The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29
Dated Jersey City. January 5. 1898.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A NEW WATER
SUPPLY FOR JERSEY
CITY,

The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City, by
and wholesome water based on this speeifca-
Hall. Jersey City. New Jersey. on the
day of
1898. at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Bidders may submit proposals under any enc
or all of the three following pians:-
by gravity at Bergen Reservoirs, with a pres
sure equivalent to a head of 30 feet above
duit Of steel or masonry of a capacity to de-
liver nifty CO million gallons daily at all times.
houses and points of connection of steel with
masonry conduits for a second steel conduit OF
properly located and OF sufficient capacity TO
collect and deliver fifty 500 million gallons
daliy at al times must be provided, and the
lands, water rights and necessary
to enable the city TO divert and use this amount
Of water must be acquired. If the conduit
snail pass witnin one Thousand rect OF Belie,
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 first
works must be constructed with storage and
intake reservoirs Of sufficient capacity and 50
located as to be capable of collecting and de-
livering thirty-Gve is million gallons daily at
all times, and a single conduit having a ca
pacity to deliver seventy 7O) million gallons
| (S5) million gallons daily if of steel pipe; de-
livery of said, conduit to be at Bergen Reser-
voirs, with a pressure equivalent to an eleva-
ton of 20 feet above mean high tide. All
gatehouses at intakes and points of delivery,
sonry conduits shall be provided with connec-
tons for a second steel pipe of thirty-ive G5)
ter rights and easements 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 City's option to pur-
Increase the capacity Of his water works, then
the contractor shall Immediately proceed %
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 collecting
and delivering seventy 90 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 him to deliver
thirty-ive 1850 million gallons daily additional
into Bergen Reservoirs at an elevation of III
feet above mean high tide, and shall 50 per-
feet and complete his water works in ali
details as to make them capable of coll
lecting and delivering to the city seventy (70l
million gallons daily at all times. Such addi-
tional works shall be completed within two
wears after the service of the Aforesaid notice.
CITY. the City will agree to take and pay for
at least thirty-hve tsSl million gallons OF wa
be compelled to complete these additional
works earlier than the Arst works are TO be
IF the conduit or conduits shall pass within
one thousand feet of Belleville Reservoir, con-
CITY may require delivery of a part of the
supply into said reservoir.
La
Under this plan the water must be delivered
by gravity into Bergen Reservoirs at an eleva-
first works must be constructed with storage
and intake reservoirs OF sufficient capacity
soI1ectiing and delivering thirty-fve (s59 million
gallons daily at all times, and a single con-
duit having a capacity to deliver seventy 90
mel. or thirty-hve (3) million gallons daily il
of steel pipe. All gatehouses at intakes and.
points of delivery and all points Of connections
If steel with masonry conduits shall be pro-
vided with connections for a second steel pipe
of thirty-hve C35l million gallons daily capacity.
Tho lands. water rights and semen neces-
sarv "a enable the city to divert and use sew
enty (7O million gallons daily must be ae-
Whenever, during the term of contract, but
nr,or to the exercise of the City's option to
pp,rcbase. the City shall notify the contractor
to increase the capacity OF his water works.
~ construct such additional storage and intake
reservoirs as may be necessary, SO located ard
e s,,cb capacity as to be capable. together
o os;tb those previously constructed. of collecting
aond delivering seventy t70 million gallons daily
at all times; and ne s s1ai Mn sAS ybsra proceed 70
49,. he necessary to enable him to deliver thir-
ty-ive C8) million gallons. daily additional, and
IN all details as to make them capable of coll
iecting and DELIVERING to the city seventy 90
III norls shall be completed within two years
after the service of the aforesaid notice, and
-. - completed. on demand of the City, the
W ms will agree to take and pay for at least
1lty +vV6ve $50 million gallons of water daily.
~ ~. ROnlldClOI ShdA III LO dSS U Z COIl~
D 1 70 complete such additional works ear
her than the 49,
hereunder. -, oondu,+s shan ,a.s u-,.,,.
Il .hnusand feet of Bellevi1e Reservoir, con-
one must be provided herewith. and the
Sitv may require delivery OF a part or the
lily INTO said reservoir.
supply e CONDITIONS.
rstv reserves the right to reject any Cd
u e made by virtue of this specification.
d pronosals will not be received after the time
81 Nv the advertisement.
hAea , must be made on blank forms, to
Proposns5 at the office of the Chief Engineer.
ne oplaut he delivered in open meeting, and
ana innaIied for, to the Clerk Of the Board of
Wnen. ga Water commissioners, in a sealed
Street u n be endorsed Proposals for New
snvelops,nnnl for Jersey City. N. j."
Nae -anst be stated in figures and writing.
Ices nr,nosal under this specification which
ANY comply with all of its requirements
9 VII be deemed informal and rejected.
"ntaSars must submit and annex as a reQui-
biuu their proposal such descriptions, plans
sly drawings. as may be necessary TO make
an u the essential features of the works pro-
&c. ~ be built, and must show the location,
pprss depth and capacity OF all reservoirs. the
lsSs,'iie sradient of colduits, with all necessary
Sads for determining their carrying capacity,
ond the location, area and extent of the gath
ering GROUNDS. ,a.o.;o,. - ha,
sn,anstrate that the sub-soil of any of the
etorsme reservoirs offered is unfit for the con-
stri1cfion of safe and practicable dams, the
Extractor will be allowed to furnish other
reservoirs of equal value and efficiency, and
acceptable to the Engineer.
CERTTFIED CHEQUE TO
AZ an evidence of good faith, each Np
will deposit one hundred thousand DOLE
one of the national banks of Jersey C
the New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust