The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-21

Belleville reservoirs a connection must
De provided herewith, and the city may
rs9uire aSsl n, delvery OF any part OF the sup
iNOTE.-The remainder of this speci4
ncation is exactly the same as specifca-
SPECIFICATION C-FILTRATIoNs AND
PUMPING
This specification Is for supply of fill
tered water to be delivered from the Pas
sale River below Dundee dam to the
Bergen reservoirs.
The greater part Of these specifications
parts are omitted, and the following are
the parts which apply only to the filtration
system
HOW DELIVERED.
The water must be delivered into Ber-
gen reservoirs, at an elevation of l27
feet above mean high tide, by pumping
into Belleville reservoir, the water to flow
by gravity thence to Bergen reservoirs,
and the contractor shall MAINTAIN Bellies
Vile reservoir in good condition and be
responsible for the safe delivery of the
contract.
PLANT MUST BE FOR JERSEY CITY
ALONE.
The pumping plant, filter beds and other
works necessary to filter, purify and de-
liver said water must be so located and
constructed that they can be used con-
and the contractor shall agree 10 furnish
no water from said plant to any consumer
OF Jersey City water, and TO no consumer
- FfLTERED BEDS.
The publication must be effected b.
means of downward filtration through
be properly vaulted or covered over to top prevent,
freezing. The first filter beds through
which the water is passed must have at
each million gallons daily to be filtered,
and the contractor may or may not em-
ggioy ggy secondary ,y filters for a second and
be OF capacity to filter and purify
thirty-five million gallons of water daily
at all times. The detailed plans and work
appliances connected Herewith and nec-
essary for conveying the water thereto
from from the Passaic River and from said
ted to and filed with the eity's engineer
before construction thereof shall be be-
gun.
PUMPING PLANT.
the pumping plant by which the filtered
water will be raised to Belleville reser-
yolr dr shall haye a capacity to deliver at
where one pump and one boiler of equal
capacity with anyone of the others are
in reserve res and not in use. It shah be en-
tirely Independent of the present pumping
plant, and shall be capable of pumping
against head of not less than 140 pounds
Ppe sapans inch high Ths eonanb
good workmansSip. No single pump pump shall! haa
one-half million gallons daily. The bidder der
must specify in his bid the duty Of the
pumps the piston speed and length of
s5rG9ke, G bit ana anust must describe les the location
station. The boilers shall be of approved
type. and shall be capable of sustaining
working pressure ten pounds In excess
of the initial steam pressure on the en-
gines. Plans and working drawings OF
the Whole plant must be submitted to
| construction thereof shall be begun. q
CONDUITS.
The water shall be delivered from the
and thence to Bergen reservoir by a con-
| duit, or conduits provided by the con-
tractor, which shall be capable Of deliv-
! ering thirty-five million gallons daily
| when all the reservoirs are full. They
| shall be of approved design, suitable ma,
| terial and workmanship and suffieient
which they may be subjected with a pro-
| per factor of safety for the material used
in accordance with the best engineering
/ pipes or conduits shall be clearly ana
/ fuily described in the bid and shown in
plans submitted Herewith. Working
to and filed with the cfty's engineer an. ag
po1nted to supervise the construction of
the plant before construction thereof
/ INCREASE TO FIFTY MILLION GAL
/ Ions DAILY
| w heneVer during the term of Contract
/ ..i'S lily small ilUlily The contractor to
increase the capacity of his works to fiftv
/ million gallons daily then the contra efoy
shall Immediately proceed to increase the
capaclty OF the filter beds and eonduits SO
| much as may be necessary to furnish a
total supply of fifty million gallons Of
water daily. and after the conduts are SO
increased there shall be either two or
pumping plant shall likewise be ENLARGED
| so as to have a capacity to deliver fifty
million gallons, daily when one pumping
engine OF equal capacity with any of the
| others in the plant and one boiler OF
/ equal capacity with any of the others in
4 the plant are In reserve and not in use
All such additional work shall be complet-
! ed within two years after service of the
| notice aforesaid, and after they are so
completed on demand of the city, the
city agrees to take and pay for at least
/ thirty million gallons of water daily
STANDARD OF PURITY.
The contractor must agree that the
| water to be furnished shall at all times
accompany his bid, which shall state the
| following particulars
!. The total organic matter in parts per
million.
/ 2. The total amount of chlorine in com
bination in parts per million.
/ 9. The total amount of free ammonia in
/ parts per million.
| 4. The total amount of albumenoid am.
monia in parts per million.
.. The total amount of nitric acid in
parts per LlllliOH
! g. The number of bacteria in one cubic
| centmeter of water delivered.
| He must also agree that the water. shall
/ not contain nitrous acid or nitrites ex-
! ceeding a trace, and it shall be trans
| parent and free from color, odor tur-
/ bidity, alkaline or acid tastes.
| The contract shall further provide that
! in case chemical analysis and microscopic
/ examinations made BY the city show that
! from any cause within the control of the
| contractor the water is not pure as the
4 accepted standard the city shall not be
| required to pay the contract prices
/ therefor during the period in which the
/ quality of the water is disputed, but the
4 price to be paid the contractor for the
/ water used during such period of dispute
shall be fifty per cent. of the contract
/ price and such additional part Of the
/ contract price as shall be determined by
| arbitration, one arbitrator to be named
/ by the city, one by the contractor and a
| third to be selected by the two so chosen,
/ decision lof the majority sof these three
| to be final. During the period of dis
j pute the contractor will be required to
! furnish the usual dai|v supply for the
/ city's consumption Payment for the
/ water at contract prices shall not be re-
| sumed until the contractor, at his own ex-
i pense, shall prove to the satisfaction of
1 the arbitrators that the water is equal
| to the accepted standard.
RAT BATTING IN EOB0KEN.