The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30

perhaps better for Jersey City to make a
contract with proper and responsible
parties for the supply of pure and whole
some water. But it was the decided opin-
ion of your committee that the advisable
ity or not of entering into such a
contract depends entirely upon its terms
ana conditions. A contract properly
drawn, reserving to Jersey City its pres
sent rights, protecting it against i'm
proper execution of the contract by the
contracting parties, providing for
proper consideration to be paid by the
city, looking to the preservation and
maintenance, and proper order and con-
dltlon OF the present water plant, resery-
ing to Jersey City the right to purchase
ana control reservoirs and mains
to be constructed either from
common source of supply, or entirely as
the case may be, and leaving the city at
The end OF the term for which a contract
is to be made in a position either to re-
new the contract upon favorable terms or
TO obtain the property necessary for
purchase, and containing other details re
Ierred TO In memorandum of a proposed
contract subjoined, (Which your commit
tee submit as basis for contract they
would deem advisable for the city to
make. whereas any concessions on the
part of Jersey City affecting its interest
materially would not be advisable, and
any contract on less favorable terms
would not receive their approval.
THEORIES OF CONSTRUCTION.
Two theories of construction have been
suggested to your committee from which
the city would receive it's water supply.
The first which received your committees
attention, and which seemed more favora-
BILE to them, was an independent system
OF reservoirs and mains to be constructed
to convey the waters of the tributaries of
the Passa1c River in their purity to our
present receiving reservoir at Belleville,
which in the event of the purchase of the
same by the city would become its sole
property and be entirely under its control.
The other system, which is rec
commended by Mr.. Bartlett for the
reason that its cost will be
less and will furnish Jersey City
It's water at d lower rate under the
contract system, and at a lower price in
case OF purchase, is the construction by
the Water Company of the necessary stor-
age reservoirs, mains, etc, of q capacity
equal to the entire water supply of the
region in which they are constructed,
which, it is estimated would supply two
or three cities of the size of Jersey City,
and to carry the water supply in a
common main or mains to a point of dis
trlbut1on, at which point the separate
main or system of each city supplied
would begin. In case of purchase by
the city under these circumstances,
the city would get title to the
water plant to the point of distribu--
ton and right to proportionate part of
the water. supply at this point brought
down by the common system, owning
proportionate part of the common sys-
TEN, as Mr.. Bartlett termed it, ''in per
petulty." The expense of maintaining
the common property to be arranged for
in the terms of sale, either by combina-
tion of the property owners, or perhaps
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the seller of the rights.
CONTRACT DRAFT.
The following is a memorandum of
proposed contract which your committee
has prepared
OUTLINE OF AGREEMENT, as suggested to be
made between JERSEY City and A CORPORATION, to
supply it with pure and wholesome water
Whereas jersey City now has q plant consist
ing of reservoirs, mains, pipes, ETC., kept and
maintained for the purpose Of conveying and
transporting the waters of the Passaic River at
Bellevie TO said city, for its use and for that of
its inhabitants and Others, pursuant to the terms
of certain grants heretofore made to said city for
that purpose, and isnow receiving for the water
SO furnished and supplied certain water rates or
rents according to the tariff as now established
made by said Board;
And, tchereas said city in order to obtain the
necessary amount of money which was used and
expended in the establishment of said water
plant has issued its corporate bonds commonly
called Water Bonds;"
And, acbereas said city desires for its own use,
and for that of the inhabitants and others, water
from a source different from that from which it
is now supplied, and a corporation, above men
toned as q party of the second part to this
agreement, is about to be Incorporated and or
ganized for the purpose of supplying pure and
wholesome water as aforesaid, a0itnesseth:--
That for and in consideration of the covenants
and agreements herein contained on the part of
the said city and on the part of said contracting
party, and of the sums of money hereinafte
mentioned to be paid by each of the partie
hereto, respectively
First-Said city hereby agrees to put and to
place its said water plant, as it may then exist
consisting of reservoirs. engines, pumps, build
ings, mains, ducts, pipes, etc, under control and
charge of said contracting party, subject only to
the provisions hereinafter made, for and during
the term of twenty-five years commencing at
period after the plant to supply such water has
been fully completed, or for shorter period
pursuant to the terms of this contract
lSecond:-Said city shall pay to said contracting
party upon fulfllnent of it part of the condi-
tions and provisions of this contract, upon the
fifteenth days of February, May, August and Nov
ember of each year during the sad term of
twenty-five years. an amount equal to one-quar-
ter of the entire amount OF the water rates or
rents. which may or shall become due to Jersey
City from and by all parties, persons, co-partner-
ships or corporations to whom water shall be
supplied by said city, during each year of the
con inuance of this contract less fifteen per cent
thereof, which shall be deducted for the cost and
expense of collecting the SaiIle and less also the
sum of three hundred and fourteen thousand six
hucdred and eighty dollars, being the
amount of interest now paid upon the
bonds above mentioned. provided nevertheless
that any and all bonds that may be is sued in the
place or stead of the bonds aforesaid, or any of
Them shall havC the same lien upon the property
and rights aforesaid of said city as the bonds
aforesaid and take precedence over any right or
claim under this contract; said water rent or
rates shall be calculated upon the basis of the
tariff as now established by the Board of Water
Rates and Assessments, provided that all water
for the uses of said city and its various depart
meuts including for the purpose of extinguish-
ing fire street sprnkling and washing, and foun.
tain and other purposes for which no charge is
now made, shall be supplied by said contracting
party free of all charge.
ITird.-Said contracting party hereby agrees
TO accept from said city the control and charge of
said water plant, as aforesaid, subject to the
conditions and provisions of this contract and To
maintain the same at its own cost and charge,
and TO keep the same in good order and repair
for and during the term of twenty-five years
F5suth:-Said contracting party shall furnish
to said city during the term of this contract
good and sufficient supply of pure and wholesome
water for all purposes In said city from the water
shed ;of. the Pequannock River, in theaStateot New
Jersey not south of forty-one degrees latitude
which supply shall in no event be less than one
hundred gallons per coput of population per
diem.
struct, erect and maintain at its own expense
ali necessary additions, enlargements, renewals
and extensions to the said water plant that NAV
becopae necessary during said term to convey
and transport and to supply such good and suf-
ficient supply of good and wholesome water
from the present reservoir at Bellvilie to said
CITY its inhabitants and others in said city at any
time during said term provided nevertheless
that said water plant, consisting of reservoirs
MAINS ducts. pipes, etc, etc, shall be and remain