The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-05
Dated Jersey city. January ). 1898. ei''
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A NEW WATER
SUPPLY FOR JERSEY
CITY.

me Board Of Street and WAGER Commissioners,
will receive proposals for a supply of pure
and wholesome water based on this speci1ca-
Iyh a the Office OF the Board, at the City
Hail, Jersey City. New Jersey, on the
1883. az 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Bidders may submit proposals under any one
OF All Of the three following plans:-
PLAN A.
Under this plan the water must be delivered
y ghayliy Al Bergen Reservoirs; with a pres
s1Ee equivalent to a head of 30 feet above
mean high tide. There must be a single con-
Quit q steel or masonry of a capacity to de-
aver hrty 500 million gallons daily at all times.
wiki th@ necessary connections at intake, gate
houses and points Of connection of steel with
masonry conduits for a second steel conduit or
the same size. Intake and storage reservoirs
properly located and OF sufficient capacity to
collect and deliver fifty 500 million gallons
daily al all times must be provided, and the
lands, water rights and necessary
20 enable the city 70 divert and use this amount
Of water must be acquired. If the conduit
shah pass within one thousand feet of Bellies
vile Reservoir a connection must be provided
Of a part of the supply into said reservoir.
Ian B.
Under this plan the water must be delivered
by gravity at Bergen Reservoirs. The first
works must be constructed with storage and
located as to be capable OF collecting and de-
livering thirty-dve (5 million gallons daily at
all times, and a single conduit having a ca
pacity TO deliver seventy (7O million gallons
daily, if of masonry or in tunnel. or thirty-hvs
$50 million gallons daily if Of steel pipe; de-
livery of said conduit to be at Bergen Reser-
voirs, with a pressure equivalent to an eleva-
ton of 30 feet above mean high tide. All
gatehouses at intakes and points of delivery,
and all points of connection of steel with ma
sonry conduits shall be provided with connec-
tions for a second steel pipe of thirty-fve (35)
million gallons daily capacity. The lands, Wa
ter rights and easements necessary to enabls
the city to divert and use seventy CO milioa
gallons daily must be acquired.
Whenever, during the term of contract, but
prior to the exercise of the City's option to pur-
chase, the City shall notify the contractor to
| increase the capacity of his water works, then
the contractor shall Immediately proceed 10
reservoirs as may be necessary, so located and
of such capacity as TO be capable, together
with those previously constructed, Of collecting
and delivering seventy (TO million gallons daily
at all times, and he shall likewise proceed
to construct a second steel pipe where such
| pipe may be necessary to enable him TO deliver
thirty-hye (3) million gallons daily additional
/ into Bergen Reservoirs at an elevation of III
feet above mean high tide, and shall so per-
details as to make them capable of COLI
Letting and delivering to the city seventy go,
| tional works shall be completed within TWO
wears after the service of the aforesaid notice.
| S Sii the CITY will agree to take and pay for
at least thirty-ive (3O million gallons of wa
fer dai.y. But the contractor shall in no case
he compelled to complete these additional
works earlier than the first works are to be
completed hereunder.
one thousand feet of Belleville Reservoir. con-
~nections must be provided herewith, and the
CITY may require delivery of a part OF the
supply into SAID, reSery9ir.
Jrnder this plan the water must be delivered
Nv Gravity into Bergen Reservoirs at an eleva-
tion of 127 feet above mean high tide. The
Srst works must be constructed with storage
and intake reservoirs of sufficient capacity
and so located as to be capable OF
| collecting and delivering thirty-hve go million
SS,,it having a capacity to deliver seventy C0D
million gallons daily if Of masonry or in tun.
naI or fhirty-hve $50 million gallons daily IL
ne steel pipe. All gatehouses at intakes and
points of delivery and all points OF connection
,;5e5 with connections for a second steel pipe
~ tbirty-fye $3.50 million gallons daily capacity
g1,e lands. water rights and neces-
s az to enable the city to divert and use sew
enty GO million gallons daily must be ac-
quired. - r on.z b,t
- TO fine exercise of the City's option to
pp,rchase. the City shall notify the contractor
f. increase the capacity OF his water works.
~ tbe contractor shall Immediately proceed
.he lanstr,,ct such additional storage and intake
rsservoirs as may be necessary, SO located and
reseINh canacity as to be capable, together
o,;ti, those previously constructed, of collecting
win an;Hering seventy (7O million gallons daily
anu y t;,nes: and he shall likewise proceed to
@eenetr,,ct a second steel pipe where such pipe
may be necessary to enable nm 10 deliver thir5
tSamu - nerfect and complete his water works
81 S oil details as to make them capable of coll
IN an - delivering to the City seventy G0l
lectins aaIions daily at all times. Such additions
mlllson shall be completed within two years
al Wolh9 service of the aforesaid notice, and
aIeer ennoenpleted, on demand of the City, the
VIE Eli agree to take and pay for at least
fQ6l Million SdllOlS q water Qa1lH.
thirty-nve Contractor shall in no case be COM
Bu1 ~ complete such additional works ear
pelie1 ran the first works are to be completed
hereunder. att n conduits shall nass uitbin
II Ihe ssnd feet of Belleville Reservoir, con-
one must be provided Herewith, and the
neceionS require delivery of a part of the
Sncnlv into said reservoir,
rv+v reserves the right to reject any or
u liz b;ds made by virtue of this specification.
III prnnosals will not be received after the time
+be advertisement.
n2eu py must be made on blank forms, to
Froppnined at the office of the Chief Engineer.
pc op. snnt he delivered in open meeting. and
S1hsn called for, to the Glerk or the Board OF
@nea and Water Commissioners, in a sealed
street tn be endorsed Proposals for New
sSa1etap supply for Jersey. City, N. j."
N,eeaos -nust be stated in figures and writing
ANY !. eomply with all of its requirements
doeS ~ deemed informal and rejected.
VIII must submit and annex as a requi-
ste to their proposal s9eh descriptions, plans
ana ot w. essential features of the works pro-
,nsea to be built, and must snow the legation.
PoSeu Ssnfh Aad capacity OF all reservoirs, the
aateSa,;on az intakes, the route, pr0hle and hy-
loSIt aradisnt of co1duits, with all necessary
95aadn cor determining their carrying capacity,
aSsS +hs location, area and extent of the gath
ering grounds
dnaons1rate that the sub-soil of any Of the
storage reservoirs offered is unit for the con-
stp,cfion of safe and practicable dams, the
resarvoirs of equal value and efficiency, and
acceptable to the Engineer.
CFRTIFfED CHEQUE TO BID.
AS an evidence of good faith, each bidder
viii deposit one hundred thousand dollars in
one Of the national banks of Jersey City. or
tne New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Com-
nanv. and attach to his proposal a certified
| chedue for the amount. payable to the order