The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-09
Protest Against Mayor Nc
Clellan's Appeal to New
Jersey ent to Governor
Stokes
LOTS OF WATER IN RICHMOND
RUMoR HAS TT THAT THE
MAYOR is UNDER THE INFLU-
ENCE OF EAST Jersey WHICH
Seeks NEW PURCHASERS FOR
IT'S COMMODITY.
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TRENTON, Feb. 3, 1906 6.-Goyernor
Stokes had presented to him yesterday
the other side of the situation under
which Mayor Mcclellan. Of New York,
lras asked the cooperation of the Gov.
ernor in securing water supply from
New Jersey for Staten Island.
Consulting Engineer G. G. yermeuie
and Secretary Il. Il Brightngan, Of the
Staten Island Water Supply Company,
called upon the Governor yesterday and
submitted a protest from the company
against the request of Mayor Mcclellan
that New Jersey should grant Staten Is
land water supply for at least five
years. According to the representa- tions
of these gentlemen, Staten Island has at
present fresh water supply so ample
| that but so per cent. of it is needed.
This supply, it is claimed. will be ample
for the next ten years, and it is capable
of being extended so as TO be sufficient
for ten years beyond that
The protest which these gentlemen left
with the Governor stated:--
I'VE beg your consideration of the fol
lowing facts relating to the history Of
this attempt to supply water from the
j State of New Jersey to Staten Island,
and bearing upon the necessity of such
diversion Of water from the State of
New Jersey, and if it shall seem to you
proper, We shall be pleased to have the
same referred to the legislature for their
Information
Something more .shan year ago a
proposition was made to the city of New
York by the Hudson County Water Com
pany, corporation of the State of New
Jersey, to furnish a supply of water to
the borough of Richmond for $40 per
million gallons, subject to reduction in
price after the quantity furnished ex-
ceeded 100000 gallons each day.
During the hearing upon this propo-
sition it developed that it was the in
tention of the Hudson County Water
Company to furnish the water through
the mains which had been laid by the
New York and New Jersey Water Com
pany to supply the city Of Bayonne,
which mains are laid in the streets of
Bayonne throughout the entire length of
that city.
st was also developed that these mains
connect with the water mains of the East
Jersey Water Company, and that the
water to be supplied TO the borough Of
Richmond was to be taken from the Pas
sale River at Little Falls.
SAT a meeting of the Board of Esti-
mate and Apportionment Of the city Of
| New York, held on May 12, 1905, con-
tract to carry into effect the above pro-
posal was considered, and at that meet
ing the Staten Island Water Supply Com
pany made proposition to enter into
a ten-year contract with the city to fur
nish pure and wholesome water at the
rate of SEQ per million gallons, stating
that the company is prepared to supply
| 100000 gallons per day, and will in
crease this maximum, if desired by the
city
.The water which we offer is taken
from driven wells on Staten Island, and
this company has been engaged continu-
ously for tho past % years in supplying
water to the inhabitants in the First and
Third Wards Of the Borough of Rich
hond.
AT the same meeting the Crystal Wa
ter Company Of Staten Island, also of
fered to enter into ten-year contract
with tile city to furnish water ait $50
per million gallons, the city contracting
to take a minimum Of 100000 gallons
per day, which amount the company will
guarantee to furnish.
4 1T appears. therefore, that these two
coplnanies stood ready to furnish total
of 100000 gallons daily; that quantity
to be increased. # required.
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