The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-18
CITY MENT

erst viii receive proposals Tor a supply Of
Of the Board. corner 81 Mercer street and
Jersey ayenue. Jersey City, New Jersey, on
O'Clock "A. N.
HOW DELIVERED.
The water must be delivered into Bergen
reservoirs, at an elevation Of Hl feet above
use Of Besieville reservoir for such delivery.
put IN that event he shall maintain said res
for the safe delivery Of the water as afore-
SAID during the term Of contract provided,
the present competitions Of the cItyss mains,
and that in the event Of failure on the part
Of the contractor to faithfully perform his
duties under the contract the city may at
any, time resume the use and possession Of
water works.
PRICE MILLION GALLONS.
If a contract Is entered into II viii run
Ter twenty-five years from the date Of cen
~ million gallons per day, and to take It's
whole supply OF water from the contractor dur
state a price per million gallons for a supply
Of 20 million gallons daily. a price per mill
Ions daily up to 80 million gallons daily, a
price per million gallons for AL II excess
gallons daily. and a price per million gallons
for all in excess OF 40 million gallons daiiy
BERGEN &c e Tesa gzll2a g sala sfoTes day. delivered =
Prices viii be computed and yme maas on
H lns i assssge eo3 aslIg siappa " lor m saao a gallons
daily, with an annual increase at the rate
Of three per cent. will be assumed Tor the
purpose of comparing the prices Of the sew
eral bids.
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
The contractor shall measure the water De-
liyersd to the city at his own expense, under
the supervision OF the representatives Of the
city, who shall have free access to the meters
as 70 the amount delivered. the city, shall
fng quarter Of the previous year. and the
dispftel amount shall he settled by aTDftratIQf-
by the eoatractA ana ~ hlrd to be selected
by the two SO chosen. the decision of a major
lily Of the. three to be Anal. II the amount 80
determined, to be due shall be greater than
that already paid. the city Will pay the ex-
cess. but If it shall be less, the difference
SHAH be deducted from any subsequent guar
upon The city's property, east Of the Passate
River, The city Is 70 have the right 70 tsst
works. the cost Of which test shall be borne
by the contractor.
PAYMENT.
The city win pay quarterly the sum due
the contractor, at such repositories as Inc
contractor may designate. and at such times
as are agreed upon in the contract,
PLANT MUST BE 9 JERSEY CITY
The pumping plant. filters and other works
necessary TO hlter, purity and deliver ssale
water must be so located and constructed tnas
Of Jersey City. and the contractor shall agree
70 furnish no water from said plant 70 any
tglSA<4E4 VI ~ W
FILTERING PLANT
The bidder shall fully describe the method
and shall submit general plans and arawings
Of all appliances connected herewith Saln
and purify thlrty-ave million gallons Of water
daily at all times. The detailed pans ana
worklns araw,ngs Of me nis aad @ nsees "a Tpg 9nr
conveying the water thereto from the Passaie
River and FROM said filters t. the pump.
before construction thereof shall be begun.
PUMPING PLANT.
The pumping plant, ny gnlca the filtered
shall have q capacity TO deliver at least thirty
five million gallons daily where one pump
and one boiler Of equal ~capaeity, with anyone
It shah be entirely independent q the present
pumping plant. and shall ns capable OF pump
ing against a head Of net less than iig pounds
! to the square inch. The pumps mist be triple
expansion high duty conaensing engines Of ap-
! Iuanship. No single purnp shail have a capac-
ity exceeding twelve and one-half million gal
Ions daily. The bidder must specify in his
and length Of stroke. and must describe the
l h,4s8Sgr s sna submit ME s seh1srs' sh alinni se Of q ssps
proved type. and shah be capable OF sus-
taining 2 working pressure ten pounds IN
excess of the initial steam pressure on the
engines. Plans and working drawings Of tina
whole plant must be fled with the city
engineer before construction Thereon snaai pa
begun.
The water shall be delivered from the pump
condrits provided BY the contractor. which
shall be capable OF delivering thirty<hve mill
fuil. they shall be Of approved design, suit
able material and workmanship and sufficient
strength 10 resist safely az pressures 70 which
Of safety for the material used in accordance
with the best engineering practice The char.
be clearly and fully described in the bid and
shown ii plans submitted herewith. Work
the cityts engineer appointed to supervise the
construction Of the plant before construction
thereof shall be begun.
INCREASE TO FIFTY MILLION GALLONS
DAILY
whenever during the term Of contract the
city shah notify the contractor TO Increase the
gallons daily, then the contractor shall ira-
mediately proceed to Increase the capacity OF
the filters and conduifs so much as may be
necessary to furnish a total supply Of fifty
million gallons Of water daily, and after the
c~ondpits are so increased there shall be either
two or three pipes Of equal capacity. and the
pun. ping plant shall likewise be enlarged 50
as q have a capacity 70 deliver fifty million
eeuai capacity with any Of the others IN the
plant. and one boiler Of equal capacity with
any Of the others IL the plant are in reserve
shall be completed within TWO years after SER
vice Of the notice aforesaid, and after they
are 50 completed on demand of the city. the
CITY agrees 70 take and psy, for at least thirty
million gallons R4e 81 Sa aF @aaail en-
The right Of way for eonduits shall be at
least forty feet In width. and the cenduits
shall be constructed on one and the same
| side thereof throughout, and so as not to
occupy more Of the same than IS necessary.
Where the city furnishes right Of way the
conduits must be laid on that part thereof
designated BY the citv's engineer,
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN
such powers or rights in the matter of con-
domination, or otherwise, as IL now has. or
may hereafter acquire, aud which may be
adyantageously used or exercised for the pur-
use or acquisition OF such water and water
rights. and lands or other property, for the
right of way, storage reservoirs and other
works, or plant, as may be necessary to the
tensnce of said system OF water works to sup
ply Jersey City as aforesaid, said rights Of
condemnation to be exercised in the name OF
the city, but at the cost and expense of the
hold the city harmless Of and from ali cost
expenses. claims and demands OF all persons
by reason of the taking and acquiring for
the purpose of the proposed contract OF all
ertv. The city will also agree to exercise. on
demand of the contractor, all its legal power
to prevent pollution of waters tributary to the
proposed works, but all expenses attendant
be borne by the contractor.
The city will. so far as il has legal power.
permit the contractor to use such lands, water
and water rights as II may own or control
ing and maintaining the proposed filters and
pumping plant and laying the proposed con-
duit from Passaie River to the reservoirs at
Bergen.
STANDARD OF PURITY
The contractor must agree that The water
to be furnished shah at all times be main
tanned at a standard Of purity to be furnished
by him and which must accompany his bid.