The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-24

storage reservoirs, water and water
rights, which may be exercised in the
name Of the city but at the expense OF
the contractor.
OPTION TO PURCHASE.
The contractor is to give the city the
option of purchasing at any time within
ten years after the final completion Of the
works to be constructed, the first right 10
all water, and the water rights owned
aud controlled by said contractor to the
extent OF 35, ,000,c COO gallons of water daily
forever and an independent pipe line sur
ficient to convey that quantity of water
daily to the reservoirs of the city. The
price to be paid for said works and supply
to be fixed by arbitrators.
The City is also to have the option or
renewing any contract which 1t may
make If it may be legally done for \
further period of twenty-five years after
the expiration of the first term of twenty
tive years to be contracted for upon the
same terms.
Bidders will also state price per
million gallons (oyer and above the
price per million gallons delivered
at Belleville) for which they
will connect Receiving Reser-
voir No ] at Belleville with the reservoir
at High Service on Bergen Hill and con
vey the water by gravity to said last
mentioned reservoir by a cast iron pipe
of sufficient dimensions and strength
laid upon the present right OF way of the
city, such extension to be made. provided
such delivery is required by the city
within three years after the first delivery
of water at the Belleville Reservoir by
said contractor.
BONDS TO BE GIVEN
The contractor is to enter into written
agreement with the city, which will en-
body such details, to carry into effect the
above conditions. as are deemed neces-
sary by the Board of Street ana Water
Commissioners and the Corporation
Counsel of the city.
The city shall have the right to require
the contractor to enter into bonds for the
performance of said contract in such
amount and with such security as said
Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers may fix.
Blank proposals, upon which all bids
must be made, can be secured at the office
of the Chief Engineerin Jersey City. >
Each proposal must be accompanied
with certificate from the New Jersey
Title Guarantee ond Trust Company That
the bidder has deposited with said Trust
Company the sum of one hundred thou-
sand dollars in cash as an earnest OF
good faith on his part; such de-
posit to be returned upon the rejec-
tion of the bid of the unsuccessful bidder
and upon the execution of the contract in
The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all propositions if deemed for the
best interest of the city SO to do.
PLENTY OF wATRR.
"a good supply of water is to be OBJ
tanned in the locality specified" said
Commissioner Somers, land there is no
reason why we should not get it.
4 think the specifications cover
everything that can be desired, and
hope everyone will be satisfied. Our
principal object now is to find out how
million gallons"
GENERAL BUSINESS.
AS soon as the water question had been
disposed of. Clerk Bouton reported that
preliminary sketches of the opening of
Baldwin avenue, improvement of Seven
reenth street and sewering of Vir-
ginia avenue had been filed with him.
Patrick O'Connor was appointed in
spector of the Railroad avenue
improvement. and Thomas Riley, John
Kilmurray and William Jordan appoint
ed laborers on pipes in place Of three
men who failed to accept the position
when appointed few weeks ago
The payrolls of the Water Registrar,
Commissioners and clerks and laborers
on meters for October were passed. Speci-
fications for the sweeping and cleaning of
the streets and the removal of ashes and
garbage. as filed by Chief Engineer
Ruggles. were adopted and bids ordered
advertised for.
Chief Engineer Ruggles also caused to
be adopted a proposition of the Ma
tional Docks Railway Company,
which amtcably adjusts the Wood
lawn sewer difficulty. The company
asks that pilings be driven under
their tracks where the sewer crosses.
which will prevent the settling of the
tracks. The Board will meet again We'd
nesday morning.