Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-26
NEWARK'S HOPE
FOR WATER IS
STATE BODY
Chief Engineer Sherrerd Thinks
This Is Solution of Pres
ent Problem.

City Engineer Morris r. Sherrerd
expressed the belief today that the
State Water Commission, which held
hearing on the development of the
Wanaque watershed by Newark,
would be able to solve the problem
of giving this city an adequate water
supply and hopes that work may
speedily be started on the proposed
plan for developing the Wanaque
watershed
AT yesterdays hearing before the
State Water Commission said Mr..
Sherrerd, "it was agreed that, if the
commission would induce the various
municipalities interested to come in
and finance the project, Newark
would withdraw its application for
permission to develop the Wanaque
watershed alone.
SHOULD it be decided that the work
be done under the direction of the
State Water Commission, this city
would have to advance about $2,000,-
900 to the State for building the reser-
voir and developing the watershed.
The city would eventually get this
money back. As this city may re-
quire as much as 100000 gallons of
water daily, the $2000,000 we will ad-
vance will be on the basis of 5000, 900
for every million gallons of water
which any municipality may propose
to use
I'VE will draw per cent. interest
on the money advanced and one per
cent. of all money raised for the pur-
pose of developing the Wanaque
watershed will be placed in sinking
fund to provide for the interest on
funds loaned to the State by the sew
eral communities. In addition to
loaning the State s2000,000. we would
have to guarantee to use a certain
amount of water daily.
Suppose we would agree to use
i've million gallons, with the right
to use ten million gallons, If neces-
sary, and it should cost us $40 a
million gallons, then the cost OF water
to Newark would be $40 or more a
day. This would be the amount of
money we would pay to the State for
our daily supply of water. If we
should take as high as ten million
gallons, the rate would be somewhat
reduced. Other cities which will not
agree to take more than two million
gallons a day for instance, may be
compelled to pay a higher rate than
Newark with it's greater demand,
There will be a conference between
officials of the cities interested from
time to time and the municipalities
will have to indicate to the State
Water Commission how much water
they will use daily, If enough of the
municipalities go into the Wanaque
project the work can be done under
State control"
The second of the proposed
conferences will be held In
the CITY Hall, at Jersey City
on June 2, as announced yester-
day, and plans for the starting of the
work will have to be outlined. Upon
the developments in the water situa-
tion between now and July 27, when
the ninety days time limit is up, will
depend the answer the State commits
sion will make to the application Of
Newark for the right to develop the
Wanaque watershed.
A conference will be held at the
City Hall here at 10 o'clock Friday
morning between the commission and
representatives of Bloomfield, Glen
Ridge, Harrison. Kearny, Nutley, the
borough of Totowa and possibly other
municipalities hereabouts for the pur-
pose of considering plans to permit
these municipalities to secure water
supply.