The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-09

twenty-three dollars and sixty cents
For forty-seven million gallons daily
I twenty-three dollars and twenty cents
''IS For forty-eight million gallons daily
twenty-five dollars and eighty cents
For For forty-nine million gallons daily
twenty-five dollars and forty cents
For fifty million gallons daily. twenty
two dollars ($22).
And for each fractional portion Of #, a
a pro rata price according to that rate
per million gallons, which the fractional
part exceeds, and in case the water con-
sumed IS less than twenty millions, then
the price shall be paid at the rate OF
forty three dollars ($43) per million gal
Ions.
Quarterly bills should be made
up as follows:-The entire quantity OF
water delivered in any one week shah
be aseertained and divided by seven.
for. that week and the price shall be
Payments shall be made by warrant
to the order of the East Jersey Water
Company delivered at the City Hall in
Jersey City within fifteen days after the
receipt by the City of each quarterly
bill made as aforesaid.
4. The company will measure and keep
a record of the water at its own ex-
pense upon the eompany's property east
of the Passaic River and the representa-
access to the meters measuring the
water for the purpose of inspection and
supervision.
5. The quarterly bills shall be rendered
as of the first days of January, April,
July and October of any year II the
water is first delivered between such
aforesaid named quarter days then the
first bill shall be for the fractional part
of a quarter W. to the first OF said days
following such first delivery, and IN case
the term of one year of this contract
terminates between such aforesaid quar-
ter days then the bill shall be from the
quarter day preceding the termination
of such term to the end OF such term.
g. 1T is further agreed and understood
that the Company, until the twenty
fourth day of September, A. D. nine.
teen hundred, will have a surplus of
Peauannoek River water to dispose of
from said Pequannock pipe, and IN case
the taking of water under this contract
is not terminated by the CITY al the eng
of the one year above specified, then al
the terms and conditions of tbs contract
shall continue in force until the City
shall terminate the same by giving the
Company three months notice IN wrlaing
that the City will cease to take water
al the quarter day next after the eXpfa-
ton of said three months, 1t being un-
derstood that the company cannot IN
contract from said Pequannock pipe line
after the twenty-fourth day of Septem-
Der A. d. nineteen hundred, at which
time this contract will terminate unless
All appliances on the lands of the City
necessary to carry out this CONTRACT
must be of a pattern to be agreed on and
approved by the Chief Engineer of the
city and the Chief Engineer of the
Company, and applied only as directed
by them; all such appliances are to be
removed by the company at the tefnll-
nation of this contract or left in the
possession of the City in case the CITY
desire to purchase the appliances at the
cost price thereof, and for the purpose
company shall file sworn statements of
the cost of the same with the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners.
T. And it is further agreed that in case
the power of condemnation to secure a
right of way for the pipe line which it is
to construct as aforesaid between the
Peouannock pipe line in the Township of
Citv's reservoir in Union Township afore-
said or to secure any lands or rights
this contract or. any renewal thereof or
any part thereof, as above provided, the
City will permit and allow such proceed
ings to be, taken in the. naaee Of the
Mayor and Aldermen of ,tSrsey City
under their powers of condemnation for
that purpose; all costs, damages, expen-
ses and other disbursements whatsoever
connected with such proceedings to be
paid and satisfied by the Company and
the city to be held free and harmless
therefrom. And the City agrees that af-
proceedings. they will convey the same to
the Company to enable the Company to
carry out this contract and any renew
ais thereof. and to furnish said water
supply.
the first. part hath caused these pres
City and the President of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners, and
hath caused the seal of the City to ne
affixed hereto and the Fast Jersey s wa, W a.
seal to be hereto affixed and attested by
their Secretary and these presents to
be. signed by their President the day and
wear first above written.
THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF
JERSEY CITY,
Mayor.
President of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners,
Attest:
THE EAST JERSEY WATER COM
PANY,
President.
Attest
AS soon as the contract had been read,
the Commissioners, by unanimous vote,
@u0p'fTTH THE sdF goARD's APPRo.VAL: :.
Whereas, The Corporation Attorney, in
accordance with resolution adopted by
this board at a meeting held August l5,
1896, and which was concurred In Sep
u
September is, 1895, has prepared the form
of contract, with the approval OF the
Corporation Counsel, a contract for
new water supply for Jersey City for
the term of one year, ETC., with the East
Jersey Water Gompangg for and
Resolved, That the form Of contract
for a new water supply for Jersey City
for the term of one year, and as pro-
vided for with the East Jersey. Water
Company as submitted by the Corpora
and adopted, and the President Of this
board be and is hereby directed to
execute the same in behalf of this
board as soon as said contract has been
concurred in by the Board of Finance
and approved by his Honor the Mayor.
The only thing remaining for the Com
nissioners to do was to provide security
tract This was done by passing the
following resolution
$4,000 SECURITY.
Whereas This Board did by resolution
award contract to the East Jersey
Water Company for a new water supply
for Jersey City for the term OF one year,
etc.. etc, .and $500.
form of contract submitted by the
CORPORATION Attorney for the same, a
heretofore provided in resolutions passed
of this date.
Resolved. That for the purpose of insur-
ING the faithful performance of the terms
and provisions of said contract the
amount of bonds to be furnished by the
East Jersey Water Company be fixed at
the sum of $4,000, the security to be sub
ject to approval according to law, ana
Ilpon the execution of said contract and
att,,x~ - +bo bopd rrnVided for herein