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

CITY
the Board Of Street ana Water Commission
srs. VIII receive proposals for a supply Of
Jersey avenue, Jersey City New jersey. on
the t@enty-f9qrth day Of August, 1856. az ten
ssfLOw npELIyERED.
The wster must be delivered into Bergen
mean high tide, and the contractor may make
BUT in that event he shah maintain said res
for the safe delivery Of the water as afoFe-
said during the term Of contract; pFoylaed
the present connections Of the city's mains,
and that in the event of failure on the part
duties under the contract the city may at
any time Resume the use and possession OF
water works.
PRICE e MILLION GALLONS.
If a contract is entered into it viii run
for twenty-five years from the date q con-
tract, and the city will agree to take at least
70 million gallons per day, and 70 take its
whole supply OF water frara the contractor dur
ing the term Of the contract Bidders must
state a price per million gallons for q supply
of % million gallons daily. a price per mill
Ions daily up 10 80 million gallons daily a
price per million. gallons for al n excess
Of 50 million gallons daify up to 40 million
gallons daily and a price per million gallons
for ali in excess of 40 million gallons daily
80
: Prices viii be computed and payments made on
"A n in nsldse eon nals iePP y IS million gailans
daily, with an annual increase al the rate,
purpose Of comparing the prices OF the seg-
erai bids.
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
Iiyered TO the city at his own expense, under
the supervision Of the representatives Of the
city. who SHAH have free access TO the meters
at ali reasonable times. In case OF a dispute
as 70 the amount delivered. the city snail
pay the same amount paid IN the correspond
ing quarter 81 the previous year. ana the
disputed amount shall be settled by arbitration.
one arbitrator to be named by the city, one
by the contractor. and z third to be selected
by the two SO chosen. the decision Of a major
ttE Of the three to be final II the aWeanE 50
that already paid. the city will pay the ex-
cesss bur II il shall be less the difference
terry payment. The water shall be measured
upon the citgss property. east Of the Psssaie
semi-aunually. If desired, the capacity Of the
works, the cost Of which test shall be borne
by the contractor.
PAYMENT.
The city VIII pay quarterly the SUM due
the contractor at such Repositories as u7e|
contractor NAV designate, and at such times
as are agreed upon in the contract.
PLANT MUST BE FOB JERSEY CITY
The pumping plant filters ana other works
necessary 10 hiter. purify and deliver SAID
water must be so located and constructed tnat
Of Jersey city. and the contractor shall agree
to furaish no water from said plant to any
S0"s'8le' 2 FflLTERISG PLSNT.
The bidder shall fully describe the method
ard shall submit general plans and drawings
Of all appliances connected Herewith. SAID
ana Tsr,fv thirfv-fre milton ealIons Of wafer
daily at all times. The detailed plans ard
workine cravings or tae alters arc 81 appu-
conveying the water thereto from the Passaic
River and from said filters e the pnnp-
house shall be fled with the city's engineer
before construction thereof shall be begun
PUMPING PLANT.
The pnmping plant oy waica the nltsree
shall have a capacity 20 deliver at least thirty
FIVE million gallons daily where one pump
Of the others are in reserve and not in use.
It shall be entirely Independent Of the present
pumping plant, and shall be capable Of pump
ing against a head Of not less than 40 pounds
70 the square inch the pumps must be triple
proved modern construction and good work
manship. No single pump shall have a capae-
ity exceeding tgeive and oneshalf milton ga-
bid the duty Of the pumps. the piston speed
and length of stroke. and must describe the
pumping station. The boilers shah be Of az
proved type. and shall be capable Of srs-
tanning q working pressure ten pounds in
excess Of the initial steam pressure on the
engines. Plans and working drawings OF the
whole plant must be fled with the city-s
engineer before construction thereof shall be.
begun -
The water shall be delivered from the pump
ing plant to Bergen reservoir by a conduit or
conduits provided by the contractor, which
ion gallons daily when all the reservoirs are,
fun. They shall be Of approved design, suit7
strength to resist safely all presslres 10 which
they may be subjected with . proper factor
Of safety for the material used in accordance
with the best engineering practice. The char
acter or the proposed pipes or conduiss snall
shown ia plans submitted herewith. Work
ing drawings Of the same shall be fled with
the eity,5 snglnesr appotnted 70 slperstse ne
thereof shall be begun.
INCREASE 10 FIFTY MILLION GALLONS
DAILY
city shall notify the contractor 10 increase the
capacity of his water works to fifty million
gallons daily, then the contractor shall i'm
n1ediateIy proceed to increase the capacity Of
the filters and eonduits so mucS as may be
million gallons Of water daily, and after the
couduits are so increased there shall be either
two or three pipes of equal capacity, and the
pumping plant shall likewise be enlarged 50
as to have a capacity to deliver fifty million
gallons daily when one pumping, engine Of
plant, and one boiler of equal capacity with
any Of the others in the plant are in reserve
and not in use Ali 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. the
city agrees to take ana pay for at least thirty
million gallons P4S 81 wa 5a a n
The right of way for eonduits shall be at
least forty feet in width, and the conduits
SHAH 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 city's engineer.
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
The city viii agree to exert and exercise
such powers or rights in the matter of con-
domination, or otherwise, as it now has. or
may hereafter acquire, and which may be
advantageously used or exercised for the pur-
poses of the contract in order to enable the
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
proper and convenient construction and MAIN
fenancs Of said system Of water works to sup
condemnation to be exercised in the name Of
the city, but at the cost and expense Of the
contractor, and the contractor shall pay and
hold the city harmless OF and from all cost.
expenses. claims and demands Of all persons
by reason Of the taking and acquiring for
the purpose Of the proposed contract OF all
lands, water, water rights and other prop
erty. The city will also agree to exercise. on
demand of the contractor, all its legal power
to prevent pollution Of waters tributary to the
1 proposed works but ali expenses attendant
upon the prevention Of such pollution shall
be borne by the contractor.
Tie city viii. so far as It has legal power.
permit ire contractor to use such lands. water
rs MAY be necessary for the purpose Of build
ing and maintaining the proposed filters and
pumptrg plsnt and laying the proposed con-
dHit from Passaic RivsT to the reservoirs at.
STANDARD or PURITY.
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