The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-10
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THE FLYNN BIDS
Expert Garwood Ferris En-
dorses Them as Highly
Advantageous.
PLENTY OF FINE WATER
Prices Relatively Lower Than
in the Last Preceding
Competition.
PURITY PROPERLY GUARANTEED
No Possibility of Morris Canal
Obstruction in Proposal
No. |.
PURITY PROPERLY GUARANTEED
No Possibility of Morris Canal
Obstruction in Proposal
PROBABILITY OF PURCHASE
What 1t Would Cost the City to
Purchase Water by the
Million Gallons.

The Street and Water Commissioners
met this morning and discussed the water
problem. Garwood Ferris the Boards
expert adviser, had tabulated the several
Flynn propositions. He submitted his
report to the Commissioners. 1t was as
follows:-
Jersey City, Sept 5, 1898.
To the Hon. Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of Jersey City. N. j.
Gentlemen--I beg leave to report that.
in pursuance of your directions, I have
carefully examined bids No. / and No. 2,
submitted by Patrick H. Flynn at "a
meeting of your Board held on the 18th
day Of August, 1898.
I find that with such proposals there
We're also submitted such descriptions,
plans, drawings, profles. ETC., as were
necessary to make clear the essential
features of the works proposed to be
built, and in these respects that they fully
complied with the requirements Of the
specifications.
1 also find that the area Of the gather
ing grounds, the quantity of storage to
be provided, the dimensions of conduits
(both steel pipes and brick lined tunnels)
are, in each and every case fully UP to
the requirements of the specifications
am glad, therefore, to be able to re-
port that both of the above bids, from an
engineering point of view, are fully in
accord with specification requirements
Bid No. 9 I have not examined. It
necessitates pumping for high service ana
such proposal was not called for in your
specifications.
I annex hereto a tabulated statement
of bids No. and No. 2, giving prices of
each bid per million gallons delivered,
option prices at which the works can be
obtained, also approximate amount the
city would have to pay If right to pur-
chase the plant was not exercised and
the city continued to purchase water by
the million gallons during the full term
of contract. This estimate is based on
the actual average daily use of water in
1897 of 81 million gallons. Increased there
after at the rate of 8 per cent. each year.
The option prices Of the two plans,
while closely approximating, have this
popularity y:-Plan No. l is 100000 higher
than plan No. 2 for 50 million plant
GO million water rights, while plan No 2
is s105OOo higher than plan No. for a
70 million plant.
AS completed for 70 million plant plan
No l would have one reservoir. Plan
No. provides for three.
Both plans have their good points The
reservoirs under plan No. 2 cat Long
wood and Beach Glen) would undoubtedly
store water of great purity and the dams
Hereunder GO million plant) are respect
lively of only 90 feet, 60 feet and 81 feet
height while plan No / GO million plant)
contemplates a dam 122 feet high
Plan No. l apparently eliminates any
PioDdpillty oi ieSdi cUIHpilcdItonS with
the Morris Canal Company, would be
simple and somewhat less expensive in
operation that Plan No. @ from having
but one reservoir as compared with three,
and from the size of its intake d2,0OO
million gallons as compared with 5000
million gallons per Plan No. p, somewhat
better opportunity would be afforded for
the water to settle and clear at periods
when the flow OF stream was naturally
more or less discolored. While believe
either bid would give satisfactory results
Il works were constructed under 1t, vet
from what is now before me my PREFER
ence would be rather in favor of Plan
No. ], provided that Investigation should
show that O proper foundation could be
secured for a masonry dam Of the height
contemplated, viz, 122 feet.
IN case your Board should elect to
award contract. desire to can atten
ton to clause common to both pro-
posals, viz. =:
The water proposed to be furnished =