The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-15
GIY ADTERTISEMENT

ers. viii receive proposals ror a supply OF
Of the Board, corner Of Mercer street and
Jersey avenue Jersey City. New Jersey, on
the Iayenty-fourth day Of August, 1885. at ten
HOW DELIVERED.
rs the Tassg must Is asIivsFsd into Bergen
use Of BeAeville reservoir fos such delivery,
out In that event hessAasI naintain said res
for the safe delivery Of the water as afors
sad during the term Of contract; provided,
the present connections 81 The cityss mains.
and that in the event Of failure on the part
duties under the contract the city may at
any time resume the use and possession OF
said reservoir in connection with Its present
water works.
PRICE PER MILLION GALLONS.
II a contract IS entered into ii VIII run
tract. ana lie eiftg ga Asaili 5s aspse ito to sake It 4 Isaat
q million salia1st per- day. and TO take Us
w ssg ss supIy Ct wat e from tae eg aaassI n o1Tt
state a price per milton gallons for q supply
e a. g gs milton 9o4 gallons FL y eaily: z Z, price 81 1,,I ReT m PIE
Ions daily up to 30 million gallons daily, a
price per million gallons for al IA excess
q 90 illtgn9ggallen dssly up 70 q million
Tor ali IN excess Of 40 million gallons daily
Bergen reservoirs as aforesaid.
Prices viii be computed and payments made on
Al initial consumption II 20 million gallons
daily. with an annual increase at the rate
Of three per cent. VIII be assumed Tor the
erai odds
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
livsred 10 the city az his own expense under
the supervision Of the representatives Of the
city who shall have free access g he meters
as 10 the amount delivered, the city shall
pay the same amount paid IN the correspond
ing quarter 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. and a third to be selected
by the two SO chosen, the decision OF a MAJOR
ity of the three 20 be final. II the amount 50
determined to be due shall be greater than
that already paid. the city VIII pay the ex-
cess; but il it shall be less. the difference
terlv payment. The water shall be measured
upon the cityts property east Of the P2ssaie
River. The city IS 10 have the right 70 test
semi-annually, If desired, the capacity Of the
works, the cost Of which test shall be borne
by the contractor.
The city will pay quarterly the sum due
the contractor, at such repositories as the
contractor may Designate and at such times
as are agreed upon in the contract
PLANT MUST BE FOR JERSEY CITY
ALONE.
The pumping plant, alters and other works
p watsr must e be h y loca tea and fle Constructed that
they can be used exclusively for the supply
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=. a,ddsl F! ssTH qsS3S .J RhAST- he method
and aa w shaif s 6 in9' gsaeSaI r. ba Rss'l and "a drawias
altering plant shah bssef 5eapacity 10 Alter
and purity thirty-hve miilion5s ailens of water
working drawings of the filters and all appli-
ances connected herewith and necessary for
River and from said filters to the pump
house shall be filed with the cttys engineer
before construction thereof shall be begun.
PUMPING PLANT.
The pumping plant BY wanien the filtered
water Shall be raised to Belleville reservoir
shall have a capacity to deliver at least Thirty
and one boiler Of equal capacity with anyone
Of the others are. in reserve and not in use.
pumping plant, ana shall be capable OF pump
ing against a head Of not less than 40 pounds
expansion high duty condensing engines Of APP
proved modern construction and good work
manshsp, No single pump shall have 2 capac-
Ions daily. The bidder must specify In his
bid the duty Of the pumps, the piston speed {
location and submit general plans OF. the
pumping station The boilers shall be Of ap-
excess Of the initial Slam pressure On the
s @SaIs plant mans ma ano b. w0f aIsd s VITA he cit rs
engineer before construction thereof shall be
begun.
The water shall, be delivered from the pump
ing plant to Bergen reservoir by a conduit or
shall be. capable Of delivering thirty-fve mill
ion gallons daily when all the reservoirs are
able material ana workmanship and suficient
strength to resist safely all pressures 70 which
o oqey saf nasy for Re he iSol material Used n Ri accordanee
with The best engineering practice The char
actes q the Prep09sed PIPES or c eon nd h;a snall
shown in plans submitted Herewith. Work
Ing drawings of thesgames shan Be fled with
construction OF the plant before Construction
thereof shall be begun,
INCREASE TO FIFTY MILLION GALLONS
Whenever during the term Of contract the
city shall notify the contractor to increase the
gallons daily, then the contractor shall i'm
mediRtely proceed to increase the capacity Of
the filters and conduits 50 much as may be
million gallons of water daily. and after the
conduits are so Increased there shall be either
pumping plant shan likewise Be enlarged 50
as TO have a capacity to deliver fifty million
equal capacity with any of the others # the
plant, and one boiler Of equal capacity with
amy amy q not rs in 0' nss. 7 al Ins SUCH eians additional at n rss woTs
shall be completed within two years after SER
are 50 completed on demand of the city. the
city agrees g take and pay for at least thirty
million gallons RIG gf Ta oF Ss,ly;
The right Of way for conduits shall be at
least forty feet in width, and the conduits
side thereof throughout. and so as not to
occupy more OF the same than is necessary.
Where the city fHHRishessright Of way the
eonduits must be laid On sthatrc part thereof
designated by the .city's engineer
RIGHT oBF EMINENg5RoMAIN.
The city wni ssgS ssts sEsEt and exercise
domination. or OTHERWISE, las It now has. or
may hereafter acquire, and which may be
advantageously used or exercised for the pur-
poses Of the contract In sorder to enable the
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rights and lands or other. property, for the
right Of way, storage reservoirs and other
works. or plant, as may be necessary to the
proper and convenient construction and main
tenance of said system of water works 10 sup
ply Jersey City as aforesaid, said rights Of
the city, but at the cost and expense Of the
contractor, and the contractor shall pay and
hold the city harmless OF and from all cost,
expenses. claims and demands Of all persons
the purpose of the proposed contract OF all
lands, water, water rights and other prop
erty. The city VIII also agree to exercise. on
demand OF the contractor, all its legal power
to prevent pollution Of waters tributary to the
proposed works. but all expenses attendant
upon the prevention of such pollution shall
be borne by the contractor.
The city will, so far as il has legal power.
permit the contractor to use such lands, water
and water rights as it may own or control
ing and maintaining the proposed filters and
pumping plant and laying the proposed cosl-
duit from Passsic River to the reservoirs at
Bergen.
STANDARD OF PURITY.
The contractor must agree that the wafer
to be furnished shall at all times be main
tanned at a standard OF purity to be furnished
by him and which must accompany his bid.