The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
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adopted by the following vote on the
call for the ayes and nays
Ayes-All the members of the Board,
five % in number,
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Whereas. It has pleased Almighty God
among US our City Clerk, John e. Scott,
by sterling honesty. strict integrity and
for himself a monument in the hearts
of our citizens, but has established a
standard by which public servants
Resolved, That while hurnbly bowling
to the decree of an. All-wise Providence,
we, as public officials. capnot but de-
sustained By the city at his demise,
while as individuals we feel that a coun-
sellor and friend has been taken from
Resolved. That our earnest sympathy
this sad hour OF their great afalctton.
Of Him who tempers the wind to the
Resolved. That a copy. of this pre-
to the family Of the deceased.
call for the ayes and nays:-.
Ayes-All the members Of the Board.
five IT, in number.
The Board. on motion. went back to
oPENfNG OF SEALED PROPOSALS.
Proposals for the improvement ct La
We're presented as follows. The proposal
of the Trinidad Asphalt Refining Com
p pmFR osS s%f1ss!sd 'o s. EaFAYaTrB ST.
The Barber
Asphalt Paw
Ing Co.
For each and every cubic yard
of earth excavation.... ;. -: 80
For each n every cubic yard
of rock excavation. 100
For each and every cubi yard
Of earth filing. >. ........ 10
Of asphalt paving. :. !. -. 2.5s
Of new curb stone. ........ .55
For each n every square yard
of %repaving.. :. ... J. 20
Of reset curbstone.. -. -. .05
For each n every llneal foot
For each and every new reoiv- >. -
For each and every reset re-
Received and ordered filed with the
Clerk for one week.
In accordance with terms of advertise.
ments, proposals for q new water supply.
two were presented. And a second cal
being thereafter made, and 40 other pro.
posals being presented, the Clerk was
reading of such as a been offered
Prior, however, to such opening and read
ing q communication was presented on
pany, protesting against the reception
Of any other bids under the call.
The East Jersey Water Company here;
WafRer for sS' Jersey city, RsIs anu ~n0is0-l
Cur proposition and plan is twofold.
First-We- Will promptly begin the con-
struction' of works for a permanent sup
| ply, with a capacity for delivering fifty
million ge, o0g 90g gallons daily H. into ths
will be taken from the Passadc River a.
the head OF the CATARACT at Little Falls
at an ~ ellesyation Of one hundred and fifty.
ing station will be established at Littls
Falls, by which The water will be LITE
a ar It ten sie CsiS feet a boSe' sea eats Level VaAd int
a reservoir in or near Great Notch, which
reservoir will afford an additional factor
u F Tora' This is r easrs El the fa's Water win flow
by gravity, through a steel conduit OF
conduits, as the city may decide en- thu
acceptance VI tlG DIC. W LIE City y lSSGI'
| voir opposite Belleviile.
The route from Great Notch to Belle
vile Will be ADJACENT to that of the New
ark conduit. and at Belleville the Jersey
| City conduit will cross the Passaic Rivei
at some convenient point and be connect.
ted with the Jersey City reservoir. Tho
years. The city viii have the option te
Ea a q fTsd l3g5S PER- per million llnan gallO s|Sd1 fol
scale, reducing the price as the .consump
ton increases, or to purchase the perma
nent works under enc Of III various OF,
include a RICH OF way, pumping works
reservoir. conduit, also water rights sufh
81 o1ea fifty TO m g%nagap g. o5p'e sF8Be ealIoggs = pa su9 9py
| and will be built SO that the same car
be used exclusively for Jersey City. L
E %WIil b an a ~tadfpenSe nwn sgast ana e ant
trolied by the city.
The water of the Passaic River, abovs
Little Falls. which is to be the permanen
supply is the commence Of the pequan
Whippaay Rivers. and doubdess afford
W vne moan a Wate n the heg gate q pure an'
Above the intake the various river.
flow for miles through an oper
country containing no villages or settle
protection of the stream from future
pollution an easy task.
The natural minimum flow at Littlt
Falls is estimated to be rot less thai
two hundred million GOO, 600, 000) gallons
| per day, and for most of the year Ii
vastly greater h a that.
1t is submitted that a snpply taken from
the above location, under the conditions
stated. offers unparalleled advantages
to the city, inasunuch as its water viii
be drawn from a source SO ample tina.
no possibility a exist of It's .exhaus
ton. Ind the probable establishment
by or IN the interest of the East Jersey
Water Company of other pumping plant:
in the vicinity, which could at am
time offer an auxiliary supply. VII b
a great protection to the city in tn,
| event of a temporary cessation in it
own supply through accident or unfore
seen causes beyond its control or that O.
its contractor: n the fact, that TIL
located within an easy connecting dis
tance Will be further protection to boil
cities In the event OF a temporary auxili
airy supply being required at any time
by either.
The chief. parties having rights in tn,
waters of the Passaic River at or below
Little Falls. and who are concerned il
any diminut.en of their flow. are tn
Beattie Manufacturing Company at Littl,
Falls. the Society for Establishing
Useful Manufactures (which corporation
| has. under It's chartered rights. eniOye(