The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-06
DATED Jersey City, August 4. 1895.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A NEW
WATER SUPPLY FOR JERSEY CITY.

E0fL "A NEW
WATER SUPPLY FOR JERSEY CITY.
This specification is for a 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 Conn
missioners, will receive proposals for a
Supply Of water based on this specihca-
ton at the office Of the Beard. corner of
Mercer street and Jersey avenue. Jersey
City, New Jersey, on the ~twtnfv-fourth
Gay Of August 1893. at 10 o'clock A "
PLAN A-GRAV1TY TO LOW SERVICE.
This plan calls for delivery of the water
by gravity into the city reservoirs at
Bergen. at an elevation Of 1877 feet above
mean high tide; but if the conduits shall
vile reservoir provision must be made to
deliver at said reservoir such part Of the
supply as the city may require.
PLAN BGRAVITY TO HIGH SER
This plan calls for the delivery of the
water by gravity at the city reservoirs
at BERGEN, with q pressure equivalent
TO q head of 30 feet above ,mean high
tide but If the conduits shall pass within
one thousand feet of Beiievil1e reservoir
q connection must be provided Herewith.
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 oDe-third of the supply to be de-
livered with 8 pressure equivalent to a
head OF 20 feet above mean high tide.
ana the remainder to be delivered into
the reservoirs at an elevation of 1g7 feet
above mean high tide; but IL the con-
duits shall pass within one thousand feet
OF B~eievtlle reservoir a connection shat
be provided herewith and the City may
require delivery of a part OF the supply
into aid reservoirs.
SPECIFICATIONS.
me glowing specicatioHs and conditions
&pPly 70 and viii be attached 10 and form
q part Of the contract under ethics Plan
A, Pla b or Plan C..
PRICE TER MILLION GALLONS.
II 4 contract IS entered into. II viii
run for twenty-five years from the date
OF contract, and the city VII agree to
day. and to take It's whole supply Of
water from the contractor during the
term or contract Bidders must state a
price per million gallons for a supply Of
twsrty million gallons daily. a price per
million gallons FOR all IN excess Of twenty
n1.lion gallons daily up to thirty million
Tor all in excess Of thirty milton eslS1s
daily up to forty million gallons daIr.
and a price. per million gallons for all IN
excess OF forty million gallons daily 10
% nifty million gallons daily. delivered az
screen reservoirs as aforesaid.
Prices viii Dc computed and payments
made on the average daily supply for
each quarter. An initial c~onsafnption 81
twenty million gallons daily. with an an
tAAct ttLLr4E- IL Llt f4IE OF LnFan nor
cent. VIII be assumed for the purpose OF
comparing the price of the several bids
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
the contractor n measure the
water delivered 10 the city All his orvn
expense. under the supervision Of fha
representatives OF the city. who shall
reasonable times. In case OF a disn,sfe
as TO the amount delivered. the civ
shall pay the same amount paid in the
corresponding quarter Of the previous
year. and the disputed amount Snail ne
settled by arbitration. one arbitrator to
be named by The city. one BY the con-
tractor and a third to be selected by fhe
two so chosen. the decision of a majority
Of the three to be. final. If the amounf
50 determined shall be greater than thai
already paid, the city win pay the ex-
cess, but # It shall be less. the difference
snail pc deducted. from any subsequent
quarterly payment. The water shall be-
of the Passaic River. The city is IL hava
the right to test s~emi-annuaily If deesrsd
the capacity of the works, the cost Of
which test shall be borne by the con-
PAYMENT.
The city will pay quarterly the SIM
due TO the contractor at such denositorias
as the contractor may Designate and 81
such times as are agreed upon in the
LOCATION OF IAN
! The dams. intakes and ofbar ,ro~,-r
necessary to deliver said water m,,sf he
located wholly within the State nf Naw
jersey, and must be so consfrs,a+o7 NNseW
they can be used exclusively for ~
supply of Jersey City, and the eontrac t1r
shall gre to furnish no water from said
plant to any consumer of Jersey rifs,
water. Icy
STORAGE RESERVOIRS
IN order 70 insure the delivery Of safd
water at all times, the eontracfar sbalI
provide storage reservoirs III such macs
as to be capable of receiving and storfng
sufficient water to furnish at All tfnaaS
q supply OF IS million gallons dailv "a ths
city. The location, capacity and char
acter of each proposed storage reservoir
shall be clearly Indicated IN the bid The
plans for reservoirs. dams. embankz
ments, over-falls, gate-houses and ali an
p~liances connected Herewith shai 81
filed with the city's engineer appointed
TO supervise the construction Of tire
plant, before construction thereof shall
| be begun. tThe city will test the SUM-
ciency. Of storage capacity and gathefing
| grounds by applying thereto the propsrl
table Of flow during the driaat. period, a.
given in the Report on the Water SUBJ
ply OF the Geological Survey Of New
Jersey, dated 1891, g;d By allowing for
evaporation from the reservoir surface:
to be computed ~ the use of table NO.
II. on page 81. Of said reports
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