The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-20
REMARKABLE WATERFALL
Orestes CleveIand's Job Recalled by
the BOard-What Wan-
ser Says.

Mayor Wanser was asked Saturday If
| he proposed to sign the new water speci-
| fications upon which the Board of Street
bids to be opened next Monday His
Honor replied that he sent to the Clerk OF
the Board the other day tor the specitica-
tions and received in reply to his request
this resolution, which, he was told, was
the specifications
THAT the Clerk Of this Board be in
structed to advertise for proposals for q
new supply of water to be delivered into
the BellevIlle reservoir of the Jersey City
Water Works in form as follows:-Pro-
posals to be sealed aud handed to the
Clerk of the Board In open meeting
when called for at the meet
ing to be held at the office
of the Board of Street aud Water Com
missioners on Monday, February 81, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon. Each pro-
posal to state the source from which the
the water is intended to be taken, and
the price per million gallons for the water
delivered on a minimum basis of twenty
five millions OF gallons daily, but the stor-
age capacity, water supply and pipes or
conduitS to be of sufficient capacity for
the delivery of not less than $4,000. 900 of
gallons daily, at all seasons II SO much
be required.
"Each proposals to state the general
plans upon which the whole undertaking
is proposed TO be carried out, and geuer-
ally such information as will enable the
city auth critics to determine which may
be for the best interests of the city. The
water must be naturally pure and whole
some any contract must contain provis
ion whereby the city can purchase the
entire water supply, source and works
complete, and the supply must be inde-
pendent aud exclusive fer Jersey City.
1.-THE successful bidder will be required
to give good and sufficient bond salts
factory to the Board Of Finance in the
sum of $780, 200, conditional upon the
faithful performance of the contract. The
Board reserves the right to reject any or
all proposals if decided for the best inter-
ests of the city so to do"
The Mayor further said that he did not
know whether he would sign the so called
specif1ca tions or not, but il he did he
would do5o In time to have the call for
proposals advertised for the time required
by law. There has been much comment
by citizens in the matter since it has be-
come known that the resolution quoted
above is the only specification there is,
and that comment has been every thing
but favorable. 1t is considered that the
resolution is altogether too broad and
opens the door for just such schemes as
should be zealousiy avoided in an under
taking of such magnitude as furnishing
Jersey City with 50.000,000 OF gallons Of
pure and wholesome water.
1t is also alleged that the bonds are al
together too low for such a vast contract,
and to many citizens the whole matter
has a suspicious look to say the least 1t
was further said that the resolution bears
the ear marks of we'll known schemer
and trckster who occupied conspicuous
position in the city government for many
years and who, since his retirement to
private life by an aroused public opinion.
has been engaged in promoting schemes
OF this nature.
The Board OF Street rand Water Corn-
missioners att its meeting held this morn
ing rescinded its resolution adopting the
above specifications and ordering the
Clerk to advertise for proposals, and re-
ferred the whole matter back to the Com-
mittee of the Whole.