The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-22
FINANC|ERS CONCUR
Flynn's Water Contract APP
proved at Last Nights
Meeting Of the Board.
ALL OF THE DIRECTIONS REMOVED
Award Now Before the Mayor
Who Will Take Time
Before Acting.
ALL OF THE OBJECTIONS REMOVED


| The Board Of Finance, last night,
unanimously .concurred in the resolution
of the Street and Water Board, awarding
contract to Patrick H. Flynn to sup
ply Jersey City with water There was
no discussion.
This brings the contract directly up TO
Mayor Hoos, whose signature is sine
qua non What His Honor viii do with
it is matter of doubt and. as for the
Mayor himself, the Statue of the God of
silence is noisy, compared with him. One
thing is known that His Honor will not
do things in a hurry. He will take plenty
of tirne in which to act,
The resolution passed last night was as
follows:
currence of the Board of Finance the
proposal Of Patrick III. Flynn to provide
new water supply for Jersey City and
70 produce the results required in the
Board on July g. 1888. in accordance with
his plan No. /, set forth in said proposal
and submitted to this Board in answer
to public advertisement on August Is,
1898, be and the same is hereby accepted;
this Board being OF opinion that said pro-
posal under said plan No. l is the pro-
posal of that responsible bidder which
offers the terms most advantageous to
the city.
The prices proposed and accepted under
| said plan and conformably with said
specifications are as follows:-
For each million gallons of water fur.
nished up to twenty-five (25) million gal
Ions daily, thirty-sx dollars $3.50 per mil
lion gallons.
For each million gallons in excess of
twenty-five e251 million gallons daily up
TO thirty 800 million gallons daily, thirty
four dollars $3.50 per million gallons.
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty 900 million gallons daily up to
thirtytive {S5) million gallons daily
thirty-two dollars (s32} per million gallons.
For each million gallons IN excess of
thfrty-five (35) million gallons daily up to
forty-tive (45@ million gallons daily, twen-
ty-four dollars (S24) per million gallons.
For each million gallons in excess of
forty-fiye million gallons daily up to the
limit of capacity of the water works,
twenty dollars ($20) per million gallons.
Said proposal also contains the follow
ing options to the city for the purchase
Of the works and water supply by the
hereafter exercised by the city conforma-
bly, with said specifications and proposal
heretofore referred to-
For the water works and all the ap-
purtenances thereof necessary to fulfil
the requirements OF said specifications to
the extent of fifty (5o) million gallons of
ply water rights lands, reservoir sites,
rights of way and all easements necessary
to fulfill the requirements Of said spe-
cifications and to the extent of seventy
(70l million gallons of water daily for
ever which purchase can be made by the
city yys1crl the water works are completed
and accepted hereunder; provided, that.
the city Shall give notice OF its intention
to purchase within one year after the
date of contract, the sum Of seven million
five hundred and ninety-flve thousand
dollars ($7,595, 000).
For the water works and all appurten-
ances thereof necessary to fulfill the re-
quirements Of said specifications to the ex-
tent Of fifty (50) million gallons OF water
daily together with the water supply
water rights. s,l lands t reservoir SIZES stsss.
sary to fulfill the requirements OF the
said specifications and to the extent of
seventy Goe million gallons Of water ,sI
made by the city at the expiration Is
five (5). ten d0 or fifteen Q5l years from
the date Of contract; pfFo,Yided f ,tS q shat the
purchase at least one year in advance Of
such purchase. the sum of seven million
nine hundred and ninety-five thousand
I For the water works, water supply.
water rights, lands. reservoir sites.
rights Of way and all appur,ifelnlanees pp,i NJ and
ments of said specifications and 20 the
extent of seventy G0) million gallons Of
water daily forever, which purenase E.. can an
works are completed and accepted hera-
under: provided, that the city shall give
in one year from date of contract, the
sum of eight million seven hundred and
forty-fve thousand dollars (SS, 745000).
For the water works, water Supply,
of way and all appurtenances and ease
ments necessary to fulfill the require
ments of said specifications and TO the
extent of seventy (l0} million gallons of
water daily forever, which purchase can
be made by the City at the expiration OF
five (51, ten 90 or fifteen q5) 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 two
hundred and forty-ffve thousand dollars
$50 245 G009.
Be it further resolved, That the Corr
poration Attorney be instructed to pre-
pare subject to the approval OF the
out the terms of this resolution, and that
His Honor the Mayor and the President
of this Board be requested to execute the
same under the seal of the City, to be
attested by the City Clerk on behalf of
the City.
Before the resolution was read letter
from the Board of Trade was received,
announcing the resolution passed by that
Board on Tuesday night, in relation to
the water bid.
1t seems that Commissioner Jacob
Ringle had serious objections to the con-
tract and these pertained to the safe
guards for pollution. but Mr.. Ringle hav-
ing been assured that Mr. Flynn had
given positive guarantees against pollu-
tion. he withdrew his objection. The
same was the case with Commissioner
Simpson who desired fuller explanation
regarding salient points In the, contract.
All the Commissioners said that they
were convinced of the merits of the
contract, and that 1t would undoubtedly
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