The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05

Supplying Jersey City
WITH
PURE, WHOLESOME WATER
PUBLIC NOTICE /!
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Street Water Commits
s.onerS at their office. corner OF Jersey
avenue and Mercer street, Jersey City,
Monday, the Gath Day OF
saaxgsssf, 1896,
at ten O'Clock A. NJ, for supplying the
municipality of Jersey City with pure
ana wholesome water for the term OF
Twenty-Five years from the date Of con-
specifications adopted by the city for
that purpose. copies whereof are hereto
annexed, marked specifications for q
supply for Jersey City, which said
specifications are made a copy of this
The following is an approximate estl-
mate of the water required by the city
during said term under said contract:Z
For the first year of consumption. 20
million gallons per day, and for the sue
ceeding years Of SAID term ar increase
Of consumption at the rate of 3 per cent.
per n
Each bidder in lieu Of other bond will
deposit one hundred thousand dollars
Sloe,0V in one of the National banks Of
Jersey City or the New Jersey Title
tach to proposal q certified check for the
amount, payable to the order Of the
Treasurer of Jersey City.
Proposals must be made on blank
forms, to be obtained at the Office OF the
Chief Engineer of Jersey City, and must
be enclosed IN sealed envelopes endorsed,
Jersey City, N. j." or Proposal for a
Filtered Water Supply for Jersey City,
n. +" as the case may be, and handed
to the Clerk eff the Board in open meet
ing when called for IN the order Of bust
ness relating to sealed proposals.
The bond required in the specifications
ton Z, Chapter lS4. Of the Laws Of New
Jersey, 1881, under the terms whereof no
contract shall be binding upon the city.
the bondsmen offered by the contractor
have been approved as to suficiency BY
this Board; and as TO form by the Corr
porati0n Counsel, the President of this
Board fra power to examine the pro-
posed bondsrnen under oath. This Board.
according to the terms of the speciaca-
tions reserves the right 70 reject any or
interests of the city so to do.
By order of the Board of Street and
GEO !. BouT9s,
Dated Jersey City, August 4, 1896.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A NEW
WATER SUPPLY FOR JERSEY CRY.
This specification is for a supply Of wa
Ter RI he delivered at the Jersey CRY
reservoirs at Bergen.
BIDS RECEIVED.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City,
by the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners, will receive proposals for 4
suprly of water based on this Specifica-
ton at the office of the Board, corner of
City, New Jersey. on the twenty-fourthi
day of August, 1896. at 10 O'clock A. NJ.
PLAN A-GRAyITX TO LOW SERVICE
This plan calls for delivery of the water
Bergen. at an elevation Of 127 feet above
mean high tide; but if the cenduits shall
pass within one thousand feet Of Belle
vile reservoir provision must be made TO
supply as the city la require.
PLAN B-GRAVITY TO HIGH SER
VICE.
This plan calls for the delivery Of the
water by gravity at the city reservoirs
at Bergen, with a pressure equivalent
to a head Of 30 feet above mean high
tide: but if the conduits shall pass within
one thousand feet Of BelleviFle reservoir
a connection must be provided Herewith.
the city may require delivery of a
part of the supply INTO said reservoir.
PLAN C-HIGH AND low SERVICE
DELIVERY.
This plan calls for delivery Of the water
by gravity at the city reservoir at Bergen,
at least one-third of the supply to be de-
livered with a pressure equivalent to a
head of 30 feet above mean high tide.
and the remainder to be delivered into
the reservoirs at an elevation Of 127 feet
above mean high tide; but if the eon-
duits snail pass within one thousand feet
OF Beilevitle reservoir a connection shall
be provided. herewith and the city may
require delivery of a part Of the supply
into said reservoirs.
SPECIFICATIONS.
The following specifications and conditions
apply 10 and VIII be attached to and form
a part of the contract under either Plan
A, Plan b or Plan G.
PRICE FER MILLION GALLONS.
u a contract is entered into. it VIII
run for twenty-five years from the date
take at least twenty million gallons per
cay, .and TO AXE It's whole supply Of
water from the contractor during the
term OF contract Bidders must state a
price per million gallons for a supply Of
twenty laillion gallons daily. a price per
million gallons for all in excess Of twenty
million gallons daily up to thirty million
gallons daily, a price per million gallons
FOR all IN excess of thirty million gallons
Galy up 10 forty million gallons daily.
and a price. per million gallons for all IN
excess of forty million gallons daily up
Ito fifty million gallons daily, delivered al
Bergen reservoirs as aforesaid.
Prices viii be computed and payments
made on the average daily supply for
| each quarter. An Initial consumption Of
twenty million gallons daily. with an an
nual increase at the rate of three per
cent. VIII be assumed for the purpose of
comparing the price of the several bids.
| CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER
The contractor shah measure the
| water delivered TO the city at his own
| expense, under the supervision Of fhe
| representatives of the city, who shall
\ have free access to the meters at All
1 reasonable times. In case of a DISPUTE
as to the amount delivered, the citv
shall pay the sans amount paid in 4he
! corresponding quarter of the preyiolis
year, and the disputed amount shall be
| settled by arbitration. one arbitrator IA
be named by the city, one by the con-
| tractor and a third to be selected nv the
| two SO chosen, the decision of a majority
| of the three to be final. IF the amofirat
already paid. the city will pay the ex-
cess but # 1t shall be less, the difference
shall be deducted from any subsen5,ant
| quarterly payment. The water Sha1i IL
measured upon the city's property. east
of the Passaic River. The civ Is IL bave
the right 10 test semi-annualIy. If desired
the capacity of the works. the COST ~
which test shall be borne BY the con
tractor. S"i
PAYMENT.
Ehe CITY WIZ q quarterly the sum
as the contractor may d~esignsfe arI q
| such times pc are apread .,ro, ~ IL