New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-17
NEWARK IS WATER ROBLbM
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AS TO THE
REMEDIES PROPOSED.

THE DRIvEN.wELL PRoJEcT-ANoTHER SCHEME
TO GET THE CITY INTO THE GRIP OF THE
EAST JERSEY WATER COMPANY
The question Of an increase in the daily supply
o: water until the full contract supply Is opta'ne"
In September, 1900 has caused a division OF opinion
I'm Newark The extra supply will be needed only
during short periods Of excessive consumption III
midsummer and midwinter. and the question 10
whether the Board of Works shall resort 10 the use
of drven-well water at such times, IN opposi'io"
to the expressed wishes OF manufacturers or con-
tract with the East Jersey Water Company for
supply either from Little Falls or the PequannocK'
by paying about $4,000 toward the cost OF water
main for the company, and paying also price no'
to exceed s36 million gallons for the water useu'
When the contract with the East Jersey Water
Company for the Pequannock Water Supply OF
$1,000 900 gallons daily was entered into 1t was cove
nanted that the plant and water should be turned go
over TO the city when the first payment OF N2U'oV.
Of of the p t Dap ce s %a Se done
eral years ago The amount Of 100000 was he ad
no use for the surplus water over and above the
citys consumption the c9mpsny snou ni,, sepem
Der H. 1900 in consideration for the remuneration
by the company of the interest at per cent on on
plant This interest would amount 70 about $780, o.
0OO This agreement restricted the city 10 zi,oDvS
turned on to the present time this maximum
amount has seldom been exceeded and has not
or being used by the East Jersey, Water Company.
1t was proposed in 1893 to build storage rese nd
hold the unused water belonging to the city nu'
a scandal arose over the purchase OF the s snd
to the city for $50 900 and the project was aban,
doned II this reservoir had been built the cry
COMPANY and Of driven wells Recently the Board
of Works had examination made near 0 Great
ing Engineer Fteley says that the attempt 10 con,
struct reservoir for present rv hs
faulty and that a substantial structure could not
be finished in less than year and hair or TWO
Involved in the question is the sale OF , dne
surplus Pequannock water after Septemoerw; g gk
provides that t n1ior city y
shall purchase water from d the nlce ef TO- be
agreed upon not to exceed SIS m m tSs 6rce at
e to the East Jersey Water COMPANY after Sep
s iSe 1891 aRa vR VeS e
entire amount Of water that the city may ask Of
iss E may Jersey no yesceed oS gallons
twenty days altogether or O SoS O o gacns before
the Rockaway water plant is completed It i, Is
pointed out that the East Jersey Water COMPANY my
fa" S5s Coz gallons Of water considering the fact
thai the figure s ,Ss Ss gallons to Be
bought from the city by the company after no Sep,
The could d. fix Sr tas eFdc cont at
-, The civ would be bound to sell It's surplus
water at that price, whereas the minimum has
been declared to be SIS million gallons III
II is hoped that Mayor Seymour Will veto al
nronositions that are to the disadvantage Of the
city. ,, A., -, ... e., ~.
supplemental contract to the original contract the
LAWYERS altered the terms of the contract TO take
away from the city the option OF paying In cash
or bonds. and requiring that the last payment Or
clause in the contract which was unsuspected AT
The time will have cost the city over S20ONW
'rhe fact that little diligence In the prevention
of the waste of water and the installation OF
meters would probably make the present supply
adccnate even In the periods of greatest consump-
ton seems to be studiously avoided by the Board
~ Works.