The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-05

an hydraulie gradient Of I.oa per
the delivery 1--WE ea at Bergen s I ~ RESERVOIRS
All the pipes will nave the requisite thick
ness, and in all other respects will con-
form to the standard set by your specih-
cations.
The water of the Rockaway River at
Boonton lis now pure and wholesome for
drinking and domestic purposes.
The Rockaway and Hudson Company
| propose to eliminate sources of pos
sible pollution, either by purchase, con-
demnation- or the exercise of the restrict-
to prevent pollution of the Passalc Rlver
and it's tributaries above the falls at
Paterson, or any other laws OF the state,
and are prepared to carry out at any time
| during the life of the contract all require
ments of the specifications or any addi-
tional means to the end that the water
furnished shall be preserved IN a pure
and wholesome condition..
The Rockaway and Hudson Company
| proposes, in the event of the accept
ance of the option to purchase mere
in addition to the other
| and swater-rights required for the supply
of SO million gallons per DAYTIME Zee SIM
pie of so much of the lands Of the CouperT
| Lord estate situate at Boonton, as VIII
cover and include both banks and the ped
OF L hockaway River for about one mile
measured along the stream between POW
erville and the crossing OF the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad at
Boonton, with all the easements ana Wa
| ter rights appurtenant thereto.
lWeannex to these proposals the follow
ing plans and maps, showing generally
the. design and character OF the scheme
proposed.
| aboye INT showing the water ShedS
proposed to be utilized-area n position
of proposed storage reseryoiEs ana dams
boundaries and extent of tributary water
sheds-general alignment or conduits
from reservoirs. to Boonton under our pro-
position No. 2.
Second-Map showing general alignment
of conduit from Boonton to High Ser
vice Reservoir, Jersey CITY:
Third-Profile on approximate nne OF
conduits, showing hydrau1e grades anu
sizes Of pipe proposed andssections OF tun-
nelS.
In witness whereof the said The Rock,
away and Hudson Company hath cause1
lis corporate seal to be affixed hereto, ana
this bid signedfor it by tszPresident, anG
attested by its Secretary by authority q
its Board of Directors the tWenty-nrss
day of February, A. d., eighteen nunurei
and ninety-eight.
THE RoCKAWAY AND HUD-
'ssap BY ". +. Stevenson,
GEO. HOLMES,
Postoflee address, / Montgomery street,
Jersey City.
State OF New JeTSSy,J
Hudson County. )sys.
Be it remembered that on this twenty
first day of February. A. Dy eighteen
hundred and ninety-eight, before me the
being by me duly sworn, deposes ana
makes proof to my satisfaction that ne
well knows the corporate seal OF the
RockawaX and Hudson Company, the
party named in and making the forego-
ing bids or proposals for furnishing g new
supply of water for the city Of Jersey
City, N. J..
That the seal thereto affixed is the prop
er corporate seal of said company, that
the same was affixed thereto, and the
said bid or proposal signed a dellverea
by w. p. Stevenson, who was, at the date
and execution thereof. the President o.
said mpa by authority of the Board
said deponent, who is and then was the
Secretary of said company as the vol
untary act and deed of said company, ana
deponent thereupen signed the same as
subscribing witness and attested the same
GEO. HOLMES.
Sworn and subscribed to before the
undersigned. the day and year
above written,
WIN. G. E. SEE,
Master in Chanceryl of
New Jersey.
ps sGPPI4 Fo do5 JERsEY Fe CITY. *" =. J.
Made by The Rockaway and Hudson
Company.
Residence or office, Montgomery
street, Jersey City.
Date February Il, 1898.
To the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners of Jersey City. New Jersey
conference.-the Rockaway and Hudson.
Company hereby propose to provide a new
sey, and produce the results required in
Plan and the specifications preceding, at
tached to and made a part of this pro
posal, for the following prices.-
For each million gallons of water fur
nished up to twenty (2D) million gallons
daily, thirty-eight dollars ($3S) per million
gallons.
For EACH million gallons in excess Of
twenty-five. ,(25) million gallons daily
For each million gallons in excess of
twenty-five (25) million gallons daily up to
thirty-five (35l million gallons daily
'lF For each Ct million ifiS5 gallons in excess of
thirty-five (35) million gallons daily up to
~forty-fve 45) million gallons daily.
twenty-five dollars {$25) per million gal
For each million gallons in excess of
forty-ive 45 million gallons daily up to
tWen liml do Fl rapaass so5 p or l mflli nn'e gallons M9rhs'
For the water works. water supply.
water rights, lands. rights of way and all
appurtenances and easements necessary
to fulfill the requirements Of these speei-
fications to the extent of fifty t5G) million
gallons of water daily forever, which pur-
chase can be made by the City Wren the
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hereunder, provided hat the City shall
give. notice of its intention to purchase
within one year after the date of contract.
the sum of six million. eight hundred
thousand dollars $6,S00,00O.
For the water works, water supply.
water rights, lands, rights of way and all
appurtenances and easements necessary
to fulfill the requirements of these speci-
fcations to the extent of fifty 600 million
gallons of water daily forever, which pur-
chase can be made by the City at the ex-
p~iration of five (5). ten QW or fifteen d5)
years from the date of contract. pro-
vided that the City shall give notice of
its intention to purchase at least one year
in advance of such purchase, the sum of
seven million dollars ($L000, 000).
The Rockaway and Hudson Company
herewith offer a certified cheque for one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). on the
First National Bank of Jersey City, pay
able to the order of the Treasurer of
Jersey City, as an evidence of good faith,
which cheque is in lieu of freebooter Sc
curity.
The Rockaway and Hudson Company
herewith submit and annex to this pro-
posal the plans, general drawings. ETC.,
enumerated below. and in addition there
the works proposed to be built and the
surces of the supply proposed to be fur
nished.
Note-Following any written matter
hereto annexed the bidder must sign name
in full and Post Office address. In case
an Individual signs for a corporation
proper authority must accompany. the
proposal.
PROPOSITION NO. 2, UNDER PLAN A..
Supply from upper watersheds of the
Rockaway River. 81
The proposition herewith submitted to
fulfill the requirements of Plan A con-
Templates taking the water from the up
per watersheds of the Rockaway Valley