The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-06


which the city can acquire the works and
is fixed at 1880
lion gallons is fixed in the BID at ~
dollars, amounting to 932, 800 dollars per
gea1r the oa Gost OF g day SpRPy Sn collars II s.
Using our best Judgment upon the in in
that hi I''i an an adequate and satisfactory sup
| ply of water can be obtained at rates
much lower than those here given,
! and that the proposals submitted IN
! the present competition are sufficient
evidence of this fact.
The proposal Of the Jersey City Water
| to be unsatisfactory: First because the
prices named therein are excessive
and, Second. because we are conviaced YIN ;l
deficient and that it cannot be depended
! upon to furnish more than 40 mliilon
gallons of water.
/ therefore, recommend that the resolu-
ton awarding the contract Tor per
manent supply to the Jersey City Water
/ Company be non-cOncurred IN.
The committee recommends that the
| following resolution be adopted:-
Resolved, That the Board Of FINANCE nee
| concurs in resolution adopted pY the
Street and Water Board August 15.
| MR. SIMPSON OBJECTS.
| Commissioner Simpson objected to
| having the report spread IN full on the
minutes 1t was however, ordered placed
| in full on the minutes.
| This ended the struggle. The resolu-
| ton of the evening was offered. 1t
| came from the Committee of the Whole
| endorsed by Commissioners Bailey, Det-
willer and Simpson. 1t coneurred in the
| award of the contract for permanent
supply to the Jersey City Water Com
/ pany as made by the Street and Water
Commissioners. President Jones was the
| first to vote. He voted against it. Com
missioner Bailey was second on the list
and he voted for it. Commissioner Det-
willer was number three, and in ex-
planning his vote he offered the follow
ing letter of explanation
! LETTER OF EXPLANATION
| We, the undersigned members Of the
! Board of Finance, make the following
Z sta ateinent as regards our position ana
i consequent action on the vote for new
! water supply:
! Our close attention to this important
! question and personal observation OF the
/ watersheds together with reports and
statements made by the various bidders
and their respective engineers, have con-
/ WINGED us that it would be to the interest
| of Jersey City to secure a water sup
! ply of the greatest possible areas, so as
! to provide for the future growth and
| increased demand for water Of our city,
and to locate such supply at such
/ OF the entire shed.
The difference in the three bids offered
supply a and ID cost is as follows
/: Tie Jersey City Water Company pro-
/ poses to take the water from lakes and
+; bonds Of the Reckaway. and proposes
i storage capacity OF 1,259,00G millions OF
/ s.al!ons which is unquestionable as
pure and good water and free rom any any
the area is only S. square miles, winch M
! some profess is not of sufficient size for
our wants in the future =
!! The price of the proposed work is
| s., $50, coo for a single pipe line. the pur-
chase of which is optional for twenty
years, and is left to the vote of the
! LEGISLATURE. The price per million Of
! gallons in the meantime is the lowest OF
! all the bidders up to SS million gallons
Tie East Jersey Water Company pro-
poses the entire Rockaway shed, 1nclud11
ing. the lakes and ponds OF the Jersey tSa
square miles of watershed Tor S9,UeV,tUV
but is indefinite as to the places Where
the water will be stored. The lntase IB IS
from the Rockaway River. above Boon, n
ton. but there is not provision mace 70
prevent any possible pollution from the
villages along this river 49,, co,,,,.r,,
The Rockaway and hudson company
also propose the entire Rockaway shed
comprising about 120. square miles Qn-
GLIDING the entire s shed % o. td tne he 99IsgS from
the river above Boonton. and from there
conducted in steel pipes to % dee6 e6
millions mill Of gallons which is intended
as a settling reservoir. and from the
main to the city is to be supplied,
in compIiance with the specifications
and propose to build interceptng 5 IN emea,f seWepf
along the Rockaway River to prevenI
above abo p1ihai the intake. Their price is s565o,-
oo0 subject to the vote of the people
The average price per million gallons IS
nanV up to So millions daily consump-
ton, but is lower from SS to so millions
daily consumption. 7,.v,aoa
favored this last proposition on account
of its lower price and apparent saVing
Of s2aOOoOO, and on account Sana{tor9 OF reses es
voirs offered. They urged it IN &C CONFER a1ld
ence before the Board of Street ana
Water Commissioners and m BY peTsois5l g5ordi
"a hit lis members seemed to be op-
posed to it and would not. favor any sup
ply from river water reconlnlelhlas,a, tn tha,,,
tbe best and most advantageous Supply
was disregarded and the Board declee1
to award the contract if f3r wafer peara.trr d.om
Sappis napp and for a temporarg supply, 70
ss the' sEast Jersey Water Company. Inese
awards having been made on tne Meas nas5I al
of injividual observation ana personal
III i,,d alaoayt Of the members only, II Was
thought by the Board OF F1nanse eRan a,oS 70
ihnportant a question: !IlVoiyI,iS
4 large expenditure to purchase the t;43 M3iks, ~
which purchase could be sunnll.teq, t,,,o ~
the peonle for their vote At any Ilnle ne
Snri,is fhe term of contract. shoqli pc
eSvised hv an. expert engineer and that
such an expert should be employ,.saa .,.a tba ns,
| fore their final action ana 70 thls tne
Poard of Street and Water Comutss5iot.i- :. ~.
| ars~ agreed but would 1ot consent "
| ahise Nv such experts decision,
This Board interviewed sevefa;l 81 e1ped e.a,,a ~
and each expert thought 1t required IRON ron
y,oonthS to make Inc HIVES
! tigation and that the compensation siiooA0
not be less than S5,Uo ;+h +ba
| II, an informal interview Win LIZ me
| Mavor we were told that he Wouid agiess g1s
to no expert appointed by our saa I39alu fbis f,is
would trust to no man to oecide .,i,o .i.o
onastion and that the only time TO reouire
aness an7 evnerf was when the contract was
/ To be finally drawn. and that the eApeI,in e,.i
iture of 5000 for an expert WI sbing bii,e
any practical result. and we s,T were Raw 3an-
anna Kearnv and Harrison and pron-
/ ably be obliged to pay more ior az tpa
!, ants in the future by continuing ihe
delak We were further told by the
Mavor that he would never agree as lplss i9
as he was in Office to any sEpnly taKen
fron1 M fhe Rockaway River or from any
river where there was any M ua1sel 4,-s ,ol %
poliution or where any sewerage We, Was,t re-
| GuireG 10 prevent it and Furthermore thae
| iro7rne0iate action was necessary TOT ", tlls
city's interest to hold our customers 1 an9
give the people relief and that ne nad
/ assurance that Hoboken couid pc sup
niied if we had q good water supply
In regard to the temporary Supply I
is evident that the majority of our Boarn
favors action in that regard as 1t VIII