The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-06

~nication, to the extent Of fifty mill
lion gallons OF water daily forever, at any
ume Within twenty years from the date of
aeivery Of water. The city will pay for said
purchase OF the plant, ETC., IL made, either in
easn or bonds, or in part cash and part bonds,
az may be agreed upon the bonds TO bear in
terest at the rate of four per cent. per annum,
70 run at least twenty years.
ofuuers must also state the price at which
g CITY can buy and own in severalty the
pant. the water supply. water rights. storage
reservoirs, pipe lines; lands and rights of way
anu an appurtenances and neces-
sary TO fulfill the requirements Of this speci-
hcation with a minimum supply of fifty mil
non gallons of water per day forever, and to
nave the sole and exclusive ownership thereto,
and 70 any excess above said minimum supply
OF nfty million gallons per day at any time
Within twenty years from the date Of delivery
OF water. The city will pay for said purchase
OF the plant. etc. if made, either in cash or
ponds. or in part cash and part bonds, at the
at the rate Of four per cent. per annum and
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
Bidders must state terms of payment, which
they are willing to accept, it being under
stood that a bond equal to ten per cent. Of
the cost agreed upon to be paid is to be
protection fthe security to be subject to APP
proval according to law for the term Of five
years from date of purchase of plant;
ances shall be in every respect in ac-
cordanee with the requirements Of this speci-
~fcation; but all payments for water shall cease
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LOCATION OF PLANT.
The plant, reservoirs and all the appurten-
ances. etc, must be wholly within the State of
New Jersey,-and the supply to be at a head of
20 feet above mean high tide, and must be built
SO that the same can be used exclusively for
Jersey City. and the contractor shall furnish
no water to any consumer of Jersey City
water. or to any other consumer, except Jer-
sey City.
STORAGE RESERVOIRS.
The contractor shall provide independent res
ervoirs and storage basins, located within the
ceivs and Ds capable 81 storing a water sup
at the rate of fifty million gallons per day.
CONTRACTOR MUST SHOW PLANS.
All appliances must be of approved patterns,
and be specifically designated Fin the plans.
and drawings. which must be furnished
and annexed as q requisite to the proposal.
MAINS AND SYSTEMS.
show two supply mains. of equal capacity,
which together shall be capable of delivering
fifty million gallons of water daily, and also a
single supply main capable of delivering fifty
210 feet above mean high tide into the reser-
voirs at High Service. The City will therefore
require that all plans shall show two systems
of supply mains: one system shall show two
supply mains of equal capacity, which to-
gether shall be capable of delivering fifty mil
lion gallons per day, and an additional gate
connected with the intake, SO that a supply
main can be added capable of delivering an
additional fifty million gallons daily. The
other system shall show one supply main ca
pable of delivering fifty million gallons per
day, and an additional gate at the intake, so
that an additional supply main can be added
capable of delivering another fifty million gal
Ions per day; both systems to deliver the water
at a head Of 30 feet above. mean high tide in
to the reservoir at High Service. The city
will decide which system it will adopt.
RIGHT OF WAY n SEPARATE EST
TT
In either case the contractor shall provide a
right of way for pipe lines at least thirty
feet in width; and in his bid shall submit
separate estimates as TO the cost of each sys-
TEN, and the cost per million gallons accord
ing to the scale referred to before on each of
the systems; the city will decide which sys-
TEN 1t viii adopt.
CONTRACTOR TO MAINTAIN PRESENT
PLANT.
The contractor will maintain ready for use
the pumping plant at Belleville for three
years from the date of delivery of water under
this contract.
RIGHT OF I'M DOMAIN.
The city will place at the disposal of the
contractor such powers which it now has, or may
hereafter acquire, to enable him to acquire by
condemnation the necessary lands for right of
way, storage reservoirs and its waters,
water rights and other property which
may be exercised IN the name Of
tor; and the contractor shall hold the city
harmless of and from all claims and demands
Of all persons, by reason of the taking and
acquiring for the purpose OF said contract, of
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HARMLESS OF DAMAGES.
The contractor shall hold the city harmless
from all claims, demands, suits, damages and
royalties. which may be claimed by reason of
the work done by the contractor.
COMPARATIVE STANDARD OF WATER.
For the purposes of comparison of the quality
of waters TO be furnished by bidders from
different localities. the city has had prepared
a STANDARD OF purity by Prof. Peter T.. Austen,
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I. The total solid matter shall not exceed
10 parts per million, and may be inorganic
residue entirely.
II. The total organic matter in one million
parts shall not reduce more than eight parts
of potassium permanganate.
III. The total amount Of earthly bases shall
not exceed SO parts per million.
~. The total amount of chlorin in combina-
ton shall not exceed SIS parts per million.
" The total amount OF sulphates shall not
exceed 100 parts per million.
VI. The total amount of free ammonia shall
not exceed .o5 parts per million.
VII. The total amount of albuminoid ammo
MIA shall not exceed Is parts per million.
VIII. The total amount Of nitric acid shall
not exceed 2 parts per million.
IN. The water supply shall not contain any
nitrous acid or nitrites.
X. The water shall be transparent, and free
from color, odor, turbidity, alkaline or aciI
N. 1t shall be limited to a 5 degree French
standard Of hardness.
XII. Test specimens for analyses of the
water to be taken at any point of delivery
east Of the Passaic River at the terminus of
the new main herein specified.
And presents. this as a basis to compare
the quality Of water to be furnished by the
various bidders, and to enable the city to make
the comparison, each bidder must in his pro-
posais, state the standard Of purity of the
water at the place from which the water will
be taken. ard this standard must be inserted
in the proposal; and in case the city con-
tracts, the standard offered by the contractor
shall be maintained during the term of the
contract.
No supply will be considered under this
specification which is not naturally pure and
wholesome, or which requires filtration or
other chemical or artificial treatment.
In case a dispute arises that the water has
shall not be required to pay the contract
prices therefor, during the period in which
the quality of the water. is disputed, but the
price to be paid the contractor for the water
used during such period Of dispute shall be
Determined by arbitration; one arbitrator to
be named by the city, one by the contractor,
a third to be selected by the two so chosen,
whose decision is to be final; during the period
of dispute the contractor shall be required to
furnish the usual daily supply for the city's
consumption. Payment for the water, at the
contract prices, shall not be resumed until
the contractor, at his own expense, shall prove
to the satisfaction of the arbitraters that the
water is equal to the accepted standard
THE CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE H
WATER.
The contractor shall measure the water at
his own expense, under the supervision of the
representatives of the city, in case of dispute
as to the amount delivered, the city shall pay
the sum which it comedies to be due. and the
disputed amount shall be settled by arbitra-