The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-19
Dated Jersey City. January 5. 1888.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A NEW WATER
SUPPLY FoR JERSEY
CITY.

will receive proposals for a supply of pure
ton, at the office Of the Board, at the City
Hall, Jersey City, New Jersey, on the
day of
1898, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Bidders may submit proposals under any one
or all of the three following plans
Under this plan the water must be delivered
by gravity at Bergen Reservoirs, with a pres
sure equivalent to a head of 30 feet above
mean high tide. There must be a single con-
duit of steel or masonry of a capacity to de-
liver fifty 500 million gallons daily at all times,
with the necessary connections at intake, gate
houses and points Of connection of steel with
masonry eonduits for a second steel conduit OF
the same size. Intake and storage reservoirs
properly located and of sufficient capacity 10
collect and deliver fifty t5O million gallons
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
vile Reservoir a connection must be provided
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 hrst
works must be constructed with storage and
intake reservoirs of sufficient capacity and so
located as to be capable of collecting and de-
livering thirty-dve tSo million gallons daily at
all times, and a single conduit having a ca
pacity TO deliver seventy GO million gallons
daily, if of masonry or in tunnel, or thirty-iye
1857 million gallons daily if OF steel pipe; de-
livery of said conduit to be at Bergen Reser-
f.! voirs. with a pressure equivalent to an eleva-
ton of 30 feet above mean high tide All
| gatehouses at intakes and points of delivery,
and all points of connection of steel with ma
sonry conduits shall be provided with connec-
| lions for a second steel pipe of thirty-fve (35)
million gallons-daily capacity. The lands. wa
ter rights and necessary to enable
the city to divert and use seventy GO) million
| gallons daily must be acquired.
Whenever. during the term of contract. but
prior to the exercise of the Ctty's option to pur-
| chase, the City shall notify the contractor to
increase the capacity Of his water works, 9nen
| construct such additional storage and intake
| reservoirs as may be necessary, so located and
of such capacity as to be capable. together
| with those previously constructed, of c~ollectina
| and delivering seventy G) million gallons daily
at all times, and he shall likewise proceed
to construct a second steel pipe where such
[ pipe may be necessary to enable MIN TO denver
| fhirtv-fve (s5) million gallons daily additional
| into Bergen Reservoirs at an elevation of 1l
| feet above mean high tide. and shall so per-
| feet and complete his water works IN all
details as to make them capable of coll
lecting and delivering to the city seventy (W)
million gallons daily at all times. Such addi-
wears after the service of the aforesaid notice,
| and when so completed, on demand OF the
| at least thirty-hve 1850 million gallons of wa
| ter daily. But the contractor shall in no case
be compelled to complete these additional
works earlier than the hrst WORKS are 10 De
If the conduit or conduits shall pass within
one thousand feet of Belleville Reservoir, con-
nectiohs must be provided Herewith, and the
City may require delivery of a part of the
supply into said reservoir.
finder this plan the water must be delivered
bv gravity into Bergen Reservoirs at an eleva-
tion Of III feet above mean high tide. The
first works must be constructed with storage
and intake reservoirs of suff1clent capacity
o Sn and delivering thirty-hve (3O million
gallons daily at all times, and a single cor
n1;iiion gallons daily if of masonry or in tun-
mel or thirty-hve (S5l million gallons daily if
~ steel pipe. All gatehouses at intakes and
Ooints of delivery and all points of connection
Of steel with masonry conduits shall be pro-
vided with eonneeai9nns Ior a see1na sseei Rpe
| The lands. water rights and easements neees-
sary to enable the city to divert and use sew
enfy (70 million gallons daily must be a-
Whenever, during the term Of contract. but
| ,r;or to the exercise of the City's option to
pinrchase. the City shall notify the contractor
n increase the capacity of his water works.
t6sn The contractor shall Immediately proceed
~ cnnstruct such additional storage and intake
reservoirs as may be necessary, so located and
Isses,ch csnacity as TO be capable, together
OF thase previously constructed, of collecting
MI daiiyering seventy C0 million gallons daily
| at ali times; and he SHAH likewise proceed TO
conSI ~ necessary to enable him to deliver thir-
lave 1851 million gallons daily additional, and
I'll 80 nerfect and complete his water works
snna, Jatails as to make them capable of COLI
inot;ng and delivering to the City seventy G0l
niIIi1n salons daily at all times. Such addition
Y IrortS shall be completed within two years
The service of the aforesaid notice, and
when 50 completed on demand Of the city; tbs
~ Ave 1850 million gallons of water daily.
81 tna contractor shall IN no case be com.
Bul =. complete such additional works ear.
ip;ear than the first works are to be completed
hereahe e conduit or conduits shall pass within
II Ihhorsand feet of Belleville Reservoir, con-
one net,ons must be provided herewith, and the
rSt,, may require delivery or a part of tina
.nnly into said reservoir.
supply GENERAL CONDITIONS.
~ CIV reserves the right to reject any or
Ia made by virtue of this specification.
a prnnosals will not be received after the time
~ the advertisement.
i iiAC0 - ,,,S he made on blank forms To
riShta5ned at the office of the Chief Engineer.
pe ore,st be delivered in open meeting, and
anu called for. to the Clerk OF the Board of
Mnen md Water commissioners, in a sealed
se evslope, to be endorsed Proposals for New
enVsiop Simply for Jersey City, N. j."
Maze -lnsf be stated in figures and writing.
49, proposal under this specification which
ANY = Comply with all of its requirements
dosS no seemed informal and rejected.
VIII sars must submit and annex as a requi-
piu their proposal such descriptions. plans
site ,uinrs as may be necessary to make
anu Nc essential features of the works pro-
clear W he built, and must show the location.
possu onfh and capacity OF all reservoirs, the
ala,ion Of Intakes, the route, profile and hy-
ioFa.,I;c okadient of conduits. with all necessary
elaee for determining their carrying capacity,
and the iocatioi' az - sS s@t"
erfns case future explorations and borings shall
aonstrate that the sub-soil of any of the
Storage reservoirs offered is UNIT for the con-
Contractor will be allowed to furnish ether
reservofrs OF equal value and efficiency, and
acceptable to the Engineer.
! Fortified CHEQUE TO BID.
| AZ an evidence OF good faith, each bidder
| will deposit one hundred thousand dollars in
one Of the national hanks OF Jersey CITY. or
trA1Aa Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Cons