The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-19
BOARD OF TRADE
INDORSES WANAQUE.
WATERSHED PLAN
Special Committees Report, Fa-
voring Acquisition, Unani=
mOusIy COncurred In.
CITY ENGINEER SHERRERD
LAUDS IT'S ADVANTAGES
Says Present Supply Will Be
Adequate Not Longer Than
Six Years More.

The Board of Trade is now on RECORD
as being unalterably in favor of lhC
proposed acquiring by the city of tht
Wanaque watershed, which, while il
would cost in the neighborhood of S4,-
100000. including the water rights, dan
and pipe lines, would add 10000, coo gal
Ions a day TO Newark's water supply
more than doubling it. The board met
last night to consider the report of a
committee which went over the ground
with the Board of Works commission
ers last week. The record, which
recommended that the work of the
commissioners be Endorsed, was re-
ceiyed and a resolution of support was
passed.
city Engineer Morris r. Sherrerd
who came prepared with maps of the
district and a chart showing the present
consumption of water in Newark and
Its logical increase. explained the need
OF the addition to the water supply and
showed how it might be accomplished
he talked with such good result that
the members of the Board of Trade
were asked to be present at the hear
ing on the matter before the State
Water Supply Commission to he held
IN the City Hall next Tuesday.
Say Paterson VIII Object.
II Is almost certain tina Paterson
will object to the preemption of this
district by Newark, although at tie
time Of the Kikeout shed was con-
sidered the Paterson representatives
pointed out that the Wanaque was the
place for Newark to look for water, and
that hlkeout should be left for them.
commissioner Eggers declared last
night that within ten years the growth
OF the consumption of water, increasing
with h growth of the city. would be
TOO great for the present supply. He
said that it was only a question of
time before it would be necessary for
Newark to look for new watersheds.
and that there was not too much time
lelt now in which to prepare for certain
future needs.
Exhaustive facts and figures were
furnished by Mr.. Sherrerd. He said
that the ~Pequannock shed. now in use.
- fR 1pVf'NitlbV SdllODS or water.
was barely sufficient to furnish p daily
yleld OF 50,ooo,oOO gallons. The further
development of the Peduannocll h
SAID, would be a wise move, but would
De excessively expensive, and should
only be resorted to in case all other
failed. Under present conditions
and with no further development, the
present shed might be sufficient for an
other six years.
36,OO0,GO0 Gallons Per Dny.
The present average consumption of
in the city of Newark is 36.O0O.-
600 per day he said. 1.-THE average
annual increase from year to year IS
2'ooo,ooO per day, and if the present
rate of consumption continues the city
will be using 3d. 900, 900 gallons per dav
in 1915 and 1000, GOO gallons per day in
1920.
The Wanaque district" he con-
tinued, lis about eighty-three souare
miles. This together with the sixty
square miles in the Pequannock
make a total of 145 square miles
to be appropriated out of the 500 square
miles on the watershed above the
Great Falls at Paterson"
Mr.. Sherrerd went on to say that
and Passaic had other sheds
j a could be utilized Just as well as
NanaQue by them, but the location
that shed in relation to the Peouan-
mock shed made it more suitable for
Newark. Besides that Newark had al
r7ady acquired 500 acres Of land in the
Wanaque Valley and in fact a portion
.he reservoir site it now seeks to
squire in its application to the State
Water Supply Commission.
Entire Cost About $4,000. 900.
AS to the financial features of the
Mr.. Sherrerd said that if New
ark should fail to acquire the rights IN
Wanaque it would be necessary To
spend in the Pequannock region to OBJ
ain additional reserve capacity at least
300, coo, which would add only five or
six million gallons a day to the present
supply. To increase the Pequannock
Yield by 10, 900, 900 gallons would neces-
state expenditure of approximately
!, 600, 600. The Wanaque. which would
yield 500 900, 900 gallons daily. could be
gotten at the coast for a reservoir aad
of about 81, 000, geo; the acoui-
of the light might increase this
o a cost for the reservoir and dam Of
bout $1,50O,00O The necessary pipe line
WOULD cost about $1,000, 900, and the
water rights about a million and a half,
the entire cost come to approx
mately $4,000. 900. 9
The present water plant cost in the
leighborhood Of $50, 600, 900, so that the
,ity. In acquiring the Wanaque, would
1e getting a plant equal in capacity to
he present one and at a much less