The Jersey City news., 1903-08-19


have been turned and 100 feet Of side.
walks built In the Watchnag tunnel.
I Out of the total required length Of T,4001
feef-:5, ,G52 feet Of side walls have been
built and 4 424 feet Of arch turned.
1 The, total length of concrete conduits
required Is as follows:
Conduit. No. /. 4.570 feet.
Condnit No. 2. $500 feet.
| Conduit No..3. o. 80 feet.
! Conduit No. 4, 5000 feet:
II In all 20,5lQ feet.
Up 70 July /. work on these sections
consisted principally of excavation. Dur
ing July actual construction has gone on
and as q result 3,325 feet Of conduit have
been built and concrete aqueauct across
Third riveris about completed, Owing to
the faulty methods. portions of the con-
dulls early laid did not turn out salts
factoriis and the lnvertion places viii
have to be gone over, The defects while
annoying are permission of satisfactory
correction.
4 The filling over pipe in meadows east
OF the Haekensack in order to provide
the specifications depth Of covering is
still progressing.
As regards the main dam construction
has progressed. as from time to time
have informed Eon more in this country
on work Of ike character and though the
force has been Increased so that now u
gangs OF masonss four concrete mixers
and twenty derricks are employed. /
l'hardly see how any increase in rate can
be expected. l feel it proper to state
that even with the maintenance Of that
rate have but little expectation that the
dam. as a whole can be fully completed
within tie contract period. II does look
however a. if it could be so far finished
as to hermit Of the sa1se Of the Rockaway
& water provided the dixie the eonduits and
Watching tunnel are completed and in
! readiness for use at that date.
On the 14tilfof Jrly The Chief Engineer
4 Of the contractor was given writ
ten notice that your engineer was
impressed with tbe fact tbat the
Z work on thes, enhancement for the
Parsippany dixie was> way hehind
hand. that the then facilities wonld
not permit Of satisfactory progress and
that it was necessary that radical ac-
tion should be taken if the work was to
! be finished on time. The Jersey CITY
Water Supply Co. took the matter ,up
Immediately and notice was served on
their sub-contractor calling for better re.
! suits Or the work wonld he taken ont Of
his hands. The ,1b-sub-contractor
Z thereupon abandoned his contract. thus
freeing the hands of the sub-contra cto1
&. for the dixie 5 whole.
am glad to reoort vigorous action on
i his part two traction engines and grading
machines, some forty teams and another
steam shovel. have been secured and
am promised that if required the plant
viii still be further increased.
i As stated in my last report progress
: on. lining the Watching tunnel was moi
satisfactory and the contractor has been
so duly advised. Better results were look
1 ed for in the past month, but have not
been Forthcoming. The management has
peen changed ana u iooKs at last as Il
there was prospect OF more Satisfactory
progress.
! The contractors attention has also beer
called to the fact that Your Engineer was
y not satisfied with the method employee
IN constructing the first concrete conduits
The method criticised has been changed
and better results have followed.
There is now every reason for inferrine
!. that with reasonable weather and proper
energy that the concrete conduits will bs
! ready for use within the contract period
II Respectfullly submitted,
(signed GARWOOD FERRIS
E Engineer in Charge
Received and preferred to the Commit
! tee on New Water Works.
. Report of the clerk
Jersey City. July %, 1908.
T Honorable Board of Street and Water
t Commissioners
Gentlemen; The commissioners 81 AS
sessmenf nave MED with me on TINS da1'
tneir prellmlnafs assessliehe ~ map ior ~
: provenent Of Armstrong avenue from enc
e of present pavement at Van Cieef stree
to Ocean avenue.
And for the construction of sewer II
4 Rnroan avanTp from Era avenue To aaflt