The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
Two Orange COuncilmen
Start Investigation of
Falling Water.
REPAIRED DAM LEAKS
Conditions Said to Be Fast Be-
coming as Bad as Last
FaIl.-Auxiliary Pipe Line
Is Held Up in the
Courts.

7 to the water committee of the Orang'
Common Council by City Engines
Frederick T.. Crane that the repair
to the dam at Campbell's Pond in Mill
burn, where the city water supply Il
impounded, had been completed AND
that the stopping of leakages woulC
save the city one million gallons o.
water a day, it was learned that tn,
water In the pond has started drop
ping again. Mr. Crane, in his reporr
to the committee, explained that The
condition of the ground under the dan
allowed considerable quantities Of
water to escape, but that this condi-
ton could not be remedied, and the
seepage, as it is called, will probably
result in further attention being given
the ground about the dam.
Councilman Charles w. Romine, OF
the water committee, jumped into an
automobile early this morning after
reading about the conditions at the
pond and made a hurried investigation.
This interest shown by members of
the water committee gives evidence of
the act that they do not intend to let
the grass grow under their feet this
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satisfied to dismiss with ridicule the
serious assertions concerning the ade-
quacy of the water supply.
Councilman Romine, upon his return
from the watershed, Immediately went
to the office of Councilman Davis, his
Democratic colleague on the water
committee. He was closeted with Mr..
Davis for several minutes, and when
seen after the conference said:
Conditions both at Campbelrs Pond
and the upper reservoir are so per cent.
better now than at this time a year
ago. There is absolutely mo cause for
alarm"
1t was learned that he found the
water two feet below the overflow al
Campbelrs Pond and two and a hall
feet below the overflow at the upper
reservoir.
Councilman Davis, with Engineer
Crane and Superintendent Travis, left
for Campbells Pond this afternoon
shortly after Mr.. Romine's return.
Superintendent of Water Isaac Trav-
is, previous to going, said:
I'm a talk with Engineer Hill, who
finished the Croton water dam, I said
the dam would never be complete until
we got to rock foundation under the
dam. He agreed with me.
''There is an ample supply of water
at Campbell's pond and the upper reser-
voir, and there is no cause for alarm,
There is considerable seepage, as Camp
bells pond is gravel bottom and any
great pressure of water in the pond
causes considerable more leakage. We
have not been taking water from the
upper reservoir, as the supply in Camp
bells pond has been adequate"
County Register Edward S. Perry
head of the water committee, was a,
Sea Girt today and so could not go tt
the watershed.
The serious delays that have pre-
vented the contamination of the i'm
provements to the Orange water sui
f ply system are now viewed with SOM
concern by city officials and citizens
| The fight on the part of the water com
! mittee and other officials to get right
of way for the proposed auxiliary pip
line has resulted in several setbacks
and at the rate the work has beel
! travelling the snow may be on tn
1 ground again before the new pipe lin
! is laid and the additional auxiliary t
! be located on the Freeman farm il
West Orange is constructed.
In the case of w. A. Manda Incor
: porated), in South Orange, the court
T decided the law suit against the cit,
and the pipes in his property wer
taken up. That further interference
o may delay the work is apparent, an
J. the city officials are DESTROYS of get
ting the work of placing the pipes
4 the ground completed as soon as pos
i sible for the relief of the citizens.
+ That the old Campbell's Pond dar
g was leaking badly right along is show
by the report of Engineer Crane tha
a partial leakage, one million gallon
\ a day was stopped, when the lam wa
\ repaired. The work of repairing tn
\ dam was lone under the supervision {
Enginere Crane, and owing to the pull
lie anxiety last fall, when he suppl
of water stopped for a few hours, it
known the water committee rave pos
tive Instructions to do the work of r.
n pair as thoroughly as possible. TT
seepage is still considerable, howeve
and the argument has been advance
y that the best way to avoid futul
trouble is to reconstruct a new dal
d south of the present lam and mai
al ample provision to conserve as muc
as possible of the water h a iov
le into the valley.
Campbellis pond in Millburn, y
Ell city reservoir, is now as low as it VI
It a few days before the water famine
If October is of last year, and the puml
that are drawing more than 10000
ne gallons per day into he pipe line a
lifting directly from the intake. the !
n side wells being practically empty. OH
er ing to the reserve connection MAJ
a with the system of East Orange
ID Wyoming station following the shor
age of last year. and the fact thai Il
~ old condemned reservoir near Cher
lane, St. Cloud. is full, the situation
da not so serious as in 1906.
q The bottom Of Campbelis pond reese
he voir is visible in spots and the dal
TT on which sthousands Of dollars ha'
- been expended. is leaking seriousl
The water a zen dropping stead