The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-21

plans shall show two systems of supply
| mains; one system shall show two seps.y
| mains of equal capacity, which together shau
| be capable OF delivering fifty milton sauons
| per day, and additional gate connssteu
| with the intake so that supply main can
| be added capable of delivering an adaltlonai
! fifty million gallons daily. The other sys-
| TEN shall show one main capable or denver
| ing fifty million gallons per day. and an ad-
| ditional gate at the intake so that an addi-
| tional supply main be added capable OF
/ delivering another fifty million gallons per
day: both systems to deliver the water at a
| head of one hundred and hfty-seVen Ieet
above mean high tide into the reservoir al
| Bellevilie.
RIGHT OF WAY AND SEPARATE EsTI-
| MATES.
! In either case the contractor shall provide
| a right of way for the pipe lines at least
| twenty feet in width; and in his bid snail SUD
| NIT separate estimates as to the cost Oh
| each system, and the cost per million gallons,
| according to the scale referred TO Deiore' Oh
| each of the systems.
| MAIN FROM BELLEVILLE TO HIGH
| SERVICE.
The plans shall also show auxiliary main
of az inches inside diameter to connect the
Bellevlle reservoir with High Service reser-
voirs This auxiliary main is to be used IN
connection with the citys present mains con-
| Meeting said reservoirs; the contractor shaii
| submit plan and separate bid for the
| construction of said main, and shall describe
| its character capability, strength material,
| foundations and style. The city reserves the
| right to reject all bids for TINS au1lilafy
| main
| The city WILL so far as it has legal power.
| permit the contractor to use such land as II
| may own or CONTROL may be necessary 1or
| the purpose of laying said main from the
Passaic River to Bellevile reservoir, and from
Belleville reservoir to High Service reser-
| voirs. ,,r,,,e,,,,,,,
PLANT.
| The contractor shall maintain ready for use
| tae pumping plant at Belleville for three years
| from date of first delivery of water under this
contract
The city will place at the disposal OF the con-
| tractor such powers which 1T now mas, or may
hereafter acquire, to enable him to acquire
| by condemnation the necessary land Tor right
| of way storage reservoirs. water ana water
| rights, which may be exercised IN the name
| of the city but at the expense of the con-
| tractor. And the contractor shall hold the
| city harmless of and from all claims and de-
nands of all persons, by reason of the taking
and acquiring for the purposes of such con-
tract of all lands water and water rights.
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
The water must be at all times equal to the
following standard. as furnished by Prof.
Peter T. Austen, Phi. D. F. c. s., of Brook
lyn, N. Y.
I. The total solid matter shall not exceed
ITO parts per million and may pe inorganic
residue entirely.
IL The total organic matter in one million
parts shall not reduce more than eight parts
of potassium permanganate.
III. The total amount OF earthy paSeS snail
not exceed so parts per million
". The total amount of chlorin in coinbi-
nation shall not exceed S5 parts per million.
V. The total amount of sulphates snail not
exceed one hundred parts per million.
VI. The total amount of free ammonia shall
not exceed .05 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 two parts per million
TX. The water supply shall not contain any
nitrous acid nitriteS
x The water shall be transparent and free
from color, odor. turbidity, alkaline or acid
tastes.
XII 1t shall be limited to deg. 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 mains herein specified.
No supply will be considered under this spe-
cifcation which is not naturally pure and
wholesome or which requires filtration or
other chemical or artificial treatment.
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES.
Should the water fall below the specified
standard, the city shall not be required to
pay for the same during that period; the con-
tractor must prove at his own expense to
the satisfaction of the city that the water
is equal to the required standard, before
payment for the water will be resumed; but
the contractor shall be required meanwhile
to furnish the usual daily supply for the
city's consumption.
THE CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE THE
WATER.
The contractor shall measure the water at
his own expense, under the supervision OF
the representatives of the city, in case of
dispute to the amount delivered; the city
shall pay the which it comedies to be
due and the disputed amount shall be set
tied. by arbitration.
PAYMENT
The city will pay quarterly the sum due to
the contractor at such repositories as the
contractor designates.
INSPECTION.
The contractor shall furnish the city with
all plans, details and working drawings, as
the work progresses under this contract, and
the city will have the right to inspect all
the contractor, and reject the same if not
in accordance with this specification, plans,
&c.
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor shall be allowed two years
from the date of contract to- complete the
work and furnish the water as specified.
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
For every days delay in the completion of
the work. beyond the term of contract, the
contractor shall pay to the City of Jersey City
the sum of three hundred dollars per day as
liquidated damages and not by way OF pen
atty.
CERTIFIED CHECK TO ACCOMPANY BID.
AS an evidence of good faith, each bidder
will deposit hundred thousand dollars in
one of the National Banks of Jersey City, or
the New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust
Company, and attach to his proposal a GER
titled check for the amount, payable to the
order of the Treasurer of Jersey City; on
award of contract such check will be return
ed to unsuccessful bidders and returned to
successful bidder on signing the delivery of
the contract. and to be forfeited by the sue
cessfu bidder to the use of the city in
the contract Is not signed within ten days
after it is ready for execution part of said
contractor.
The contractor must furnish bond of one
million dollars, the security to be subjected
to approval according to law, for the per-
formance of the contract up to the date of
ceptance Of water supply hereunder at which
time and upon the delivery to the city of the
bond hereinafter provided for this bond is to
be cancelled. Upon the acceptance of water
under this contract, the contractor must fur
nish a new bond of five hundred thousand dol
lars for the faithful performance of the con-
tract throughout the period, which bond is to
be in force for twenty-five years, unless the
city purchases the plant, the water supply and
the appurtenances, etc. And the compile
tion of the purchase this bond is to be can
celled
FORM OF BOND.
The form of all bonds mentioned in this
specification shall be approved by the Corpora
ton Counsel.
DRAWING OF CONTRACT.
The contract to carry into effect this speci
ficaton shall be prepared by the Corporation
Attorney, with the approval of the Corpora
tion Counsel.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Proposals will not be received later than