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

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tunnels are shown OF Map No. l an
nexed,
The profile and hydraulic gradients of
said conduits, feeders and tunnels are
shown on Profile No. / annexed.
The right Is reserved, subject to the APP
provai Of The Engineer, to substitute at.
the c~rcssing3 OF the Hackensack, PaSsaic
and Rockaway Rivers. for the single steel
conduit. two or more cast iron pipes, OF
approved strength and material, having a
combined capacity equal to single steel
J In the foregoing description the phrase
elevation" means height above mean
high tide.
This water proposed to be furnished is
pure and Wholesome. the plan has been
repaired with Il view to preventing all
ccntam:naticn thereof from any source,
in accordance with the specifications.
4 herewith present the following pre-
limiuary maps and profiles showing the
plan of the works proposed
MapsNo. i
Mai, No. z.
Profile No. ].
PATRICK H. FLYNN,
1S9 Montague street,
Borough of Brooklyn,
New York. N. Y.
PROPOSAL FOR A NEW WATER
SUPPLY FOR JERSEY CITY. N j..
Made by Patrick H. Flynn.
Residence or office. 1873 Montague street,
Borough of Brooklyn. New York, N. Y.
Date February %, 1898.
To the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners of Jersey City, New Jersey
Gentlemen-I hereby propose to provide
a new supply of water to Jersey City,
New Jersey, and produce the results re-
quired in Pla B and the specifications
preceding, attached to and made a part
of this proposal, for the following prices:
For each million gallons of water fur
nished up to twenty (20) million gallons
daily, thirty-eight dollars CSS) per million
gallons.
twenty 600 million gallons daily up to
twenty-five (25) million gallons daily,
thirty-six dollars ($36) per million gallons:
For each million gallons in excess of
to thirty-ive 1850 million gallons daily,
thirty-fve dollars $3.50 per million gal
IONS.
For each million gallons in excess OF
thirty-five $50 million gallons daily up TO
forty-five 40 million gallons daily
thirty dollars $500 per million gallons.
For each million gallons in excess OF
forty-fve (45 million gallons daily up 10
the limit of capacity of the water works,
twenty dollars $2O per million gallons
For the water works and all appur-
nan thereof necessary to fulfil the
requirements of these specifications to
the extent of thirty-five (35) million gal
water supply, water rights, lands, rights
of way and all necessary to
fulfill the requirements of these specihca-
tons to the extent of seventy ClW mil
lion gallons of water daily forever, which
purchase can be made by the City when
the water works are completed n &C
CGDleQ neT0uuQ6E, pIONlutu, lAdl lie Atty
h a give notice of its intention to pur-
chase within one year after the date OF
contract. the sum of six million four hun
bred and fifteen thousand dollars C6,4l5,-
00O).
For the water works and all appur-
tenances thereof necessary to fulfil the
requirements of these specifications to the
extent of thirty-fiye. t35) million gallons
of water daily. together With the water
supply, water rights. lands. rights Of way
and all easements necessary TO fulnH the
nf thoCn OfInnd T n nj
extent of seventy (7O million gallons of
water daily forever. which purchase can
be made by the City at the expiration of
five t5), ten 90 or fifteen do years from
the date of contract; provided, that the
City shall give notice of its intention to
purchase at least one year in advance OF
such purchase, the sun of six million
eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars
CSC. $50, 000).
For the water works. water supply.
water rights, lands. rights of way and
all a~ppurtenances and neces-
sary to fulfill the requirements OF these
specifications to the extent of seventy CUl
which purchase can be made by the City
when the water works are completed and
accepted hereunder, provided that the
City shall give notice of Its intention to
purchase within one year from the date
of contract, the sum of eight million,
three hundred and e~ighty-two thousand
dollars ($S, $4,000.
For the water works, water supply;
water rights, lands, rights of way and
all a-ppurtenances and easements neces-
sary to fulfill the requirements of these
(70) million gallons of water daily for
ever, which purchase can be made by the
City at the expiration of five ", ten Q0)
or fifteen Q5) years from the date OF con-
tract, provided that the City shall give
notice of its intention ito purchase one
year in advance of such purchase, the
sum of eight million. nine hundred and
ninety-fve thousand dollars (S,9 95. 000).
l herewith offer a certified cheque for
one hundred thousand dollars ($100, 600.
on the New Jersey Title Guarantee and
Trust Company, payable to the order of
the Treasurer of Jersey City, as an evil
dence of good faith. which cheque is in
lieu of freeholder security.
| herewith submit and annex to this
proposal the plans, general drawings,
etc, enumerated below, and in addition
thereto furnish the following description
sources of the supply proposed to be fur
nished.
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
PATRICK H. FLYNN,
1889 Montague street
Borough of Brooklyn,
New York. N. Y.
PLAN B..
The following is the general description
of tie plan and essential features for a
water supply Erufic5eu ny me at the lore
going prices fer Jersey City on Plan "B."
under the specifications of the city hereto
annexed. and III strict conformity thereto.
This supply of thirty-ive million (35, 000,-
00G gallons OF pure and wholesome water
daily. with the lands, water rights and
easement necessary to enable the city to
divert and use seventy million 90, 900. 000
gallons daily is to be taken from the
Rockaway water shed, with the main in
take located in the Rockaway River, at Old
Boonton. as shown on maps Nos. and 2,
accompanying the bid.
This intake reservoir will have an area
Of fifty-one CD acres. a maximum depth
of ninety 900 feet at the dam and sew
enty-tiEe (1l Per cent. of area thereof will
water level
1t will a a capacity above the effluent
pipes of three hundred and thirty million
$3.50. aG0.0Jl gallons: an elevation at the
flow line OF three hundred and sixty $500
feet above mean high toe, and the le-
will be three hundred and thirty $500 feet.
Tbs dam viii be OF masonry, ninety
(1 feet III height, constructed and equip
ped as required by the specifications, and
is marked Dam No. l." and shown on
maps Nos. 1 and Q. There will be tribu- |
tary to this ilnuk reservoir the whole
flow OF the EockawaS River. having a
water shed and gathering ground of one |
hundred and eighteen (t1S) square miles,
including the water of the Longwood
Valley, Green Pend, Denmark Lake, Split
Rock. Dixon Pond ana other tributary
streams.
The location area and extent of the
maps Nos. / and 2. Additional storage
reservoirs will be located under this plan
for the purpose of collecting and deliver
ing t~hirty-five million (35,000,0 0W gallons