The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-01

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Adjourned regular meeting Of the Board
ct Street and Water Commissioners, held
o o,a,a Monaay; august y. 1896, at ten
PTsSenf-Ali me. members Il the Board.
and business was proceeded with under
Rule No. 10.
OPENING OF SEALED PROPOSALS.
Froposals for new water supply here
From the East Jersey Water Com.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR 4 NEW
SEY CITY.
This specification is for a supply Of
water e pc delivered at the Jersey City
PLAN A-GRAyITT TO LOW SER
This plan calls for delivery of the water
by gravity into the city reservoirs at Ber-
gen. at an elevation of 17 feet above
mean high tide; but If the conduits shall
pass within one thousand feet of Belle
Vile reservoir provision must be made
TO deliver at said reservoir such part OF
the supply as the city may require.
PLAN B-GRAvITT TO HIGH SER
This plan calls for the delivery Of the
water BY gravity at the city reservoirs
at Bergen, with a pressure equivalent to
a head Of 30 feet above mean high tide;
but il the conduits shall pass within one
thousand feet of Belleville reservoir. a
connection must be provided Herewith.
and the city may require delivery Of a
PLAN C-HIGH AND LOW SERVICE
DELIVERY.
This plan calls for delivery of the water
by gravity at the city reservoir at Ber-
gen. at least one-third OF the supply to
be delivered with a pressure equivalent
to a head Of 30 feet above mean high
tide. and the remainder to be delivered
~ OF
feet above mean high tide; but If the on
duits shall pass within n thousand feet
of Belleyilie reservoir a connection shall
be provided herewith and the city may
require delivery of a part or the supply
into said reservoirs.
SPECIFICATIONS.
The following specifications and condi-
tons apply TO, and will be attached TO
AM form a part of the contract under
either Rla a, Il b, or Plan c.
PRICE PER MILLION GALLONS
II a contract is entered into, it will
run for twenty-five years from the date
of contract, and the city will agree to
take at least twenty million gallons per
day, 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 per million
gallons for all in excess OF twenty mill
ion gallons daily up to thirty million gal
Ions daily. Z PRICE Per mi,i n,5; gaiio eaI,a los
daily up to forty million gallons daily, n
a price per million gallons for all In ex-
cess of forty million gallons daily up. 70
fifty million gallons daily, Delivered al
Bergen reservoirs as aforesaid.
Prices will be computed n payments
made on the average daily supply Tor
zach quarter. An initial consumption or
twenty million gallons daily. with an
annual increase at the rate of three per
cent. will be assumed for the purpose Oh
comparing the price of the several bids.
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE
The contractor shall measure the water
delivered to the city at his W expense,
unde the supervision of the representa-
tiyes of the city, who shall have free
access to the meters at all reasonapie
amount delivered, the city shall pay the
same amount paid in the corresponding
quarter Of the previous year. u the
disputed amount shall be settled by ar
bitration, 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 majority OF tne
three to be final. II the amount so de-
terrnined lbs be greater than that al
ready paid. the city will pay the excess;
but il It shall be less, the difference snah
be deducted from any ~supsequehs qua Is
measured upon the city's property, east
Of the Passaic River. The city IS 70
have the right to test semi-annuaLy, II
desired, the capacity OF the works, me
COST Oh WHICH tCSt tAp
PAYMENT.
The city will q quarterly the sum
due to the contractor at such deposiloIiss
such times as are agreed upon IN the
LOCATION OF PLANT.
The dams. intakes and other works nee
essary to deliver aid water must be To-
Gated wholly within the state OF new
Jersey, and must be so constructed that
they can be used exclusively for the sup
pIy Of Jersey City. and the contractor
shall AGREE to furnish no water from
said plant to any consumer OF Jersey
City water.
STORAGE RESERVOIRS.
In order to insure the delivery OF salu
water at all times, the contractor shali
provide storage reservoirs in such places
as to be capable of receiving ana stoII
ing sufficient water TO- FURNISH at an
times a supply of So million gallons oaiiy
to the city. The location, capacity anu
character Of each proposed storage reseI-
yoir shall be clearly indicated IN the pio.
The plans for reservoirs. dams, empailA-
ments, overfalls, g~ate-houses, ana an ap7
with the city's engineer appointed 70 su-
nervfse the construction OF the plant, ne
fore construction thereof shall pc pesun-
cThe city will test the sutlelenc c, o. s'g hv
applying thereto the proper table OF now
during the drteSt period. as gwen III the
on Water supply OIL the Leo-
logica1 Survey of New Jersey, dated, lsss,
and BY allowing for evaporation from the
reservoir surface, to be computed py tne
use Of table No. II, on page 80, Oh saio
report.)
The conduits or appliances OF wnateVer
nature by which the water is to be con-
yeyed to the city shall have a capacity
of not less than IS million, gailons oany.
They shall be of approved design. SUIT
ahla material and workmanship and suf-
fcient strength to resist safely al pres
sure to which they may be SUBJECTED.
vyifh 4 proper factor Of safety for the
used, in accordance with tne
best engineering practice. Denver
from the lowest point OF intake
on the stream to the city must not
be BY open channels. The character
Of the proposed pipes or conduits snail
clearly shown in the plans submitted,
and shall be fully described In the Did.
Wnrkdgg drawings of the same SHAH pe
tiled with the cfly's engineer, appolrateu
10 supervise the construction of the plant,
before construction thereof shall pc pc
fNCREASE TO FIFTY MILLION Gall
Ions DAILY.
Whenever, during the term OF contract,
h,rt prior to the exercise OF rne Guys
.pfion to purchase the city shall noIl1y
contractor to increase the eapaclty
of his water works to fifty million gar
ions daily, then the contractor snail I'm
.ediately proceed TO make Sucn increase
storage capacity and gathering
4 total suppiy of fifty million gallons
I.s,.. 80 All fsu,ac md shall likewise in