The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-05
WATER DELAY.
Hot Weather flinders the
Mayor From Reviewing
the Specifications.

Mayor Hoos win not act on ihe Watsi
specifications today
On Saturday His Honor expressed an
! opinion that he would be prepared TO d's-
| pose of the important documents one way
| or the other today. The Mayor had con-
templated studying the specifications sun
| dav and Yesterday. The heat on sunday.
| however. had the very material eiIecl q
compelling him to abandon ms pro-
EXPERT Engineer Garwood Ferris has
| seen the Mayor frequently since lle
specifications were approved by the otfsSh
and Water Board. On every occasion ne
has declared that he considers the specl-
fications as near perfect for the prolecelon
of the city as it will be possible 10 sel
them. The Mayor has ai lsose e9' him to
be Informed that the are ~
thatAcouId be hoped for The mayor tlas
ten days from the time an ofilclaI copy
Of the resolutions was served on nln II
which to act. Wishing to be entlreiy GER
tain that he is right before gong ahean
fine Mayor will probably. take apous =
week in making up his mind what lo uo 20
/ on Thursday next. the Mayor announced
fhis morning. he will be ready 70 mahs
disposition of the specifications.
IN all important points the Mayor ap-
nroyes the specifications. So far as ne
can see every possible safeguard mas pee1
thrown out to amply protect the city ana
guard against r. the pos poSsi q anxio9s and in
u deteruined to acquire such a plant
a. viii Mace the city beyond the necessity
of taking up the water propieih = Z
next Twenty-Five years.
TO 40 that he has agreed that q supply
Of $500 600 gallons must be procured a.
the outset. He also agrees tnat q q p PIN
caSItionary measure the contractor sia1
he made to condemn sufficient watershed
to insure a supply of 70: 10000 o gaiiohs q
day when occasion REQUIRES. ihess NE
The important things the Mayor CONSIDERS.
and inasmuch as they are clearly en-
hndied in the specifications he mas no
room for complaint. 4h;nr
There is practically orly n INNS
about which the Mayor disagrees with
ne street and Water Commissioners;
The specifications call for an assured
SIMPLY of 10000. 900 gallons. and the specl-
f~cations provide Tor two / p u sso pss1,ons 3
dav- one of $4,000, COO gallons. ana the sec
one Of 3d. 100000 gallons. While the ar
rangement is regarded as q goou ohe ~
+lse Mavnr. inasmuch as 1t will always M
SIRE a supply of 10. 000,0 900 gallons a day,
4he Mayor wants to avoid as mucn eN-
nense as possible. The supporters OF the
50. 0O0. 900 gallon pipes say that IL the malns
called for possess oniy a cartE ma viii
come when they will be unable 70 denver
that uuantity by reason OF frlctlon anu
Growth of moss inside the mains. mayor
Hoos favored and still fawors the ias4hs
IF two mains. one of 10000 900 and the
other of $1,000. 900 gallons capacity. %
ieetions to the pipes of 80,000.00V gallons
viii doubtless be waived by the Mayor.
This morning Mayor Hoos was asked i
he wanted an expert to assist ain IN 60
ing over the specifications. His Honor re-
piled in the negative.
The Street and Water Commissioners
we're hoping that the Mayor would act To-
lay or tomorrow. SO that they could di-
rect Clerk Bouton to advertise for pro
posals. All of the interested otf1clals WISH
10 get the water problem out OF the way
as soon as possible.