The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-02
Bids FOR WATER SUPPLY.
The Three Offers Made to
the Street and Water
Board.
A NEW YORK MAN LOWEST.
The Proposals Considered in Secret
Conclave = Who will Get
the Plum +?


The propositions Of the three water
companies. submitted to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners yes
terday morning, could not be given in
detail in yesterdays JERSEY CITY NEWS
because of limited time and want of
space. The propositions contain many
new and interesting features, in the plan
to supply the city with water. The most
business-like Did is that of the Moffett,
Hodgkins & Clarke Company. Last
night the Street and Water Com
missioners held a star chamber confer
ence on the bids. But what conclusion
was arrived at is kept secret. Commits
siouer Cook, however, believes shat they
are all good bids. and that the bidders
are responsible persons.
The bid of the Moffett, Hodgkins &
Clarke Company is complete one. The
company wants q contract for twenty-five
years. The supply is to be taken from the
Rockaway, above old Booutop lakes aud
reservoirs, either natural or artificial. They
will furnish twenty-five million gallons
daily or fifty if desired. They agree to
furnish the water through east iron OF
steel water pipes and build reservoirs.
which can hold a hund red days supply
They will also keep the new works and
| works at Belleville in perfect order.
THE CITY'S PRIVILEGES.
The city, under the agreement, can
purchase the works at the expiration Of
| the contract or renew it. Ii cast iron
water pipe Is used, one of sufficient size
to give 35, ,000,0 000 supply will be at once
| constructed and on for 20.00000o as SOON
after as possible.
The price through steel pipe is $50 IS
for 2,500000 gallons; for next five, s34
next five. $31, and all above $4,000. 600
| gallons $25.
Through two cast-iron pipes the prices
are:-For %, 600, 600 gallons. S45; next five,
| S34; next five, S31; above IS, ,000 900. s25.
Through one cast-iron water pipe, for
| 25.0OO,00 daily. 1926: next five. s34;
next five, $3l. and above 35,000,0o0, S25.
THE MoNTCLAIR BID.
| The bid of the Montclair Water Com
| pany shows conspicuously that the water
| to be supplied is the East Jersey Water
| Company's. 1t is signed by w. g. Snow
| TOR the Montclair Company, aud Incl
! dentally for the East Jersey Company,
and d. G. Baird for MIR. Bartlett. The
water will be taken from the Passaic
| River above the great falls and its tribu-
| taries, and within the State.
The plan of construction 10 be followed
| is similar to that of Newark. The right
| Is reserved to conduct the water by cou-
| duits or gravity. or by means of pumping
at some point on the line Of the works.
The company proposes to show
| the water shed. 1t agrees 70
| deliver from June 1 twenty million gall
1 Ions by June l. and will also continue to
give such supply until the new works are
Constructed. The supply for rsey City
will be exclusive. The company's price
| is S43 per million gallons.
MR.. RILEY's BID.
Tho hid nf HuCh Il kitev nf Nnrv York
| Is accompanied with a bond of $500. 900,
given by 1.-The American Dehenture Com
pany" Of New York. The source from
which Riley is to take his supply is from
the Rockaway River, at or above Power
vile, being above the falls in said river az
Boonton, and above all sewage from
Boonton. He agrees to construct n
sewer of sufficient size from Dover to
Rockaway Valley. discharging outside
the water shed, so as to intercept and
carry off all sewage which might
otherwise enter the river at Dover
| or Rockaway. His prices are:-
for first twenty-five million gallons
and for all in excess of thirty-fve million
gallons, $33, the water 60 be measured
by meters He demands payments
mont hly. He agrees to lay pipes with q
carrying capacity of so million gallons
| daily. He also proposes to construct a
l reservoir ab pUinb AoU Leu dUOf6 GllS
sea level, furnishing a head of 800 feet
above the surface of the water in Belle
VILE reservoir. 1t will. be conveyed in a
| 48-inch pipe.
| EMERGENCIES MET.
| At the crossing of Passaie River there
| will be double pipe. so that both can be
| used in cases of emergency. About
seven m lies from Belleville he will erect
a second reservoir, with capacity OF
ZOO. .000, GOO gallons, where it will be 300
| feet above the sea level, or 100
| feet above fhe water In Belleville. He
| viii alse build other reservoirs. IL needed.
| He also Claims TO be able to give a pure
| and wholesome supply. and exclusively
for Jersey City. He will complete all the
| necessary works in two years. He will
| also keep the works In good repair at his
| own expense.
| The bid of Mr.. Rilel is considered low,
| but it is question as to whether his
| scheme would be an advisable one for
| the city TO adopt.
| The bids are in the hands of the Com
mittee on Pumping and Reservoirs of
which Commissioner Yos is Chairman.
| The Board will meet again next Thurs
| day morning.