The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-26
THREE BIDS IN one,
Two of the East Jersey
Water CompanY's Pro-
posals for "a New
Supply Rejected.
ONLY FILED ONE 100000 CHECK
Street and Water Commission
ers Carefully Consider the
Propositions Laid Be-
fore Them.
BIG BATCH OF PROTESTS
Prospective Bidders Declare Enough
Time Was Not Given TO Pre-
pare for a Work Of Such
Magnitude.
BIG BATCH OF PROTESTS

RfC6r the street ana Wdt6T 5SJtilihlo-
s;oners received proposals for the fur
nishing of a new subply of water yester-
day, they adjourned to the Union League
Club house to dine. CITY Attorney
Weart and Corporation Counsel Blair
aeccmpanied them. The bids of the
East Jersey Water Company, and Jer-
sey City Water Company were carefully
gone over and the bid of the former com
pany sinlpliied. The proposition of Hugh
Reilly and his associates, wAich was also
accompanied by extensive plans, was
given consideration. Specification pro-
vides for a supply. pumped to Belleville,
and from that point pumped to High
Service. The specification practically
provided for the continued maintenance
OF the expensive pumping stations at
Beneville and High Service To bid ur-
der this specification it was required that
a certified check for 100000 should ac-
company the bid. Specification B was
for a supply delivered by gravity at
Belleville and pumped, as at present
from that point to High Service. To sub
bit a proposal under this specification, a
check for S100O80 was required
to accompany the bid. spectfica-
ton c provides for a gravity
supply delivered at High Service, with
a sufficient head to deliver water in all
parts of the city ait even greater pres
sure than is obtained now by pumping
A proposal under this specification had
to be accompanied by a certified check
for 100000.
Specification D was the filtration
scheme.
THREE BIDS IN ONE.
AS was exclusively shown in 'rle
fsesrs's yteste7zsa57 the East Jersey 5EssteIs
Company Submitted q con5ulict.ve bid
flied only one check for 100000 as an
evidence of good faith.
AS soon as the proposition was opened
& question was raised as to its forula llty,
it being question whether the Company
had the right to submit three bids n
one.
Accompanying the East Jersey Water
Con9aany's bid is an offer to furnish the
esty with a Temporary supply at the rate
OF s3S. so per million gallons. Tdis offer
is made, however, with the distinct un-
derstanding that the contract for per-
manent supply be awarded to the com
pany.
If the company succeeds in getting. the
contract. the temporary supply: Will be
turned on within six n1onths-:c
After a long discussion it was decided
by the city law officers that the BID 0I
the East Jersey Water Company should
receive consideration only as proposal
under specification A. which, as shown
above. provides for pumped supply
from the intake all the way to Hlgh ser
When the board reci>nvened. at folr
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, the East
Jersey Water Company's combined bid
had been boiled down t9 one as. viii be
shown by the following resolutions,
which were adopted
Whereas The requirements of speciff-
cations B and G, and the proposals pre-
pared by the city to acco1npany the same same
have not been complied with by the East
Jersey Water Gopang IN i ehe,f IS prop9saa y
new supply of water TO Jersey CITY,
Resolved, That ell references to the re-
auirements of specifications p and e in
the sad proposal be rejected and for
Resolved, That the proposal Of the
1t relates TO specification and the pro-
posal of The Jersey City Water Conn
pany under Specification @. be Tied n
the office of the Clerk CT thls 4Doafd ana
for future action thereon;
And that all explanations or aay pro
position which in addition, etc.. TO the
ternas of the specifications and the pro
posals as prepared by the city, i con 1
s:dered by the city shall not be eonsid-
cred to be Binding on the city by the
fling of the said proposals..
Resolved. That the checks Of $780, 900
accompanying bids Of East Jersey. Wa
ter Company and the Jersey City Water
Goplsany, drawn to the order o. qae eabs ~
delivered to the City Treasurer by the
clerk of this board, who shall oataln &
raeeipt therefor and file the same with
,TT The FOREGOING resolution leaves. only
one formal bid for gravity supply pc
fore the Commissioners and It IS that
= - NAY EMPLOY EXPERTS.
The board also adopted the following
resolution -
! day for new supply of water for Jer-
| sey City, and as d'he Board Of f,inancs s
has the power of concurrence in the
Resolved, That a. copy of the proposals.
| be forwarded to the Board o1 tinan @
and in case sgil board requires q ns n. ser I
| pert to report on said pfop9sslls ls IiiAI SAFE
| board communicate to this hoard 2
wiling seaasstj t1e sDpoIns.,s tI' {, e
| ard nagnii3g such engineer. sssna1st q
| other expert selected. and that the rspcf!
! Of such be made both 70 this hsard ailc
/ to the Board Of Finance
/ 1t will probably bes another week Of
more before an expert Is agreed upon
and it is estimated that at least fiws
weeks longer VIII be. consumed in ths
/ preparation of a report as 20 the m6fit,
4 Of The proposstio now in the hands q
the city oeiaas f Is saia tha o,,s,. Y re
's''-s Ri7ITSLY5S PROPC55 TION.
Mayor Wansser has fre1uent'v n
| supply. It Is believed by many peopli
that Hugh Reilly, wao was hiddel
/ wH,ren the old Street and Wgter Boars
me 4o meet w tn the Mavoiss approval
/ submitted an informal prapositiaa ans
! plans p7apared by Engineer G. g. Ner
from which point. he claims, he cal
j obtain head sufficient at High SsrVic.
to aouble the pressure n ~ a 9i1.