The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
SPECIFICATIONS.
FOR A FILTERED WATER SUPPLY
EfsR JERSEY CITY.

SPECIFICATIONS.
| FOR A FILTERED WATER SUPPLY
FOR JERSEY CITY.
This specification is for q supply. OF wa
| ter 10 be delivered from the Passaic River
| to the Bergen reservoirs.
BIDS RECEIVED.
The Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey
City, by the Board OF Street ana @atef
| Commissioners. will receive proposals for
a supply of water based on this speeI1ca-
tion. at the office of the Board, corner
of Mercer street and Jersey avenue. ger
sey City, New Jersey. on the tWehty-
| fourth day OF August, 1896. at ten O'Clock
HOW DELIVERED.
The water must be delivered into Ber-
| gen reservoirs, at an elevation OF III teet
| above mean high tide. and the contractor
may make use of Bellev5lie reservoir Tor
such delivery. but in that event ne snan
| maintain said reservoir m good eondl1ion
| and be responsible for the safe delivery
of the water as aforesaid during the term
of the contract: provided. however, that
| such use shall not interfere with the pres
| ent connections of the citys mains n
| that IN me event of failure on the part
| of the contractor to faithfully perform
| his duties under the contract the CITY may
hat any time resume the use and posses
| sion of said reservoir In connection WIN
its present water works
PRICE PER MILLION GALLONS
If a contract is entered into 1t viii run
| for TWENTY-FIVE years from Inc NAte o.
coYgsract. and the city wiIl agree TO take
at least 20 million gallons per day, and
TO take its whole supply OF water from
the contractor during the term OF the con-
| tract. Bidders must state q price per mil
Hon gallons for a supply of 20 million sal-
lon daily, q price per million gallons Tor
| all in excess of 20 million gallons daily
UP to 80 million gallons daily, a price per
| million gallons for all in excess OF 30 mil
lion gallons daily up to 20 million gallons
| daily, and a price per million gallons tor
| all in excess of 20 million gallons daily
up to so million gallons daily delivered al
| Bergen reservoirs as aforesaid.
| Prices viii be computed and payments
made on the average dahy supply Tor
| each quarter. An Initial consumption OF
20 million gallons daily, with an annua!
increase at the rate of three per cent. VIII
| be assumed for the purpose OF comparing
the prices of the several bids.
fCONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
The contractor shall measure the water
| delivered to the city at his own xpense
under the supervision of the representa-
| tive of the city, who shall have free ac-
| cess to the meters at all reasonable times.
In case Of a dispute as to the amount de-
! hvered, the city shah pay the same
amount paid in the corresponding guar
ter Of the previous year, and the disputed
| amount shall be settled by arbitration.
| one arbitrator to be named by the city,
one by the contractor, ana a
third to be selected by the two
SO chosen. the decision of a major
ity of the three to be final. If the
amount so determined 10 be Que snall
| be greater than that already paid the
city will pay the excess. but it it shall
be less, the difference shall be deducted
from any subsequent quarterly payment.
/ citv;s property, east of the Passaic River.
| The city is to have the right to test
.-semi-annuaily, If desired. the capacity OF
the works, the cost of which test shall
be borne by the contractor,
The city viii pay quarterly the sum Que
the contractor at such repositories as the
| contractor may designate. and at SUCH
times as are agreed np0g n {as e9n 9 :
The pumping plant filters and other
works necessary 70 filter, purity ana de-
/ constructed that they can be used ex-
clusively for the supply of Jersey City,
and the contractor shall agree to fur
nisn no water from said plant 70 any con-
sumner Of jersey City water
FILTERING PLANT.
Tn bidder shall fully describe the meth
Water and shall submit general plans and
fhersWifh. said Altering plant shall 3
FIVE million gallons Of water daily at all
times. The detailed plans and working
drawings Of the filters ana Al appliances
conveying the water thereto from ne
Passaic River and from said filters tostae
pump house shall be filed with the cltyss
engineer before construction thereof snail
be begun
PUMPING PLANT.
The pumping plant BY which me H
reservoir shall have g capacity, 70 deliver
| al least thirty-five million gallons daily
e wns / with any che Of the others are
in reserve and not IN use. It shall be
entirely independent Of the present pump
ing against a head of not less than 40
pounds to the square inch. The pumps