The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-24
DULL BIDDING,
Street and Water Commits
sioners Receive Two
Offers for a New
Water Supply.
SUMMARY OF THE BIDS
Roekaway and Hudson Protests
Against Certain Figures in
the East Jerseys Offer.
Filtration Company Takes Excep-
lion to Terms in the speci-
fications-Eyerythin
Laid Over.

Ihe Board room of the Street and
water Commissioners was well filled with
gentlemen interested in water syndicates
this morning, because today was the day
set apart by the Board on which they
would receive the bids to the proposals
for new water supply for Jersey City
The East Jersey Water Company had
present to look after its interests Coun-
selior William H. Corbin and Clement
Herschill; Rockaway and Hudson Conn
pany, Counsellor George Holmes and
Messrs. Earle and &. Harrison Messgs.
w. d. Edwards, Garwcod Ferris and
others were in the room. A full Board
was present.
There We're only two bids received for
the gravity supply, and these came from
the East Jersey Water Company and
Rockaway and Hudson Company The
former company's bid was read first by
Clerk G. T. Bouton. 1t embraced what
the company termed the Greenwood Lake
and Wynoclie bid under Plan C, to sup
ply 50 million gallons per day when COM
pleted and to deliver % million gallons
to Jersey City on elevation 30 feet and
% million gallons on elevation 127 feet.
The first 25 million gallons win have
their intake at the outlet of Greenwood
Lake, having 2S square miles of drainage
area and 10000 000,O00 gallons Of storage,
and the second 25 million gallons will
have their intake at Midvale at a reser-
voir to be constructed for the purpose
on the Wynockie to contain 5000 900, 900
gallons storage. Under this contract the
company offers to sell water at these
prices
For each million gallons up to twenty
million gallons daily, s37.
For each million gallons in excess of
twenty million gallons daily up to thirty
million gallons daily, s38.
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty million gallons daily up to forty
million gallons daily. s37
For each million gallons in excess of
forty million gallons daily up to fifty mil
lion gallons daily, s36.
For the water supply, water rights,
lands, right of way and easements nee
specification to the extent of fifty mill
lion gallons of water daily forever to-
gether with the plant, storage reservoirs,
conduits and all necessary works and ap-
purtenances for the delivery to the city
of thirty-fiye million gallons of water
daily at all times, which purchase can
be made at the expiration of five, ten
or fifteen years from the date of contract.
been given one year in advance of such
purchase the sum of 81 $3.50, 900.
For the plant, water, water rights, stor-
age reservoirs, conduits, lands and right
of way. and all appurtenanceS and ease
ments necessary to fulfil the require
ments 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 ST $50, 0O0.
The second bid of the East Jersey Com
pany for Plan b, which means so million
gallon pipe from Port Dram and Beach
Glen at an elevation of 2l0 The general
plan of this work consists of reservoir
reservoir is to have reservoir with
storage capacity of 1900, coo gallons,
and Beach Glen reservoir a storage ca
pacity of $500, 100000 gallons For these
the prices are:-
For each million gallons up to twenty
million gallons daily, $50
For each million gallons in excess of
twenty million gallons daily up to thirty
million gallons daily, $50.
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty million gallons daily up to forty
million gallons daily, s35.
For each million gallons in excess of
forty million gallons daily up to fifty mil
lion gallons daily, $34.
For the entire plant the price is $780,
000
From the same source. Port Dram and
Beach Glen, for two 25 million gallon
pipes the company will charger
For each million gallons up to twenty
million gallons daily, $37
For each million gallons in excess of
twenty million gallons daily up to thirty
million gallons daily, s3S.
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty million gallons daily up to forty
million gallons daily, S37.
T-n, nh, ooh Ions ~, 80
forty million gallons daily up to fifty MIL
lion gallons daily, sS6.
The price of the plant. ETC., is 81. .99o, 900.
From the Poweryille source, so million
wood and Beach Glen, the price is:-
For each million. gallons up to twenty
million gallons daily, S32.
For each million gallons in excess OF
twenty million gallons daily up to thirty
million gallons daily, $33.
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty million gallons daily up to forty
million gallons daily, s32.
For each million gallons in excess of
forty million gallons daily up to fifty mil
lion gallons daily. ssl.
Purchase of plant, etc, Sc. 225. CO.
From the same source, Powerville, but
with two Is million gallons pipes, the
prices are
For each million gallons up to twenty
million gallons daily, S35.
For each million gallons in excess OF
twenty million gallons daily up to fhirtv
million gallons daily, 1886.
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty million gallons daily up to forty
million gallons daily, s35
For each million gallons in excess of
forty million gallons daily up to fifty
million gallons daily, $34
For purchase of plant s6.945. 900
The East Jersey then presented what
they termed a Little Fails bid marked
informal. 1t read as follows
If, after full consideration the cifv
should deem the present time inopportune
for the negot alton of a permanent con-
tract necessarily imposing large responz
s:bilities upon both the contractor ana The
city, and should decide not to make an
award under the present form of specifi-
cations. the East Jersey Water Company
Is willing to extend The existing contract
for temporary supply. and 10 insure to
the city q supply Of pure and wholesome
water ample for all its needs for a. term
Of FIVE years from September a. 1900, al
q price nof exceeding 5s5 per million gal
Ions. with an option to the city to renew
Ter E; another Ike term. In sfe meant me.
the company will agree to immedi asfeir
proceed to reinforce the temporary SUPP
Ely up to the full reuuirAnnents of the
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