The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-18

bidder, Patrick H. Flynn, as fonoWs:-
Plan No. t.
For water
| Up to 25 million gallons 1884,
% TO 80 million gallons daily ........-.. Sa.W
80 to So million gallons daily............ 32.W
IS to As million gallons daily........-.. 24.oo
As to 70 million gallons daily......s W,V
Price for water supply. rights and lands;
for 70 million gallons, with PIPE me ana
On completion and acceptance.....S7,5 $4,000
Option 5, 10 or Is years-.-...... 7,sso, Wy
Price for water supply, rights and lands
for 70 million gallons, with TWO pipe lines
and reservoirs for 70 million gallons:-- ~
On completion and acceptance-.-.SS5 45 oUo
Option 5, 10 or Is years........- 9,245,O00
Drainage area, l2211a square miles.
Source. Rockaway River at Boonton.
Plan No. 2:-
Up to rs million gallons daily..........s36.M
25 to 80 million gallons daily........... $500
80 to IS million gallons daily .....-...- $500
35 to As million gallons daily...-...... 25-W
As to 20 million gallons daily 2O.0O
Price for water supply, rights and lands
for 70 million gallons, with pipe lines and
reservoir for 50 million gallons, High
On acceptance and completion.....$7 81, 1906
Option 5, 10 or Is years.......-...-. 7,S9o,0U0
Price for water supply, rights and lands
for 70 million gallons with two pipe lines
and reservoirs for 70 million gallons:-
On completion and acceptance. .SS, so, 000
| Option s, 10 or Is years............ 9,350,00O
| source, hUckdWdy hlVeI DIT OIu oUuDlOH.
Drainage area, 12lA square miles.
This plan differs from plan No. / in that
it has a smaller reservoir at Old Boonton
and additional reservoirs at Beach Glen
1t is doubtful If this history of a search
for water can be paralleled. Over six
years have passed since bids were first
invited, and the growth of our city has
been checked by temporization.
The advantages claimed for the accept
ed proposal by Mr.. Flynn which seem well
supported are
THAT he offers to supply water by the
J million gallons at a rate less than we are
now paying to the East Jersey Water
| Company.
\ I.lThat the water to be furnished the
city shall be pure and wholesome and free
from pollution, deleterious for drinking
and domestic purposes.
1T the price at which the city
can purchase the plant having a shed
capacity of 70,000,O00 gallons and being
supplied with one 50 million pipe is S355.00o
less than the bid of the Jersey City Water
Company accepted in 1895, which provided
for rights, lands. ETC., sufficient for a
maximum supply of only 50 million gal
Ions per day. In other words. the city
pays 1885,. 900 less and secures 40 per cent.
more water rights.
IV,-The drainage area secured is the
largest eyer offered to the city. and is SO
whenever Jersey City shall require more
s" WS'nlThe sil provisions sa Of the specifications
against pollution are more stringent than
those prepared for any previous bidding.
VI.-The supply is by gravity and no
pumping whatever will be required.
other bid received since 1892. the one now
accepted undoubtedly offers the terms
most advantageous to the city.
Before Jersey City accepts a gallon of
water under this. contract the source of
supply must be absolutely protected from
pollution. If the CITY does not purchase
the plant. the contractor must maintain
does p not pu q6 aae the aupp plant, = it 'H viii 04t be
the duty of its officers to protect the
supply from pollution; This will not be
a difficult matter if those in charge use
even moderate diligence in invoking the
law against trespassers-
My action of today disposes of the resor
luton passed by your Honorable Board.
and the only thing still remaining to be
done is the final execution of the contract
itself by the proper city officials and the
contractor. Concluding. would say thai
the experience of Jersey City in allowing
the deliberate pollution, OF her former
source Of supply from the Passalc ana
the water was unfit FOR man or beast:
the expenditure of much money in adver-
Using again and again. n on expert bs fr, az :
less efforts in endeavoring to secure a
new supply, the subsequent making or a
temporary contract and the great burden
pay for the water under this contract.
the unnecessary waste OF water at tne
| present ClIH6 anu Lie S
costly system of collection. leads me 70
make the following recommendation ior
all time to GOMEZ. a
1.-The utmost vigilance in guarding
against the minutest. possible polutlon.
1.-THE metering of all water consuIaea
lat least SO long as water Is purchaser
by the million gallons.
III-The reduction or expenses III lne
collection department. u
If these communications are IOlioWeu,
have not the slightest doubt but that
when the city receives it's water unuer
this proposed contract that the conten.
each succeeding year will show a larger
percentage or saving. VIII pc Ieai tIo
and. furthermore. ] firmly believe tna5
itself a self sustaining and money max
ing department. as it should pc;
Respectfully sqbmitted,s
EDWARD HOOS,
Received and ordered filed.
The following resolutions were received
from the Board of Street and water coih-
missioners and disposed of as -
~ Directing the Water Registrar 70
cancel of record charges against properly
situate in Block $40, lot 139, No l02 Manae-
amounting to $11.40 for each year; totai'
1856 property having heretofore been al
iusted for said years, and the cnarges
herein indicated having been lnadVerteh.-
" omitted therefrom.
PASSED January i, lS992
i) Directing the Water aSsg IS "a , 70 r. r.,
| coiyG from M. IL. DOdNlCl pof-'oo,
metered water furnished the Y; s. Lining
Co, from August l, 1888, TO Fsepruary \
1886, on lots /, 2, 6 and I, BLOCK Sol, rec
mont street, and cancer the charses
against said property.
PASSED January "a, 1891
1l Awarding to the N. j. Mexican AS
nhalt CO. the contract for the improve.
ment of Prospect street, from Centra!
avenue to Palisade avenue teslimatee
cost, 81, 1856. 70).
passed January "a. 1892
IA Ordering paid certain claims
(Passed January "a, 1891
(5.) Ordering certain amounts pala !.
persons to whom awards were made fol
real estate taken or damage sustained
in the opening, extending and improve
ment of Iienau place, from its southeri5
; end and to Waverly street. and aWardins
to Thomas F. McCahe the contract Tor TN
making of said Improvement.
passed January 81, 1891
(6.l Ordering paid certain claims.
(Passed January 81, 1891
(Referred to the Committee on Concur
rent Resolutions
ny Resembling the resolution ladoptes
January 3, 1899 in the matter OF the open
: ing. etc, of Lienua place, from its presen
' southerly end to SWaverly street, ant
I awarding contract therefor.
: passed January 81, 1882
: Ordered fled-)
as Ordering paid the salaries of EN-
: ployes, removing snow, in the month 9
; December, 1898, as per payroll, amount
Passed January 81, 1899
: Preferred to the Committee on Finance.
! lREPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
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