The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-08
WANTED.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
NOTICE TO OHTRAGIORS
Proposals for ewW Water Supply
for Jersey City, n. ].

for Jersey City, N. j.
The Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey city. by
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
will receive proposals for a supply OF pure
ard whoIesonae water biased on specifications
on file ii the office Of the Clerk of the Board
of Street and Water Cosnnlissionersl at us
meeting room Of the Board, at the City Han.
Jersey City; New Jersey. on the
EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST 1888,
AT 10 O'CLOCK A.. NJ
Bidders must submit proposals under the loi-
lowing PLAN
The water must be delivered by gravity az
Rereeu Reservoirs The first works must be
constructed with storage and intake reser-
yoirs of sufficient capacity and 50 located as
to be capable of collecting and delivering my
(50) million gallons daily at all times, anu d
single conduit having q capacity 70 aeilNsr
seventy te70l million gallons daily II OF naas9nfy
or in tunnel. or fifty 800 million gallons aatss
if of steel pipe; delivery of said conduit to De
at Bergen Reservoirs, with a pressure eQulFd'
lent to an elevation Of 2o feet above near
high tide. All gate-houses at Intakes ano
points of delivery, and all points Of connection
Of steel with masonry eondults snail pc Ifo-
vided with connections for a second steer laps
of thirty 800 million gallons daily eapaclty.
The lands, reservoir sites, water rights ane
necessary TO enable the City 70 q
vert and use seventy t701 million gallons daily
Whenever, during the term Of contract, but
prior to the exercise of the City's option te
purchase, the City shall notify the contractor
to increase the capacity of his water works.
then the contractor shall Immediately proceed
~ construct such additional storage and In
take reservoirs as may be necessary, 50 10
Gated and Of such capacity as to be capapie.
together with those previously constructed. OF
collecting and delivering seventy fl01 mllllon
gallons daily at all times, and he shall like
wise proceed to construct a second steer pipe
where such pipe may be NECESSARY TO enante
him to deliver thirty 800 million gallons dairy
additional into Bergen Reservoirs at an eie-
walton of 127 feet above mean high tide. and
shall so perfect and complete his water works
H. Ill "details as To- make them EEaDdDISM OIL
collecting and delivering 10 the City seventy
(7O million gallons daily at all times. Such
additional works shall be completed within
two wears after the service of the aforesaid
notice. and when so completed, on demand of
for at least fifty t5W million gallons Of water
daily. But the contractor shall in no case be
compelled to complete these additional works
earlier than the first works are to be COM
pieted hereunder.
If the conduit or conduits shall pass within
one thousand feet Of Belleville Reservoir, con
neefions must be provided herewith. and the
Cjfy NAV require delivery of a part of the
supply into said reservoir
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The City reserves the right to reject any or
all bids made by virtue of the specification.
Proposals will not be received after the time
fixed by the advertisement
Proposals must be made on blank forms, to
be obtained at the office of the Clerk Of the
Board of Street and Water commissioners and
must be delivered in open meeting and when
called for, to that officer in a sealed en-
velope, to be endorsed. Proposals for New
Water Supply for Jersey City, n. J."
Prices must be stated In figures and writing.
Any proposal under the specification which
does rot comply with all Of its requirements
will be deemed informal and rejected.
Bidders must submit and annex as a requisite
To their proposal such descriptions, plans aad
drawings as may be necessary 70 make clea5
the essential features of the works proposed
70 be built, and must show the location, area,
depth and capacity of all reservoirs. tue toea-
ton of intakes, the route, pronle ana nyar4 safs
for determining their carrying capacity, ana
the location. area ard extent of the gathering
grounds.
CERTIFIED cHEQUE TO ACCOMPANY BID.
AZ am evidence of good faith, each bidder
via deposit one hundred thousand dollars IN
one of the National banks OF Jersey Sidy q
in the New Jersey Title Guarantee and trust
Company, and attach to his proposal q cefl-
fed cheque for the amount payable 70 the
order of the Treasurer OF Jersey Ivy ~
turned to unsuccessful bidders, and returned
to the successful bidder on signing and de,
Nv fhe successful bidder, to the use of the City,
in case the contract Is not signed Wfthlh zen
days after it Is ready for exeeusl9n on par.
of said contractor. said eheqae shaii oe III iteu
Of freeholder security.
ANY bidder may. on one cerfl1ied cneqae.
make one or more bids upon the plan presented
nv the eity. and said cheque shall stand as
security for each bid 80 made
BONDS.
The contractor must furnish a bond of five
hundred thousand dollars, the security to pc
s,Tb5Sact s., approval according to law, for the
performance Of the contract up to date Of ac-
eeptance Of water supply hereunder. at which
haa5d provided for in specifications. this bono
Is to be cancelled. Upon the acceptance ot
vvafar ,,nier this contract. the contractor must
f,'rnish a new bond for i've hundred thousand
dollars for the faithful performance OF the
contract Throughout rs psri3d, Wnieh pen1 a. +
cbase water Of the contractor by the million
gallons. but viii be e~aHceiled on completion Of
q purchase of the plant by the city
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