The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
THE WATER CONTRACT.
Copy of 1t Which Mayor
Hoos Had Published
Last Month.

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award of water contract to P. H. Flynn,
Mayor Hoos demanded that copy Of
the contract 20 be executed be filed with
| him. Accordingly Corporation Counsel
McDermott and Counsellor w. D. Ed
! wards prepared .he document the Mayor
! desired to inspect: 1t was delivered to
him on the fourth 1Ay CT January aid the
! following day ne caused it to be made
public, that It might oe reviewed any
suggestions made If desired. the con-
tract is as follows:-
This agreement, made this -- day
! of January, eighteen hundred and ninety
nine, between the Mayor and Aldermen
of Jersey City, a municipal corporation
of the State of New Jersey, party OF the
first part, hereinafter called Jersey City,
and Patrick H. Flynn, of the Borough OF
Brooklyn. in the City and State of New
York. party of the second part, herein
after called the contractor, witnesseth:-
Whereas, On the eighth day of July,
eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, the
+ OF jersey City adopted specifications for
a new water supply, which specifications
are hereunto annexed and made part
of this contract, and advertised for pro-
posals for supply of pure and whole
some water. based on such specifications,
to be received by said Board on the eigh-
teenth day OF August, eighteen hundred
and ninety-eight: and
Whereas After due advertisement, said
Board of Street and Water Commission
as did. on said eighteenth day of August,
eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, re-
ceive such proposals: and
Whereas. The said contractor in answer
to such advertisement did present to said
Board on said last mentioned day propoS-
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specifications upon three plans. known as
Plan No. j, Plan No and Plan No. g.
copy of which proposals is hereunto
annexed and made part hereof and
Whereas, On the eighth day of Decem-
ber eighteen hundred and ninety-eight
the said Board of Street and Water Com
missionerS accepted the proposal Of said
contractor under said Plan No. l, and
awarded a contract to him in accordance
herewith and with said specifications Eat y
which award was on the tWenty-first day
of December, eighteen hundred and nine
ty-eight, concurred in by the Board of
Finance Of such city. ana 90 was snnrotnd on the
by the Mayor of such city.
Now therefore. in consideration of the
other ptH'sp paid, l It IS IS hereby covenanted and
agreed by and between the parties hereto
as follows:-
First-The said contractor agrees to con-
struct new system of water works for
Jersey City and to supply said city there-
from with pure and wholesome water, IN
and his proposal under Plan No. l. and
to enlarge said works if required by Jer-
sey City, in the manner provided IN SAID
specifications and proposal. Such works
shall be constructed and maintained by
the contractor and the water delivered
therefrom shall be pure and wholesome
and free from pollution, deleter1ouS for
drinking and domestic purposes, during
the time that Jersey City shall take wa
ter by the million gallons; II Such works
and supply are purchased by Jersey CITY
they shall be delivered to said city as
completed operating plant free from pol
luton as aforesaid.
water aforesaid and use the same for its
water supply, when said works; are com
pleted in accordance with said speclhca-
tions, and Plan No. l, as soon as the sald
contractor is ready to deliver pure and
wholesome water from such supply.
Third-Jersey City agree, , to to pay p for for
said specifications and Plan as foliows:-
For each million gallons of water fur
nished up to twenty-five (2o) million gal
Ions daily, thirty-six dollars ($36) per mill
r For 1 each million gallons in excess of
twenty-five million gallons daily up TO
four dollars (S3D per million gallons.
For each million gallons in excess OF
thirty (S0) million gallons daily up to
thirty-five (5O million gallons daily thir-
ty-two dollars ($32) per million gallons.
For each million gallons in excess of
thirty-five (35) million gallons daily up to
ty-four dollars ($2D pei. million gallons.
For each million gallons in excess of
forty-five (45) million gallons daily up to
the limit of capacity of the water. works,
twenty dollars (S20) per million gallons
Fourth-Said specifications and accepted
proposal under Plan No. l, which are
hereto annexed, are hereby made part
of this contract.
Fifth-The said contractor hereby
covenants and agrees that he will, upon
the receipt of notice as provided in the
specifications and the payment of the
purchase price, sell and convey said wa
ter supply with the appurtenances, to
Jersey City upon any of the following op-
tions:-
For the water works and all appurte-
nances thereof necessary to fulfill the re-
qurements of these specifications to the
extent of fifty (50) million gallons of wa
ter daily together with the water supply
water rights lands, reservoir sites, rights
of way and all easements necessary to
fulfill the requirements of these specifica-
tions and to the extent of seventy (70)
million gallons of water daily forever,
which purchase can be made by the City
when the water works are completed and
accepted hereunder: provided that the
city shall give notice of it's intention to
purchase within one year after the date
IF contract the sum of seven million five
hit nd7ed and ninety-five thousand dollars
($7 .595. .000. COZ.
FOR the water works and all appurte-
nances thereof necessary to fulfill the
requirements OF these specifications to the
extent of fifty (50) million gallons of
wafer daily together with the water sun. q,