The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-08

in the future as in the past, the average
price under my. plan may be brought
The main points oil my plan are
First, pure spring water.
Second, no possibility OF future con-
Third. ample head for every part of
Fourth, a saving of the city of several
million dollars in the final purchasing
of the plant.
wish to ask any questions / shall be very
glad to be commanded by you.
GEO. B. INMAN,
1876 Liberty street New = ps aoTk,
a5 Broadway, n. Y.
To His Honor the Mayor and the Honor
able Board of Street and Water Com-
i desire most respectfqlly .m to a pTTosesa5
e lgder your tne cit sner publish Ua notice for the
resentatIon Of bids for the furnishing of
,S spIspps'g Of was wste made &c y fraf oily' the sh s5h
1ssnt, and called for bids to be fur
fshed in accordance with SPECIFICATIONS,
ant. I respectfully submit that the
ne allowed for the making. Of the
blans and the examination into the
Various water and land rights necessary
to be settled in order to make an intelli.
W gsnt ana Under Rrop eaeh BID int Fer sus peo siafiegifYi rs
auates and that fully two ms, mIesn,ths time tine
PhOoiI "
Q make examinations surveys ana pians
nd to obtain, the necessary legal opinions
to the rights to be settled.
In this connection it is not improper
o say that I made the purchase OF rights
to the waters Of the Roekawa RIVER,
since with . view of making to your
city, when bids Were called for, a bid TO
furnish a supply OF water ayata from Of mat sra pGitnt
and that, at the present, time. / have the
plans nearly completed Tor snat b purs
named is the nearest point to Jersey
City, from which a supply Of pure water e
Gent head to come within your speci-
f~cations for a gravity Supply, and IT Is a
State Geoloeist Of your state, that the
purity of the water of the RockaWay
River. is unequalled by that or any water
state.
Under the specifications which could
first be obtained only, on the llth OF TINS
CURED to be furnished with the DO. APP
plication to experienced for an
ecfual. accurate and CONSCIENTIOUS ana
qys:s could not be made within the time
allowed.
To avoid serious litigation for himself,
and the city it seems to me that the
successful bidder should be able to know,
before making maxim II, his wb Pg9p fne cost 70 wo thd
be of obtaining the necessary land ana
water rights that might be in any way
contract and to make an entire or par
tial settlement of those rights, so that
there should be no interference IN dellv-
ering the water as required by the speci-
f~ications and contract. and, II posslp3l n
1 free dF1n iit cendemna IF '0 preceedings
are easy to discuss but unsatisfactory y
ious add tedious litigation.
The flights of individuals, corporations
and f your own city involve Y 5en PIN q multi nd-
goaations which cannot be Investigated
and settled in two weeks time. / re-
time allowed for a bid of this magnitude,
requiring the expenditure 9I many NIL l
p li9n Of d9 for 5iub If W WnPksi IN this Vicinity IL ity
and must materially limit the number Of
bona fde bidders, and thereby suppress
competition.
NV associates and myself have in good
faith iabored without intermission since
the reception of the specifications from
to be able to make an intelligent bid on
the 25th, instant, but we ind ourselves
absolutely unable 70 complete the neceS Is
within the time allowed. SINCE large
bonds are required to be furnished by
FIXTURES imposed If the contract be not
complied with, bona fide bidders. owning
rights and property, which are the basis
for bios. should be allowed sufficient time
-te f5rsfsela4t and submit serious and in
~telligent proposals. It seems to US that
vaatage Of the city than Of. any single
CONT actor.
On these grounds we deem it proper. to
request that an extension of time within
which to furnish bids under the specifi-
cations of the city shall be granted,
and dpei the Settlements Sc of II the rights re-
ferred to herein and suggest that an eX-
fena GRANTED for rf that PURPOSE "eeAs "01
All Of which is most respectfully sub
mitted,
For himself and associates.
Law Offices Of John p Adams.
4 Court Square. Brooklyn. N. Y.
To His Honor the Mayor and the Honor
able Board of Street and Water Com
m WIa Of Jersey city. n il nrotss+
that the time allowed to bid for furnish
ing jersey city with a wholesome sup
ply of sc, COO, 600 gallons of water daily, is
too short. and that such limited time is
very unusual. The history of large pub
lie contracts would be scanned in vain
for an instance where so little time was
afforded between the approval of
specifications and the reception of pro
not available for contractors until after
March 9Th, thus giving only two weeks
to prerare re for IT, tie E. e ee1nt ana : na IL IN
actual surveys must be had, full plans
of work shown. and the many dangerous
legal questions. governing. water. rights,
etc, determined. Six weeks would be a
short time to secure the necessary in
large deposit is required and heavy bonds
asked. and a very short time allowed
to complete the work. A proposition for
water works for SO, GOO, 900 of gallons daily
cannot be properly treated in two weeks
time. We submit that the short time
given is unjust to parties who desire to
! bid. but who have not had time to in
vesligate so large and important an
undertaking and Is unjust to the city
as it -excludes.o or circumscribes, compete
= ton.
There are parties who bid before. and
who have had full time before to study
what is asked for. under the extremely
difficult specification. But is it fair to
new bidders to allow only two weeks?
The problem calls for careful engineer
ing plans: for legal opinions in relation
to the risks and delays in condemnation
! proceedings: and the settling of water
\ rights so that the parties, bidders ard the
city will not he involved in law suits, etc.
We submit that the short time is open
to Just criticism. we have plans for q
gravity supply endorsed and prepared
hy the ablest engineers, but we dare not
submit a hid without settling the inn
portant questions above enumerated
Your specifications contain a forfeiture
of $500 per day IL the work is not COM
pleted in two years. No party can bid
safely without opportunity for the fullest
examination ana Investigation of the pos
sibility of doing the work within the
time. The city vii get the advantage
Of the extension by extending oppor-
funity for competition, and there will be
less uncertainty as to the success of the