The Jersey City news., 1898-08-26

mean high tide. This pipe, and the pipe
the tunnels will enable the contractor to
deliver seventy million gallons of water
daily into the Bergen reservoir. This steel
pipe conduit will be sixty-three (6S1 inches
Hook Mountain. where 1t viii connect
with the tunnel hereinbefore mentioned;
from the tunnel at Hook Noun
tain to the Tunnel at Watching
Mountain will be of sixty-three t654 inches
inside diameter, connecting with
the tunnel hereinbefore mentioned
through Watching Mountain: from the
tunnel at Watching Mountain this steel
diameter TO Bergen Reservoir, where 1t
will deliver the water with a pressure
equal to a head of one hundred and
tw,enty-seven q27) feet above mean high
All Of the above conduits and tunnels
VIII be constructed and equipped as re-
qIlred by the. specifications.
The route of the last above conduit Is
shown ON map No. annexed.
The profile and hydraulic gradients Of
said conduits and tunnels are shown on
profile No l.
The right is reserved. subject to the
approval of the engineer of the city to
substitute at the crossing of the Hacken-
sack, Passaic and Rockaway Rivers for
each each single steel pipe. two or more cast
IRON pipes of approved strength and ma
terial, having a combined capacity equal
70 the steel conduits for which they may
be substituted.
In the foregoing description the phrase
high tide
herewith submit and annex the fol-
loving preliminary plans, maps and pro-
built. = =
Map No. i
Map No. g.
PrSfi1 10 No
PATRICK II. FLYNN,
lS9 Montague street,
Borough of Brooklyn
rr,o- New York City, N Y.
PROPOSAL FOR A NEW WATER SUP
PLY FOR JERSEY CITY, n.
PLAN No. g.
z Made by Patrick H. Flynn.
Residence or Office: 189 Montague street.
n - 80" ioih Sies'
Date, August is. 1893.
10 the Board of Street and Water Com
missicners Of Jersey City, New Jersey
Gentiemen-I hereby propose to provide
a new supply of water to Jersey City,
New Jersey, and produce the results re-
CURED IN the plan and specifications pre-
ce.esdlng, e.ss attached to and made a part Of
this proposal for the following prices
For each million gallons Of water fur
nIShed up to twenty-five (25 million gall
ions daily. thirty-six dollars (36.e0) per
million gallons
For each million gallons in excess Of
twenty-five (25} million gallons daily up
to thirty f30) million gallons daily, thirty
SIX dollars $4,000 per million gallons.
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty 800 million gallons daily up to
thirty-f1ve f35) million gallons daily, thir-
ty-three dollars (ss3.oO) per million gal
For each million gallons in excess Of
thiTty-five go million gallons daily up 10
forty-five (43) million gallons daily, fwen-
tygnve collars $500 per million gallons .
For each million gallons in excess of
forty-hye million gallons daily up to the
limit of capacity of the water works.
twenty dollars ts20.00) per million gallons.
For the water works and all appurte-
nances thereof necessary to fulfill the re-
duirements of these specifications to the
extent of fifty $50 million gallons OF
water daily, together with the water sup
ply, water rights, lands, reservoir sites,
rights Of way and all easements neees-
sary to fulfill the requirements of these
specifications and to the extent of seven
ty (70) million gallons of water daily for
ever, which purchase can be made by the
City when the water works are COM
pleted and accepted hereunder; provided,
that the City shall give notice of it's in
tentfon to purchase within one year after
the date of contract the sum Of
seven million three hundred and ninety
five thousand dollars (S7, S95, ,000. .00)
For the water works and all appurte-
nances thereof necessary to fulfill the re-
quirements of these specifications to the
extent of fifty (50) million gallons of
water daily, together with the water sup
ply, water rights, lands, reservoir sites,
rights Of way and all easements neces-
sary to fulfill the requirements of these
specifications and to the extent of seventy
(70) million gallons of water daily for
ever, which purchase can be made by the
City at the expiration Of five (5), ten 40,
or fifteen (15) years from the date of
contracts provided, that the City shall
give notice of its intention to purchase
at least one year in advance of such pur-
chase, the sum of seven million eight
hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars
($7, S95, 600. .001.
For the water works water supply,
water rights, lands, reservoir sites, rights
nents necessary to fulfill the require
ments of these specifications and to the
extent of seventy (70) million gallons of
water daily forever, which purchase can
works are completed and accepted here
under; provided, that the City shall give
notice of its intention to purchase within
one year from the date Of contract, the
sum Of eight million eight hundred and
fifty thousand dollars ($S 1850, 000.00).
For the water works, water supply.
water rights, lands. reservoir sites, rights
of way and all appurtenances and ease
ments necessary to fulfill the require
ments of these specifications and to the
extent of seventy (70) million gallons OF
water daily forever, which purcha& can
be made by the City at the expiration OF
five (5), ten Q0) or fifteen 15) years from
the date of contract. provided, that the
City shall give notice of its intention TO
purchase one year in advance of such
purchase, the sum of nine million three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars (S9,350-
600 00a.
herewith offer a certified cheque for
one hundred thousand dollars (S10O 000.0 .0Ol
ON the New Jersey Title Guarantee and
Trust Company, payable to the order OF
the Treasurer of Jersey City. as an evil
dence of good faith, which cheque Is In
lieu of freeho1der security.
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.
hereto annexed the bidder must sign
name in full and Post Office address, In
case an individual signs for corpora
ton, proper authority must accompany
the proposal.
PATRICK H. FLYNN.
1S9 Montague Street,
Borough of Brooklyn,
New York City, N. Y.
PLAN NO. 2.
The following is the general description
of the plan and essential features for the
water supply proposed by me at the fore
going prices for Jersey City on Plan No
d under the specifications of the city here
to annexed, and in strict conformity
thereto.
supply of fifty million gallons of pure and
wholesome water daily with the lands,
reservoir sites, water rights and ease
ments necessary to enable the city to
divert and use seventy million gallons of
It til is to be taken from the Rockaway