The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-02
PROPOSAL FOR A NEW WATER SUP
PLY FOR JERSEY CITY, PRE-
SCENTED AUGUST "A, 1886

PROPOSAL FOR A NEW WATER SUP
PLY FOR JERSEY CITY, PRE-
SCENTED AUGUST "a, 1886.
PORT DRAM AND BEACH GLEN BID,
UNDER Plan B, WITH ONE 80
MILLION GALLON PIPE.
The East Jersey Water Company pro-
poses to provide a new supply OF water TO
Jersey City and produce the result re-
CURED in Plan B, and the specifications
preceding, attached to and made a part
Of this proposal, subject 10 the options
For each million gallons up TO twenty
million gallons daily, $50 thirty-ave dol
lars
For each million gallons in excess of
twenty million gallons daily, UP to thirty
million gallons daily, GSs6) ~thirty-six dol
For each million gallons in excess Of
thirty million gallons daily up to forty
million gallons daily, G3o thtrty-fye dol
lars.
forty million gallons daily. up to fifty mill
ion gallons daily, SsD thirty-four dol
lars.
For the water supply, water rights.
sary to fulfil the requirements of this
specification 10 the extent of fifty mill
ion gallons of water daily forever, to-
condufts and all necessary works and APP
-purtenances for the delivery to the city
OF thirty-iye million gallons OF
water QGllT ~ at I'll times,
which purchase can be made
at the expiration of five ten or fifteen
years from the date of contract, notice
of intention to purchase having been
chase, the sum Of $500. 900 {six million
nine hundred and ninety Thousand dol
lags).
For the plant, water, water rights. stor-
age reservoirs, conduihs Lands and right
of way and all appurtenances and ease
mentst necessary to fulfill the require
mefts of this specification to the extent
of fifty million gallons OF water daily
forever, which purchase can be made at
the expiration of five. ten or fifteen years
from the date Of contract, notice of in
tention to purchase having been given
one year in advance of such purchase.
the sum of Sc, 80. coo 6six million nine hum
bred and ninety thousand d~ollars).
We Offer a certified cheque for one hum
dred thousand dollars on the First Ma
tienal Bank OF Jersey City, payable to
dence Of good faith according to the
terms of the specification, which cheque
is in lieu of freebooter security.
We annex to this proposal plans. gene
raj drawings and details where necessary
to enable the Board TO understand the
nature of the works proposed TO be built,
and in addition thereto furnish the fol-
lowing description of the works and the
PORT DRAM AND BEACH GLEN BID,
UNDER PLAN B,
WITH ONE 80 MILLION GALLON
PIPE.
These works are designed to supply 80
million gallons per day when completed,
and to deliver these so million gallons IN
Jersey City on elevation 2lo.
The general plan Of the works consists
of a reservoir at Longwood and another
at Beach Glen. Above PORT Dram is bu.lt
the intake of a 60-inch conduit, which
carries to Beach Glen reservoir the aow
from the Longwood reservoir, the waters
of the Upper Rockaway River, between
Lorgwood and Port Dram, and of Green
Pond Brook above Port Gram, Including
h waters of Green Pond.
Longwood reservoir is to have a storage
capacity of 1900 million gallons and
Beach Glen Reservoir is to have a storage
capacity of $500 million gallons.
SEE TABLE.