The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-21

ing plants on each side of the roadway. From
the 5.ass On tile east Side OF ssatc roadway
two pipes deliver water into the stand pipe
at elevation of one hundred and sixty
four feet and eight inches above mean meh
tide which 1t is delivered into Reservoir
No. l through thirty-six inch. iron main,
at a height Of one hundred and hfty-seyen
! feet above mean high tide. From the plant
| on the west side OF the roadway the worm
ington pumps deliver the water by direct pres
I sure through a thirty-six inch iron main into
| From said Bellevflle Reservoir the water
is carried Tor the supply Of Jersey City IN
an easteriy direction by three mains.
A twenty-incn iron main, laid In 1854, when
| delivers the water at an elevation OF one
| hundred and twenty-six feet six inches above
mean high tide into Reservoir No. 2. on the
| west side of Summit avenue, which main sup
| plies water in its passage from Reservoir No.
| /, to the Abattor, Manure Pile, Snake Hill,
| Marion and the district between Newark ave-
| nue. on the south. Nelson avilue on the east,
! the road going to Srake Hill on the north and
| the Hackensack River on the west, which main
| receives an auxiliary supply Of water py a
| connection cast of the Hackensack River as
! afterwards explained.
| A thirty-sx inch cast iron main, laid in 1864,
which delivers water at an elevation last men
/ toned to Reservoir No. aforesaid; this main
! is tapped about two hundred yards east OF
/ the Hackensack River, to permit water there
! from to enter the twenty inch main; very
/ little water. however, Is thus diverted
A thirty-Six inch cement ana iron main,
| laid in 1874. which Is tapped by twenty-lnch
| pipe near Belleville reservoir, which twenty
| inch pipe supplies Harrison and Kearny; whlcn
said thirty-six inch main continues from the
Belleville reservoir to the corner of st. Paul S
and Summit avenues, Jersey City, at which
! point is a .fY' connection. The tlirty-six
inch main continuing until it delivers. the
| water at the elevation last mentioned INTO
Reservoir No. 3 on the east side of Summit
avenue, before making the delivery of water
into said reservoir a thirty-six inch branch
| connection is provided in Summit avenue, near
Laidlaw avenue, Jersey City, provided with
gates which enable the city to divert the
water into Reservoir No. 2. on the west side
of Summit avenue At the point where the
''Y'' connection is made, viz: corner st. Pauf $
and Summit avenues connections are made
from which the mains run SOUTH which now
supply the Bergen and Greenville districts or
Jersey City and Bayonne.
The effect of this ''Y" connection at SUM
nit and St. Paurs avenues is to divert about
three-quarters of the water into the main
going to Bergen and Greenyille districts and
Bayonne, they being at a lower elevation than
Reservoirs Nos. 2 and 3. which makes tue
delivery from this thirty-six inch main of
| about one-quarter of the water into these
reservoirs.
HIGH SERVICE RESERVOIRS.
Are also designated Reservoirs Nos and
Reservoir No supplies lower Jersey City
by gravity and by means of the high duty
pump of the High Service. Pumping Station
supplies all of the Hudson City district except
the portion previously mentioned, viz: Bounded
by Newark avenue on the south, by the Coun-
ty Road leading to Snake Hill on the north,
by Nelson avenue on the east and Hacken-
sack River the west
ELEVATIONS.
Height of water-Bellevile or Reservoir
No. l, one hundred and fiftyseven feet above
mean high tide.
Belleville stand-pipe, one hundred and sixty
four feet eight inches above mean high tide.
High Service reservoirs Nos. and g. one
hundred and twenty-six feet six inches above
mean high tide. ~
Difference in elevation between ,outlets at
Belleville reservoir and the discharges into
High Service reservoir.
The distance Is about six miles,. 4
The twenty-inch iron map has it's discharge
into High Service forty-five feet lower than
the outlet at Belleville.
The thirty-six inch iron main has its dis
charge into High Service thirty-seven feet
lower than its outlet at Beleville.
The thirty-six inch iron and cement main
has its discharge into High Sefyice n;aeteen
feet lower than its outlet at Belfeville.
SPECIFICATION B.
For New Water Supply for the City of
Jersey City, N. j.
PUMPING AND GRAVITY SIMPLY.
This specdfcnticn + : FORA Assaapas of water
by gravity, at a head of l57 feet above mean
high tide, into the Beleville Reservoir. which
delivery will provide for a supply of water
by gravity for all parts of Jersey City at
present supplied gravity, the city continu-
ing to pump at its High Service Station for
the supply of water to those parts of the
city supplied by High Service Station.
PRICE PER MILLION GALLONS MAXI
MUM AND MINIMUM SUPPLY.
Bidders must be prepared to state a price
for supply equal to fifty million gallons
per day, and the city in case it contracts
agrees to take at least twenty million gal
Ions per day. If the city contracts, the con-
tract will for twenty-five years from date
of contract, and the bidder must state prices
for water per million gallons, United States
standard on the following sliding scale:-
SCALE OF PRICES PER MILLION GAL
Ions.
A price per million gallons for the first
twenty million gallons daily.
A price per million gallons for each addi-
tional million gallons, between twenty and
twenty-five million gallons daily.
tional million gallons between twenty-five and
thirty million gallons daily.
A price per million gallons for each addi-
tional million gallons between thirty and
thirty-five million gallons daily.
A price per million gallons for each addi-
tional million gallons between thirty-lve and
forty million gallons daily.
A price per million gallons for each addi-
tional million gallons between forty and forty
five million gallons daily.
A price per million gallons for each addi-
tional million gallons between forty-ive and
fifty million gallons daily.
LOCATION OF PLANT, &C.
The plant reservoirs and all the appur-
tenances, ETC., must be wholly within the
be at a head of 157 feet above mean high
tide, and must be built SO that the same
can be used exclusively for Jersey City; and
the contractor shall furnish no water to any
consumer of Jersey City water, nor to any
other consumer. except Jersey City.
CONTRACTOR MUST SHOW PLANS.
All appliances must be of approved patterns,
and be specifically designated in the plans
drawings and details, which must be furnished
and annexed. requisite to the proposal.
AUXILIARY MAIN
The plans shall also show an auxiliary main
of 4S inches inside diameter. to connect the
Belleyille Reservoir with High Service Res
ervoirs This auxiliary main is to be used
in connection with the city's present main
shall submit plan and a separate bid for
the construction of said main. and shall de-
scribe its character, capability strength ma
terial, foundations and style. The city re-
serves the right to reject ali bids for this
auxiliary main.
The city will, far as it has legal power
permit the contractor to such lands as 1t
for the purpose of laying said main from
the Passaic River to Bellevilie Reservoir and
from Belleyille Reservoir to High Service
Reservoirs.
SPECIFICATION G.
For new supply of water of Jersey City,
GRAVITY SUPPLY.
This specification is for a supply of water
to be delivered by gravity into the High Ser
vice reservoirs. at head of 30 feet above
mean high tide, which will provide for a
gravity supply of water in all parts of Jersey
City without pumping.
LOCATION OF PLANT
The plant reservoirs and all appurtenances
etc., must be wholly within the State of New
Jersey and the supply to be at o head of 2l0
feet above mean high tide and must be built
So ffN3t he he co1