The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-10
DIGEST OF WATER BlDS RECEIVED
AUGUST, 1898.
MEAs17RED WATER.

Location OIL Inldhei OiN Dooi4toAi.
BID NO. l.
Price up 10 % million gallons daily. $S6 GO
Price between 25 and 80 million daily. "a O0
Price between 30 and 50 million daily. s2 %
Price between So and A5 million daily "a 90
Price for As million upward daily. 20 90
BID NO. O.
Price up to 25 million gallons daily. SS6 90
Price between % and 80 million daily. Sc %
Price between 80 and So million daily. 80 W
Price between S5 and Al million daily e %
Price for As million upward daily. 20 90
PURCHASE OPTIONS.
Water works and appurtenances to supply 58
inillen gallons daily, together with water
rights and reservoir sites to supply 70 mill
ion gallons daily.
On completion .......-................ S,595, 900
Five. ten or fifteen years .......-.... 1885 600
1 Dam 1o5> high. storage 1852 mill
BID NO. 2.
On completion .......,-.-.....-.,...... &,395,00O
Five or fifteen years. 7,S95, 900
Dam So high.... storage $3.50 mill.
Dam 60 high. storage 3,9zo mil.
Total ..........-..............s.. 1,5lo mill.
Water works and water supply for 70 million
gallons daily.
Five ten or fifteen years. e,2i5,o0o
Dam 122 high. storage 2,6S3 mill.
BID NO. 2.
On completion 70 o,u9o
Five ten or fifteen years .....,..... 9,35o,ooo
Dam s2, high........st storage 5.059 mill.
Dam SO, high Observation-Disclosures 1890 mill.
Dam 81 high. storage 1851 mill.
Total l2.e4o Mill.
Amount City would have to pay if it continued
to purchase by the million gallons during
term of s11 63s. $50
Use Of water during term based on q million
actual daily average use in 1897 increased
thereafter per cent. yearly.
The report was read by Clerk Bouton.
To at least three of the Commissioners it
was satisfactory ard pleasing. Commits
sioners Heintze and Boltwood however
did not warm up to it as strongly as their
colleagues. This mornings discussion
revealed two interesting things. One was
that Commissioner Ferdinand Heintze is
not so averse to securing a denomination
as has been imagined. The second is that
Commissioner Boltwood could be pre-
arena The ambitions Of the gentlemen
were revealed when they remarked that
they could not see how they could ge be-
fore the public if they voted to accept a
water supply which will cost SS.0oo,ooo. 1t
will be remembered that Messrs. Heintze
and Boltwood favored the Rockaway and
Hudson Company's proposition, which
would cost $4,000 Having held out for
that plant they now argue that they can
scarcely see their way clear to vote for
a plant which will cost more.
They did not commit themselves, how
ever, in opposition to the Flynn proposal.
They are satisfied that all the bids are
in compliance with the specifications. 1t
was decided to take no definite action
until Corporation Counsel McDermott
passed upon the legality Of the several
bids. Mr.. MeDer1nott's report Will be
ready about September 26- President.
Heppenheimer, Of the Board of Finance,
will be home by that time and then a
conference, in which all the city officials
will participate, will be held
Mayor Hoos was not at today's confer
ence. He declines to discuss the water
subject. He says he will act promptly
when the matter is brought before him
officially.