The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-15
Il NOTICE.
NOTICE TO CON RAG ORS
Proposals for Water Supply
for Jersey City. N. j.

The Nfavor and Aldermen of Jersey City. by
the Board of Street and Water ConnhsssoI nsirs
and wholesome water biased on specineAtions
on file in the office OF the Clerk OF the Boara
meeting room of the Board, at the CITY dAH,
Jersey City, New jersey, on the ,oao
EIGHTEENTH OF ISIS i0'''
BIDDERS must submit proposals under the tea-
lowing plan
The water must be delivered by gravy a.
Rergen Reservoirs. The first WORKS must pe
constructed with storage ana nta nes4ad as
to be capable of collecting and deilVering y
Isl, million gallons daily at all times, "a ~.
SEVERITY ft70( million gallons daily if OF masonry
or in tunnel, or fifty t50) million gailons az y
if of steel pipe; delivery 81 SAM e sonrS ee,,iva-
lent TO an elevation OF 10 1eet ABOVE NC
high tide. All gate-hcuses at intakes anu
noints Of delivery, and all points OF connectloli
~ staa1 psirb masonry conduits shall be pro-
yided with connections for a second steer pipe
Of thirty 600 million gallons ANY cspac M
. aser,ents necessary to enable the CITY 70 dl-
vert and use seventy eTO million gallons aally
NV v7hs y during the term of contract, but
nr,oy "a the exercise of the Gity's option %
purchase, the City shat notiiy me ern1 uarss
then fhe contractor shall immediately pr9eeea
to construct such additional storage an ~
take reservoirs as may be necessary.
cated and Of such capacity as to pe capaotes
taeether with those previously constructed, o.
coIleetiug and delivering seventy CW lhlinoai
soTans daily at all times. and he shall like
Mise proceed to construct a second steer pspe
where such nine may be necessary = sl.as,S
MIN "a deliver thirty 800 million CATIONS oa,ts
additional into Bergen Reservoirs ,s5 "a and
vatton of I7 feet above mean hlsn ttees 80
shall so perfect and complete ms "assl ~ y -
IL all details as 10 make them tapaot- -
collecting and delivering 70 tnS Slt go
Coz million gallons daiiy a. AL is,esS- within
49, ,ssars after the service Of the aforesaid
nst,ce. and when so completed. on demana 81
~ C;ty the CITY will agree to take ana pay
y ! isast dfty $50 million gallons OF water
AM But the contractor shall IN no case be
esalneI.af1 10 complete these additional works
earlier than the first works are TO De COM
ps9sep E coniuit or conduits shall pass within
.Sousand feet of Betlevile Reservoir. con-
n~eetlons mast be provided tnerewitn. ana ne
CIV may require delivery OF a part or the
sephr- cENFRAL CONDITIONS
THE CITY reserves the right to reject any or
prnnosa,s will not be received after the time
AGED BY the advertisement.
pranosafs must be made on blank forms. to
he obtained at the elfIce o. the Slerk O 5ns
ns1st 10 ae1ivered in OMEN meeting and when
salis7 for, to that officer In q sealed en-
velope. to be endorsed. Proposals for New
water Supply for Jersey City, n, J
Prices must be stated IN figures and writing
ANY proposal under the specification which
daes, rat comply with all of Its requirements
win be deemed informal and re1eeted
ia their proposal such descriptions. plans and
cravings as may be nGcessary 70 make clear
tbs essential features OF the works proposed
Iaepsh ana capacity cf ali reservoirs, the lcsa-
ian III Intakes the route profile and hydraulic
eTadfenf II conduits with all necessary data
Isl dstsrminln< their carrying capacity, And