Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-10
EAST JERSEYS
VALUE is PUT
AT S5,7OO,OOO
Water Supply Expert Slices
$4,2oo,ooo from conpany's
Appraisal.
JOINT CONFERENCE is
HELD IN NEW YORK
George L. Record Urges Addi-
tionaI Legislation for crea-
tion of Central Body.


Hrof. Edward A. Bemls, a water
supply expert employed by Paterson.
Passaic and Montclair. reported to
the joint municipal water committee
at a conference in the Whitehall Club
In New York today, that the actual
value of the East Jersey Water Com
pany was $5,7OO,0OO. State appraisers
estimated tAe value of the company's
plant some time ago at ss,S14,0OO. APP
praisers for the water company put
the value at ss,90o,ooO.
George L. Record, special counsel
for Passaic, recommended that addi-
tional legislation be secured which
will permit the creation OF a strong
central body. AT present, he said,
power of condemnation is inadequate.
the validity of bonds is in question
and many other reasons exist for a
change.
Board of Works Commissioner
neer Morris R. Sherrerd represented
Newark at the hearing.
Maximum yalne.
The report stated that If the dis
tributlng systems in the municipali-
hydfants, We're not taken into con-
sideration in the appraisal the maxi
mum of value which could be claimed
by the respective companies would
not exceed the following amounts:
Passaic Water Company, $f,200, 900;
Acquackanonk Water Company, $780,
900, and Montclalr Water Company,
$450,000. The. Passaic Water Company
supplies Paterson and the Acquacko-
monk Company supplies Passaic.
The acceptance OF the Wanaque
project by the interested municipali-
ties depends solely upon the decision
of the cities to purchase the plant
and holdings of the East Jersey Wa
ter Company. Without the pipelines
and distributing plant of the East
Jersey at Little Falls the municipali-
ties would not be In position to
avail themselves of the Wanaque wa
tershed. In the event that they do
not, purchase the East Jersey hold
ihgs they would be forced to lay a
SEPARATE distributing system and
erect th9ir Individual filtration and
.dlstributinkf plant, thus becoming
competitors of the East Jersey Wa
ter Company.
Walter Kidde. member of the Town
Council OF Montciair, an engineer, has
assisted Prof. Bemls materially in
going over the report of the ap-
praisers for the State and for the
East Jersey.
The conference representatives were
the guests OF Mr.. Kidde at the White
hall Club. The conference began at
1890 O'clock
Mr.. Record in outlining proposed
legislation said:
This act is drawn upon the theory
that the commission would construct
the Wanaque water supply plant and
that the water for ali of the contract-
ing municipalities should ultimately
come from that source. The act also
contempIates that the commission
would acquire by condemnation the
Little Falls plant of the East Jersey
Water Company and sell to Paterson.
Passaic and Montclair the distribution
system forming part of such plant
within each of said municipalities, re-
spectively.
1.-THE remainder of the plant, to wit,
the filtration plant and pumping sta
tion at Little Falls and the water
mains running therefrom, should be
used for such of the municipalities as
elect in the contract to have filtered
water and to receive 1t from the Little
Il
would then receive its water supply
at the municipal limits or other con-
venient points and distribute the
same to its inhabitants through a
municipality-owned distribution sys-
tenn.
zone, advantage OF this plan is that
It fits the needs and public opinion
of each municipality. If Newark does
not wish to have the water from the
Wanaque supply filtered at Little
Falls, but prefers to take the water
direct from the Wanaque reservoir
to their own system, this can be done,
and the city will only pay it's share
OF the Wanaque development, plus
fair rental upon any pipe line from
the Wanaque reservoir to the Newark
system.
IF Passaic. Paterson and Mont
clair prefer to have the water from
the Wanaque piped from the reser-
voir to the pumping station at Little
Falls, and there filtered, they will be
charged with the cost of such filtra-
ton and delivery.
Another advantage of this plan Is
that it fits In with the principles laid
down by the court In the litigation
over the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission act"