The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-13
PATERSON SEEKS
To STOP NEWARK'S
WATERSHED PLAN
Mayor Mcbride, of that City,
Writes to State Water
Commission.
LOCAL OFFICIALS URGE
CITY'S RIGHTS IN CASE
Silk City Executive Claims Dr.
version of Wanaque River
Is Wrong.

Especial to the Evening Star.l
TRENTON. July Is An official pro-
test against the plan of Newark to ac-
qulre an additional watershed in the
wanaque district at a cost of $4,000, 900
was filed here today with the State
T. Mcbride, of Paterson. A large New
ark delegation, including Engineer
sherrerd and members of the Board of
Works. was present to r that the
application for diverting water from
the Wanaque river be granted, pointing
out that Newark might be in danger
of a shortage from its present Pequan-
mock supply.
Nothing was done with Newark's
application other than fixing a date for
a public hearing, which Is to take place
at the City Hall, Newark, in the Board
of Works room, on August "a at 10 a.
m. At that time the protest entered
against the application by the city of
Paterson win be considered.
During the formal discussion leading
up to the fixing of a date for the hear
ing. several of the commissioners
complimented the authorities of New
ark in looking ahead for their water
supply.
In discussing Paterson's protest to
Newark's application 1t was intimated
that Paterson was laying a stop to the
needs of its people in the way of OBJ
tanning a proper water supply. and did
not want anyone else to make proper
provisions for the wants of its citizens.
Mayor McBride's letter was:
Charles II. Folwell. Secretary State
Water Supply Commission, Trenton,
y. j..
Dear sir-As mayor, lahd on behalf of
the citizens of Paterson, 4 beg to inquire
whether the city of Newark has, through
It's mayor and Common Council. made APP
plication to the State Water Supply Com
mission for the right to acquire and divert
water from the Wanaqic river Mt Midvale.
and, II so, l desire to protest herewith,
in the name of the city Of Paterson.
against the granting to the city of New
ark by the State Water Supply commits
sion of the said additional water supply
from the Wanaque river.
I do petition your honorable commits
sion, on behalf of the cityt OF Paterson.
for a hearing on the application OF the
city of Newark for said additional water
supply, and for an opportunity to ex-
press the protest of our city and the OPP
position of our citizens to the granting to
Newark. or to any other municipality. of
any further rights or reservations in the
water resources of northern New Jersey.
Yours very truly.
ANDREW F. MCBRIDE, Mayor.
July u, 1899.
MIR. Sherrerd Explains.
In answer to a suggestion that New
ark might increase its supply from tho
~Pequannock watershed, Engineer Nor
ris r. Sherrerd said that the increase
obtainable from that source is only
about 10000, 900 gallons a day, which
would not supply the increasing de-
mands of Newark for more than five
years. He declared it would not be
economical for Newark to participate
in the Mountain View project. Mr..
Sherrerd said that Newark has a water
shed of only sixty-two and a half
square miles, which is about half of
that of Jersey City.
The commission also fixed August 3
as the date for a hearing to be given
at Totowa upon the application of the
borough and the Passaic Water Com
pany. for a water supply to be furnished
by the company. 1t is believed here.
that the application should have been
made by the East Jersey Water Com
pany, but that because of the pending
litigation against it the East Jersey is
seeking to operate through its subsid-
iary corporation.