Evening journal., 1908-08-04

the plant on the site owned by the city
adjacent to the Porter Reservoir. under
a lease Of the land from the city. or under
any proper contract or agreement that
will legally and mutually protect all in
terests, as long as the filter plant is owned
by the contractor and will agree to either
sell the plant outright to the city after
completion or TO operate the plant and
supply filtered water in quantities neces-
sary for the oity's consumption for one
year from date of completion and for as
much longer as the city, through the
agency of the Board Of Water Commits
sioners may elect.
The water will be supplied 10 the filters
by the city from the Porter Reservoir,
free Of cost 10 the contractor and viii be
taken from the filtered water reservoir
for distribution by the city's mains.
In compensation the city viii nav the
contractor in monthly instanments an
amount equivalent to one half OF one per
cent ll1s Of per cent? on the cost price
OF the filter plant complete plus a fixed
price per million gallons q, Q,00O0OO OF water
filtered, based on a minimum quantity
OF ten million gallons QOOOO.O0O per day
The quantity of water filtered upon which
payment shall be made shall be COM
puted from the record of the Ventura Me-
ter now on the supply main between the
gate house and the proposed filters or bv
any other means which may be devised
ana mutually agreed upon TO give an
accurate measurement of the water going
from the Porter reservoir 10 the aitere
and any excess over the minimum ee,,rs
OF ten million gallons 10000 0oN win ho
palu ior az the same proportionate rate.
Ihe city shall have the PRIVILEGE of pur-
onasing the plant at the cost price immedi-
ately upon completion OF the filter nlant
or at the end OF the first year Of onera,
uon' or at the end Of any subseouert
year. provided. however, that should the
purchase Of the plant by the CITY be de-
iayed until such time as the increase in
the consumption would nocossitate an ex-
tension OF the filter plant. then the cos,
price snail be considered as the original
COST plus the cost Of such necessary
extensions, Immediately upon the connie
ton Of such extension or extensions L,
being agreed, however, that the original
installation shall be sufficient 10 filter m
amount Of water adequate to the require
ments Of the city for the next five years
without any extension or addition to the
original installation.
The contractor will agree to accent IN
payment of the cost price Of the plant i'm
mediately upon its completion the bonds
Of the city OF Wilmington authorized bv
Act Of Legislature TO be issued for the
purpose on a four and one-half per cent
basis. in lieu of cash payment
The contractor will guarantee that or or
average for year the filtered water will
show reduction In bacteria of not lesl
than ninety-nine per cent as compare,
with the water taken from the race whei
/ the latter contains ten thousand bacteri,
or more per c. c. and when the rae
water contains less than ten thousand tn,
filtered water shall average not NOR,
than one hundred bacteria per c. C.
The fixed price" per million galonl
plus interest on the plant as submitted b,
each bidder will be the basis for awarding
the contract, due and careful considera.
ton being given to the class. quality
form and means Of operating. should more
than one plan be submitted.
/ feel assured that If the above promo.
sition meets with your approval in a gen.
eral way, you can in conformity with the
power invested in the Water Department
carry 1t into execution. and also feel as.
sured that you VIII find firms of good
financial standing who will take the cues.
ton up. and build the filters on the lines
set forth therein.
Respectfully submitted
THEO. A. LEIsEN
Chief Engineer. per K.