The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-12

PROPOSAL FOR NEW WATER
Made by Geo. B.. Irlman Contract Co.
Residence or office, n Thames street,
New York.
Date February %, 1893.
To the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners of Jersey City, New Jersey
Gentlemen-We hereby propose to pro-
vide a new supply of water to Jersey
City. New Jersey and produce the re-
cations preceding, attached to and made
a part of this proposal, for the following
prices:-
For each million gallons of water fur
nished up to twenty 2) million gallons
daily. fifty ollar $500 per million gal
For each million gallons in excess Of
twenty-five (21 million gallons daily,
fifty dollars Cs5O per million gallons.
For each million gallons In excess of
twenty-five (25) million gallons daily up
to thirty-fve $3.50 million gallons daily.
fifty dollars Cs5ol per million gallons.
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty-five (S5) million gallons daily up
to forty-fve 90 million gallons daily,
fifty dollars &5O per million gallons.
For each million gallons in excess OF
forty-five 45) million gallons daily UP, to
dfty dollars $50 per million gallons.
For the water works, wafer supply,
water rights. lands, tight Of way and all
appurtenances and easements necessary
to fulfill the requirements Of these speei-
fcations TO the extent of fifty (5D million
gallons of water daily forever, which
purchase can be made by the City When
the water works are completed and ac-
cepted hereunder, provided that the City
shall give notice OF its intention to pur..
| chase within one year after the date of
contract, the sum of nine million dollars
Csc, 600, GOOD.
For the water works, water supply,
water rights, lands, rights of way and all
appurtenances and necessary
to fulfill the. requirements of these speci-
hcations to the extent Of fifty t5G million
chase can be made by the City at the eX-
piration of five 90, ten Q0)s or fifteen q5l
years from the date of contract, provided
%tention to purchase at, least one year in
advance of such purchase. the sum of
nine million dollars Csc, 900, 000).
But at the expiration of the twenty
fifth year, providing we are allowed to
operate the plant fer. that length of time,
we will deliver to the people of Jersey
City our entire plant and water supply.
free and clear from all membranes and
without any further paymen whatever.
one hundred thousand dollars G$100, 000),
on the Third National Bank of Jersey
City, N. j.. payable to the order Of the
Treasurer of Jersey City, as an evidence
of good faith. which cheque is in lieu of
| freebooter security.
We also herewith submit and annex to
this proposal the plans, general drawings,
ETC., enumerated below. and in addition
thereto furnish the following description
OF the works. proposed to be built and
the sources of the supply proposed to be
furnished.
Note-Following any written matter
hereto annexed the bidder must sign name
in full and Post ofice address. I'm case
an individual signs for a corporation
proper authority must accompany the
| proposal.
The source of supply proposed by us is
in Sussex and Warren counties, in New
Jersey, and more fully described in the
proposal accompanying this bid.
1 In detail we nr0nOSa tn build q dam at
Culver's Lake, raising said lake twelve
feet; cutting a canal into said lake, so
it's present level, eighteen feet; to cut a
canal from Culver's Lake into Long Pond
to enable us to draw it down ten feet;
to dig a canal along the sides of the
valley to enable US to drain all the lakes
in them into Culver's Lake. To lay a line
of Pinch pipe, of steel. from the Cul-
veras Lake dam across the valley to the
mountains, near Sparta; at and near
Sparta to build two dams and to construct
open bitches along the side of the noun
tains. to turn all of the water shed neces-
sary to produce the amount of water re-
quired into the reservoirs. created by these
two dams: to lay a line of 4S-inch cast
iron pipe from each dam to the tunnel;
to cut a tunnel through from Sparta to
Hybernia. S.feet by 9 feet, thence to lay a
line of 54-inch steel pipe to the reservoir on
BERGEN Hill. It may be found advisable
wood Valley and from there lay the pipe
to Bergen Hill.
All Of which is more fully shown by the
following maps
Map A-Water shed.
Map B-Sketch of water works and wa
ter she'd.
Map C-Sketch showing connections of
different water sheds at tunnel entrance.
Map D-Dam at Culver's Lake.
Map retrospective view of Dam D.
Map F-Masonry dam below Morris
Pend.
Map G-Prospective view OF Dam F
when complete.
Map H-Earth dam with masonry core
Map MAP of Culver's Lake.
Map J-Sketch of bitches north of Cul-
ver,s-
May K-Sketch of bitches east of Gull
Map L-Sketch showing proposed plan
of water supply for Jersey City.
The details of our proposed proposition
is more fully set forth in a paper hereto
GEO. B. INMAN CONTRACT co.
GEO. B. NINMAN,
(Seal.) President.
Attest:- A. D. PALMER,
To the Board of Street and Water Com
m~issioners Of Jersey City, n. j., q.
Conference.-The undersigned on behalf
of the George B. Inman Contract Com
pany, desires to present a, plan and prop
osition for a new water supply for your
city.
we are contractors Tor water supply
works and other extensive public work,
and after long experience in building wa
ter works we believe that there are GER
tain conditions that ought to be present
in any plan to meet the need of a City
growing so rapidly and likely to become
so %populouS as Jersey City, and we for
mulate them as follows
FirSt-The water must be absolutely
pure and potable.
Second-The source must be ample in
volume, and the storage supply must be
large enough for the dryest summer, and
capable of still further enlargement by
additional storage reservoirs at moderate
expense and the source of sources should
be capable of furnishing a quantity of
water far beyond the city's present needs
twenty-five years be in the position it is
now, hunting for water.
Third-It must be freed from the COM
plications of riparian rights and POSSIBLE
fly of vexatious litigation and the assess
ment of riparian damages against the city
caused by the diversion and storing of
water.
~Fourth-There must be no possibility of
pollution in the future. Absolute purity
is the first consideration now and for all
time to come.
Fifth-The intake should be high
enough to deliver the water at either
the city pipes at your option, at a pres
sure that would raise it in a stand pipe at
the present high service on Bergen Hill 20
a height of over 200 feet above sea level at
Jersey City.
Sixth-The conduits. dams and entire
structure to be strong and durable ana of
ample size for the free conveyance of all