The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-09
PURE WATER COMING
East Jersey Company Ac-
cepts Mayor Wanser's
Agreement for the
Temporary Supply.
TERMS OF THE CONTRACT
Bonds for Faithful Performance
Fixed at $4,000 Water Ex-
pected Next Month
TERMS OF THE CONTRACT

OF the law firm of MessrS. Collins &
Corbin, has consented to accept the iron
clad agreement prepared by Mayor Wan
ser relative to the furnishing of tenn
porary supply of water
Mayor Wanser was notified of the ac-
ceptance of the agreement last night
and accordingly this morning the Street
and Water Commissioners met to give
the agreement their stamp of approval
The first documents pertaining to the
temporary supply received by the Street
and Water Commissioners were the fol-
lowing:-
- Jersey City, N. j., October s, 1896.
Water Commissioners
Gentlemen-I herewith submit to your
honorable Board the form of contract
for one year. etc, with the East Jersey
Water Company, in accordance with the
terms OF the resolution adopted by your
Board at your meeting of August Is,
1895, which resolution was concurred IN
by the Board of Finance at it's meeting
held September 5, 1895, and approved by
his Honor, the Mayor, on September 16,
1925. have submitted a copy. cf this
contract to the counsel of the East Jer-
sey Water Company. and he has agreed
to accept the same.
SPENCER WEART,
Corporation Attorney,
I have, approved of the form of con-
tract submitted to me by the Corpora
cation, which is herewith submitted to
your Honorable Board for its action.
Very respec fully,
JOHN T. BLAIR,
Corporation Counsel.
FORM OF CONTRACT.
These important letters were filed away
away for safe keeping.
The form of contract prepared by the
Mayor and approved by the citys law
officers is as follows
of October, eighteen hundred and ninety
five, between the Mayor and Aldermen of
Jersey City, municipal corporation Of
first part. hereinafter called the City,
and the East. Jersey Water Company, a
corporation. of the State of New Jersey,
called the Company witnesseth:-
The Company agrees to pr9yide ptI eoa
the term of one year from the beginning
of delivery of water hereunder. of
Pequannoci1 water taken from the Pc
from the Pequannociz River to Newark
that is to say. the water available is
the Pequannook water to the capacity of
city of Newark and other consumers to
the extent of their contract requirements
at the time of the making of this con-
q The Company will deliver said
water by a pipe line or lines, which they
y r,n from point hs on the sad
of Belleville, Essex county, n. T., across
the Passaic River, to a point at or near
the Township of UnioH. Bergen COUNTY,
n. j., and will there deliver the waite,
into existing water mains belonging to
nue. and the Belleville Turnpike the
Company for the performance of this
contract. is to have the right to make
lands Ian s. Of If the city IN IN the neighborhood
of the City's said reservoir, so far as the
same are appropriate and available fol
the contract such use shall terminate.
and the Citys said pipes, mains and
as ST far as as the same can be done to their
present condition. The Company Will
give to the City the advantage of the
lists in said Pequannock pipe at or near
Belleville, being a head of about three
hundred and fifty feet above tide water,
hundred and thirty-five feet at the, point
avenue S : and Belleville Turnpike. The
Company will deliver water under this
contract within six months from signing
of this contract, unless delayed by It'll
cations, strikes or other unavoidable ac-
cidents and in case of such delays, the
time lost thereby shall be added to said
term of six months
g. The city agrees to take the water
aforesaid as soon as the company is
ready to deliver the same and to use
the same for new water supply for the
term of one year from the beginning
of the del very of water hereunder, it
being understood that the city is to take
only SO much of said water as the City
may require, and pay for only so much
as it takes, the City to use no other sup
ply except to supplement the deficiency.
if any, of this supply from the Pequan-
mock pipe to answer the needs of the
City during the term of this contract.
and the CITY will pay for 50 much OF
said water as it takes at the following
rates per million gallons.
For each million gallons up to twenty
million gallons daily. forty-three dollars.
For twentv-one million gallons daily,
forty-two dollars and eighty cents (s42.S0
For twenty-five million gallons daily.
For twenty-three million gallons6 daily.
forty-two dollars and forty cents. (sa2. .40)
For twenty--four million gallons daily,
fortv-two dollars and twenty cents,
For twenty-five million gallons daily.
forty-two dollars. ($42 .00.)
For twenty-six million gallons daily
forty dollars and fifty cents (s4O.5O.)
For twenty-seven million gallons daily
For twen+y-eight million gallons daily
thirty-seven dollars. and seventy cents.
For twenty-nine million gallons daily.
thlrty-six dollars and thirty cents, (s36: 800
For thirty million gallons daily. thir-
ty-five dollars (s35.00.l
thirtv-three dollars and ninety cents,
For For thirty-two million gallons daily,
thirty-two dollars and eighty cents.
($32.80.)
For thirty-three million gallons daily,
thirtyltwo dollars, ($32.00)
For thirty-four million gallons daily
thirty-one dollars and twenty cents.
For thIrty-fye million gallons daily.
thirty dollars and forty cents. (S30.40.)
For thirty-six million gallons daily,
twenty nine dollars and sixty cents
For thirty-seven million gallons daily
twenty eight dollars and ninety cents,
For thirty-eight million gallons daily,
twenty-eight dollars and twenty cents,
For thirty-nine million gallons daily.
twenty-seven dollars and forty-five cents.
For forty million gallons daily, twenty
six dollars and eighty cents, ($26.S0)
For forty-one million gallons daily.
twenty-six dollars and twenty cents.
For forty-two million gallons daily.
twenty five dollars and sixty cents
For forty-three million gallons daily,
twenty-five dollars ($25).
For forty-four million gallons daily,
twenty-four dollars and fifty cents
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