The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-22
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A NEW WATER
SUPPLY o JERSEY :
CITY

g. u oCASc LIZ
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners,
VIII 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. 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
py gravity at Bergen Reservoirs, with a pres
sure equivalent to a head of 210. feet above
Quit of steel or masonry of a capacity to de-
liver fifty (5D million gallons daily at all times,
houses and points of connection of steel with
masonry conduits for a second steel conduit of
the same size. Intake and storage reservoirs
properly located and of sufficient capacity TO
collect and deliver fifty (5O million gallons
daily at all 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
shall pass within one thousand feet Of Belle
Vile Reservoir a connection must he provided
herewith, and the city may require delivery
of a part of the supply into said reservoir.
PLAN B.
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 so
located as to be capable of collecting and de-
all times, and a single conduit having a ca
pacity to deliver seventy GW million gallons
daily, il of masonry or in tunnel, or thirty-iye
$50 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 210 feet above mean high tide. All.
gatehouses at intakes and points of delivery
and ali points of connection of steel with ma
sonry conduits shall be provided with comes
tons for a second steel pipe of thirty-five (3s
million gallons daily capacity. The lands. We
ter rights and easements necessary to enabi
the city to divert and use seventy CO millio
gallons daily must be acquired.
Whenever, during the term of contract, bu
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, so located and
of such capacity as to be capable, together
with those previously constructed, of collecting
and delivering seventy CO 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-fve (35) million gallons daily additional
into Bergen Reservoirs at an elevation of 12r
feet above mean high tide, and shall so per-
feet and complete his water works in ali
details as to make them capable of coll
million gallons daily at all times. Such addi-
tional works shall be completed within two
and when so completed, on demand of tina
City. the City will agree to take and pay for
at least thirty-five $50 million gallons Of wa
ter daily. But the contractor shall in no case
be compelled to complete these additional
works earlier than the first works are to be
completed hereunder.
IF the conduit or conduits shall pass within
one thousand feet of Belleville Reservoir, con-
~nections 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 into Bergen Reservoirs at an eIeva-
ton of l2T feet above mean high tide. The
and intake reservoirs of sufficient capacity
and so located as to be capable of
collecting and delivering thirty-hye $50 million
gallons daily at all times, and a single con-
duit having a capacity to deliver seventy Coz
million gallons daily if of masonry or in tun-
mel, or thirty-hve $50 million gallons daily il
of steel pipe. All gatehouses at intakes and
points of delivery and all points of connection
Of steel with masonry conduits shall be pro-
of thirty-hve (35) million gallons daily capacity.
The lands, water rights and neces-
enty 90 million gallons daily must be ac-
quired.
prior to the exercise of the City's option to
purchase, the City shall notify the contractor
10 increase the capacity of his water works,
then the contractor shall Immediately proceed
10 construct such additional storage and intake
reservoirs as may be necessary, so located and
of such capacity as to be capable, together
u-i+1, those previously constructed, of collecting
and delivering seventy tT0 million gallons daily
at all times; and he shall likewise proceed to
a second steel pipe where such pipe
NAV be necessary to enable him to deliver thir-
4v-Sya fS5l million gallons daily additional, and
IN ~ narfect and complete his water works
in all details as to make them capable of coll
lecting and delivering to the City seventy t0)
81 works shall be completed within two years
after the service of the aforesaid notice, and
x-lan On completed. OH uSludnQ OF the CITY, the
Citv will agree to take and pay for at least
thirtv-hve (35) million gallons of water daily.
p,f tha contractor shall in no case be conn
PEELED to complete such additional works ear
iiaI than the first works are to be completed
he r the conduit or conduits shall pass within
ana tno,sand feet OF Belleville Reservoir. con-
neetions must be provided Herewith, and the
civ may require delivery of a part of the
supply into sand reservoir
supf GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The City reserves the right to reject any or
al hias made by virtue of this specification.
pronosals will not be received after the time
eyaa by the advertisement.
nse,csais must be made on blank forms. to
ieobtained at the office of the Chief Engineer.
Is INST be delivered in open meeting, and
s-han sailed for, to the Clerk of the Board Of
Street and Water commissioners, in a sealed
anvaloDe. to be endorsed Proposals for New
sNstar Supply for Jersey City, N. J."
E-ices -aust be stated In figures and writing.
ANY proposal under this specification which
x comply with all of its requirements
he deemed Informal and rejected.
p;;adars must submit and annex as a requi-
AZ n their proposal such descriptions, plans
and drawings as may be necessary to make
ana = he essential features of the works pro-
$3.50 70 be built, and must show the location,
depth and capacity of all reservoirs, the
,lic gradient of ~conduits, with all necessary
daqa for determining their carrying capacity,
and the location, area and extent of the gath
ering grounds. -
damonstrate that the sub-soil of any of the
storage reservoirs offered is unfit for the con-
OF safe and practicable dams, the
contractor will be allowed to furnish other
reservoirs of equal value and efficiency, and
to the Engineer.
CERTIFIED CHEQUE TO ACCOMPANY BID.
As an evidence of good faith, each bidder
will deposit one hundred thousand dollars in
one Of the national banks of Jersey City, or
the New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Com