The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-09
WATER At LAST.
Street and Water Commiss-
toner's Awarded the
Water Supply
Yesterday.
CONTRACT GOES TO P. H. FLYNN
City Amply Protected From
Litigation Pollution
Taken Care OF.
EAST JERSEY FALLS IN LINE
General Opinion Favors the
Award as Being the Best
for the City's Interest.
EAST JERSEY FALLS IN LINE

A water contract has once again been
awarded This time the lucky man is
Patrick H. Flynn of Brooklyn. The
plant acquired is known as No. !, which
has been described in detail in THE
News on more than one occasion.
The Street and Water Commissioners
met yesterday afternoon at four o'clock.
All the members of the Board were pres
ent
City Collector Robert Davis had
short talk with the Commissioners be-
fore the hour Of meeting William D.
Edwards counsel for Flynn: Mr.. Ken
nedy. the consulting engineer, and Mr..
Henry J. Belden, the water expert, and
several other gentlemen who are inter-
ested in the water question, were near
at hand President Hauck lead the Off
cial procession into the Aldermanic
Chamber. He was followed by Clerk
Bouton. The other members of the
Board brought up in the rear. The roll
was called and then Commissioner Nolan,
as chairman Of the committee of the
whole, offered the following resolutions
Resolved. That by and with the con-
currence of the Board of Finance the
proposal of Patrick H. 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, 1898, in accordance with
his plan No /. set forth in said proposal
and submitted to this Board IN answer
to public advertisement on August Is,
1893, be and the same is hereby accepted;
this Board being of opinion that said pro-
posal under said plan No. / is the pro-
posal of that responsible bidder which
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 (25) million gall
Ions daily, thirty-six dollars 1886 per mil
lion gallons.
For each million gallons in excess Of
twenty-five (25) million gallons daily up
to thirty 800 million gallons daily thirty
four dollars (s34) per million gallons.
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty f9o, million ga11ons daij,- -, -
tl,irty-tiva l2sl r,ii1;e,, ,11os a,,,s,
thirty-two dollars (ss2) per million gallons.
For each million gallons in excess of
fo,+,--t,, * ,ra1,sal os ~ -
ty-four dollars (S24) per million gallons
fort,5-t,,ra ,,iII;on o,si,ons s;1s, ~
li,,it af a,aotts5 ,s
tua,,tv dollars rsoo no.. ,,i1l;o,, sys,ior.,
saia nronosal also contai,s ~ fo,,a,n
ing ontions to tba cit,, for tt,a r,,,.e,,,s.,
of the works aud water snn,,1,, II, g'-trro ~
citv. anv ~ urb,cb s.id ant,o,,s 80, ~,
hereafter exercised nv the eitz co,fo,n,s.
blv wifi said snacifcations a,,a ,,ror,asa1
beretofora referred To-.
For the water works and all 4bo az
purtenances thereof necessary to f,,1til,
tbe rea,,iran,ar+s ~ safd -
the extent of fiftv f5fn million ea1lons Of
water daily together with tbe water sun-
rights OF wav and all easements necessa ~
to fulalI the requirements ~ said sns-
eifications and to me extent Of seventy
10, million gallons Of water daiiv for
ever. which purchase can he made Nv the
city when the water works are comn1eted
and accepted hereunder. provided mar
the city shall give notice of its intention
to purchase within one wear after The
date of contract the sum Of seven million
five hundred and ninety-five thousand
dollars f$7, So, COO.
For the wafer works and all appurten-