The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-26


COO; interest on 81 100000 at 5 Fer cent.
Sl25,006, and il3aces the operating expenses
al SIS 600, 1alSins yearly outlay Of S35o,-
000. He estimates the city 5 revenue py
selling the 0tler towns and clples, az
$150.000, and claims that S29O,0a0 yearly
via be saved en- the cost of pump =
he asserts, Tor The CITY 70 Wipe o4t the
81, 100000 Of bonds n isea wears and own
its plant free and clear. The plaas is
not o4lly endorsed lhy Engineer NerzneJle,
but the Riveted Steel Manufacturers OF
Fttsburg and the Carroll Porter lsotisr
and Tank Co. Ills gian Is beng consid-
JEfSsE5Y 14fY COMPANIES BID.
The bid ct the jersey city Water COM
pany is fun Of interesting Information
ssIf is The purpose Of this company, as
viii be seen by It's plans ageepSnS5al5 [Sro53al5
the Watching Mountain about three and
half miles in length Gnei4qinS Illg
VIII be lined up with brick and have an
inside diameter when cemD4etel ooaoo od aaa r,
feet with eapScity q oYef 81 @ q',i5
funnel will be practically in0eStrnetlGlss
and wiM carry the prop9sed supplg on
oiTiraa by the specifications. In iacts' II
Wiz aceonnoGaIe on additional main
which may be required up to le9,VV0,oJe
siSstS sesantinssi1g the proposition sets farth:-
s@The main intake for the pipe Inc OF c,5 tAe
Sepgy WI Il p she iOaafs abper RoeRsWay sg V
iey From this peint water viii be car
rled BY. gravity by q pine Hne oT lines Ines
al Jersey City on Bergen Hial. at a
head of 210 feet above mean high ttde,
While the whole supply can T,goosas oe gs.stssS
device whereby a sufficient quantlty lot
q stand pipe service Is aeliy,5Sreai sifi1,l Ill.o
the rereiyine reservoir OF the city, thus
insuring uniform pressure IN rae STANG
pipe at all times during me deiv1eIy o1
tIsa wafer from the. lower levels OF the
cifv SO as not to strain the presen dis
tributing system 5i12y q PIPE, 54s Ely I,fNE
",rhe plan contenplates a new pipe
line across the Haekensack Inea1toWs,
from the Passaic River at lSelleylile 70
tha Hitrf Service reservoir by eonnect-
ing mains from its main line which TINS
company will construct if desired, the
reservoirs at. Beileville can be used Tor
storage and distributing purposes.
s.rTle pine lines will be constructed, or
steel of sufficient strength ana eapacfty 20
deliver the water at the AFORESAID heau;
fl1ev viii vary in size from 81 inches to
AZ inches inside diameter FOR the slnSle
pipe line and from ~ inches to 30 INCHES
The conduit constructed by tunnelil1g
through Watching Mountain distance
of over three miles. will be at least SIX
feet inside diameter lined With briek:
This plan will shorten the distance OF
the pipe line about three miles, and az
the same time secure a -grea{ef nov 81
water over ESCkIllil 4oIOCtA. pCt"CSh
the tunnels: the pipe lines will pc coz
strueted on a stone yiaGuct- Ehe PIPE
lines win be construeted OF steel, double
rivetted longitudinally ana single riyet-
ted on tha joints, and of sufficient
strength to safely carry. and denver
said supply. They are to be thoro9ghly tgi.
according to- the most approved methpa.
The entrenching or embedding of the
pipe lines will depend upon the eXlgeI.
cies of the grade and the character q
the route.
.9rhe pipe lines win be fully equipped
with all the necessary gates, gate mouse,
air valves, connections, bloW-offs ana fal-
ST anTroyed designs Will &c furnished
and Conveniently located for the meas
urement fPHs st the ,gs4T MasfF oP dsnyhsd W4aY
s'-rhe right of way of the pipe line will
be at. least thirty feet in widitil. Tile
city nolSt permit the use by the foneraei con rae
pipe suNa between the Passaic River at
BeleviiIe and the point of delivery q
High Service reservoir whenever tile
company may desire to make use of
the same. The intake reservoir Will be
1oeated at Beach Glen. This reservoir
will cover an area OF about Ky &c ceres, res aild
! Ions OF water. or over seventy five days
| supply OF 50,06p,00O gallons daily. It win
age h esxatoR fet abope e mean nhs n0E high f tde
! Naturally tributary to this reservoir are
| Split Rock. Lake Denmark Lake. Hoag-
I
and by the inlegcepting. conduit shown
| on our maps, Green Lake will also De
made. a tributary. These lakes have 4 =
| IS S72. 80 572 gallons of water or over
! go days, supply of 5o,O00,o00 daily.
'9The elevations above mean nigh tide
| Lake, SIS feet; Split Rock Lake, Sl5;
Green Lake, 1,045; Hoagland's, gao To
| the above reservoirs Dixon's Lake may
| be added, If found necessary by a SIDE
| pipe line, with a storage capacity Of
| /, go, ,0e0 0O0 gallons; it has tributary to it
a water shed Of about eight square
@The total water shed, as shown by
reports Of Prot. Cook in his geological
reports to the State. exceeds forty-seyen
exceeding as ss tnches Should Jersey City
ever desirT a Bfeater water supply than
| 50.0eo060 galore per day the proposed
fSgpg tion e 'gss Rsaes dsen Reservor 9 81 throagh
| simple eIginaAssrg devices, of additional
sollrees, ressaify acquired. to over 10c,-
/ e00000 gaHA&B per day.
| This sSxsAiy comes from a mountain
| district. wAfrein pollution can never e.-
| iat. There are no factories within It's
| 1y decreasing, the land is wild and un-
productive, covered with hard wood for
ests and ,constitutes an ideal gather
/ works arc TO be constructed in a sub
stantial IaGnner and Of the best qualify.
| Plans end details win be furnished from
1
/ the Inspection OF the city,
4 BATCH OF PROTESTS.
In Tire natural excitement attending the
| receBtipn of THE BIDS, the Commissioners
/ oveg4cu4s3d q batch of protests that had
been 4lcd for nsiGeraticl. NgllTnann,
1 Keith Il Co. Of No. II Wall street, pro-
| tesssd against the shortness. of time given
4 prospective bidders. They maintained
/ that two weeks was Insufficient for q
| bidder to deal with accuracy with 9, work
i of such magnitude. The company in
| tendad bidding, but lack of tirne made 1t
| iTnrsqeaibie to make the necessary fin
1 ancial arrangements. 1t was c0ntended
that it would have been to the city's adj
| vantaxe to have postponed the reception
Of bids for at least another month
4 Thomas Neyin s. Son, of No. 10l Centre
\ street. Orange, said that inasmuch as the
specifications were so 4partscuiar and ey-
I acting, and required SiQ9e00 as an evil
/ Genee of good faith. that no prudent
4 pr cEanpef ent contFactor would submit q
! terrttory properlv. This the Arm claimed,
y could nat he done with any accuracy
6.pra TIE time the specifications were
4arepared until bids were Tece cd. They
I wanted at least one month S more time.
John P. Adams and r Van Bulen,
4 Of Nc. Court SQUARE, Brool1lyn, in q
Song letter. charged that the giving OF
such short notice to bidders was unusual
In the history of large pub ic con tracts.
I They complained that from March g.
4 when the specifications were ready, to
Il March &C. vaas insufficient time to bid
safely and tntelligently. They aa1led at
4 teretion to the many legal questions that
heavy deposit and large bond were re-
iauired. They concluded by stating that
1.-THE short time allowed excluded com
pet ton and WosIld lay the city officials