The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-07
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a 4 S S1sii rses;se Sros ~ e i e,,nn1y nf
! water based On this specfdcafion. At ne Office
| Of the Board. corner Of Mercer street and
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HOW DELIVERED.
The water must he delivered into Bergen
reservoirs. 1t an elevation Of 1877 feet above
mean higl tide. ana tie contractor may make
use Of gesieyi1e reservoir for such delivery.
| put ii that event he shall maintain said res
ervoir m ssooa condition and be responsible
for Tie SAFE delivery Of the water as afore-
said during the term OF contract; provided.
however. that such use shall not Interfere With
the present connections OF the city's mains.
and that in the event OF failure on the part
| az tie contractor to faithfully perform his
| duties under the contract the city may at
any time resume the use and possession Of
/ said reservoir in connection with its present
water works.
PRICE PER GALLONS.
II q contract is entered into it will run
sor twenfy-ave years from the date Of con
tract, and the city win agree to take at least
Whole suply 81 wa water from the Contractor dur
ing the term Of the contract. Bidders must
Of 20 milton gallons dairy, a price per mill
ion gallons for all in excess of 20 million gall
Ions daily up = 50 million gallons daily, a
Of 20 rniiiion Gallons daily np 10 20 million
gallons daily. and a price per million gallons
for all in excess Of 40 milton gallons daily
up to 50 million gallons daily, delivered at
| Bergen reservoirs as aforesaid
fhe syersre dsiIv sappiy for each Quarter.
An initial consumption Of % million gallons
daily. with an annual increase az the rate
Of three per cent. VIII be assumed for the
| purpose of comparing the prices OF the seT-
ersI aids.
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
TIE contractor shall measure the water de-
| livered 20 the city at his own expense. under
1 city. who shall have free access to the meters
at an reasonable times. In case Of a dispute
pay the same amount paid n the correspond
Ing quarter Of the previous year. and the
disputed amount shall be settled by arbitration.
one arbitrator 70 pc named BY the city, one
by the contractor. and a third to pc selected
| Dy the Two so CHOSEN, the deelSlon OF q MAJOR
ity Of the three to be final. II the amount 50
that already paid. the city Will pay the ex-
| cess; but If 1t shall be less, the difference
saal be deducted from any subsequent guar,
terly payment The water shall be measured
upon the cityss property, east Of the Passaie
semi-annnaily. II desired, the capacity Of the
works, the cost OF which test shall De borne
by the contractor
the CITY VIII pay q1ar9erIy the sum Que
as are agreed upon in the contract
Plant MUST BE FOB JERSEY CITY
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The pumping plant, hlters and other works
necessary to litter purity and deliver said
water must pc 80 located ana constructed tnaf
they can Dc used exclusively Tor the supply
Of Jersey. City. and the contractor shall agree
consumer Of Jersex City water
The bidder shan fully describe the method
by which he proposes TO purify the water
and shall submit general plans and drawings
OF az appliances connected thereWftn. SAD
and purify tnirty-nye million gallons OF water
daily at all times The detailed plans and
working drawings of the filters and all appti-
anees connected herewith and necessary for
conveying the water thereto from the Rassaie
before construction thereof shall be begun
PUMPING. PLANT.
The pumping plant by which the filtered
water Shall be raised 10 Beilev1iie reservoir
shall have a capacity to deliver at least thirty
and one boiler Of equaI Capacity with anyone
9f tne otaers are N reserve and not IN uFe.
i saah be entirely independent q the present
ing AGAINST q aead d NOT less taan LAY pounos
% the square inen, Inc PUMPS must pc Trips
proyea .HloSera CONSTRUCTION ana geoa work-
4 maIship- no single pump snail nave q capac-
~ Sss5s - $40 ~ a ~ III. lntsisOn H
tens esatX ire olaeer must sheclly IN ms
oid. the GUY oF me pumps, the piston specs
anu ie1gen o. arose ana must aeserlpe rs
pumping station. The boilers shall be Of ap-
proved type and shall ee capable OF sus-
excess Of the initial steam pressure on the
ensfnes rams ana working draWlngs OF tne
whole plant must be filed with the etty's
begun
Ine water sn2tl DC delivered from the pump
ing plant u Bergen reservoir By a conduit o.
e~2aanlts provided hy the contractor, which
sHatl ne capable Of delivering thirty-iye mill
ion salons daily when all the reservoirs art
1ull- They snatt Pc Of approved design, suit,
aole nsaterta4 sna w9FK}naashfp and suthcieai
strength 10 resist safely all pressures to whicf
l}eg m9y Pc S9oleeted VIA 6 proper faezol
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INCREASE 10 FitIY L GALLONS
DAILY.
eity shall notify the contractor to increase this
oapaeitE .of his water works 10 fifty millicr
gallons daily. then the contractor shall i'm.
nediateiy proceed TO increase the capacity 81
the filters and couduits so much as may be
necessary to furnish a total supply Of fifty
eonduits are 50 increased there shall be eitheI
two or three pipes Of equal capacity. and the
/ pumping plant shall likewise be enlarged Sc
as TO have 2 capacity to deliver fifty million
gallons daily when one pumping engine d
equal earacity with any OF the others in The
any Of the others in the plant are in reserve
and not in use. All such additional WORK
shall be Completed within two years after ser
vice of the notice aforesaid, and after they
are 50 completed on demand of the city, thg
city agrees 70 take and pay for at least thirty
RIGHT OF WAY.
The right of way for c~ouduits shall be al