The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-18
ONE PEBBLE!
P. H. Flynn the Lonely Bid
der for a Water Supply
Under the New
Call.
ROCKAWAY AND POMPTOA
Sources From Which He
Proposes to Assuage
Jersey City's
Thirst.
HIS PRICES RATED AS LOW
Three Alternative Plans Sub
mitted to the Street and
Water Board Today.
COMMITTEE TO MCUBATE ON THEM
Millions for the Plant as a Whoae
Figures ON Supply by the
MAllion Gallons.
HIS PRICES RATED AS Low
Three Alternative Plans Sub
mitted to the Street and
Water Board Today.
COMMITTEE TO NCUBATE ON THEM
Millions for the Plant as a Whole
Figures ON Supply by the
Nz4llion Gallons.

p. III. Flynn. of Brooklyn, was found to
he the onfy bidder for the new water
supply for this city when the Street and
water Board Commissioners, at this
mornings special meeting, called for bids
~ nronosals. This fact occasioned no
little surprise to the Board, for it was
noticed that representatives from the
Rockaway and Hudson Company, the
O'Brien, Sheehan, Mclean d Hodgers
Co. and George B. Inman Contracting
Company We're present
The meeting was called for ten O'Clock
and punctually to the hour the Conmls-
sioners took their seats. Mayor Hoos
occupied a place at one of the Alder
mems desk. Behind him were Garwood
Ferris, formerly water expert to the city;
Messrs. Kennedy and Connolly, represent
ing Mr.. Flynn; Mr.. George H. Holmes,
Finance COMMISSIONS Jacob Ringle, Mr..
w. d. Edwards and Private Secretary
Edward. Hoos.
When Clerk George Bouton had finished
reading the very lengthy proposals he
called for bids. Mr.. Kennedy handed up
a bulky envelope and three big plans
Then there was a pause and Mr.. Bouton
said
..only one bid received
"Open it, said President Hauck, and
these were Mr.. Flynn's figures:-
Source of supply, Rockaway River, at
Old Boonton; one large reservoir; extent
Of watershed, l2219 quare miles.
50. 600, 600 gallons daily. Price of plant on
completion, S, 5s5, 900; if on 5, 10 or 10
$500 --.-= Or n DN0
Is, ooo,o 8 gallons daily. Price of plant on
completion, $s,745, 900; if on S, 10 or IS year
basis, S9,245,000.
Each million gallons from Is to 80 mill
Each million gallons from 30 to s5 mill
Each million gallons from IS to As mill
ions, $24.
Each million gallons from As to 70 mill
PLAN 2.
Source of supply, Rockaway River, at
Old Boonton; three large reservoirs; area
of watershed, 121 square miles.
1000. 000 gallons daily. Price on compile
ton: 81 1886, 600; if on 5, 10 or Is year basis,
"a, 100000 gallons daily. Price on compile
ton, $S,S5o,0 900; if on s, 10 or Is year basis,
Each million gallons up to 25 millions,
s36.
Each million gallons from % to 80 mill
ions, $36.
Each million gallons from 30 to 30 mill
Each million gallons from 35 to As mill
Each million gallons from As to 20 mill
ions, $40.
Informal bid not delivered at High Ser
vice, source OF supply, Pompton River;
area Of watershed, 267 squar miles.
sc. 600. 900 gallons daily. Price on compile
ton, SC. $50 $1,000; if on 5, 10 or Is year basis,
81, 150.0 600.
o,Oo0.O COO gallons daily. Price on compile
IS. 500,0 900.
Each million gallons up to % millions,
m Eaeh N million gallons from p to g
Each million gallons, from 30 to 81
millions, 1872.
Each million gallons from IS to 4;
Each million gallons from As to II
millions, SIS.
Plans 1 and 2 are for a gravity supply
of so to 20 millions of gallons. to be de-
livered by gravity at a pressure equivalent
to 20 above mean tide at the Berger
reservoirs. and differ only in character OF
masonry, etc.
Mr.. Flynn's bid was referred to a com
mittee of the whole. Because there Is
only one bid, that, according to an au-
thority in these matters cannot prevent
The Board from awarding the contract
provided. of course, everything in the BIZ
is strictly regular and conforms to thu
printed specifications.
IN drawing the speclncatiohs the cits
officials have made everything as simple
as possible Inere are no DIVISIONS ahe
supaiVlslons as IN Gays OF yore' throusi
wnlcn one mlghl not ohis drive "a coaci
M PAIR put force an entire water
sned hrough II need Pc Inc CITY
plan IS, IN a word that the Supply mus
be delivered by gravity at the Berger
Reservoirs the 1irst works u %
bulit with storage ana intake RESERVOIRS
SO located n OF sunicleht capael.y ina
It can collect ana denver o. miiilons o.