The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-17


Adjourned regular meeting of the Board
of Street and Water COMMISSIONER held
on Thursday, December 8, 1855, at sour "a
Present at ron eaIl-commigsionerg
President Haucks
REPORT or HI G2MMilIEE or
The Committee of the Whole reported
the following resolution 81
Resolved, That by and with the con-
currence Of the Board of Finance the
proposal Of Patrick Fl. Flynn, to provide
a new water supply for Jersey City and
to produce the results required in the
specifications heretofore adopted BY this
Board on July 5, 1885, in accordance with
his plan No. ], set forth in Said proposal
and submitted lo this Board IN answer
1898, be and the same is hereby accepted;
this Board being of opinion that said pro-
posal under said plan No. is the pro
offers the terms most advantageous to
the city.
The prices proposed and accepted under
said plan and conformably with said
specifications are as follows:-
For each million gallons of water fur
nished up to twenty-five f25) million gall
Ions daily, ithirty-six dollars $3.50 per mil
lion gallons.
For each million gallons in excess Of
twenty-five (25) million gallons daily up
to fo,5 thirty adyla lse) fE nailii on g %,ail5iaz daily 1a1io Thirty
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty 500 million gallons daily up to
thirty-fi Y 6 (sS9 I m 1ss5j IN, ,gs all1ns s7idls
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty-five $50 million gallons daily up to
forfy5iivde o so ! million 169is AZ gal In'5I|o daily Isld TWEEN
For each million gallons in excess of
forty-five million gallons daily up to the
limit of capacity of the water works,
twenty dollars ($20 per million gallons.
Said proposal also contains the follow
ing options to the city for the purchase
city; any of which said options raay be
hereafter exercised by the city conforma-
bly, with said specifications and proposal
heretofore referred to-
For the water works and all the APP
purtenanees thereof necessary to fulfill
the requirements of said specifications to
| the extent of fifty (50) million gallons of
water daily, together with the water sup
ply. water rights, lands, reservoir sites,
| rights of way and all easements necessary
| to fulfil the Requirements of said spe-
eifcatiopsp and to the extent of seventy
(7O million gallons of water daily for
| ever, which purchase can be made by the
city when the water works are completed
and accepted hereunder; provided. that
the city shall give notice of Its intention
to purchase within one year after the
| date of contract, the sum OF seven million
| five hundre and ninety-five thousand
dollars. C7, 595,i00).
For the water works and all appurten-
auees thereof necessary to fulfill the re-
auirements of said specifications to the ex-
| tent Of fifty (0) million gallons Of water
daily together with the water supply,
water rights c IT'S ian laaas sa ressTx9lr n slsss.
| sary to fulfill the requirements OF tie
| said specifications and to the extent of
seventy go million gallons OF Mat sr
made by the city at ithe expiration of
five 90. ten 90 or fifteen do years from
the date of contract; previded, mat tne
/! purchase at least one year IN advance OF
such purchase, the sum of seven million
nine hundred and ninety-five thousand
For the water works, water supply
water rights, lands. reservoir sites.
rights of a and all app-grtenances and
| easements necessary to fulfill the require
merts of said specifications and 20 the
extent of seventy (7W million gallons of
water daily forever, which purchase can
! be made by the city when the wafer
works are completed and accepted here
/ under; provided, that the city SHAH give
| notice Of its Intention to purchase with
IN one year from date of contract. Inc
sum of eight million seven hundred ara
| forty-hye thousand dollars (sS,745,00V)
For the water works. water supply,
/ water rights, lands, reservoir sites, rights
IF way and all a-ppurtenances and case
ments necessary-to fulfill the require
ments of said specifications and 70 the
extent of seventy t70 million gallons %
be made by the City at the expiration OF
five 60, ten Q0 or fifteen Q5) years from
the date of contract; roy1ded tnat tne
4 OltN SUdllF ElfGT ~ t81
| purchase one year in advance OF such
| purchase, the sum of nine million
| hundred and forty-hve Thousand dollars
($a, 245, 000).
Be it further resolved, That the Cor
| poration Attorney be instructed to pre-
pare, subject to the approval OF the
Corporation Counsel, a contract to carry
His Honor the Mayor and the President
Of this Board be requested to execute e the ne
attested by the City Clerk, on behah OF
the City,
Board adiourns it be until Monday, De-
cember L, 1898, at four o'clock p M
on motion the report of the committee
was received and the resolution adopted
by the following vote on a call Tor the
1 ayes and nays
Ayes-All the members of the Board,
five 90 In number.
GEO. 4. BOUTON,.
Clerk.