JERSEY CITY’S WATER SUPPLY.
P. H. Flynn, who some time ago got the contract for supplying Jersey City with water has just notified Mayor Hoos and the street and water board that he has selected a site for the dam and reservoir. They will be situated on the Banta property, lying on the Rockaway river, near Boonton. The reservoir will have a capacity of 50,000.000 gallons daily, which may be increased to 70.000,000 gallons, when necessary. The tributary watershed has an area of 121.5 square miles. The dam will have a height to full water level above the present bed of the river of 100 feet, or 802.42 feet above high water mark at Jersey City. The area of the lake formed by the dam will be 862 acres, and to increase the capacity to 70,000,000 gallons daily it will only be necessary to raise the elevation of the dam to 820.98 feet There are no engineering difii ultios. the report says, to interfere with thespeedy execution of the work. Garwood Ferris, engineer for the board, recommended the approval of the report and plan, and the board will probably adopt the necessary resolutions at its regular meeting on Monday next.
P. H. Flynn, who some time ago got the contract for supplying Jersey City with water has just notified Mayor Hoos and the street and water board that he has selected a site for the dam and reservoir. They will be situated on the Banta property, lying on the Rockaway river, near Boonton. The reservoir will have a capacity of 50,000.000 gallons daily, which may be increased to 70.000,000 gallons, when necessary. The tributary watershed has an area of 121.5 square miles. The dam will have a height to full water level above the present bed of the river of 100 feet, or 802.42 feet above high water mark at Jersey City. The area of the lake formed by the dam will be 862 acres, and to increase the capacity to 70,000,000 gallons daily it will only be necessary to raise the elevation of the dam to 820.98 feet There are no engineering difii ultios. the report says, to interfere with thespeedy execution of the work. Garwood Ferris, engineer for the board, recommended the approval of the report and plan, and the board will probably adopt the necessary resolutions at its regular meeting on Monday next.
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