The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-21
If We Drink Fifty Million Gal
Ions We Can Get 1t At
1880.
EAST JERSEYS KICK
Wanted to Give Us the Leavings of
Newark's PeQuannock-Mrs
Ingram's Lakes,


goodly sized lobby at the meeting of the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers this morning. The presence of a
number of strange faces was conclusive
proof of the fact that something unusu-
ally Important was OH the calendar
When bios for the water supply were
called for, two estimates were rendered to
CLERK Bouton. Upon opening the bids it
was discovered that one of them
was informal because of tie
absence of the certificate of de-
posit with the New Jersey Title
guarantees and Trust Company of the
Sl00, 600 cash as an evidence of good faith
This bid was rendered by George B. In
man and associates of No. 1856 Liberty
street, New York. The remaining
bid was formal. 1t was from the
engineering and contracting firm of
Motfett Hodgkins & Clarke Co., of No.
l6 William Street, New York. The bid 8
as the average price per million
gallons on the basis of the
city's consuming 35, 600, 900 gallons daily
is but $3.50. On the basis of 80, 600, coo
cosumption the price per million gallons
would be but $500.
THE ESTIMATE.
The estimate as submitted by the com
pany III detail was as fol lows
The undersigned hereby proposes to furnish
the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City with a
new supply of pure and wholesome water ac-
cording to the amended specifications adopted
by your Board November H. 1892, on file
with the clerk thereof copy of which is hereto
annexed and made part of this proposaD for
the following price per million gallons of water,
United States standard, delivered to the city
into receiving reservoir No. l, Belleville New
jersey
For each million gallons up to and including
twenty-five million gallons delivered daily, the
For each million gallons delivered above
twenty-five million gallons and up to and in
$36.
For each million gallons delivered daily above
twenty five million gallons and up to aud in
Guiding thirty million gallons, the sum of $34.
For each million gallons delivered daily above
thirty million gallons and up to and including
thirty-five millions, the of S31.
For each million gallons delivered daily above
thirty-five millions, the sum of $25.
For each million gallons Of water delivered
into reservoir at High Service on Bergen Hill
(over and above price Fer million gallons at
Belleville) the sum of S..
The latter clause was inserted merely
for future reference. the Commissioners
desiring to know what it would cost to
lay and operate another pipe line
at some future time, from
This was done because of the deplorable
conditions OF the pipe lines across the
meadows at the present time. 1t is
believed, however. that If a new pipe
line is stretched across the meadows, the
city will do the work.
The only formal bid was laid in the
hands of the Clerk for one week.
THE BIDDING COMPANY.
The Company's financial standing is
indisputable. Its bankers are j.. w.
Sellgman. Mr.. j. V. Clarke, Treasurer
Of the Company. VINO was present at the
in-
NEWS reporter said:-
"We have control of the waters of the
Rockaway River, and can supply Jersey
City with the good and pure water it de,
sires. and comply with every provision in
their Specifications.
satisfied with the lowness of the bids.
They will act upon the matter definitely
in the course of few weeks.
AN EAST JERSEY VAIL.
Prior to the reception of bids for the
new supply OF water communication
from the East Jersey Water
Company was made. The
has Newark in its grasp, is interesting.
Here is what the company has to say of
the specifications adopted by the Street
and Water Comm issioners and approved
by Mayor Wanser:-
The East Jersey Water Company organized
under the laws of New Jersey as water supply
company, owns or controls sources of water sup
ply in Northern New Jersey, suffici ient to fur
nlsh TO your city supply of fifty mil
lions Of gallons water per day. 1t is
to make reasonable and salts factory contract
with your city for such supply, but under the
present specifications calling for bids
supply from the water sheds of northern
New Jersey, now controlled by it, which, ii it
were permitted to use. could enable it to offer a
ffyyO or 1OyuNr firrrrra
than if it should bid under the specifications as
published
The present control, by the East Jersey Water
Company, of water rights in the. Passaic Valley
and its experience in the construction of water
works, would permit the building Of the works
needed for the supply of Jersey City with
present specifications do all pumping and de-
mand gravity, supply would increase to the
bidder the cost, per million gallons OF water
price to the city higher. The requirement of 8
gravity supply taken together with other pro-
visions of the present specifications, practically
system of works from the Rockaway River
alone.
1t is fair to assume that the city of Jersey
CITY, like any other city, desires an economical
administration of its affairs and would require
and expect water supply upon the
most advantageous terms yet the specifications
calling for bids designate a conduit of cast iron
untried method of conducting water under
great pressure and excluding steel pipe, a
known and well tried method OF conducting
water under great pressure and measurablv
cheaper. The use of cast iron pipe enhances
the cost to an indeterminate extent of pipe
line OF the size required. and raises, moreover,
grave questions of practicability
For these reasons the East Jersey Water Com
pany has refrained from bidding for the con-
tract under the specifications furnished by
your Honorable Board. This company begs to
add thar, If pure and wholesome supply of
water is Immediately desired, it aud will
furnish the same on reasonable terms
within six months from date of contract
and can and will maintain the delivery of
supply sufficient for the needs of the city during
and until the full completion of the works for a
permanent supply, which works would require
term of at least two to three years to build ana
test in a satisfactory manner. Yours respect
fully, The EAST JERSEY WATER COMPANY.
GARRET A. Ho BART, Counsel.
Mr.. INMAN'S SCHEME.
The Informal bid OF George B. Inman
was replete with interesting provisions.
Mr.. Innan was present at the meet
ing and explained the failure