The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
conduit is laid, connection shall be made
from the blowoff TO the sewer.


from the blowoff to the sewer.
VALVES.
Nine 4S inch valves of a manufacture
to be approved OF by the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners. shall be 1ur-
nished by the contractor, and set as dl-
rected by the Engineer.
GATE HOUSE.
Agate house, similar In size, materials.
workmanship and appurtenanceS TO the
existing one at the receiving reservoir,
shall be built on the eaSserly SIDE OF tne
present gate house and such connections
made with the reservoir and conduit and
hreservoir as the Board of Street ana
Water Commissioners may determine.
It is expressly understood and agreed
upon that no extra compensation snail
be made In case any OF the estimateu
quantities exceed or are less than the
actual quantities as shown by the ma
estimate.
The contractor shall keep and main
tain the conduit in perfect WORKING
order for the space of thirty days, and any
portion that may prove defective. shall
be removed, and the defect made good
without extra charge. The entire work
shall be left clean aud in good working
order ready for immediate use.
PAYMENTS.
Payments will be made In cash as the
work progresses, on the certificate of the
Chief Engineer that the same ls due.
Fifteen per cent Will be retained from
each estimate until after the conduit Is
completed and tested under full head for
thirty consecutive days, when the re-
tanned percentage will be paid on the GER
tficate of the Chief Engineer that the
conduit has stood the test and is in per-
feet working order throughout.
The contractor, previous to the accept
ance Of the work, shall pay for the SER
vices of a diver to thoroughly examine
the submerged conduit, and, upon bis
favorable report. that portion OF the con-
duit shall be accepted as in perfect work
ing order.
No bills will be considered unless ac-
companied with certified check in the
sum of $50 900. or by the consent in Writ
ing of two freeholders of Hudson County,
N. j., that they will quality as sureties
In the sum OF $4,000 for the faithful per-
formance of the contract, II awarded TO
the party proposing.
Bids will be enclosed in sealed envel-
ope. addressed TO the chairman of the
Committee on Pumping and Reservoirs.
endorsed Proposals for Cast Iron
Conduit" and handed to the clerk in
open meeting, when called for in the
order of business relating to sealed pro-
posals.
The contractor will be allowed eight
months from the execution of the con-
tract in which to complete his contract.
The Board of Street and Water Com
missioners reserve the right to reject any
and all bids presented, il deemed for the
best interests of the city go to do.
PROPOSALS.
The estimated quantities on which COM
parisoI of bids will be made is as fol-
lows
About 2S 920 lineal feet Of 4Snch conduit. !.
About 1880 lineal feet of 45-inch conduit
special castings.
About 16O, 600 lineal feet spruce piles,
3About 200, 600 feet B. NJ. spruce timber.
About 1,770 c. yards of brick masonry.
:. About 8, 15o G. yards of rock excavation.
MAbout 10 blow off cocks inserted.
About 10 six-inch gates Sett.
About 4S-inch gates sett.
About &C. 500 pounds iron bolts.
About 80 boxes for gates and air cocks.
Gate house complete at reservoir No. /.
Making connection with reservoir No. l.
Making connection with reservoir Nos 2 and 8.
CONDUIT MUCH NEEDED.
"This pipe is very much needed" said
Chief Engineer Ruggles. "and unless We
have it ready this summer our water
supply will be very much curtailed. We
are watching the pipes all the time. 1t
we had one break in them the city would
be without water for an Indefinite time.
This conduit is very much needed, and
we can't get it done any too soon."