The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-18

water at the rate OF 1O,UU1,uV0 tIltS lhlii4NtS
gallons per day at all times.
All vegetable matter below the high wafer
line of the reservoirs, storage basins and in
takes shall be removed by. the contractor
prior to the delivery of water to the city
and thereafter they shall always be maintain
ed free from all vegetable matter and growth,
and the reservoirs of the city at Bellevue
and Jersey City shall be cleaned prior to the
delivery of water under this contract
The contractor is TO keep in order the eN-
| listing pumping plants of the city at Belleville
and High Service for the term of three years
from the date of the first delivery of water
at his own expense, and such pumping plants
shall be available for instant pumping duty
All work performed by the contractor and
all materials used in the construction of said
| reservoirs. pipe lines and plants shall be sub
ject to the inspection and rejection of the pro
per officers of the city. to whom copies OF aii
plans shall be submitted from time to time.
The water shall be delivered within two
years from the date of contract with the
city.
The city will place at the disposal of the
contractor such powers which it now has or
may hereafter acquire to enable him to ac-
quire by condemnation the necessary lands
for right of way, storage reservoirs, water
and water rights which may be exercised in
the name of the city, but at the expense of
the contractor. And the contractor shall
hold the city harmless of and from all claims
and demands of all persons by reason of the
taking and acquiring for the purposes of said
contract of all lands, water and water rights.
The contractor is to give the city the option
of purchasing at any time within twenty
years after the first delivery of water here
under the first right to all water, water rights,
storage reservoirs and pipe lines constructed
by said contractor to fulfil the requirements
of this specification, to the extent of 500O0,c00
gallons of water daily forever. The price to
be paid for said works and supply shall be
stated in the proposal of the bidder. Each
bidder shall state the general scope of his
plan the general location and route of his
proposed pipe lines. the location of his stor-
age reservoirs and intake, to which may be
added and other information, plans and
drawings, to enable the city to judge of the
merits of the proposed works.
The contractor is to enter into a written
agreement with the city which will embody
such details to carry into effect the above
conditions as are deemed necessary by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
ard the contractor: the city shall have the
right to require the contractor to enter into
bonds for 81, 600 900 for the performance of said
contract up to the date of delivery of the
water and the acceptance thereof by the city,
as delivered under said contract, with such
security as said Board of Street and Water
Commissioners may fix, and an additional
bond of S5O0.0 900 for the maintenance of the
quantity of the water and the general eff
cheney of the plant itself during the term of
the contract which security is to be approved
by said board.
Blank proposals, upon which all bids must
be made, can be secured at the Office of the
Chief Engineer, in Jersey City.
Each proposal must be accompanied with
a certificate from the New Jersey Title
Guarantee and Trust Company any ma
tional bank in Jersey City that the bidder
has deposited with said trust company
with any such national bank the sum of
800 900 in cash as an earnest of good faith
on his part. Snch deposit to be returned upon
the rejection of the bid of the unsuccessful
bidder, and upon the execution of the contract
in the case Of the successful bidder, which
deposit shall be forfeited in case a successful
bidder refuses to e.ter into a contract in
accordance herewith
The board reserves the right to reject any
and all propositions if deemed for the best
interests of the city to do.
THEY ARE ADOPTED.
The specifications were subsequently
adopted by the unanimous vote of the
Board, much to the delight of the crowd
in the lobby. Just prior to adjournment,
the following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That by and with the con-
currence of the Board of Finance, the
Clerk of this board be directed to insert
the specifications for a new water supply
in the officials newspapers, there to re-
main until the resolution adopting the
specifications has been signed or vetoed
by His Honor, the Mayor, or has be-
come operative by law
This was a stickler and one and all
sized it up as meaning that His Honor
will quietly keep his hands off until he
is thoroughly satisfied that the course
of the board is approved of by every tax
payer in the community. 1t is believed
that the Mayor will take no action until
the time arrives for the delivery of the
contract, if one is to be entered into.
On top of this resolution came an in
terview given News reporter by one
of the members of the board, which is,
to say the least, perplexing, and would
lead to the belief that the present speci-
fcations are all for a bluff, to put an
end to the howl about water.
This is what he said
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN.
1--WE fixed on October %, as the time
for receiving bids for this purpose. We
thought if we received them before that
time, that the howl would be raised
that we were rushing the matter through
to avoid interference from the Legisla-
ture. That body is to convene early in
October. l believe. From what / can
learn. Senator Bradley will push his bill,
placing the control of the waters of New
Jersey in the hands of the State Water
Board of which Mr.. Lebbeus B. Ward is
a member.
'If Mr. Bradley's bill becomes law
.ha. will put an end to entering into
a contract with an individual or corpora
ton. This is a serious question, and one
in which we propose acting slowly and
| il. manner to protect the interests of
Jersey City and it's property owners
understand that a State Water Board
bill is to go through at the. special ses-
sion in October Whethersit it will be Mr..
Bradley's or not i can't say"
The other members of the board did not
care to discuss the matter at all
The fact that gravity supply is de-
| rnanded shows plainly that the Commits
| sioners are acting under instructions
from Mayor Wanser, who, from the time
| the water question was first agitated, de-
ciarad that there would have to be a
gravity supply or nothing This will per-
| NIT of the suspension of operations at
| the costly pumping stations at Belleville