The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-09

water daily forever, 1orether with fhe
Plant storage reservoirs, cenduits n
TOT the delivery to the city Of tnfrty-fye
million gallons of water daily at an
times said purchase 20 be made at the
expiration OF hves ten or fifteen years
from tie l7te CT ccrsrz.t. bat natice 81
the citys attention 70 purchase snail be
slYel me contractor at least one year
N advance of such purchase.
Bidders must also state a price ct which
the city can buy and own the plant. rhe
water supply water rights, storage reser-
yoirs, pipe lines, lands n right of
way and ali appurtenances and
easements necessary to fuIf5li the
requirements Of this specification 10
Of water daily forever. said pnrchs =
to pc made at the expiration OF Ave. ten
or fifteen years from the date OF Contract.
6ul notfces Of the city's intention to ppr-
chase snail be given the Contractor ar
least one year in advance Of such pur-
chase.
Proposals will not be received later
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed
envelopes, endorsed Proposals for a New
Water Supply for Jersey city,, and
meeting when called for in the orde,. 81
business relating to sealed pronoSals
Ihsy must be made on blank forms 70
pe OBTAINED at the Office Of the Chief
Bidders must submit and annex as 4
REQUISITE 10 their proposals such descrip-
tlohs, plans and drawings as may be nee
essary TO make clear the essential fea-
ture OF The works proposed to be buff
ana must show the location, Character
and extent OF all reservoirs. the location
y lh.aAes me route, profile. hydraulic
gfadlent OF conduits, with all necessary
oata Tor determining their carrying ca
pacity and the location, area and az
tent OF Ghe gathering grounds.
Any bidder may on one certified cheoue
make one or more bids upon either or an
q the specifications hereby presented bv
the city, said cheque shall stand AZ
security Tor each bid SO made.
r+ices must be stated in figures n
Any proposal under this specification
Wnich does not comply with all its re-
9uirements will be deemed informal and
The city reserves the right to reject any
or az bids made by virtue OF this speci-
70 provide a new supply Of water to jersey
Slty, ms produce the results required
Fan G and the specihca~
made ! part q S.4f tbs p 1S saa
subject to the options herein expressed.
Tor the following prices
For each million gallons up to twenty
million gallons daily. fs36.5O fhirtv-six dol
lars and fifty cents.
FOR each million gallons in excess Of
twenty million gallons daily up to thirty
million gallons daily. (s35.5ol thirty-fvs
dollars and fifty cents.
For each million gallons In excess of
thirty million gallons daily up to forty
mullen gallons daily, Gs4.5V t~hirty-for
collars and fifty cents.
For each million gallons In excess Of
forty million gallons daily up to fifty mil
lars hi fifty cents.
For the water supply, water rights.
lands, right Of way and easements neces-
sary to fulfill the requirements of this
specification to the extent of fifty mif-
lion gallons of water daily forever. TO-
gether with the plant. storage reservoirs.
conduits and all necessary works and
appdrlenances for the delivery to the
city OF thirty-hve million gallons Of water
dauy al all times, which purchase can
De made at the expiration of five. ter
or fifteen years from the date Of con-
tract. notice of intention to purchase
having been given enc year in advance
OF such purchase, the sum Of (sS, 25O. ooe3
six million, two hundred and hfty thou-
sand dollars.
age reservoirs. conduits, lands and right
OF way, and all ap-purtenances and ease
ments necessary to fulfill the requirements
OF this specification to the extent of fifty
million gallons of water daily forever
which purchase can be made at the ex-
piration OF hve, ten or fifteen years from
the date OF contract, notice of Intention
TO purchase having been given one year
in advance Of such purchase, the sum
OF G12o9s19O seven million two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
9-At4 EhfllElN dlU aIi OLlcI payments
herein before specified shall be In gold
coin Of the United States of America Of
the present standard OF weight and Ane-
ness, OF Its equivalent in legal tender.
Said company offer a certified cheque
for one hundred thousand dollars on the
First National Bank or Jersey City, pay
able to the Treasurer of Jersey City as
an evidence of good faith according to
the terms OF the specification, which
cheque is in lieu OF freebooter security.
Said company annex to this pro-
tails, where necessary, to enable the
Board TO understand the nature of the
works proposed TO be built. and in addi~
ton thereto furnish the following de-
sources of supply
NOTE-Following any written matter
here provided for, the bidder must sign
name in full and Postofice address. If
an Individual signs for any corporation
proper authority must accompany thu
proposal.
The proposition herewith submitted
contemplates taking water from the
water sheds Of the Upper Rockaway VAL
ley, gathering and storing at least seven
inches on the water sheds tributary to
the storage reservoir proposed, the los
cation, character and capacity of each
of which are given herein, and they are
also designated upon a map or plan ar-
nexed to this proposal.
The gathering grounds selected for thix
proposal are OF sufficient area to deliver
the quantity of water called for without
exceeding a daily draft OF CSC. 094 gallons
per square mile Of tributary area, and tina
larger reservoirs are placed and proper
toned to a capacity to impeund and stors
something in excess of seven inches on
their tributary watersheds, thus meet-
ing the test called for in your speciica-
tons.
The location, capacity and character OF
the storage reservoirs proposed for tha
purpose Of the supply of thirty-lve mil
lion gallons per day, as follows:-
First-Beach Glen-This will be situated
in a valley about one mile east of Rock
away Village and extending north from
the main river to the Hibernia mines
The present surface of the valley al
the proposed location of the dam is ap-
proximately 512 feet above tide. The
drain will have an elevation at crest OF
weir Of about $40 feet above tide.
The present tributary water shed ap-
proximates 10 Is square miles, and 1t is
proposed 10 supplement this shed by add
ing to it the water sheds tributary to
Denmark Lake and the outlet to Green
Pond, connecting Denmark Lake with
Hibernia Brook by IN artificial channel.
and Green Pond Brook with Denmark
Pond by an open conduit, around the
south end of Copperas Mountain. With
this added territory the watershed wiz
have an area Of 81 square miles
The dam win have an elevation az
crest of weir of about $40 feet above tide
The area of the lake thus formed Will
approximate to 500 acres, and its capacity
for storage will exceed 1000 million gals
Ions. The average depth will be about
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