New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
MORE WATER FOR NEWARK
TWO CONTRACTS MADE FOR AUXILIARY
SUPPLIES.
ONE IS FOR WATER FROM DRIVEN WELLS AT
BEILEvILLE THE OTHER FOR AN EMER-
GENCY SUPPLY FROM THE EAST
JERSEY COMPANY.

The plan OF a driven-we supply Of water 10
supplement the regular supply of 600
gallons daily from the Pequannock watershed.
which was devised by the Newark Board of
Works after the experience during the blizzard
last winter, has been a subject Of controversy in
Newark. The city owns the Pequannock water
plant. yielding 5O.OOO,OOO gallons daily. but
under the terms Of the contract made with the
East Jersey Water Company. which built the
plant and sold it to the city. the company has
the right to dispose Of all the water above
81. soc 900 gallons until September "a, 1900 when
the contract terminates
1t was calculated in 1880 when the contract
was negotiated. that 275OOOoJ gallons daily
would be ample for the city's consumption until
September "a, 1900. owing to extravaganza In
the use of water. for the last three years the
consumption exceeded the supply at certain sea-
sons of the year
The engineer Of the Board Of Works then pro-
posed to reopen a number of driven wells which
had been sunk at Bellevile years ago. on the
theory that there was an underground river
there. from which pure water could be pumped
The Board of Works gave authority to the en-
gineer who had the wells cleaned out and deep
ened, and 1t announced that the yield OF
water would be about 100000 gallons day
periods
Last year 200.0O0.0OO gallons OF this water was
pumped into reservoirs at Belleville.
There was carelessness last fall when. instead
Of pumping from the wells. the Board look wafer
from two basins at the Beeville water~orKs
into which water from the Passac had perco-
lated. The Board Of Health interfered ana the
pumping stopped The analysis OF the wen
water showed that II was or goou ouai'y' eANoP'
that IL was hard
THE DRIVEN-WELL PROJECT.
The new plan OF the Board OF Works was
based upon a proposition by A. J. Connolly. a
contractor. who offered to sink driven wells at
or near Bellevile to give an additional supply
Of from 100000 TO 100000 gallons for
100000 The contractor offered a guarantee
that he would furnish the water. the BOARD
decided to advertise for bids. and three bidders
appeared A. j. Connolly offered TO furnlsh
wells TO produce 100000 gallons daily Tor
$40 OGO with So 600 for every additional miliion
Gallons He proposed 10 sink the wells on three
plots. two in Belleville and one In North Airing
ton on the other side OF the river. and all WITHIN
$500 feet Phillips Worthington Did So,S % oo a
million gallons for wells yielding up 10 o,VU'oU
gallons daily and $4,000 for every additional
million gallons daily. The site was not given +.
H. & ]. Conlan bid 5000 million gallons oaiiy
up to 5O0OOO0 gallons and So3oO FOR every al
ditional million gallons daily Tne site gwen
was four acres south Of the pumping station at
ReIeville The Board accepted Mr. Connehy
bid and by a simple resolution entered INTO a
contract. None OF the wells to De SUNK ,n,,co
be on city property. and by the terms OF Justice
Denue,s decision on Monday the contract would
be for new water supply ana wouio nave 20
he approyed by the Mayor and Common Souncli'
when the contract made George b. Jen-
L,nson Judge Gottfried Kruger and other mem
hers OF the Board OF Trade objected ana sus-
tanned Harrison Van Duyne, member OF the
poard OF Works who had vigorously opposed
driven wells Mr.. Van Duyne was In favor OF
introducing ten thousand meters In saloons ana
other places where the consumption is greatest
ord making a contract with the East Jersey
Water Company. He was overruled In the
Board.
Mr.. Jenknson In opposing driven wells demon
strated that the water taken from them would
seriously injure the boilers Of factories by leav-