The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-01

capable Of delivery through tha main
using one supply main capable or deliv-
erlng tittY million gallons per day WIN Win
cation, an the rate Of 6 per cent interest,"
per annum ON slOooo,oo which interest
such daily use and supply Of water.
rights, storage reservoirs pipe, lines,
lands and right OF way and all appur-
fulfill the requirements Of this speclllca-
tion with q minimum supply OF jifty
have the sole and exclusive ownership
thereto which purchase can be made az
any time after five l5) years from the
first delivery of water and thereafter NJ
any time during the remainder of term
of contract With two supply mains the
sum of $11 100000. With one supply MAN
the sum of $i00000 900.
We are willing to accept payment in
case purchase is made:-The provisions
of payment demanded is the same as IN
u The &c city having the right to agree with
bidder as to whether payment sh9ii pe
all cash or bonds. or part cash ana part
The water to be furnished shall be OF
the following standard, which srandaIu
shall be maintained during the the tSa iontcaG1: cam
THE COMPANY'S PLAN.
The following is general desserlPlloatt ss,a 81 ~
Jersey Water Company. The main IN
take for the pipe will be located on the ne
upper Rockaway River near "a; me he hea1 Wafers ps
thn Rockaway, supplemented if necessary
by other waters controlled by TINS com
pany and by the Morris Canal, tnls coln- III
teration of the canal, or such partial OF
entire abandonment thereon as may pc
necessary. From this point the water
win be carried by gravity, by pipe line
or lines. along right of way following
generally one of our routes passing
the Bergen Heights Reservoir in Jersey
City at a head of 30 feet above mean
high tide. ~.
service across the HaclSensaek meadows
from the Passaic River a Belleville to
the Bergen Heights Reservoir, The res
ervoir at Belleville can be used for stor-
age and distributing purposes by con-
Meeting mains from the main line Whlce
this company will construct II desired:
The pipe line will be constructed OF
steel of sufficient strength not to strain
the metal more than one-haf the elasIlc
limit, and of a capacity TO denver i' lng
water as described. The pipe lines VIII
be in size from fifty-four inches to forty
one inches in diameter according as they
are made single. or double, thoroughly
The pipe lines will be supplied with all
the necessary gates, gate houses, ar
valves, blow-offs. and similar, appurteni1,,
ances. Meters of a proper design VIII
be furnished and properly located Tor the
measurement of the wafer consumed
BIG PR1cEs re sbe eqN bl5 fsR a,aSe Fa9hn Under
the eity's foregoing specifications, the
company desires to state that the prices
are necessary in order to cover the the e17 tsId
made under the formal request presented
by the city The company however, does
not wish this bid to De loh N any 4 desns senss
the city should justly pay for an adequate
supply of pure and wholesome water
taehed it is believed, viii secure to the
city all that is necessary at what are
thought to be fair and reasonable prices
ANY attempt to conform in detail to the
City's specifications will involve eontiE-
gencies greatly enhancing the dlfi1eulty
of financing the operation and proVidlng
it out inasmuch as any contract based.
on these specifications would be OF sucn
uncertain tenure that ic could not be used
as a basis of security in raising money
The prices under the formal bid were
Through two 42-inch water mains at the
rate of s73, for twenty million g gallons a
twenty-five million and SO on down to
million. and $3.50 for fifty million.
Through a 54-inch water main the prices
are for twenty million $6450 for twenty
one million, s6420. for twenty-five million
Sc. 80 and so on down to $3.50 for thirty
for fifty million gallons. The city has the
option for twenty years to buy the plant;
if built with two mains at $ll .o9g goo and
if built with one main for SO 900, to
be paid half in cash and half in four per
cent bonds, or if accepted within six
months, payment for all can be made
in bonds
SUPPLEMENTAL BID.
Supplemental bid No. of the East Jer-
sey Water Company
For water delivered at a minimum con-
sumption of twenty million gallons per
day so that maximum supply of
fifty million gallons per day can be
furnished, with additional gate at in
take as per specification at the following
schedule rate per million gallons