The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-08
Dated Jersey City. January 5, 1898.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A NEW WATER
SUPPLY FOR JERSEY
CITY.

The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City. by
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners.
and wholesome water based on this speeifea-
tlon, at the office of the Board, at the Cty
Hall Jersey City. New Jersey, on the
1898, at 10 O'Clock A. M.
Bidders may submit proposals under any one
or all OF the three following plans
PLAN A.
Under this plan the water must be delivered
by gravity at Bergen Reservoirs, with a pres
sure equivalent to a head of 210 feet above
mean high tide. There must be a single con
liver ffty go million gallons daily at all times.
with the necessary connections at intake, gate
n maGonry a9 eon 9qiPss fs Of 8 e0 seeoaf Steel 81 e oondui M'e of
the same size. Intake and storage reservoirs
daily at all times must be provided, and the
lands, water rights and easements necessary
to enable the city to divert and use this amount
of water must be acquired. If the conduit
shall pass within one thousand feet of Belle
herewith, and the city may require delivery
of a part of the supply into said reservoir.
Under this plan the water must be delivered
by gravity at Bergen Reservoirs. The first
intake reservoirs of sufficient capacity and SO
located as to be capable of collecting and de-
nvering thirty-ive t5 million gallons daily at
all times, and a single conduit having a ca
pacity to deliver seventy c7O million gallons
$50 million gallons daily if of steel pipe; de-
livery of said conduit to be at Bergen Reser-
VOirS, with a pressure equivalent 10 an eleNd-
tion of 2lo feet above mean high tide. Al
gatehouses at intakes and points OF delivery.
and all points Of connection Of steel with ma
sonry conduits shall be provided with eennee-
tions for a second steel pipe of thirty-fve S0
million gallons daily capacity. The lands, wa
the city to divert and use seventy (7O million
gallons daily must be acquired.
prior to the exercise of the. City's option to pur-
chase, the City shall notify the contractor to
increase the capacity of his water works. then
the contractor shall Immediately proceed to
construct such additional storage and intake
reservoirs as may be necessary, 50 located and
Of such capacity as to be capable, together
with those previously constructed. of collecting
and delivering seventy (70 million gallons daily
al ali times, and he shall likewise proceed
to construct a second steel pipe where such
nine NAV be necessary to enable him to deliver
fhirty-fye 1857 million gallons daily additional
into Bergen Reservoirs at an elevation of III
+aet above mean high tide, and shall so per-
1aat + ana delivering to the city seventy GO
tional works shall be completed within TWO
wears after the service of the aforesaid notice.
civ the City will agree to take and pay for
AT least thirty-iye 1850 million gallons of wa
p i. Ccomnelied to complete these additional
works earlier than the first works are to be
eo III tbe conduit or condufts shall pass within
one thousand feet of Beileville Reservoir con-
1Stv may require delivery of a part of the
supply into said re9eTVolr.
IA -.
17naar this plan the water must be delivered
nv gravity into Bergen Reservoirs at an eleva-
first works must be. constructed with storage
and intake reservoirs Of sufficient capacity
ana and delivering thirty-fve $50 million
gallons daily at all times, and a single con-
duit having a s .aa;1S II e e aslixsr se oT n t Dp,
nel ar fhirty-hve (S5) million gallons daily il
Of steel pipe; Al a gate ai ne;pt at II fn eaSeset aaa
~ steel with masonry colduits shall be pro-
vided with connections for a secoEd steer pipe
9te Ia5as water rights and easements neees-
a to enable the city to divert and use sew
enty G0) million gallons daily must De ac-
qu Wsenever. during the term Of contract, but
nrior to the exercise of the City's option to
p 10 the City shall notify the contractor
~ increase the capacity of his water works,
men ty,,ct such additional storage and intake
70 as may be necessary, SO located and
nf sscE capacity as to be capable, together
OF saSIs previously constructed. of collecting
- asslivering seventy lO million gallons daily
ana ZINES; and he shall likewise proceed to
ae ~ 1 second steel pipe where such pipe
eoanss he necessary to enable him TO deliver thir-
may . ts 4 million gallons daily additional, and
ty-nVe nerfect and complete his water works
shaai5, Sstails as to make them capable of col
IN an end and delivering to the CITY seventy tW
lecting Mons daily at all times. Such addition
u unorkS shall be completed within two years
al Wot ~ service of the aforesaid notice, and
AFTER completed. on demand of the City, the
Mhs s vsiil agree TO take and pay'for at least
thifty-ive tSS 9tr matspi snail saiI0h IN no Z case case be- @ai COM
But the eoms5lete such additional works ear
PEI man the first works are to be completed
hereunder. ia or conduits shall mass within
II lhS ,sand feet of Belieyiile Reservoir. con-
one no,st be provided Herewith, and the
neclions REQUIRE delivery of a part of the
Sanyn,y into said reseryoir;
supply GENERAL CONDITIONS.
- r,+v reserves the right to reject any or
" y Ma made by virtue of this specification.
alnnassais will not be received after the time
fIopo the advertisement.
haeu psls must be made on blank forms. to
PROPOSE AT the office of the Chief Engineer.
be optaine"h s delivered in open meeting, and
ana hosIssd for, to the Clerk of the Board Of
Me- and Water Commissioners, IN a sealed
StrsSs 10 be endorsed Proposals for New
envelopS, ,nnlv for Jersey City. N. j."
Ndtsf SeapnsT be stated in figures and writing.
Ft'So-,nasal under this specification which
Ars MOI comply with all OF IT'S requirements
oo3T9aS - deemed informal and rejected.
Will ps must submit and annex as a requi-
tiaue heir proposal such descriptions, plans
ste po,Srines as may be necessary to make
and Nc essential features of the works pro-
SSsra5 10 be built, and must snow the hacation.
posed ssoS,,th and capacity OF all reservoirs, the
areas - ~ intakes, the route, profile and hy-
tosSaa',;o gradient of conduits, with all necessary
9 I for determining their carrying capacity,
uasa 40 location, area and extent of the gath
efIns future explorations and borings shall
aa,nonstrate that the sab-soil Of any of the
Storage reservoirs offered IS unit for the con-
sstyatcfion Of safe and practicable dams, the
Sonfracfor viii be allowed to furnish other
.ersr,roirs of equal value and efficiency, and
accentabie Is the Engineer.
| neutrality-suspicious. TO ACCOMPANY BID.
A. an evidence of good faith. each bidder
viii deposit one hundred thousand dollars il
one Of the national banks of jersey City. or
tne New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Casa-
| many. and attach to his proposal a Ger
| cheqre for the ~anaolint, payable 70 the