The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-18
VIEWING The Dam
City Officials Pay Another
Trip to the Source Of
New Water Supply.
NO TROUBLE IN STORAGE
Minor Matters to Be Arran-
ged Between the Engineers
and Work Begun at Once.

,xavor Hans and some of the cry
~ofacials put in a whole oas s+aers
booking down holes, trampihs 80 the
and stones n generally e~anil i
watershed Offered by Contraetoi rar
FLYNN for a new water supply -
city. The main object OF the
Ao inspect the new site for inc issa5
the drst proposed location peins usSs
dangerous because of the nature
ground. Conn
wien the Mavor were:-Finance I'm
mtss,ooers n Lembeek. J. II. Carnes anu
Rinsle: street and Water Comnliss
Il : Nolan Al. Hauck and f. HENCE
carwood Ferris. engineer; NJ f. halaAer'
.,srk If tbe Board of Finance, ana .. :
Egan Deputy Comptroller. rms palts
left the D.. 1. & w. r. K, depo1 sxar
hoxen early yesterday morning
a. Roonton a little after nine a. M
tbev were met by Mr.. Flynns repls
tatives and engineers. N. }. henheuy, Z
connolly. Henry Belden :. san
p,,vna who escorted the Jersey ctls
visitors to the old site first mentioned d
Ola Roonton. where borings had pesn
rnaae "a the depth of SO to 20 feet
b,,t mn rock was found, nothing pul
sh;ftine sands and pebbles. me hoieS
had been filed up, but on tne s
where the holes had been made were Sai.
and gravel as an evidence OF wnat cou'o
be met with down below. Ihen nan q
mile higher up the valley the englheeis
Of Mr. FLYNN pointed out the new sue
for the dam or big reservoir LOT tne
100000 gallons daily supply.
The holes made by boring at his place
were covered with mounds tnefe
were stakes driven into each with MARKS
indicating the depth reached before q
vock foundation had been discovered me
ag,,res on these stakes varied from Il feet
s. "a feet, and at these depths. the engi-
aeers told the officials. they could inc a
solsd foundation on which to build the
lam.
Dinner was served in the headquarters
of Mr.. Flynn, and with appetites sharp
ened by the dams and dam sites ample
Justice was done to the repast. Only
water from the new water supply was
drunk. but Commissioners Nolan was per-
mitted a chaser.
From the party then went 70
Longwood Valley, where Mr.. Flynn pro-
posed TO build a reservoir for a W,0V0,oW
gallons supply for the city. No borings
had been made in that lovely place for
the reason that Mr.. Flynn doesn't want
to cross any bridges until he comes to
them. The Longwood Valley dam will be
a big undertaking. 1t will block the val
ley from side to side.
When all the points II be observed
were pointed out by the engineers the
visitors returned to Dover, where the $40
P. NJ. train brought them back TO Jersey
City, seemingly every man content with
the new site of the dam as proposed by
Mr.. Flynn.
1t is only a question of figuring now as
to the storage. The city engineer and
officials are assured that the storage
water supply promised of -. 6oO.0 o 600 will
be accomplished. There are some minor
to whether or not under the option in
the purchase whether the city can get the
100000. supply within. the limits of the
additional price shall be charged to the
city or the contractor. This and other
matters will be easily arranged, said
Engineer Ferris, who, when he receives
some additional data, will make a report
to the Street and Water Commissioners.
Commissioner Anthony Hauck said this
morning hat he anticipated no difficulty
in rhe supply by the change of reservoir
site. There would be a conference when
MIR. Ferris sent an "a report and he had no
doubt that the construction of the dam
would be begun in a week or two.