The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-21

was practically useless in the settlement
of the question, applies to the following:
Bidders must also state the price at
which the city can buy and own in sew
crafty the water supply, water rights,
storage reservoirs, pipe lines, lands and
rights of way, and all appurtenances
and easements necessary to fulfill the
requirements of this specification, with
minimum supply of fifty million gal
Ions daily forever, and to have the sole
and exclusive ownership thereto, and to
any excess above said minimum supply
of fifty million gallons per day at amy
time within twenty years from the date
of delivery of water. The city will pay
for said purchase of the plant and so
forth, if made. either in cash or bonds
or in part cash and part bonds at the
option of the city. The bonds to bear
interest at the rate of four per cent. per
annum, and to run at least twenty years
Finance Commissioners Simpson and
Detwiller were at the Mayors office
early this morning. They read his letter
to their board and glanced over the
specifications which His Honor has sub
mitted for their consideration. Both
gentlemen seemed pleased with the new
specifications and expressed a willing
ness to do all in their power to bring the
water problem to speedy disposition
THE NEW SPECIFICATIONS.
The Mayors specifications in many
respects are like the last gravity specifi-
cation under which the Jersey City Wa
ter Company submitted bid. They re-
quire wafer to be delivered at Belle
Vile at a head Of 210 feet above mean
high tide.
Bidders are compelled to state price
for a supply equal to 5o.0Oo0O0 gallons
per day, and the city, in case it con-
tracts is to take at least 20.e0O000 gallons
| per day during the term OF the con-
| tract. which is to run twenty-five years.
Contractors must bid ON at least 2O,-
| 900, 900 gallons daily, and give a price Tor
every additional million gallons up to
| 81. 600, 900 gallons daily. The old specifi-
cations fixed a sliding scale from 2O.OOO
900 gallons. every additional 100000 gal
| ions to fifty.
| Bidders must state a price at which the
city can buy the plant. at any time
within twenty years, the city to pay for
! it in part bonds or cash as is agreed on.
If bonds they are to bear per cent inter
est and run at least twenty years. BID
| ders are also required to show What
| the price of the plant will be If bought
by the city five years after the delivery
| of water.
| "A NEW PROVISION.
| Bidders must also state a price for
daily supply of water equal to 5O,000,0o
| gallons, which price shall not exceed an
| annual interest rate of per cent. upon
| the cost of the plant, which price snail
be in lieu of all measured water stored
| in the plant or capable OF deEVery
through mains; which price shall prevail
| during the term of the contract unless
| the city exercises its option, as pro-
| vided hereinafter.
The provision giving this city the ex-
| elusive right to the water from the
! contracting company's shed is retained.
| Reservoirs are also required where al
| least one hundred days supply can be
!! stored. In acquiring right OF way
| the width must be 40 feet this time IN
| stead of 80 for the pipe lines.
The contractor must show the cost
| by a single and also by double pipe
| lire, also the cost based on the payment
| of interest ON the cost of the plant. Ihe
/ city becomes liberal and gives the Con-
| tractor the right to use such land as II
! owns to lay his mains from the Passalt
| River to High Service. The standard OF
! purity required under the former speci
| fications is retained in the Mayors. Al
| plans must provide for the removal OF
| all danger of sewage contamination ol
! the water shed offered. Another new
| proviso is that the city may test the
| capacity of the plant quarterly, the cost
| of such test to be borne by the contrac-
| tor
( Two years are allowed for the compile
| ton of the plant For every day ovel
a fine of 5000 day damages is imposed
| check of 100000 must accompany
| every bid. This clause may be modi-
| fed SO as to let all contractors in.
A bond of $5OOO0o is also required Of
| the contractor in the event of an award
| The final clause in the specifications is
| one which the Mayor believes will OBJ
! waite considerable trouble. Others dc
| not agree with the Mayor. arguing thai
| it would bring about untold of difficulties
in the form of informal propositions
The clause provides:-
| All bidders making formal bid under
these specifications will be allowed te
offer as many supplemental propositions
i and attach them to their bids as they may
desire. in which they can offer for the
consideration of the Board new sup
ply of water upon such terms. condi-
tions and plans as the bidder may pro