The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-22
WANSER'S NEW IDEA
Full Text of the Last Water
Specifications Proposed
by the Mayor.
COMPETITION BY AUCTION
Features of the Plan Which
May Give Rise to Much
Speculation
By Supplemental Bids a Con-
tractor Can Always Go His
Competitors One Better.

COmpetll0TS Uut DCttOls
The Specifications submitted by Mayor
Wanser to the Board of Finance ana
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers for acceptance or rejection are more
liberal than those under which nlds were
invited recently. Persons who have IN
terested themselves in the water pfop-
lem and have studied the specifications
will readily recognize the important
changes the Mayor has made. What dis
position will be made of them is not
known. but for the purpose of inviting
criticism. if there is room for it. the
specifications are given below
SPECIFICATION
For a New Supply of Water lot jersey
City, N. j.
GRAVITY SUPPLY
This specification is Ior Supply ~ "
water to be delivered by gravity ,aS in.9
the High Service Reservoirs. at heaa
of 30 feet above mean high tide, whlcha
will provide for a gravity supply OF
water in ali parts of Jersey City without
puA'ip'-'@' BIDS RECEIVED.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
City, by the Board of Street and WAGER Ter
Commissioners, will receive proposals for
a new supply of water, based on tni,'
specification, at the office of the board,
corner of Mercer street and Jersey ave-
nue. Jersey City, n. j., on the
day of 1895. at eleven O'CLOCK
A. NJ -
pRlcf, 600 G61N o6o GALLoNss Aiatltiss SUPPLY.
price P1euS5r fer Hsa Supply equal to fifty million
of gallons per day, and the city, IN ease case
-
twenty million gallons per Gay during the
term of the contract. If the city con-
tracts the eon55acS win If run obrae aGr and
the bidder must state prices Tor water
per million gallons, United States stand
sclLE sca q 81 81 PREcEs FGsi9T5ss PER n Million
GALLONS.
A. price per million gallons for the
A price per million gallons for o every dGg
additional million gallons up to 5oVOo'oUo
saiions oe5Isf oPTIoN ON PLANT.
Bidders must also state the price at
which the city can buy and own the
plant, the water supply, water rights,
right of way. and all appurtenances and
easements necessary to fulfil the re-
quirements Of this specification, to the
daily forever, at any time within twenty
years from the date of delivery OF water
bs The 1s Sy VIII @ pay made n1P saia eer m CASH
or bonds, or in part cash and part
bonds, as may be agreed upon, the BONDS
TO bear interest at the rate of four per
cent per annum. to run at least twenty
Price FOR THE RIGHT OF THE
USE OF A DAILY SUPPLY OF 90
100000 GALLONS PER DAY BASED
Upon AN INTEREST RATE ON
THE PRICE OF PLANT.
supply of water equal to. 50,0o0,00o gallons
per day, which price shall not exceed
an annual interest rate CT six per cent
per annum upon the cost of the plant,
as hereinafter provided, which price shall
be in lieu of all measured water by the
gallon and entities the, city to all the
water stored in the plant, or capable
of delivery through mains; which price
shall prevail during the term of the
ton as hereinafter provided. If the city
contracts, the contract will run for TWEEN
tgtlye years from the date Of contraet s1IaG Gs
bsTLf EAT pS suPPEY PPISh OF = WATER. TER FOX
Bidders must also state the price at
plant. the water supply, water rights,
right of way, and all appurtenances
requirements of this specification, to- the
extent of fifty million gallons of waiter
daily forever. at any time after five
UP to end of term of contract. The city
Will pay for said purchase of the plant,
&c, if made. either in cash or bonds.
terest G St at at the pa, rate Of four four per cent. per
Rnnum, to run at least twenty years.
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
Bidders must state terms of payment,
which they are willing to accept, it be-
per cent. Of the cost agreed upon to be
paid, is to be furnished by the contrac-
tor to the city, FOR its protection (the
security to be subject to. approval ac-
cording to Iaw), for the term of five
years from date of purchase of plant,
that said water supply, plant and ap-
accordance with the requirements of
this specification; but all payments for
water shall cease on the completion of
: - LoCATIoN OF PLANT.
nanees, &c, must be wholly within
ply to be at a head of 21O feet above
mean high tide, and must be built SO
Jersey city, and the contractor shall
consumer of Jersey City water. or to
STORAGE RESERVOIRS.
The contractor shall provide indepen-
dent reservoirs and storage basins, To-
such places as to receive and be capable
of storing a water. supply for one hun
dred days delivery hereunder, at the rate
CONTRACTOR MUST SHOW PLANS.
All appliances must be of approved
patterns, and be specifically designated
In the plans and drawings which must
be furnished and annexed as a requisite
to the proposal.
MAINS AND SYSTEMS.
The city will require that all the plans
shall show two supply mains, of equal
capacity, which together shall be cap
able of delivering fifty million gallons
of water daily, and also a, single supply
main capable of delivering fifty million
gallons of water daily, at a head of 30
feet above mean high tide into the reser-
voirs at High Service. The city shall
will therefore require that all plans shall
show two systems of supply mains: one
system shall show two supply mains of
equal capacity, which together shall be
capable of delivering fifty million gall
ions per day. and an additional gate
connected with the intake, so that a
supply main can be added capable of de-
l.vering an additional fifty million gal
Ions daily. The other system shall show
one supply main capable of delivering
fifty million gallons per day, and an aG-
d.tional gate at the intake, SO that an
additional supply main can be added cap
able of delivering another fifty million
gallons per day; both systems to deliver
the water at a head Of go feet above
Service, the city will decide which sys-
RIGHT OF WAY AND SEPARATE
ESTIMATES.
In either case the contractor shall pro-
vide q right Of way for pipe lines at least
forty feet in width: and Ia his bid shall
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