The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
FLYNN SIGNS.
Contractor for the New
Water Supply Accepts
City's Terms.
WATER MIDDLE ENDED
Papers to Go Tomorrow to
Board of Works and Then
to Financiers and
Mayor.

Mr. Patrick H. Flynn has agreed to the
terms of the city in relation to the modi-
iication of The water contract and the
papers have been signed by him and will
be presented at the meeting tomorrow af-
ternoon of the Street and Water Board
Tor approval. They will go to the Board
OF Finance for their concurrence and the
Mayor will finally sign them. This will
be the end of the water muddle," and
the contractors will be in a position to
hurry forward the construction work.
The points agreed to by Mr.. Flynn and
the city are as follows:-
"a The surety bond for five hundred
thousand dollars which now remains in
force SO long as Jersey City shall pur-
chase water of the contractors by the mil
lion gallons shall remain in force for the
dement, of the city for three years after
the purchase of the plant by the city.
(2> The limit of time for the testing of
the works for purchase shall be extended,
II desired by the city, to a period not be-
yond January 2S, 1905, without the pay
ment OF the additional sum of four hum
ared thousand dollars, provided in the
original contract
% Upon the purchase of the plant the
city shall have the right to retain on de-
post five hundred thousand dollars of the
purchase money of seven million five hun
dred and ninety-five thousand dollars un-
I'll the happening of any one of the follow
ing events:-
ta) A final judgment or decree of the
highest court in the State of New Jersey
TO which test case nay be carried that
the Morris Canal and Banking Company
mas no legal or equitable right, by pre-
seripiion or otherwise, to divert out Of
the watershed Of the Rockaway River at
Boonton any of the waters of the Rocka-
way River over and above the amount of
waller brought into said water shed bv
said canal from Lake Hopatcong and
elsewhere outside of the Rockaway River
watershed
tb) The delivery of valid release from
Ine Morris Canal and Banking Company
ana It's lessee, vesting in said contractors.
Tor the benefit of Jersey City. the first
rlgnt to the whole flow of the Rockaway
river INTO said storage reservoir at Old
Boonton so far as the same may be ac-
tuaily required from time to time 10
furnish and deliver, with the storage PRO-
Vsded FOR in the original contract, all the
water said Jersey City may REQUIRE m "a,
(c) The abandonment under legislative
sanction by the Morris Canal and Bank
ing Company and its lessee of that portion
OF the Morris Canal lying between Dover
and Montville and the surrender of all
its rights to divert the waters of the
Rockaway River above said proposed
reservoir site.
Upon the happening of any one of said
three events Jersey City shall pay over
to the contractor said retained sum. So
long as the works shall continue to fur
nish the full supply of water required by
the contract, the city shall pay the in
terest at 31z per cent. on said deposit.
"a Whenever the contractor shall de-
liver to the city valid release from the
Morris Canal and Banking Company and
its lessees. releasing all their rights. if
any, to the waters of the Rockaway River
watershed, after the abandonment of
navigation for sum therein to be nam
ed, the same to be paid on the abandon
ment of that portion of the canal under
legislative sanction then there shall be
paid by the city to the contractor all
of said sum of five hundred thousand dol
lars. except the amount named in said re-
lease.
90 The contractor shall not sell any wa
tiers out of said watershed at any time to
any other person or corporation.
go The contractor shall upon the pur-
chase of the plant and supply by Jersey
City, and without additional compensa-
tion, convey to the city all of their rever-
sionary rights in the waters of the
Roekaway River watershed.
% These notifications shall not relieve
said contractor or his sureties from fur
nishing and delivering to Jersey City
quantity and quality of water required
by the original contract, nor from con-
structing plant therefor, in accordance
with the original contract, as modified
hereby; it being and remaining the duty
of said contractors to furnish Jersey City
with water supply of seventy million
gallons of water per day, and plant
capable Of actually delivering fifty million
gallons per day.