The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17
CITY EMENT

CITY
srs. viii receive proposals TOR a supply Of
Of the Board. corner Of Mercer street and
Jersey avenue. Jersey city, New Jersey. on
O'Clock A. NJ
HOW DELIVERED.
The water must be delivered into Bergen
reservoirs at an elevation of l2l feet apoxe
use Of Begieyille reservoir for such delivery
put in that event he shall maintain said res
ervolr In good condition and be Responsible
for the safe delivery of the water as afore-
saia during the term e contract: provias1
the present connections Of the city's mains,
a1d tnat q the event Of failure on the pafs
duties under the contract the city may AZ
a ~ .lmae sesuIne tne use ana poasessaon "
water works.
PRICE PER lilo GALLONS.
If a contract is entered into It VIII run
tract. and The city win agree to take at least
20 million gallons per day. and to take It's
whole supply Of water from the contractor dur
ing the term OF the contract. Bidders must
state a price per million gallons for a supply
ion gallons FOR ali in excsss Of 70 millon gall
Ions daily up TO 80 million gallons dalyt a
price per million gallons for all n excess
Of 80 million gallons daily up 70 40 million
gaAens daily, and a price per rndlii9n sasigns
up . 50 million gallons daily. delivered at
Bergen reservoirs as aforesaid.
Prices win be computed and payments made on
the average daily supply for each quarter.
daily. with an annual Increase at the rate
Of thres ner cent Viii Be assumed for the
purpose OF comparing the prices OF the sew
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
The contractor shall measure the water De-
ltvered 70 the city at his own expense, under
the supervision Of the representative q the
at all reasonable times In case Of Z dispute
as to- the amount delivered. the city snail
pay the same amount paid in the correspond
ING quarter Of tie previous year. and the
disputed amount shall be settled by arbitration,
bv The coatractor. ana 3 third to Be selected
By the two 50 chosen, the decisien Of a major
ity Of the three 70 be final. II the amount 50
determined to be due shall be greater than
thar already paid. the city Will pay the ex-
shall be deducted from any subsequent guar;
terly payment. The water shall be measured
upon The city.s property, east Of the Passaic
works, the cost Of which test shall be borne
PAYMENT.
The city will pay quarterly the sum due
the contractor, at such Repositories as the
contractor may Designate and at such times
az are agreed upon in the contract.
PLANT MUST BE FOR JERSEY CITY
The pumping plant, filters and other works
necessary 10 alter, purify and deliver. said
water must be so located and constructed that
they can be used exclusively Tor ING suppls
Of Jersey City. and the contractor shall agres
10 furnish no water from said plant 10 any
consumer Of Jerssy city Tassr;
The bidder shall fully describe the method
By which ne proposes TO purify the water
Of al appliances CONNECTED Herewith. SAID
altering plant shall be O, . capacity 70 nl5el
dsi5y at All tines, The detailed plans ant
working drawings Of the filters and all april
anees connected Herewith and necessary fol
Conveying the water thereto from the Passali
RIVER and from said filters 20 the plnp
house shall be fled with the cityss engineer
before construction thereof shah be begun.
PUMPING PLANT.
The pumping plant Dy wnlen the altelei
water shall be raised to B~ellevilie reservoir
five million gallons daily where one punt
and one boiler Of equal capacity, with anyon'
Of the others are in reserve and not IN use
It shall be entirely independent OF the presen
pumping plant. and shah be capable q pump
to the sauare inch. The pumps must be tripii
expansion hish duty condensing engines Of ap
! r1anshi1. Nc single pump shall have a capac
iy exceeding twelve and oae-half million gal
Ions daily. The bidder must specify In hi
bid the duty Of the pumps. the piston. spec
and length Of stroke. and must describe tn
location and submit general plans Of n
proved type, and shall be capable Of sus
tainiag a WORKING pressure ten pounds il
whole plant must be a1ed with the city
5 coNDUITs
The water shall he delivered from the pump
inE plant 70 Bergen reservoir BY a conduit 0
conduItg provided by fhe contractor, whiel
shall be capable of delivering thirty-hve mill
I full. They shall be Of approved design, suit
anle material and w9rkFnansnip and suiaeael
they may be subjected with a proper faete
Of safety for he material usea n a Tea naaT
aete~ OF the proposed pipes or eonduits snal
f be clearly and fully described in TIE bid an
Ing drawings Of the same shall be fled witt
the city's engineer appointed to supervise tn
construction Of the plant before construction
! thereof shall be begun.
INCREASE To FIFTY MILLION GALLON.
: DAILY
Whenever during the term Of contract tn
! city shall notify the contractor to Increase tn
capacity of his water works to fifty million
] gallons daily, then the contractor shall I'M
) meaiately proceed to increase the capacity o
the filters and conduits SO much as may b
i necessary 70 furnish q total supply OF MT
! conduIts are 50 Increased there shall be eithe
! two or three pipes of equal capacity, and tn
t pumping plant shall likewise be enlarged $
) as 70 have a capacity 10 deliver fifty million
! gallons daily when one pumpfng engine o
! plant. and one boiler Of equal capacity wit
any OF the others in the plant are in resery
shah Be completed within two years after ser
: vice of the notice aforesaid, and after the
are 50 completed on demand Of the city. tn
city agrees to take and pay for at least thirt
r million gallons os water daily.
2 RIGHT OF WAY.
I The right of way for conduits shall be a
: least forty feet In width. and the conduit
a shall be constructed on one and the sam
2 side thereof Throughout, and SO as not t
occupy more Of the same than is necessary
Where the city furnishes right Of way tn
e designated by the city's engineer.
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
, The city will agree to exert and exercis
: such powers or rights in the matter Of con
demnation, or otherwise, as IL now has, 0
NAV hereafter acquire, and which may b
Z adyantageously used or exercised for the pun
: poses Of the contract in order TO enable tn
use or acquisition Of such water and waite
! rights. and lands or other property. for tn
! right of way, storage reservoirs and othe
! works. or plant. as may be necessary to IN
proper and convenient construction and main
tenanee Of said system OF water works 70 sup
ply Jersey city as aforesaid, said rights q
the city, hui at the cost and expense Of tn
contractor. and the contractor shall pay an
: hold the city harmless of and from all cost
expenses. claims and demands OF all person
I by reason Of the taking and acquiring 10
the purpose of the proposed contract Of Al
Q lands. water. water rights and other prop
, ertv. The city will also agree to exercise, d
Q 70 prevent pollution Of waters tributary to til
. proposed works. but all expenses attendan
z upGfs the prevention OF such pollution shal
be borne By the contractor.
: The city will, 50 far as it has legal power
pernait the contractor to use such lands, waite
2 and water rights as i may own or co1trc
as may be necessary for the purpose Of build
ing and maintaining the proposed filters an
pumping plant and laying the proposed con
dlrif from Passatc River to the reservoirs 4