Newark’s Water Service.

Newark’s Water Service.

President Smith, at the last meeting of the street and water commissioners Newark, N. J., presented the annual report of the committee on department of water. Owing to the changing of the fiscal year’s closing date, from November 30 to December 31, the report covers thirteen months. Superintendent Marsh’s statements of the pumping station covers the old and the new fiscal years. The total quantity of water pumped at the Belleville station during the old fiscal year was 6,143,511,920 gallons, an increase of 571,681,144 gallons over last year. The highest daily average for the year was 22,247,474 gallons in August, an increase of 1,856 834 gallons. The lowest average was 13,650,500 gallons in February, an increase of 1,075,667 gallons. The average daily pumping for the year was 16,831,540, an increase of 1,566,250. The amount of coal consumed was over 9393 tons.

The total quantity of water pumped at the high service pumping station, at Clifton avenue, during the old fiscal year was 2,144,909,462 gallons, an .‘increase over last year of 119,482,146 gallons. The highest daily average was in July, 7,592,024 gallons, and the lowest in February, 4,936,046 gallons. The average daily pumping was 5,876,464 gallons, and the amount of coal consumed 6,263 352 pounds, or over 2796 tons. At the Belleville station 6,126,529,392 gallons were pumped in the new fiscal year, the highest average, 22,247,474 gallons, being in August, and the lowest, 13,650,500 gallons, in February. Over 9345 tons of coal were consumed.