The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-18
intake at Beach Glen and Dlxon's Pond;
area of water shed, 46 square miles.
East Jersey Water Company, pumping

/ 54million gallonS... 81. 80 3 sS9.W
s million gailons..-..... $500 &.00
S million gallons......... 80. 100 A 31-00
S million gallons........ 25.00 $500
S million gallons.......... 20.0O 21.00
Two pipes. 81. s75. 900.
Intake, Little Falls. High Service
The hfd of the Jersey civ Water Com
and Water commissioners April 20. 1895,
but the award was not concurred in by
Under the fourth advertisement three
bids were received July 1, 1895. The speci-
| ications called for four plans and also
| nermitted informal bids. The fOlloWin
Diners were made
Jersey CITY Water Co. gravity, High
| Service):-
mili;nn. ontion SS 550 O60 f20 yrs !.
plan Rome nine. S99, rs down to SIS per
million. option 81. 95o'O 600 co yrs,),
plon mines 6 rer cent. on
ss 55S,oooS or Sis. ooO Der year; option. S., $780,
0g ps ~ y Gyone nine sa on s7.s5oooo or
et77 900 - ,aar! nntion 81 q50 mn (a0 vrs.1
@7e.,yvu Z So q yatsr she'd. Reach
source. i.ocha"ay "a'ei one
Gieh ihtake.
Area OF water shed, % square nnllSS;
East Jersey water 70. Vuiasies' iis
Seryice);- - sae so
fla A-lWo pipes, SsS ~ uo az ~ Soo
| per million; option, $10,0 600, 600 l20 yrs-).
Plan Bone pipe, $64.50 TO $S per mill
ion; option, 100000 (o yrs.l a., ooo non ~
Plan C-Two pipes, Sc on ~, OVOuVO OF
$3.50, 600 per year; option, SILL oo, 600 a20 yrs.)
plan Gone pipe, So on $40, 900, 900 or
| 5000, 600 per year; option, $10.00o.Q00 (2o yrs.)
Source, Rockaway River; Intake. Boom
ton.
Area of Water Shed, us square miles,
East Jersey Water Company-Supple-
| mental Bids
No. /, Gravity, High Service, so Mill
| ions.
Two pipes, $3.50 down to SPAS per mill
Jon gallons; option, IS, OOO,O 900 go yrs.):..
| gallons; option, 81, ESQ., 900 GO yrs).
No standard of purity of guaranty
| against pollution as required by specihca-
| lions.
Source-Rockaway River, booh.on'
area lis square miles:
supplemental Bid NO. 4 aar
Offers to purchase surplus waters unaen 81
supplemental bid NO. l, ana aHoW s4o'ooV
per annum therefore.
Supplemental bid NO. %
Little FANS pumpln pla;M cox mar mil
For aelvery at VI" sersice' s'' POI -
non ga5l9ns. rJ;ah car,,;oo s5o ner
Eor oennery d. Fhsh ~ :"
mnILlon sano tn nrcbase
So op.aon - Pa Ne -
Eo pS,IrnI,ls yaters If Newark supply,
III. bia "a Senternber "a 1910. Price per
mi1iion eaIons same as SUPPLEMENTAL No.
Il Condifjona1 unon award of permanent
contract
SunnIemental Bid No. 81
Offers ali water rights. lands, waters.
reservoir sites and rights OF way as III
| SuppIemental No. /, for 81, 465, 900 plus cost
Of works and 2095 profit.
Rockaway and Hudson Company.
Gravity, High Service:-
Plan A-Two pipes, 500 to $40 per mliioa
plan Bone pipe, s57 to s25 per million
gallons; option, S., 650,000
or r sa5o, 900 SOp per pss year. ar option, $500, 900,
Plan D6 per cent. interest on Saovo'VV'
or s42O, 900 per year; option, $1,000. OOo. 10
RockaWay River; intake, boonlon' iIo
Supplemental Bid A.
Same as Plan A, except that upon nosl-
fcation of intention to purchase, inc
price per million gallons Will be reduced
as follows:-
For two pipes, s42 to $40 per million gal
Ions; option, 81, 900.
For one pipe, Sl TO $9 per million gar
ions; option. 81, 900, 900.
August 10, 1895, the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners awarded a contract.
under this fourth bidding, to the Jersey
City Water Company, under Plan =, the
city to pay from s5s.75 down to SIS per
million gallons, the maximum supply 10
be 0,0O0,000 gallons. delivered through d
81, $4,000. This award was concurred in
by the Board of Finance approved by
Hon. Peter F. Wanser, then Mayer ana
was set aside by the supreme court IN
January, 1886.
At this bidding, the East Jersey water
Company was awarded a contract for a
temporary water supply, which, with
some notifications, is yet in force
Under the fifth advertisement, pids
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, 5o mill
ion gallons, High Service;m
Plan A-s36 to 81! per miillonIOptlonS,
35 millions capacity, sb.2o0,W0 lu yrs.); oV
millions capacity, Sd, $4,000 GO yrs.);
source, Rockaway River; intake, Boom
ton.
Plan B-$3S to S34 per mllllon-Optlons,
IS millions capacity, S6,5uo,0oo (20 yrs.); 5o
millions capacity, 81, 800, 900 GO yrs.l;
source, Upper Rockaway water shed'
Under the sixth advertisement. BIDS
were received August "a, 1886, as follows:
EAST JERSEY WATER
so Million Gallons
Plan A-All low service; LIST pipe, 80
mil capacity, or I'd pipe, SO mil capacity.
Water, 1 pipe, S33 to $3l per Million; water,
2 pipe, $50 to 1874 per million. Option-l
pipe, Sc, 225,0 900; 2 pipe, $685. 600.
Source, Rockaway River; Intake, Pow
erville.
Plan BAH high service; 1 pipe, 30 mil.
ter, 1 pipe, s36 to $34 per million; water,
2 pipe, $3S to $36 per million. Option
/ pipe, SC, 1890, 600; 2 pipe, 1880, 900.
Source, Rockaway Water Shed; Intake,
Beach Glen.
Plan C-High and low service; / pipe,
50 mil. capacity, or 2 pipe, so mil. capac-
ity. Water, 1 pipe, $3S to $36 per million;
water, 2 pipe, S3S to $36 per million. OPP
toni pipe, 81, $50, 900; 2 pipe, $3.50 900.