The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-18
1898. to December i, 1901, not Including
Harrison, Kearny and East Newark ~

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x-The small delivery was due to one
% 3s-inch main being out Of service du, :
ing repairs to break under the Hacken-
sack River.
e-This increased delivery was due to
heavy draft on the East Jersey in re-
filling the reservoirs which We're snear'y
empty.
f-During the month of September the
second leak occurred under the Hackeh-
sack River and the quantity OF water iost s
before the break was repaired was sum
cient to increase the daily average over
a half a million gallons.
| might also add that We have placed
ten a8) inch gem meters upon mains on
west bank of the Hackensack River py
passing the gates, you will thus observe
that by closing gate on east bank OF the
river a leak can be Immediately discovered
and the loss of water determined
The normal yearly increase in the con-
sumption of water is about four "a per
cent. The average daily consumption for
the year 1900 was 31.5 million gallons; as
suming that the normal increase for the
year 1901 was the same as in previous
years, it would have been 1927 million gall
aons Whereas the actual daily con-
sumption was only 800 million gallons,
a saving of is million gallons daily.
This includes water drawn by Harrison,
Kearny and East Newark. The increased
consumption of these townships is over
four (D per cent.
The average daily consumption in Jer-
sey City alone for the first eleven months
of the present year was 29.6 million GAL
Ions, while for the year 1900 the daily
average consumption was 30.3 million gal-
Ions, decrease daily for the first eleven
months in 1901 of 100000 gallons, or
total of two hundred and fifty-five (2o5)
million gallons for the eleven months as
stated. To this So3 million gallons the
average daily consumption during the
wear 1900. should be added the normal
estimated daily increase amounting to II
million gallons, a total of BIB million
gallons as the daily average for the year
1901, provided no check had been placed
upon the waste, showing a saving OF l.9
million gallons daily.
While we have only calculated four
a. per cent. increase for the year 1901 over
1900. the water metred and delivered to
large consumers amounts to about nine
million (s00o,000,s gallons daily and is an
increase of eight (S) per cent. over last
wears consumption, it is therefore safe to
say. that the Inspection made, together
with the increased meter system, has pre-
million
q. ooo 00o) gallons daily, saving of over
so per day, or $4,000 annually There is
nc doubt that this saving could be in
creased at least several million gallons
daily If due diligence is given by the in
spectors employed for this purpose and
a more thorough system Of inspection
inaugurated.
In our effort made to effect a saving
in the consumption of water, not little
credit is due Mr.. Bouton for his assist
ance and advice. While in establishing
other money saving and businesslike
methods he has placed the department in
a condition which promises much for the
future.
The daily rate of consumption between
the hours of l and 4 A. M. averages
twenty-five (22) million gallons-tthis is
at times when the temperature is at 90
degrees Fahrenheit)-d as fol-
lows
Five million (5OoO,OOO gallons to Bergen
Greenville and Lafayette sections.
Five million (5,0O0O00) gallons is pumped
at High Service. to supply Hudson City
district, and the balance. twelve million
d20oo, ,000) gallons represents the draft in
the lower section of old Jersey City,
which includes the railroads and other
large consumers.
These large consumers use probably at
the rate of four million (4,000,o00) gallons
per day during these hours (between
and A. NJ. leaving eighteen eS, 600 0oo)
million gallons as the rate at which water
is used and wasted by other consumers,
a per capita consumption of about ninety
COO gallons per day. A daily rate Of from
fifteen to twenty Q5 to 2o) salons per
capita between these hours is SUFFICIENT
to allow for all legitimate uses: The
balance, seventy to seventy-hve l7O to f5)
waste occurs, and this rate Of waste Will
hold good the entire twenty-four hours
/ The propert remedy to prevent this
Large quantity of waste is to place
inability to do this a the present time 1t
would seem advisable to improve and con-
tinue the house-to-Ilouse inspection.
We have received less complaints during
the year 1901 than the year previous rela-
tive to low pressure. This may be ac-
counted for by the reduced consumption.
Al times during the year 1890 our mains
were taxed to the limit, while this year,
having stopped part Of the waste in
districts where we. formerly had COM
nlaiIats. the draft upon the mains was
not 80 great and an Increased pressure
was the result.
4 The average daily per capita eonsump-
tion in Jersey City of one hundred and
forty-three l143} gallons, and whi.e 1t is
nigh an allowance should be made for
the large quantity of water used by the
railroads. American Sugar Refining oCm-
million 5000 0o0) gallons daily.