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

procedure is the, outcome Is the result
of peculiar conditions which 1t is not
necessary or proper for me to discuss.
The same may be said of the merits of
the method. although it is apparent that
it offers great advantages over private
ownership of the distribution works.,
Newark made a contract of the Same
kind, but it was made without advsr-
tising for bids and offers no guide in 4
preparing specifications Some other cities
have advertised for similar bids. but
here also we find no example which is a
safe or proper guide for u.s. l believe
that the specifications submitted herewith
meet the requirements of the case and
Will be found to carefully guard the in
terests OF the city. although they are at
the same time intended to be fair and
just to the contractor. The three speci-
tications are drawn as nearly alike as
the differing conditions of source and de-
| livery will admit of.
Respectfully submitted,
C. c. yERMEULE,
Consulting Engineer for New Water Sup
Jersey City. April 20. 1896
SPECIFICATION A-GRA AiyTTY TO
LOW SERVICE ONLY.
This specification is for supply Of wa
ter to be delivered at the Jersey City
reservoirs at Bergen.
BIDS RECEIVED.
The Mayor and Aldermen OF jersey
City. by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners. will receive proposals for
q supply of water based on this speci-
fication at the office of the Board corner
Of Mercer street and Jersey avenue, Jer-
sey City, New Jersey, on the day
HOW DELIVERED
The water shall be delivered by grav-
lty into the city reservoirs at Bergen at
an elevation cf 127 feet above mean high
tide; but if the conduits shall pass with
IN one thousand feet of Bellevlle reser-
voir provision must be made to deliver
| at said reservoir such part of the supply
PRICE PER MILLION GALLONS.
II contract is entered into 1t will run
for twenty-five years from the date Of
contract, and the city will agree to take
at least twenty million gallons per day,
and to take its whole supply of water
from the contractor during the term OF
contract. Bidders must state a price per
million gallons for supply Of twenty
gallons for all in excess of twenty million
up to thirty million gallons daily, price
psc esress MILLION Liz gallons ,5G Ter all in
daily, and price per million gallons a'fe,r for
al al, IN excess e ct forty million gallons daily
up to fifty million gallons daily delivered
at Bergen reservoirs as aforesaid
Prices will be computed and payments
quarter. An initial consumption Of twenty
million gallons daily. with an annual in
crease, at the rate of three per cent. will
be assumed for the purpose of compar-
ing the prices of the several bids
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
Inc contractor shall measure the water
80, - ~ -, Inc Stly dl Ills OWN expense,
under the supervision of the representa-
| tlves OF the city. who shall have free ac-
cess TO the meters at all reasonable times
In a, case Of a dispute as to the amount
delivered the city Shall pay the same
amount paid in the corresponding quarter
OF the previous year, and the disputed
| arbtfrator to be named by the city, one
py the contractor, and a third to be
seiea deesea 81 oy the sioytv twa So 70 chosen the
be final. If the amount so determined
shail pc greater than that already paid
| she he,, city y VII pay the excess, bqt If it
payment, The water shall be measured
Pssa Tpea tne r,Se eays 7, ,pnopsrty east Of the
right to test semi-annually. if desired. the
| capacity. of the works, the cost Of which
'ss'.s''aA oe e15ae Pa YsiF,ST sM SRs contractors
Ine CITY viii pay quarterly the sum due
| 20 tne ne contractor at such repositories as
=, LOCATION Of Plant, IN soA'fae'
| acae me plant. reservoirs, and other works
| located wholly within the State of New
Jersey. and must be SO constructed that
ilss,,,, They can n pc used exclusively for the
| shaH agree to furnish no water from said
plant to amy consumer of Jersey CITY
w;tt water' ana 10 no consumer except Jersey
STORAGE RESERVOIRS.
II order a to insure the delivery of said
| provide storage reservoirs in such placas
| as to be. capable of receiving and storing
suffclent water to, furnish at all times
a supply of 80 million gallons daily to
the city. The location, capacity and
character OF each proposed storage res
| eryolr shaii be clearly indicated in the
! bld Such reservoirs must be cleared Of
vegetation, grubbed and cleaned in such
manner as will preserve the purity of the
water nro1idas stored a,o therein There. shall be
high water line, around the whole ex-
I tsnt + Of Fl reservoir. go feet in width The
plansf perfS}r Inr reservoirs. dams, ernbankments
connected Herewith shall be Submitted
to and D. filed with the lcity's engineer, ap-
Of the plant. before construction thereof
sufIleiency Of storage capacity hsS' and md
the. proper table Of flow during the fse driest
RWsai9a Water sanng1 as giyen n n m ths Rsport on
vey Of New Jersey, dated 1884, and by
allowing for evaporation from the reser-
voir SURFACE, to be computed by the use
port.)
CONDUITS.
Inc condu1ts or appliances of whatever
veyed to the city. shall have a capacity
Of not less. than 35 million gallons daily
They shan be of approved design, suitable
material and workmanship and sufficient
strength to resist safely all pressure to
4 which they may be subjected, with a
/ proper factor of safety for the material
used in accordance with the best en-
/ glneering practice. Delivery from the
lowest point of intake on the stream 10
the city must not be by open channels
The character of the proposed pipes or
/ conduits shall be clearly shown in the
/ plans submitted, and shall be fully de-
scribed in the bid. Working drawings
OF the same shall be submitted to cd
filed with the city's engineer appointed
! plant, before construction thereof shall
INCREASE TO FIFTY MILLION GAL
Ions DAILY.
Whenever, during the term of contract
the city shall notify the contractor to
increase the capacity of his waterWorks
i to fifty million gallons daily then the
contractor shall immediately proceed To-
make such increase in storage capacify
and gathering grounds as may be neees-
sary to furnish total supply of fifty
1 million gallons daily at all times, and
shall likewise increase the capacity of
4 his conduits so as to be able to deliver
to the city fifty million gallons daily.
at all times, and when so increased
where metal pipes are used, there shall
capacity. All such additional works
after service of the notice aforesaid.
After such additional works are com
/ pleted in accordance with this section
and on demand of the.city the city agrees
that it Will take and pay for at least
l3thirty million gallons Of water daily.
4 RIGHT OF WAY
The right of way for conduits shall he