The sun., 1895-03-26
WATER FOR JERSEY CITY.
TWO COMPANIES MAKE PR0PosALS
FOR SUPPLYING IT.


Issue Bonds, which He Alleges Pos-
scsses Material Advantages Tor the CITY.
Proposals for furnishing Jersey CITY with
new supply of pure wator we're received by the
Street and Water Commissioners yesterday
The only bidders were the East Jersey Water
Company and the Jersey City Water Company
The East Jersey Company proposes to furnish
plant with capacity OF 50.00O,0O0 gallons
daily, the contract to run twenty-five years, and
the city to have the option of purchase at the
end of that period. Two bids were submitted
by the company. ono for q gravity supply and
the other for supply bv pumping. The prico
per million gallons Ia graded from S44 for
minimum consumption OF 20,0o0,0oo gallons
daily to sci per million for between 10000
600 and 50.O00,000 gallons. IL two mains are
laid the city can purchase the plant at the end
of twenty five years for So, 900 IL only one
main is laid the price will be S6.500.000. The
Board decided to consider the company's bid for
u supply by pumping, and rejected the bid for
gravity supply. The proposal says:
Our proposition and plan are twofold. We
will promptly begin the construction of works
for permanent supply. with capacity for de-
livering fifty million gallons daily into the city's
Belleville reservoir. This supply will be taken
from the Passaic River at tho head OF the
cataract at Little Falls at an elevation of 15S
feet above sea level. A pumping station will be
established at Little Falls by which tho water
will be lifted to an elevation of about 3l0 feet
above sea level into o reservoir ON or near the
Great Notch, which reservoir will furnish
additional factor OF safety in cases OF emer-
Rencies. From this reservoir the water will
flow by gravity through steel conduit or con-
duits, as the city may determine on tho ac-
ceptance of the bids, to the city's reservoir op-
poste Belleville. The route from Great Notch
IN Rallpville will ha ad IN that nj fhe
Newark conduit, and at Bclleville the Jersey
City conduit will cross the Passaic River at
some convenient point and be connected with
the Jersey City reservoir.
THE construction Of the works for the per-
manant supply will occupy two or three years.
Tho water Of the Passaic River above Little
Falls. which ID to be the permanent supply, is
the confluence of the Pequanock. Ramapo, Wy
nockie, Kockaway. and Whippany rivers aud
doubtless affords tho most abundant supply of
pure and wholesome water IN the State. Tho
chief parties having rights in the waters Of the
Passaic River below. Little Falls and who are
concerned in any diminution Of their flow are
the Beattie Manufacturing Company. the So;
the Dundee Power and Land Company. We are
10 position to perfect arrangements win az
fhsss hs wasS T that "
quired by Jersey City"
The company also propose to furnish q tempo
ping the Newark main.
The Jersey City conlpany's bid is for a gravity
million gallons for minimum supply Of twenty
million gallons down to S25 for maximum
ssoSS rSe SG will ss
pany will sell its p's9t @ to dae the city at the END o,
A communicstion from II. J. Riley of 81 and
33 Broadway, this city, which was sent to
to the Committee of the Whole for considera-
on NJ ksy hmsef IT. the &C. Carroll KH
eted Steel Pipe Manufacturers Of Pittsburrh.
The communication sets forth that it IL not
possible for them to make proposal under
with 10000. 900 gallons Of water daily and give
the city the option to purchase the plant at a
it would be necessary to name a sum that would
have no chance Of acceptance.
"A water company to be incorporated. issuing
$4,000. 600. par value. per cont twentyyear
gold to Be 6oa first on prop
stock to be placed in trust with the city:
The M city undertaking on its part to % issue
amount % Of tho construction Is completed, to pay
cent sod Sonda Of s jersey city at
par. and one-thrd in the first mortgage s per
pn
the s., 100000 water company bonds by giving
per cent. city bonds or cash At par. Tho en-
tire stock OF tho water company to be the prop
erty Of the city.
Under this plan the city adds $5.0O0.000 to
its debt. There is. however. no question but
to pay under tho present plan by any bidder
would be a sum more than sufficient to estab-
lish q sinking fund, paying tho entire s.. 10000
in ten years At the expiration Of these ten
years the city would have received 100000
gallons of water daily at no additional cost.
and have saved. over. and above any othor
proposition that could be made, a sinking
fund cancslling tho entire debt and owning the
plant"
Certified checks for 100000 accompanied
the bids Of the East Jersey and the Jersey City
companies Mr.. Riley offers the American
Surety Company as his security.