The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-06

vile. Rockaway and power No water
from the Morris, Canal can reach the
canal waters cannot exist. This can
not be said of any other considerable
~ At c sat | m sea 9ra'e Of the year all
mountain lakes and streams. are subject
for short intervals to occasional impur-
be avoided. even in the. purest streams
az ana zig lake Mtd existiaa sgs+ IN tie Be- water sa5a sneas
lsaoursties nav. for d few days, cause
even the pure water of the supply pro-
posed by this company to vary from
spsci asaafala S TRs Company oH any s g%Ssaraate IS
that the water to be furnished by 1t
shall not be inferior to The following
of delivery by 1t to the city Of water
by the million gal NpaRn
1.-THE total solid matter shall not
exceed 40 parts per million, and may be
inorganic residue entirely. mn
coo parts shall not reduce more than
eight parts of potassium per m~anganate.
shall not exceed one hundred parts per.
million.
IV.-The total amount of chlorin in
combination shal not exceed 80 parts
V.-The total amount Of ~sulphates shall
not exceed 100 parts per million.
VI.-The total amount of free am
monia shall not exceed 10 parts per
Vl1.-lne TOIdl dILIOuliL OIL d1DuliiiliD4o
ammonia shall not exceed rs parts per
VIIi.lThe total amount of nitric acid
shall not exceed two parts per million;
IX.-The total amount of nitrous acid
or nitrites shall not exceed .02 parts per
m xlnThe ee Mate Tlm sRaYl 5 be tfras, and
free from odor. turbidity, alkaline OF
Kilt shall be limited to a 5 degree
French andard of hardness.
XII.-Test specimens for analyses OF
the water to be taken at the point OF
delivery at the terminus of the COM
| pany's main at High Service reservoir.
This ompany further agrees that an
analysis shall be made by 1t on Tuesday
of each week in each year during the
term of said contract at the expense of
this and furnished to the city
when called for, and that the average
quality of said water supply SO. found
for each year shall exceed In purity and
wholesomeness the Of purity
given by the oity in its specifications.
This company agrees to furnish the
work and furnish the water within two
years from date of contract, less conlpu-
tation allowed by specification for strikes,
&c.
TIL contract to carry into effect these
proposals and the details thereof shall
be settled and mutually agreed upon
between the city and the company. 81
This company offer a certified cheek ON
the New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust
Company of 500, GOO, payable to the Treas
urer of Jersey City, as an evidence or
good faith. according to the terms OF
Specification and these proposals. which
check is in lieu of freeholGer security.
plans, general drawings and details where
necessary. to enable the Board to I'M
derStand the nature of the proposed BID,
and in addition thereto furnishes the
following information
The following is a general description
by this company for Jersey City:-Tt
is, of course. subject to minor altera-
tons which may arise in the course OF
- WI n . r n r. hn
pipe line of the supply will be located
at Beach Glen Reservoir, in the uppe
Rockawway valley, a and is sh noyn +6 on
bid. From this point the water win be
carried by gravity by a pip line aa q, or
lines hines M along Mn the route snd ds sh9wa g at FIJI
Service Reservoir of Jersey City, on
Bergen hill. at a head Of two. hundred
and ten feet above mean high tide; while
the whole supply can be utilized at that
head, the company proposes a device,
substantially as shown on MAJ No: 10;
whereby a sufficient quantity for a stand
pipe service is delivered simultaneously
with the balance flowing into the receiy-
ing reservoir of the city, thus insurtnS
all times during the, delivery Of water
and at the same time delivering the
water for the lower levels of the city,
so as not to strain the present QlStrlp-
uting system of the city.
The plan contemplates a new pipe line
across the Hackensack meadoWs, from
the Passaic River at Belleville to me
High Service Reservoir, by connectlng
mains from it's main line which this COM
pany will construct if desired; the reser-
voirs at Belleville can be used for stor-
lines will be constructed Of steel of sufii-
Gent strength and capacity TO deliver
the water at the aforesaid head; they
will vary in size from ffty-four inches
to forty-eight inches inside diameter
for the single pipe line. and from forty
diameter for the double pipe line. The
conduit constructed by tunneling through
Watching Mountain, a distance OF over
three miles, as shown on Map No, z,
will be at least six feet inside diameter,
lined with brick.
This. plan will shorten the distance OF
the pipe about three miles, and at the
same time secure a greater flow of water
over Peckman's Brook, between the tun-
nels as shown on map No: 2, the pipe
steel, double-rfveted longitudinally and
strength to carry safely and deliver said
supply; they are to be thoroughly coated
inside and out with asphaltum, accord
ing to the most approved method. The
~entrenching or embedding of the pipe
lines will depend upon the exigencies of
The pipe line viii be fully equipped with
all the necessary gates, gate houses, air
valves, CONNECTIONS, blow off, ana APP
Of approved designs will be furnished
and Conveniently located for the meas
| femen OF the water COLSuliSu. ne
right Of way for the pipe line vii be at
permit the use by the contractor of its
present right of way for said pipe line
between the Passaic River at Belleville
and the point of delivery at High Ser
veice reservoir whenever the company
may desire to make use of the same.
The hydraulic grade of the proposed pipe
line is shown on map No. 2, and the
method of crossing the Hackensack and
Passaic Rivers on No. IL.
Intake Reservoir-This reservoir will be
located at Beach Glen. substantially as
shown on maps No. 1 and No 8. This
reservoir VIII cover an area of about
seven hundred and eighty acres, and
will nave a capacity of 4,235, 77T,oW gallons
ply of fifty million gallons per day: 1t
viii have an elevation on the flow line
of about five hundred and forty feet
above mean high tide. Naturally tribu-
tary to this reservoir are Split Rock
Lake, Denmark Lake, H~oagland's Lake,
with other smaller streams, and by the
intercepting conduit shown on maps No.
s and I. Green Lake will be also made
tributary; these lakes have a combined
capacity, when enlarged and improved,
as shown on maps i N - ID i A. 4 5, 6 MA, 7 and g :
water, or over two hundred and fifty
days supply Of fifty million gallons, per
day. The elevations above mean high
tide of the foregoing lakes are:-Den-
mark Lake, 81S feet; Split Rock Lake.
315 feet; Green Lake, 1.045 feet, and Hoag-
lands Lake, 740 feet. To the above
reservoirs Dixon's Lake may be added,
If found necessary, by a side pip line,
as shown on map No. l, with a storage