The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-11

lion gallons OF double filtered and puri-
reservoir and conduits to Bergen reser-
voir during the term of contract.
There is not room to make filter beds
to handle oyer thirty tso) million gallons
Of double filtration in one piant.3
The filters are located on the lower side
OF the present intake from river to pump
well. IN vaulted chambers built of brick
laid IN cement. The balance OF lot be-
tween river, river road, filter plant and
street crossing Passaic River Will be oc-
cupied by twin subsiding reservoirs into
which the crude waters will be pumped
filter plant after the iron treatment. as
per print herewith, which also shows plans
of beds having a capacity of fifty (50
million double altered.
The filtered and purified waters win be
delivered into spresent pump wells and
from these by two high duty triple ex-
pansion condensing engines and pumps.
each capable Of pumping fifteen DO mill
lion gallons per t~wenty-four (24 hours,
against a pressure of one hundred and ten
Ql0) pounds, through present conduits to
reservoirs on top Of hill and into equalizing
standpiDe, twenty (2W feet in diameter
tribute the water into conduits to Bergen
reservoirs under such pressure as viii de-
liver forty tO million gallons per
twenty-four ga hours TO Bergen reservoir
through two () thirty-six $50 inch pipe
d
Wne1 requisite to increase the plant
to the ultimate fifty (50) million gallons
Der twenty-four (24j hours required by
the specifications, additional filter plant
of similar construction will be erected on
upper side of intake with subsidtng reser-
yoirs on property to be secured by pur-
domination the city shall secure the saInel.
next adjoining the city property with an
additional twenty (2W million high duty
triple expansion condensing engines and
pump, with boilers to carry one hundred
and fifty l5W pounds steam pressure.
two to each pump. with TWO ~ reiaysto
he erected in present boiler house. The
present boilers to be used on opposite
side of street for electric lighting and
power purposes, and increased power to
ing engines. which will be retained as
relays IN case of accident to the new en-
gines. Everything now in the building
TO become our property with the privf-
Iege of alterations and relocating same
as may be found possible.
Approved detail specifications and draw
ings will be furnished descI ptive of filter
beds, subsiding reservoirs, machinery
| connected herewith, also of high duty
triple expansion eordensing engines and
pumps with stand pips. conduits. etc,
million gallons, per t~wenty-four (24
hour plant.
The provisions specified for measuring
water, payment, inspection and purchase
Of property, all as per your specifications
published, are acceptable, provided the
privilege of completing the plant and de-
livery of the first twenty G0 million gal
Q of water or more at any time with
twelve (121 months from signing of cone
tract is approved.
There was not sufficient time after the
| make the proper test of the Passaic water
TO nab US TO fix a standard of purity
as It will require from six weeks 10 two
months after the apparatus has been pus
UP to make these tests properly.
If upon notice that you Will make a deal
upon the lines as suggested, We VIII i'm
nlediately prepare for the tests which will
determine the STANDARD of purity clause
to be inserted in tire contract. We will
by that time have all specifications and
drawings completed for approval by your
engineer that the contract may be exe-
cuted.
1t is impossible TO give you final figures
as 30 the cost per million gallons of wa
ter furnished by your specifications until
the purity clause and details of specb1ca-
tons are approved and accepted by you.
Under the above conditions we name
the following as rates per million gallons
with purchasing prices, which will not be
tons
For each million gallons water up to
twenty (2) million gallons daily, s26.
For each milion- gallons in excess of
twenty million gallons daily up to thirty
(20 million gallons, s23.
For each Tnillion gallons In excess of
thirty 800 million gallons daily up to
forty million gallons, S21.
For each miNion gallons In excess Of
forty N0) million gallons daily up to fifty
600 million gallons. SIS.
For the plant, water rights. ccnduits
lands and rights Of way and an eppur-
t%enances leased by the city to us, To-
gether with all the filters. buildings. ma
chineEy, Inclusive of whatsoever we have
put upon the property necessary to fulfill
the requirements of uhe specifications
outlined to the extent OF thirty f30) mil
lion gallons Of water daily forever, which
purchase car be made at the expiration
OF hve. ten OF fifteen years, notice of H.
tention TO purchase having been given
one year in ADVANCE of such purchase, for
the sum Of one million three hundred
thousand s$1. s00,e 0O dollars.
For the completed plant. water. water
rights. ~onduits lands and rights OF way
and all appurtenances leased by the civ
to US. tegether with All fIe Alters bs,sij-
ings, machinery, inclusive of whatsoever
we have put upon the property necessary
TO fulfill the requirements of the specif-
cations outlined to the extent Of fifty
6W million gallons of water dasay for
ever, which purchase can be made at fbe
expiration of five, ten or fifteen wears.
NOTICE of intention to purchase having
been given year in advance of such
purchase, for the sum of enc million nine
hundred and eighteen thousand Isl. 91S. O0T
dollars, Or at the expiration of the con-
tract.
Standard of purity to be added.
THE UNITED STATES FtTTEPfNc
AND PURIFYING co.
SEQ. H. SELLERS.
Manager-Engineer.
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