The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04

Sealed proposals viii be received by
the Board Of Street and Water Commits
avenue and Mercer street. jersey City,
Mossday, she 24rh Dag Of
.gssgsssf, 1895,
at ten O'Clock a. NJ, for supplying the
municipality Of Jersey City witch pure
Twenty-Five years from thesdate Of con-
tract in accordance With ether Of tive
specifications adopted by the city for
annexed, marked Specifications for a
New Water Supply for Jersey CITY, and
Specifications for a Filtered Water
supply for Jersey CITY which sad
advertisement
The following is an approximate esti-
during said term under said c6ntract-
For the first year Of consumption. 20
million gallons per day, and for the sue
ceeding years of sad term ar Increase
per amman.
Each bidder in lieu of other bond Will
deposit one hundred thousand dollars
$4,000 in one of the National banks Of
Jersey City or the New Jersey Title
Guarantee and Trust Company. and at
tach to proposal a certified cheek for the
amount. payable to the order of the
Treasurer Of Jersey City.
Proposals must be made on blank
forms. to be obtained at the office Of the
Chief Engineer of Jersey City, and must
be enclosed in called envelopes, endorsed.
~.Proposals for a New Water Supply for
Jersey City, n. j." or Proposal for a
entered Water Supply for Jersey City
20 the Clerk of the Board in open meet
ing when called for in the order of bust
ness r~elatiEg to sealed proposals.
The bond required In the specifications
tion I. chapter ia. Of the Laws q New
Jersey. 1891 under the terms whereof no
contract shall be binding upon the city.
or become effective or operative until
the bondsnlen offered by the contractor
have been approved as to sufffe.ency by
poratfon Counsel. the President Of this
Board having power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath. This Board,
according to the terms Of the specifica-
tons. reserves the right to reject any or
all proposals. Il Ii is deemed for the best
interests of the city SO to do.
BY order Of the Board Of Street and
GRO. r. BouToN,
Dated Jersey city. August 4. 1895.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A NEW
WATER SUPPLY FOR JERSEY CITY.
This specification is for a supply Of wa
ter to be delivered at the Jersey City
reservoirs at Bergen.
BIDS RECEIVED.
L ut 4hdFLI dIN AIdcf1noN OF Jersey CIV.
by tie Beard of Street and Water Com
missioners, viii receive proposals for a
supply Of water based on this specffca-
tion at the office of the Board, corner of
Mercer street and Jersey avenue. Jersey
City, New jersey, on the twenty-fourth
day Of August. 1885, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
PLAN A-GRAVTTY TO Low SERVICE.
RMS plan calls for delivery Of the water
Bergen, at an elevation Of 127 feet above
mean high tide, but il the cenx3uits shall
pass within one thousand feet CT Belle
VILE reservoir provision must be made to
deliver at said reservoir such part Of the
supply as the city may require.
PLAN B-GRAVITY TO HIGH SER
VICE.
This plan calls for the delivery Of the
water by gravity at the city reservoirs
al Bergen, with a pressure equivalent
to q head of 30 feet above mean high
tide; but if the conduits shall pass within
one thousand feet of Belleville reservoir
a connection must be provided Herewith.
and the city may require delivery of q
part q the supply iato said reservoir.
PLAN C-HIGH AND Low SERVICE
DELIVERY.
This plan calls for delivery Of the water
by gravity at the city reservoir at Bergen.
at least one-thfrd of the supply to be de-
hvered with a pressure equivalent to a
head of 20 feet above mean high tide.
and the remainder to be delivered INTO
the reservoirs at an elevation of 127 feet
above mean high tide; but if the con-
outs SHAH pass WITHIN one thousand feet
q BeleyIle reservoir a connection shall
be provided herewith and the city NAV.
require delivery of q part Of the supply
into said reservoirs.
SPECIFICATIONS.
me Ioiovins specieations and conditions
apply 10 and VIII be attached to and form
q part OF the contract under either Plan
PRICE FER MILLION GALLONS.
II a contract is entered into, il VIII
run for twenty-five years from the Gate
0r ffnT "a Tf aud Il tho 6ir1- 49, II 1r-1 .
take at Least twenty million gallons per
Gay, and TO take its whole supply OF
water from the contractor during the
term Of contract. Bidders must state a
price per million gallons for a supply Of
twenty million gallons daily, a price Der
million gallons fer all in excess Of tweafy
gallons daily, a price per million gallons
tor all IN excess of thirty million gallons
daily up. TO forty million gallons daily,
and a price per million gallons for all ia
excess or forty million gallons daily up
Y nifty million gallons daily. delivered at
Bergen reservoirs as aforesaid.
Prices VIII be computed and PAYMENTS
made#on the average daily supply for
each quarter. Az initial consumpfion of
twenty million gallons daily. with ar an
nual increase at the rate of three per
cent Will be assumed for the purpose Of
comparins the price OF the several bids.
cnnNTRACT0R TO MEASURE WATER.
expense. under the supervissofs 4. tbe
representatives OF the city,. who shall
have free access te the meters al ali
reasonable times. In case of a dtspnto
as to the amount delivered. the effy
snail pay the same amount paid Ia tha
corresponding quarter of the previous
year, and the disputed amount shall hs
settled by arbitration. one arbitrator "a
De named by the city, one by the con-
tractor and a third to be selected by the
two so chosen, the decision of a majority
OF the three TO be final. If the amount
50 aeteriasned shall be greater than that
Already paid, the city will pay the ex-
cess. but il 1t shall be less. the difference
shall De deducted from any subseul1arf
quarterly payment. The water shall III
measured upon the csty's property. easF
Of the lPassasc River. The city il II have
the right TO test s-emi-ahnuafly. if desirad
The capacity of the works. The cosf e
which test shall be borne By the eos-
tractor. va
PAYMENT.
The city will pay quarterly the s,,rn
cue 70 rne contractor at such deposftaries
as tt1eseontractor may d~esfgnate.s ana IN
sueh times as are agreed upon IN the
LOCATION OF PLANT
The dams, intakes and aF1er WORKS
neeessary TO deliver said water mus h
located wholly within Il -Ssat ~ Nav
Jersey. ana musNRbesh Constructed ira
they can be used exclusively For ne
supply Of Jersey City, and the co1traefar
snail agree to furnish 10 water from saisS
Plant to n consumer of Jersey CIty
STORAGE RESERVOIRS
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