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

furnish no water from said plant to any
consumer Of Jersey City water, or to
any other consumer. eXceIt Jersey City.
STORAGE RESERVOIR
The contractor shall provide indepen-
dent reservoirs and storage basins, To-
Gated within the State of New Jersey, in
such places as to receive and be capable
9red days deWsy rof at 0 the
coN;TR,AcToR MtsT SHOW PLANS;
patterns and be Specifically designated
in the plans and drawings which must
be furnished and annexed as requisite
y W MAINS AND SYSTEMS.
The city will require that all the plans
shall show two supply mains, of equal
capacity. which together shall be cap
able 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 2lO
voirs at High Service; The city shall
will therefore require that all plans shall
show two systems of supply mains: one
system shall show two supply mains of
equal capacity, which together shall be
capable of delivering fifty million gal
Ions per day, and an additional gate
supply main can be added capable of de-
l.vering an additional fifty million gal
Ions daily. The other system shall show
one supply main capable of delivering
fifty million gallons per Gay, and an ad-
d;tional gate at the intake. so that an
additional supply main can be added cap
able of delivering another fifty million
gallons per day; both systems to deliver
The water at a head of 210 feet above
mean high tide into the reservoir at High
Service, the city will decide which sys-
ten m it, i VII nzs adqgt; H1y AND sEpARArn
ESTIMATES.
vide a right of way for pipe lines at least
forty feet III width. and in mis- bid shall
submit separate estimates as to the cost
of each system, and the cost per million
to before on each of the systems, and
the cost of each system based on the
payment of interest on cost o plant; tile
city will decide which system 1t VIII
The city will, 50 fa~ as & has the
power, permit The CONTRACTOR to nse sneh
necessary for he purpose Of laying the
main or mains from he I'assalc RlVer
at Belleville to IIiga seryss rasrryelrs; t4,e,
CONTRACTOR TO MAINTAIN PRES
ENT PRICES.
The contractor will maintain feauy
for use the pumping plant at Beileville
livery of water under this contract.
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN:
The city will place at the disposal OF
the contractor such powers which it now
has. or may hereafter acquire, to en-
able 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 the city
but at the expense Of the contractor,
harmless of and from all claims and de-
mands 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
harmless from d all CLAIMS deahnds fsh ,a sulfs b
claimed by reason of the work done by
the contractor.
COMPARATIVE. u7 ,rSsP SPANDARD OF
For the purposes of comparison of the
quality of waters to be furnished by bid
ders from different localities, the city
by Prof. Peter T. Austen, Ph. D., f. G.
STANDARD.
1.-The total solid matter shall not ex-
ceed 40 parts per million, and may be
inorganic residue entirely.
1.-THE total organic matter IN lqoo tpe
eight parts of potassium Der1nanganate-
III:-The total amount Of .earthy bases.
shall not exceed eighty parts per million.
combination shall not exceed S.5 parts
V.EThe total amount of sulphates shall
monia Ths shan tG5ot not e9a eneeed q PARTS part per
VII.EThe total amount of albuminoid
ammonia shall not exceed is parts per
VTIf-The total amount of nitric acid
shall not exceed two parts per. million.
IX-The water supply shall not con-
tain any nitrous acid or .nitrites.
X-.The water shall be Transparent s.7sI
and free from coler, odor, turbldlty, al
1<aIina or acid tastes
Kilt shall be limited to degrees
French standard of hardness.
the water to be taken at any point of
delivery east of the Pasasic River at the
terminus of the new main herein specl-
fed.
And presents this as a basis to compare
the quality. of water to be furnlshed
Py by the v Varous to 6e ana 80 ean
bidder must in his proposals, state the
standard of purity of the water at the
and this standard must be, inserted in
the proposal: and in case the city con-
tracts. the standard offered by the con
tractor shall be maintained during the
term of the contract
No supply will be considered under this
speeiGatiion which is not naturally pure
ton or other chemical or artificial treat
ment.
nation of the water shed offered;
In case a dispute arises that the water
has fallen below the accepted standard
the city shall not be required to pay the
period in Nhch 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; dur
ing 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 arbitra-
tors that the water is equal to the ac-
cepted standard.
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 as to the amount deliv-
comedies to be due. and the disputed
amount shall be settled by arbitration.
One arbitrator to be named by the city,
one by the contractor, third to be Sc
lected by the two so chosen, whose de-
cision is to be final The water shall be
of the Passaic river. or within the city
at a point or points to be agreed upon.
The city to have the right to quarterly
test the capacity of the works, the cost
of which test shall be borne by the con-
tractor. ~
PAYMENT.
The city shall pay quarterly the sum
les as the contractor designates, and at
such times as are agreed upon in the