The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-07

ile0f gallons OF water daily forever, at any
within twenty years from the date of
very Of water. The clty will pay for said
fhase OF the plant, etc. If made, either in
aash y ponds or in part cash and part bonds,
% may be agreed upon; the bonds to bear in
terest at the rate of four per cent. per annum,
70 T1n at least twenty years.
otuasrs must also state the price at which
tne ciiy can buy and own In severalty the
plant, the water supply, water rights, storage
lsss'yo,rs, pipe lines, lands and rights of way
anu al appurtenances and neces-
10y 70 iulnll the requirements OF this speci-
ncation With a minimum supply of fifty mill
non gallors of water per day forever, and to
n IA me sole and exclusive ownership thereto,
ana e any excess above said minimum supply
OF nIty 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.. IL made, either in cash or
bonus. or in part cash and part bonds, at the
option OF the city; the bonds to bear interest
at the rate Of four per cent. per annum and
TERMS OF PAYMENr.
Biuders 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
furnished by the contractor to the city for its
prevail according to law9 for the term Of five
years from date Of, purchase of plant;
ances shall be in every respect in ae-
cordance with the requirements OF this speci-
hcation: but all payments for water shall cease
on the completion OF contract to purchase.
LOCATION of PLANT,
The plant, reservoirs and all the appurten-
ances. etc, must be wholly within the State of
30 feet above mean high tide, and must be built
SO that the same can be used exclusively for
Jersey City, ana 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 provite independent res
ervoirs and storage basins, located within the
State of New jersey, in such places as to re-
ceive and be capable OF storing a water sup
ply for one hundred days delivery hereunder,
CONTRACTOR sMGST SHOW PLANS
All appliances must be of approved patterns,
and BE- specifically designated in the plans,
and annexed as a requisite to the proposal.
MAINS AND SYSTEMS.
The city will require that all plans shall
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
million gallons of water daily, at a head of
30 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-
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
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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 20 feet above mean high tide in
to the reservoir at High Service. The city
will decide which system it will adopt.
RIGHT OF WAY AND SEPARATE ESTI-
MATES.
In either case the contractor shall provide a
right of way for pipe lines at least thirty
fact in width. and in his hid ehol1 SrrbDof
separate estimates as to the cost of each sys-
tenn, 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-
tenn 1t will adopt.
CONTRACTOR TO MAINTAIN PRESENT
PLANT.
The contractor will maintain ready for use
the pumping plant at BelleviIle for three
years from the date of delivery of water under
this contract
RIGHT OFF, EMINENT 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 ana other property which
the city, but at the expense of the ~contrac-
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
all lands, water, water rights and other
property.
HARMLESS OF DAMAGES.
The contractor shall hold the city harmles
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 bv bidders from
different localities, the city has had prepared
a standard of purity bysProf. Peter T. Austen,
Phi D.. F. c. s.. as follows
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I. The total solid matter shall not exceed
40 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 S.5, parts per million.
v. The total amount of sulphates shall not
exceed 100 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 rs parts per million.
VIII The total amount of nitric acid shall
not exceed 2 parts per million.
TX. 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 acid
tastes.
XII. It shall be limited to a 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-
posals,s state the standard of purity of the
water at the place from which the water will
be taken. and this standard must be inserted
in the proposal; and in case the city con-
tracts, the standard offered by the contractor
eIo1 hN mn ~ aiyn d- t,rfn Tho fnr,,. ne ~
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
fallen below the accepted standard the city
shall not be required to pay the contract
prices therefor, during the period in which
the quality of the water is disputed, but the
used during such period Of dispute shall be
determined by arbitration; one arbitrator to
be named by the city, one by the contractor,
q 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
the contractor, at his own expense, shall prove
to the satisfaction of the arbitrators that the
water. is equal to the accepted standard.
THE CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE THE
WATER.s
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