The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-25
THE WATER BIDS,
Two Proposals for a New
Supply in Answer to
the City's Call.
ONE GRAVITY; ONE PUMPING
East Jersey and the Jersey
City Water Company the
Competitors.
CERTIFIED CHECKS FOR 100000
Prices Per Million Gallons and
Prices for the Whole
Plant Named.
The Proposals Laid Over for Detailed
Consideration by the Street and
Water Beard
CERTIFIED CHECKS FOR 100000

Water Board
The Street and Water Commissioners
met this morning at eleven O'Clock and
received bids for the furnishing of a
new supply of water Only two formal
bids were received. A proposition was
submitted by Hugh Riley of No. 81 Broad
way, but not being in the form Of a
bid was referred to the Committee of the
Whole for consideration. No bids were
B provided for a plant, to deliver by
gravity to Belleville and to be pumped
to High Service, while D was the much
talked of filtration scheme When the
bids were called for the meeting room
was crowded to its utmost capacity with
bankers from New York and gentlemen
financially interested in the outcome of
the competition. The first bid opened
was from the East Jersey Watertown
Company. 1t was signed by Charles
Hirschel.
fsaf Nv OEOLD FLAN.
In an introductory paragraph the fol-
lowing appeared
"Our proposition and plan is twofold
We will promptly begin the construction
OF works for permanent supply with a
capacity for delivering 50,oO0OOO gallons
.daily into the city's Belleville reservoir.
This supply will be taken from the Pas
sale. at the head of the cataract of Lit
tie Falls. at an elevation Of 1853 feet above
sea level A pumping station will be
established at Little Falls by which the
water will be lifted to an elevation of
about 80 feet above sea level into res
ervoir into or near Great Notch, which
reservoir will afford an additional fac
tor Of safety in case of emergencies.
From this reservoir the water will flow
by gravity through a steel conduit or
conduits. as the city may decide in the
acceptance of the bid. to the city's res
ervoir opposite Belleville.
The route from Great Notch to Belle
vile will be adjacent to that of New
~
ark's conduit, and at Belleyille the Jer-
sey City conduit will cross the 'Passaic
River at some convenient point. and be
connected with the Jersey City reservoir
The construction will occupy two or three
years"
The company then cites the fact that
1T controls the flow of the Pequannock,
Ramapo. Rockaway and Whippany Rivers
and represents that 1t can make an
amfcable adjustment with the Beattie
Manufacturing Company, the Society for
the Establishment OF Useful Manufac-
lures and the Dundee Water Power and
Land Company.
FIRST PROPOSITION.
The first proposition of the company
is for pumping plant, for water deliv-
cred at a minimum consumption of 20
100000 per day, with pumping capacity
of 60,OOO.0O0 per day, using two supply
mains of equal capacity. capable of de-
livering 5o.OOooOo with an additional gate
at the intake
It was as follows:-
For each million gallons up to twenty
million gallons daily. $40.
For each million gallons between twen-
ty and twenty-five million gallons daily.
s39
For each million gallons between twen-
ty-five and thirty million gallons daily.
$3.50
For each million gallons between thirty
and thirty-five million gallons daily, s34
For each million gallons between thirty
five and forty million gallons daily, ss1
For each million gallons between forty
and forty-five million gallons daily, s26,
For each million gallons between forty
five and fifty million gallons daily. s21.
The second proposal was based for
water delivered at a minimum consump-
tion of 20.O00.0Oo gallons per day. with
q capacity for 60,00O,00o gallons, using
only one supply main
1t was as followg:-
For each million gallons up to twenty
million gallons daily, $3.50.
For each million gallons between TWEEN
ty and twenty-five million gallons daily.
$3.50.
For each million gallons between twen-
ty-five and thirty million gallons daily.
$685.
For each million gallons between thirty
and thirty-five million gallons daily. $685.
For each million gallons between thirty
Ave and forty million gallons daily, $50.
For each million gallons between forty
and forty-fve million gallons daily, s25.
For each million gallons between forty
Ave and fifty million gallons daily, $40.
For the plant. with two supply mains,
the company fixes the purchase price at
S. ,O0o one supply main, s6,5oo0o0.
When the city decides to buy, the COM
pany viii accept 10 per cent in gold
bonds Of $1,000. each Bearing 4 per cent.