The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-10
CITY EW


The Eoard q Street ana Water Commission
sater based on iris specification. at.tle eHise
g ne Board, corner Of MeTcer street and
re tssenty-forrtn day Of august, 1856. at ten
0 DELIVERED.
ire water must be delivered into Bergen
reservoirs. at an elevation Of III feet above
mean high tide, ana the contractor may make
ouk IN thar event be suall maintain said res
sTfolf Ia good condition and be responsible
FOR the safe delivery Of the water as afoae-
sand during ths tsrFn Of contract, provided,
however, lthat such use slsa5t not interfere with
BE aresAt connections III the eity's mains,
aaa taat IN he event OF failure On tae part
duties under the CONTRACT sae city may At
any. time resume the use aid possession Of
sAtd FessrNeir IN connection With It's present
water Werss.
PRICE = MILLION GALLONS.
II a contract IS entered into i VIII run
Tor tsyentx-AVe years from the date OF coa-
saaet 80 the cry VIII 45ree 70 take az lei%5t
Wnoie supty of water frcsn the contractor DUR
1nS TIE term Of tae contract Bidaers raast
stare 9 price per million ssffi0as for q s1ppsy
of p million gallons daily. Z price per milf
19n gallons for All IN excess 81 y milton gall
prize per mipiou gallons for all In excess
OF - fniiffea gailona daily W 70 ~ m4llIea
sa!seas gaiiy and e priee PEE ntAiisn galeas
up 70 50 million gallons daily. seiigeasd AZ
Bergen reservoirs as aforesaid.
Prices wtiI ne computed and payments made On
the average daily s4ppJy for each quarter.
An initial consumption Of II hsliios gallons
daily. with an annual increase AT the rate
of three per cent. Will BE- assumed for the
purpose. Of eomparing Ire prices of the sey-
CONTRACTOR 70 MEASURE WATER.
Ihe contractor Sna5t measure rhe water de-
the SUPERVISION II the nresaafsSTrs ~ ne
city, vito shaH have tree ADDE'S . sae meters
ar an saaa.nabfa rsves II, sN4s X = 5i1isse
a II ~ aTsos,rs dsi4Vsrsd "a erv so
pay the same amount paid Il. he c5rres5oai-
ing arartar az tna nreSioas vea~ 3nf tse
dlspatea amount shall be settled b Arbitration,
one arbitrator to be named by tire city, one
BY the contractor. ana q ehird 70 be selected
ltv ct tie three ID be faal. III the a1aonnf 50
determined 10 be due shall 1e greater tean
that already paid the city VIII pay the sx-
cess but # 1t shall be less, the difference
saaN be deducted from any subsequent quar-
terlH payment The water shall be measured
sensi-aandal7v, If desired. the capaeItT II tie
by the contractor.
PAYMENT.
The city will nav quarterly the sum dle
the contractor II s,,aa- ,sssssitarias ~ me
contractor may designate. and at such times
PLANT MUST BE F0P JFRsFY CITY
ALONE
necasssrx = elte = na ,asas snS 9sifTar ss99d
water rust be 80 located and csnstructea that
they car be used exclusively for the supply
II Jersey CITY. ana the contractor shaIl agree
to furnish no water from said plant TO any
consumer Of Jersey City water.
~. FILTERING PLANT
by Hhich he proposes to purify the water
81 y nfaa saolnll general pans ana dfa" So
hlteriag plant shall be of q capacity 70 filter
and purify thirtg-ive million gallons OF water
working drawings Of the filters and all apple
anees connected herewith and necessary for
River and from said filters to the pump
neNse snat oe MED with the ci[y's engineer
oeIofe construction thereof shall be begun.
PUMPING PLANT.
The pumping plant by which the filtered
water skaIf be raised to BeilevilIe reservoir
shall have a capssaeity e deliver At least thirty
I'VE milton SaAons aaliy wneEe one pump
ana one poler On eqaai capacity, WITH anyone
Of the others are in reserve and not in use.
II sEaN De entirely independent o. the present
pumping plant: and shah be capable Of pump
ing AGAINST a nead OF not less than l4g podnes
~ tne SQUARE lneh- Ahe pumps must De ulRie
expansi9n high duty condensing engines Of ap-
pGoEea hnaafla eonstruction and COED work
ity exceeding twelve ana ene-haB million gal
ions daily The bidder must specify in has
location and submit general plans OF the
pr9yed type ana s1aI ee ea9abie Of sas-
tanning a worklng pressure ten POUNDS IN
$1,000 $3.50 4 me in1tiat sssala PresS9re e tae
shslnss. Pians ana Werkhng aIaWlnss Or fse
whole plant must pc Hiet with the ettys
sngineer before construction thereof shan be
coNT3uTrs.
The water shah h delivered from the pump-
ing plant to Bergen reservoir BIZ a conduit or
eonduits provided by the contractor. witch
shall he capable OF delivering thirty-fve mill
ION gallons daily when al the reservoirs are
fsf4I Tnav shall be Of aunrcvsd desfen. suit
able material and worlnanshtD ana Sufficient
strength to resist safely all pressures to which
they raey be subjected With 3 proper factor
Of safety for the material used in accordance
with me pest enSinee5Hg pFactice RE CHAR
ecter Of the proposed PIPES or conduits shall
ps clearly ana fuiy Geser1pea IN the BID and
sn0Hn m plans supnaltsed herewith Work
ing rawlings or the same SHAH he lied with
the cttys engineer appointed to supervise the
thereof SHAH be begun
INCREASE TO FIFTY GALLONS
DAILY
Whenever during the term Of contract the
city shall notify the contractor to increase the
capacity of his water works to ffty million
gallons daily. then The contracfor shsii in
maaisfelv nraaead 10 Increase Inc .csnseitv ~
the filters and conduits so much AZ NAV he
necessary ta furnish i total srfnnlv al dffv
million cations Of water daily. ana after the
two Or three pines Of equal capacity. and ire
punching plant shall likewise he eniarge5 81
as to have a eapacity 70 deliver fffv n1illio,
gallons daily when one punoninr enpine If
equal capacity with any Of tie others in the
plant. and one boiler OF equal CAPACITY with |
arv ~ fhe others IN the r5anf ara ii yasayxs
ard MOI ii use. All sneh aS9ifiansi vsarx
SHALL he eomnle-ei Within two wears tier sAr-
vice Of fbe notfea aforssai5 and after +bev
efa 81 eawylsfe5 IN Seresna n The c;tv 10
~yniflfsr eauans ~ va+ar ssfir W
RTcrT Or WAT
The rieht II v-sv fSr eondni+s shall ha ~
least forty feet il width. aud the ~confuits /
shah be constructed on one ard the same /
side thereof Throughout, and so as not to