The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-28

from the Chairman or the entertainment
Committee.
ROABD OF STR EET AND WATER
com WISSIONERS.
[Ofirial Proceedinss.l
tContinued..)
the quarry, ready for operation, he has
erected a steam crushing plant of a suffi-
Gent capacity to crush 100 cubic yards
of rock each working day.
The dam, when constructed for a fifty
million gallon daily supply, will have a
height above the present bed of the
river of los feet. Its length on top will
be about $3.50 feet. The area of the lake
formed by the dam win be $50 acres, and
the storage capacity above bottom OF eff
fluent pipe viii be 7,le0 million gallons.
| If enlarged for the seventy million gal
Ion daily supply, the height above river
bed will be 1881 feet, its length on top
will be about 1900 feet; 1t will flood L.034
acres of land and will store IL. $50 million
gallons.
A comprehensive idea of the mass of
masonry required can possibly be had by
the height of t h dam, its foundation
must go down to a suitable rock base.
For purposes of comparison the dam
for the new water works for Boston and
| vicinity, is to be 129 feet higher than ex-
listing surface, but is to be only ,25o feet
long on top. Ours will require much
| sions being 1884 and 1890 feet. The water
| surface of our reservoir G,0S4 acres) would
be equivalent to a lake a little over three
90 miles long with a uniform width of
PIPE EXTENSIONS.
Our record will indicate that during the
year passed we have laid more than our
average Of new water mains. Many re-
quests have been made for pipe extension
and we have endeavored to meet the de-
mands made upon us, though prices for
pipe ave Increased beyond reach. This
excess in cost must be borne wholly by
the city as water rates canot be changed
because OF a temporary rise in the price
not only must we bear the primary cost
of laying the pipe, but the hydrants and
gates being made of the same commodity
substantial cost difference when compared
=" = !, F - p # SssAsTER PIPE.
3-inch and less. 7,5oS; 4-inch, A. 4e4;
6-inch, 674,464; 8-inch, I5,406; 10-inch, 3D.
s5s; Finch, 81 sss; 1e,Inch, A,75; 20-inch,
g sl 5;.; as,inca i q; "a; 2s-inch, $500; s0-inch,
a-ineh, ii; S-inch. 1859; s-inch, 4,Ssl;
Totals, December !, 1899, Feet:
s-inch, SIS, oos: S.inch, 12o, 2s7: 1o-inch, q,
s., les; 24-incsh. iR,Sii4 as-inch, $500; 50-inch.,
As; 36-ineh, 6s.971.
s-Inch and less. ~; finch, 7.s7; s-Inch,
9.S3: 1s-inch, SIS: 2o-inch, ISL; 24-inch,
2.SI; 2e-inch, .66; 30-inch, j; 36-inch, 1924.
Total mileage, December I 1888, 2oL.Ss
Total mileage, December / 1899, 209. 80.
Increase-Miles. 23S.
Total feet December ! lsss, I,oss, l lsa
Increase-Feet. 1885.
HYDRANTS.
To December /, 1898. 2,1s0
December !, 1888, to December /, 1898. 81
Total, December i. 1885. 2. 1s7
GATES.
To December !. 1885,
1895; SINGH, 2o7; 1o-Inch, 20; 12-lnch, no;
l6-inch, SO; 20-inch, 80; 24-inch, IL; 26-Inch,
8; 30-inch. l: 36-ineh, "a.
Added during year, 1S9S-99:z
4-inch, so; 6-inch, q; S-inch. 5: Pinch. 5.
s-inch and less, a: finch. $40; e-inch.
1,517; S-inch 2l5; 10-inch. rs; Pinch. rs:
16-inch, 80; M-inch, 80; 24-inch. II; 26-inch,
g; 30-inch. 1; 36-inch, "a.
Total number of gates
fetal number il use Dec sod ! dsss....- 2.2as
Total December i. 1899. 2,s42
SOUTH COVE PROPERTIES.
The South Cove property has for years
been a thorne in the side of those officials
on whom devolved the responsibility for
its care and maintenance. Several times
in the past has 1t been heralded that now
all legal difficulties. had been surmounted
and the city had but to enter into the
enjoyment of its own" only to find that
| some corporation was so lntrenched that
more fighting was necessary. When we
assumed charge OF affairs the corporations
were no less insistent than they had been
was SO firmly taken that even corporate
greed at last conceded the rights of the
city. During the period that the city was
slow process OF law. the Board was from
| time to time memorialized to improve the
property in order that an income might
- - -
might be substantially benefited, but at
the time this was Impossible of accom-
plishment. When during the past year 1t
+ became evident that the question Of
Ownership was so definitely settled that
| such action would be warranted. we cast
about for a plan whereby the property
produce 4 revenue but to also be aces
STOLE for the use of our manufacturers
and merchants and those who do business
with them: The Idea that the city should
therefor was for financial reasons at once
eliminated. but we made a liberal call for
capitalists Or those likely f. require such
based on such lines as they would inn
prove and occupy in common with the
city .s To e teis Rup PIC r cscs,y sgm : emily az rs-
Spouse. q failure to respond being per-
haps due to some entanglements which
sysr m lmRossWa s e be 5hs SIX tIa Fa g. tie sss so sginI
session OF the Legislature an effort will
BE made by interested parties to secure
the nassage s5 q ar 1Dt act ns wnleh viii 9 permit TIT
occupancy Of this property on terms more
liberal than are now permitted. and II
care Il exercised sseat, re oq r 5spFssen o sSs
e eroSp;sT ns / SUBSTANTIAL source u rsvenus
ard I9NS0RblNArE USE or WATER.
i xrsaf auast3yy 81 Vafsf Is being used or