The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
is THIS BUSINESS 2
Street and Water Board
Adopts the Mayors Pure
Water Supply Specl-
ficati0nS.
SUPPLEMENTARY PROPOSALS
Formal Bidders May Put in
Additional inducements
to the City.
1t Is Said Contract Will Be
Made This Time, Even With
Finance Board Minority.

Finance Board Minority.
The water problem has been given an
other start by the Street and Water Com
mssioners This morning the memosfs
by a unanimous vote adopted the speci-
fications submitted to their board by
Mayor Wanser on May q. Bids are to De
inyited under them on July 1.
The commissioners have held informal
conferences with the members OF the
Board of Finance and all the members
of the board have expressed themselves
as being satisfied with the specifications
with the exception of Commissioners
Jones and Hardenbergh. The 1atter q
on the previous specifications are pat
Ting for time and insisting upon the
assistance of an expert engineer Ihey
are making such a determined opposition
that all the other officials concerned are
beginning to be lieve that their state
ments that they want new water are III
a measure questionable.
WILL OVERRIDE OBJECTIONS.
Mayor Wanser wants water as soon
as possible, and the Street and Water
Commissioners have decided to do whae
they can toward securing new supply
ysithout bcthering themselves about any
objections that the opposing members OF
,he Board Of Finance may raise
The specifications as adopted may ee
sent to Mayer Wanser tomorrow Ihere
is a possibility of his approving them at
once, SO that without any furthef
trouble the Street and Water Commas
sioners may advertise for bids. The reso-
luton to advertise for bids must go 10
the Board of Finance for concurrence
and on it fight will no doubt be MADE
by Messrs. Jones and Hardenoefgh, anu
their objections will be overruied and the
advertising resolution concurred IN py
the votes of Messrs. Bailey, simpson
and Detwiller.
EARLY SOLUTION AT HAND.
1t is also expected that in the event
of a contract being awarded it Will ne
conquered in by the same three votes
Everything now points to a settlemeht
of the problem on or before Auguss !.
The Board of Finance meets tomorrow
evening, when the water question IS 70
be discussed.
The specifications adopted by the Street
and Water Board this morning are as
follows
SPECIFICATION
For New Supply Of Water for Jersey
CRAFTY SUPPLY.
This specification is for supply oI
water to be delivered by gravity lnlo
of 210 feet above mean high tide, which
Will provide for a gravity supply, of
water vat i in ali parts of Jersey City without
N-' BIDS RECEIVED.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
City, by the Board of Street and WAGER AZ fer
Commissioners WIN receive baged pfepo5ais on t
Specification, at the Office of the board,
corner Of Mercer street and Jersey ave
nue.. Jersey City, y; sa5 j. a. on a,dTen tne O'Clock
day of ls9o, at eieVeil ociocA
PR1cE PER M MILLION! a,2G! SAL GAbLoNNs, j. 5o.-
Bidders must be prepared to state a
of gallons Per day, and the city, in case
It CONTRACTS, agrees TO take ai3r;rg at leaSa fbe
term of the contract. II the city con-
tracts, the contract will run for twenty
five years from date OF contract, ana
per million gallons, United States Stand
ard, on the following sliding scale;O,,
SCALE OF PRICES .5 o,s PER MILLION
A price per million gallons for the
first twenty million gallons daily.
A price per million gallons for every
additional million gallons up to 5O,oOO,0O0
gallons daily.
OPTION ON PLANT.
Bidders must also state the price at
which the city can buy and own the
plant, the water supply, water rights,
Storage reservoirs, pipe lines, lands and
right of way, and all appurtenances and
quirements of this specification, to the
extent of fifty million gallons of water
daily forever, at any time within twenty
The city will pay for said purchase OF
the plant. &C.. if made, either in cash
or bonds. or in part cash and part
bonds, as may be agreed upon, the bonds
to bear interest at the rate of four per
cent. per annum. to run at least twenty
years.
USE OF A DAILY SUPPLY OF 30
000 600 GALLONS PER DAY BASED
Upon AN INTEREST RATE ON
THE PRICE OF PLANT.
Bidders must state a price for daily
supply of water equal to 50,o0o,OOo gallons
per day, which price shall not exceed
an annual interest rate e s{x per 5ent Gent
as hereinafter provided, which price shall
be in lieu of all measured water by the
gallon and entities. the city to all the
of delivery through mains: which price
shall prevail during the term of the
Zion zion as as hereinafter ter provided. If the city
Contracts, the contract will run for TWEEN
tytiye years from ,1 the date Of contract
DAILY SUPPLY OF WATER.
Bidders must also state the price at
which the city can buy and own the
plant. the water supply, water rights,
Storage reservoirs, pipe lines, lands and
right of way, and all appurtenances
requirements of this specification. to the
extent of fifty million gallons OF water
daily forever at any time after five
years from the date of delivery of water
,1p to end of term of contract. The city
will pay for said purchase OF the plant,
&C., if made, either in cash or bonds,
or in part cash and part bonds, as may
be agreed upon, the bonds to bear in
terest at the rate of four per cent. per
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
Bidders must state terms of payment,
which they are willing to accept, it be-
ing understood that a bend equal to 10
per cent of the cost agreed upon to be
paid is to be furnished by the contrac-
tor to the city, for its protection (the
security to be subject to approval &C
years from date of purchase of plant.
that said water supply, plant and ap-
purtenances shall be in every respect in
accordance with the requirements Of
this specification; but all payments for
water shall cease on the completion of
contract to purchase.
LOCATION OF PLANT.
nances, &C., must be wholly within
the State of New Jersey, and the sup
ply to be at head of 210 feet above
mean high tide, and must be built SO
that the sGne can be used exclusively for
Jersey y, and the contractor shall