New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
BIDS FOR A WATER SUPPLY.
TWO CONCERNS COMPETE FOR JERSEY
CITY'S PERMANENT CONTRACT
TERMS OFFERED BY THE EAST JERSEY AND
ROCKAwAY AND HUDSON COMPANIEs-A

TERMS OFFERED BY THE EAST JERSEY AND
ROcKAwAY AND HUDSON CoMPANIEs-A
FILTRATION SCHEME PROPOSED ALSO.
The Street and Water Board of Jersey City
received bids yesterday for a new and perma-
nent water supply. Two bids received
one from the East Jersey Water Company, and
the other from the Rockaway and Hudson Com
pany The United States Filtering and Purify
ing Company also bid under the filtration
clause but the bid was informal.
The East Jersey Water Company offered to
supply the first 25.OOo.Oo0 gallons daily from
the Greenwood Lake intake. an elevation Of
127 feet. and the other 25.OOOO0O from the in
take at Midvalc an elevation Of 30 feet. the
reservoir to be constructed on the Wynockie
1t agreed to supply 2D,O0,Wp gallons or less
a day at S37 per million. from 20,0O0.OOo to
80 OOnOOO day at S}s: from 30OO00O0 to 40
100000 gallons at S37. and from 400~Oo0
to JO.O00OW gallons per day at S36. and agreed
to sell the plant. with a capacity Of Jo1ooOo
gallons a day. at the end Of five ten or ffteer
years. for s79jOOOO For water from the in
take at Port Dram and Beach Glen. one pipe
Of 5O,mC.VOO gallons capacity, the prices are
So $50 So and S34 respectively. and the com
pany agrees 10 sell the plant for $685. 600 For
two pipes Of 2J,OOO.0O0 gallons capacity each
the prices are S51. S3s S31 and $50 respective
IT, and the cost OF the pa It will be $ITOOOO
With the intake at Powersville one pipe, the
prices will he So S33 So and $3l respectively.
and the figures for the plant. S622oWD; for
two pipes. So s36. So and S34. and for the
plant S6945OOO The company also agreed TO
extend the term OF its temporary supply con
tract which expires on September ~. l3oo' tor
Ave years. -
The Rockaway and Hudson Companys bids for
delivery at the nigh service reservoir al ~ ieeS
rer million; 2OptO.0OD to 3O,OOO.OOO. $50. 3OO".-
900 TO 4OOUOOOO SO. and tOOoOu~ 10 oo""-
900 S:,4 and the price Of the plant. with "A ca
pacitv Of 81 900 OsD gallons daily. Sb,pNUW. ana
with q capacity Of 5OOWO 600 gallons Si4OuW@
They also offer to substitute I.JN.OW gallons
daily Of spring water from the Cowper-Lord
property for the same quantity OF lake water
For low ser, ice delivery at the Belleville pump
ing station its prices are SO 30 $}4 ~, S:3 %
and So ~ respectively. and for 3DVW,V"-
gallon plant. $6oJO.oOO, and JOWWV~-gaiion
plant. $11OOOn. To supply two-thirds at low
servics and one-third at high service It's prices
are 1896 30 So 40 S34 30 and S.}3 - respective
w. and for the plan; of 35.Om,OW gallons daily
capacity. 81 10000 and 5OonOn, S',-JOVpV
The representative of the kockaway ana fiuu,
son Company filed a protest against the bid or
the East Jersey Water Company for oHerlnS
proposals for two pipes when the speclhcatlons
called for one pipe.
The FterIng Companys communication TOOK
exception to the clause OF the specification rela-
tive TO the right Of eminent domain. II ala not
deposit the necessary certified check OF SlVO''V
hut offered 10 file a bond Of SJOoOOO Its prices
were: Per OOOO 900 gallons up to 2OUDVn gal
Ions daily $50: in excess Of 2oWnWW 10 IN
excess of 3O00OOO0 $21 and 3OWH,WD gallons,
SIS Its price for it's plant. TO filter 3oO"W"
gallons per day. is 81 ,3oOvn to hitter 'o'ooV'-
The bids were referred to the committee Of
the whole