agree upon plan of action be-
forehand
Newark officials are deeply interested in
the attempt to remove communicating infu-
ences from the water supply, and the action
proposed now was only decided upon by the
company after considerable correspondence
had passed between the city and corporation
as to which party to the contract was COM
PEELED to keep the water pnre.