The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-11
PUBLIC NOTICE.
NOTICE TO CON IRAGIORS
Proposals for later Supply
for Jersey City, n. ].

The MAYOR and AIerfnGn OF JIT5Ey Jll5, u
the Board of street and Water Commissioners
will receive proposals Ter a supply OF pAss
and Wholesome water CHASED on speclncaelonS
on file in the office Of the Clerk pr ne BoaIe
81 Street and Water Eonlmissiahersl at the
meeting room of the Board, ut the City Hail,
Jersey City, New jersey, ON The ,oos
EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1888,
AT 10 OtGIoek A.. NJ
Bidders must submit proposals under tne 1911
lowing plan-
The water must be delivered by gravity a.
Bergen Reservoirs. The first WORKS mus ~
constructed with storage and lnHahs
voirs Of sufficient capacity and 50 located ~
te be capable of collecting and def1VeEihs NY
tsd} million gallons daily at all times still Z
single conduit having a capacity 70 ueitsel
seventy O73] million gallons daily Il q masonry
or in tunnel, ar fifty 500 million gallons haly
If Of steel pipe; delivery of said CONDUIT 10 De
al Bergen Reservoirs. with a pressure eqnlNa-
lent Is an elevation of 2T0 1eet above MEAL
high tide. All gateshouses at intakes dhu
points Of delivery, and all points OF conneetioli
II steel with masonry conduits shall be pro-
yi1cd with connections for @ second steet pipe
Of thirty 900 million gallons daily capacassi
The lands, reservoir sites, water rights aha
easements necessary To enable the CITY 70 az
vert and use seventy (70) million gallons aaalS
whenever, during the term OF contract. but
urior TO the exercise Of the Gttyts option 70
purchase, the City shall notify the consraetof
TO ilcrease the capacity Of MS water WNsA2s
thcn the contractor shall Immediately pr9cssa
to construct srcll additional storage anu IN
take reservoirs as may be necessary, 50 ~
Gated and of such CAPACITY as TO be eapapies
together with those previously c9nstrueten, y
collecting and delivering seventy esla milton
gallons daily al all times, and he snail IKE
wise proceed to construct a second steel pipe
where such pipe may he necessary TO enante
him to deliver thirty ts92 milton sals9hs usjss
additional into Bergen Reservoirs at an eie5
walton of f27 feet above mean nigh tue, anA
SO perfect and complete his water Wpfhs
in ALI details as TO make tkem capaple VI
collecting and delivering to the City seventy
t7Dl million gallons daily at all times. Suen
,3i1Si4ional works shall be completed within
+ n 1ftar the service ff the aforesaid
notice and when 50 completed, on demand of
the CITY. the City will agree to take and pay
for at least Afty f51) million gallons Of water
daily. Bot the contractor SHAH N no case pc
-cnfopelfed to complete these additional works
earlier than the first works are TO be com
pS s. t,a gcer,i,fit or Feonaufts shall pass within
me thousand feet af Belleyille Reservoir, CON
neetions must be provided Herewith, and the
CIV may require delivery of a part of the
supply into said reservoir.
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The civ reserves the right to reject any or
All bids made by virtue of the specification.
Proposals will not be received after the time
fixed BIZ the advertisement
-P1anosats must be npaae on blank forms, to
he abfaiaed at the cffice of the Clerk of the
Board of Street AMI Water Commissioners anu
r7llst be delivered in omen meeting ana Wheni
caile.s for. 10 that officer in a sealed en-
velope, to be endorsed, Proposals 1gr New
Water Supply for Jersey City, N y
Prices must be stated in figures and WIRING.
Any proposal under the specification which
does rot comply with all of it's requirements
viii he deemed informal ana I79eGsep.
Bidders must submit and annex as q REQUISITE
70 the{r proposal such descriptions, plans and
drawings as may be necessary y make clear
the essential features Of the WORKS proppsed
u ha b1ilt. and must show the location, area
depth and capacity of all reservoirs, the teea-
~ intakes. the route. profile and hydraulic
gradient Of cenduts with al necessary easa
for determining their carrying cspaclty, 1nu
tha location, area and extent OF the gathering
sG T29'FiIp cHEQUE TO ACCOMPANY BID.
AZ an evidence OF good faith, EACH bidder
viii deposit sne hundred thousand qoilaIs II
one of the National banks OF Jersey 10y oI
- 40 Now Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust
Company, and attach to has proposal a cert
fed cheque for the amount payapie 70 9hns
onard IF tbs contract. such cheque will be re-
t,i,7ed "a unsuccessful bidders, and returned
49, ~ of fae contract; hut will be forfeited
Nv f6e successful bidder. TO the use or The city,
III case the contract Is r.. s1gnsp mi.lln n asa
If AL Contractor. said cheaae shall be in lieu
81 freeholder SECURITY
Any bidder may; b, on ,,e efe the EVAN nlan presented resented
~ re- eitv. and said cheque shal stand as
security for each bid 50 made.
rta contractor must furnish a bond of five
hundred thousand dollars. the security. to be
subject to appreyal according 70 IAN; Tor ane
ppsntannss III water supply hereunder. at which
fine and upon the delivery TO the city OF the
band provided for in specifications, this bond
+; 's'l y he cancelled. Upon the accsptance of
water under this contract, the essIstfaetof must
f,irsstsh a new bond for Ave hundred tft2us7nd
aallars for the faithful performance OF The
scenfrset throughout its period, which pond IS
4 lie in force 50 long as the ely shaI ppL-
chase water Of the eon5 Ises T. -pg sa1 1ns M1rl's ~
,-,,rci.ase Of the plant by the city
ORM OF BOND
eation shall be approved by the Cooperation
Counsel. DRAWING OF CONTRACT.
~ carry INFO effect ire SDeCtfi--