Evening journal., 1904-11-15
GIVES
FIGURES OF NEW
FILTER PLANT
Report Is Made at Meeting
of Water Board Of the
Cost
WATER RIGHTS Gust TOO MUCH
No Definite Action Regard
ing a Change Of Plans
Has Been Made

The Board OF Water Commissioners
IS now seriously debating the adviaa-
bility of abandoning the Rockland
water project and taking up the Ninth
ward scheme, plans for which were re-
Gently drawn up By Chief Engineer
Theodore A. Leisen, OF the Water De-
partment This action may be neccs-
sary owing to the stand taken by the
DUPONT Powder Company and the BAN
crofts relative to their water rights in
the Brandywine.
Chief Engineer Lelsen reported at
yesterdays meeting OF the Water Board
that both OF the above mentioned COM
Germs had so FAR refused to enter into
an agreement with the Water Depart
ment respecting water rights He
learned that among the conditions
which would be imposed by the two
companies IN case OF an agreement be-
Ing entered into would be that the city
should purchase the right to take ten
ten million gallons per day. 70 take not
more than two millions gallons in any
period of four hours and to agree to
take all necessary precautions to pre-
vent muddying Of the remaining water
In the stream
The suggested conditions limit the
amount of water to twelve million gall
! Ions In twenty-four hours while the
agreement entered into with the Jessup
and Moore Paper Company allows
twenty million gallons to be taken IN
the same period.
Want Supply curtailed.
The report of Chief Engineer Leisen
ON the subject follows:
To the Board OF Water Commissioners:
Gentlemen; In conversation with the
attorneys for the Joseph Bancroft and
Sons Company, and the Il. l. Dupont
Company, / have learned that among
the conditions which would be imposed
in the agreement between said COM
, lpanies and the city for the taking OF
the city's water supply from Rockland
would be the following.
The city to purchase the right TO take
ten million gallons per day on an aver
age for each month.
The city to take not more than two
millions in any period Of four hours
and TO render monthly statements OF
pumping records taken at four hour
periods.
The city TO agree to take all neces-
sary precautions 10 prevent muddyine
OF the remaining water in the stream
by the washing OF the filters, should
the latter be Objectionable to the JOS
eph Bancroft and Sons Company.
The other conditions are said to be
those with which we are already famn-
lar.
Should these conditions in general be
acceptable 20 the city the ATTORNEYS
win proceed to prepare a draft OF an
agreement
II should be pointed out that tho sug-
gested conditions limit the amount OF
water to be taken from the stream Ia
y million gallons IN "A hours, where
as the agreement with the Jessup and
Moore Paper Company allows 20 mill
lion gallons TO be taken in the same
b period. Another point to be considered
; is that under the Jessup and Moore
agreement we may pump the full
amount necessary for each day during
a period of hours enabling us to op-
crate the plant with one shift. wherea.
the above conditions would compel u.
TO work 20 hours daily to pump 70 mil.
lion gallons.
I II the condition as TO muddy water
Is adhered 10, the city will be compelled
to lay drain pipe from Rockland I,
Rattlesnake Run, TO carry OH the mud
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