The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-07
SPECIFICATION A.
REvISED. AND AMENDED.)
SPECIFICATION A.
For a new supply of water for the City
Jersey CITY N. J.

For a new supply of water for the City OF
Jersey City, N. ].
PUMPING SPECIFICATION.
This specification is for a supply of water
to be delivered by pumping at a head or one
hundred and hfty-seven feet above mean high
tide into the Belleville reservoir owned by the
Service Station for the supply of water 10
those parts of the city supplied by High Ser
vice Station.
BIDS RECEIVED.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City,
by the Board OF Street and Water Commission
ers, will receive proposals for a new supply
of water. based on this specification, at the
office of the Board. corner of Mercer street
and Jersey avenue, Jersey City, N. J., on the
18th day of March. 1888 at Ii o'clock A NJ.
PRICE.
Bidders must be prepared to state a price
at which a supply of water will be furnished
at the rate of twenty million gallons per day,
as the minimum consumption of the city,
and must provide a pumping capacity OF
sixty million gallons per day, so that a maxi
supply of fifty million gallons per day
VEL ID furnished.
s-sheS at which a supply Of water will be fur
nsnsd at the rate of fifty million gallons per
day as the minimum consumption Of the city.
sixty million gallons per day, SO that a
minimum supply of fifty million gallons per
day can be furnished. and the city agrees, in
case it contracts, to take at least twenty
million gallons per day and only so much
more as required from time to time.
EN- OfA 1ON1 1AS1s
If the city contracts. the contract will run
for twenty-five years from the date of con-
tract. And the bidder must state prices, at
which water will be pumped and furnished
per million gallons, q. S. Standard. on the
~following sliding scale.
SCALE OF PRICES E 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.
A price per million gallons for each addi-
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-fve million gallons daily.
A price per million gallons for each add
tional million gallons between thirty-fve 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 f~orty-iye and
fifty million gallons daily.
OPTION ON PLANT, ETC.
Bidders must also state the price at which
the water supply, water rights, storage reser-
voirs, pipe lines. lands and rights of way
and all appurtenanees and easements
necessary to fulfill the requirements
of this specification to the extent
or fifty million gallons of water daily for
ever, at any time within twenty years from
will pay for said purchase of the plant, etc,
If made, either in cash or bonds, or in part
cash and part bonds, as may be agreed upon.
the bonds to bear interest at a rate of four
per cent. per annum, to run at least twenty
years.
Bidders must also state the price at which
the city can buy and own in severalty, the
pumping plant, 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 a minimum supply of fifty
million gallons of water daily forever, and
to have the sole and exclusive ownership
thereto, and to any excess above said mini
mum supply of fifty million gallons per day
at any time within twenty years from the
date of delivery of water. The city will pay
for said purchase of the plant and SO forth.
either in cash or bonds, or in part cash and
part bonds, at the option of the city, the bonds
to bear interest at a rate of four per cent?
pen annum and to run at least twenty years.
GERM OF PAYMENT. xg
Bidders must state terms of payment, which
they are willing to accept. it being understood
that a bond equal to ten per cent. Of the
cost agreed upon to be paid. is to be furnished
bv the. contractor to the city, for its protee-
ton, (the security to be subject to approval
according to fawl for the term Of FIVE years
from date of purchase of plant; that said water
supply. plant and appurtenances shall be in
every respect in accordance with the require
ments Of this specification, but all payments
for water shall cease on the completion Of con-
tract to purchase. $500
PLANT, ETC.. MUST BE IN NEW
The pumping plants, reservoirs and all the
tppurtenances must be wholly within the
State of New Jersey, 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. or to any other consumer except Jer-
sey City.
RESERVOIRS.
The contractor shall prove to the satisfaction
IF the city that the pumping capacity Of the
stream. at the place where the pumping Is
lone. will, without Independent reservoirs. fur
nish aasupp1y by pumping equal to fifty mil
ION gallons per day at all seasons of the year;
ar shall show in his plan, independent reser-
voirs and storage basins, located within the
srate Of New Jersey, in such places as to re-
ee;ve and be capable of storing, in addition TO
The aow Of the stream where the pumping is
dome (the capacity of which stream must be
5esipnated in the proposaD. a water supply for
sixtv DAYS delivery hereunder ait the rate
IF Atty million gallons per day, at all seasons
Of the year
PUMPS,
All appliances must be of approved patterns
md be specifically designated in the plans
and drawings, which must be fur
nished and annexed, as a requisite to the
proposal. The city win require that the total
sanacitv Of pumps and boilers shall be sixty
million gallons daily. The pumps must work
With q pressure Of not less chan one nun
lred and forty pounds TO the SQUARE men,
md shall be of g modern type Of the style
tnown as Triple Expansion High Duty Con-
iensiug Engines, ana shall have . stroke of