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

supply =
20 million gallons. .......... $3.50 $40 0
million gallons ........ $3.50 80. @,
million gallons. $500 ID
million gallons. ........ $500 "a IN
million gallons. s........ 5000 81 .0t
million gallons. 25.00 $50
million gallons. 1000 2lW
Option GO years, one pipe, s7,10o,OOo.
Two pipes, S7,375000.
Intake, Little Falls. High Service
pumping to be done by the city.
The bid of the Jersey City Water Com
pany was accepted by the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, April 29, 1875
but the award was not concurred in by
the Board of Finance.
Under the fourth advertisement three
bids were received July l. 1885 The speci-
f1cations called for four plans and also
permitted informal bids. The following
offers were made:-
Jersey City Water Co. gravity, High
Service):-
Plan A-Two pipes, s44 down to s25 pei
million; option, sS,550,000 GO yrs.).
Plan Bone pipe. s39.75 down to $25 pei
million; option. $,s50,0o0 GO yrs.).
Plan C-Two pipes, 6 per cent on IS. .5oO.-
600, or s513OOO per year; option, $S,55O.0o(
GO yrs.).
Plan Cone pipe, go on s7,s5ooOo or
SAT-, 000 per year; option, 81, 900 GO yrs
Source, Rockaway Water Shed; Beach
Glen Intake.
Area of water shed, S. square miles
East Jersey Water Co. (Gravity, High
Service):-
Plan A-Two pipes, s73 down to $3.50
per million; option, Sl000O,0 600 l20 yrs.). =,
Plan Bone pipe, $6450 to $33 per mill
ion; option, s9,000,O00 GO yrs.).
Plan C-Two pipes, 69o on Sll O00, 600 OF
$500, 900 per year; option, s11 100000 GO yrs)
Plan Cone pipe, SO on $l0, 200 0O0 or
$500, 900 per year; option, $10,00O,0o0 go yrs)
Source, Rockaway River; Intake, Boon
ton.
Area of Water Shed, 11S square miles,
East Jersey Water Company-Supple-
mental Bids
No /, Gravity, High Service, so Mill
ions.
Two pipes, s4s5o down to s24. 50 per mill
ion gallons; option IS, 00O, 600 GO yrs.).
One pipe, s43 down to s22 per million
gallons; option, S250,0o0 GO yrs.).
No standard of purity of guaranty
against pollution as required by specifica-
tions.
area 11S square miles.
Offers to purchase surplus waters under der
supplemental bid No. !, and allow $4O0
per annum therefore.
Supplemental bid No. 81
Little Falls pumping bid
For delivery at Low Service, s95 per mil
lion gallons.
For delivery at High Service, S3V per
million gallons.
No option to purchase.
Supplemental Bid No. a.
For surplus waters of Newark supply,
available to September "a. 1900. Price per
million gallons same as Supplemental NO.
/. Conditional upon award of permanent
contract.
Offers all water rights. lands, waters
reservoir sites and rights % OF ooW way as m
Supplemental No. l, for s., AGO. 600 plus cost
. Rockaway cs a a'' an and Hudson Company.
Gravity High Service
Plan A-Two pipes, SEQ to $26 per million
gallons; option, $5,943, 600.
1or
gallons; option, s5,65O,0O0.
Plan C-6 per cent. interest on $500, 900.
or S45O,000 per year; option. $780, 900.
Plan D-6 per cent. interest on SOOO,O0o,
or 1920. 900 per year; option, $1,000, 900.
Rockaway River; intake, Boonton; llS
square miles.
SUPPLEMENTAL Bid A.
Same as Plan A, except that upon noti-
fication of intention to purchase, the
price per million gallons will be reduced
as follows:-
For two pipes. s42 to $40 per million gal
Ions: option s75OO.OO0
For one pipe s4i to s19 per million gall
Ions; option 81. .000, ,000
August 13. 1895, the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners awarded contract,
under this fourth bidding. to the Jersey
City Water Company, under Plan B. the
city to pay from $39. IS. down to $25 per
million gallons. the maximum supply to
be COCO 900 gallons delivered through a
single pipe. and the purchase price to be
$4,000 This award was concurred in
by the Board of Finance. approved by
Hon. Peter f. Wanser then Mayor. and
was set aside by the Supreme Court in
January 1896
At this bidding, the East Jersey Water
Company was awarded a contract for
temporary water supply, which, with
some notifications is yet in force
Under the fifth advertisement, bids
were received May Is, 1896. The only bid
der was the Rockaway and Hudson Com
pany, which presented two bids, as fol-
lows
Rockaway & Hudson Company, so mill
ion gallons, High Service:-
Plan A-s36 to $27 per million,options; Ill
35 millions capacity, s6,250, 900 GO yrs); SO
source, Rockaway River; intake Boon
ton.
Plan B-s3s to 1874 per million-Optio
35 millions capacity, Sc, 300, goo GO yrs); 80
source, Upper Rockaway Water Shed;
intake, Beach Glen.
These bids were rejected July 1S, 1896.
Under the sixth advertisement, bids
were received August "a. 1886, as follows:
East JERSEY WATER COMPANY. 4
SO Million Gallons:-
Plan A-All low service; 1st pipe. 80
mil capacity, or I'd pipe. so mil capacity
2 pipe. s36 to s34 per million. Option-1
pipe, $6.225. 900; 2 pipe, $6.945,00o
Source, Rockaway River; Intake, Pow
erville.
capacity, or 2 pipe, so mil capacity. Wa
ter, l pipe $36 to $34 per million; water,
2 pipe, s3S to $S6 per million; Option
pipe, Sc, ,990, 900; 2 pipe, 81, $3.50. 600.
Source, iRockaway Water Shed; Intake,
Beach Glen.
Plan C-High and low service; ] pipe,
95 mil. capacity, or pipe, 50 mil capac-
water, 2 pipe, $3S to $36 per million. OPP
tion~i pipe. 81, $50, 600; 2 pipe, $3.50, 0OO
Source, Greenwood Lake and Wynockie.
ROCKAWAY & HUDSON COMPANY:
Plan A, as above-Water, $35. so to $3.50
per M. Option-35 mil, $6,05o0Oo; 80 mil,
81, 100000.
Source, Rockaway River; Intake, Beach
Glen and Port Dram.
Plan B, as above-Water, $37 to $34 per
million. Options mil. capacity, $6,S75,-
600; so mil. capacity, $T.400,00o
Source, Rockaway River; Intake, Beach
Glen and Port Dram.
Plan C, as above-Water, $3.50 to $3.50
per million. Option, IS mil capacity
Glen and Port Dram.
The bid of the East Jersey Water Com
pany under Plan b. providing for pur-
chase at $780, 900, was accepted by the
Street and Water Board concurred in by
the Board of Finance, but vetoed by
Mayor Wanser.
Under the seventh advertisements, bids
Patrick I'll. Flynn
plan $50 million High Service. one
pipe; for water, $40 to $40 per million gall
Ions; option on completion and accept
ance. 81, 100, 900: option. 5, 10 or Is years,
81, SIC, 600; source, Rockaway River; intake,
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