The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-29

interest at the rate Of four per cent. per an
mum, to run at least twenty years.
Bidders must state terms of payment which
they are willing to accept. 1t being under
stood that twenty per cent. Of the cost agreed
upon to be paid Is to be retained by the city
Tor a term of 1--we years from date of pur-
chase of plant, for the protection Of the city,
that said hltering and purifying plant and
appurtenances are found to be in every re-
spect In accordance with the requirements Of
this specification; and all payments for filter
ed water shall cease on completion Of con-
EXCLUSIVELY FOR JERsEY CITY.
The fltering and purifying plant must be
built exclusively for Jersey City, and the
contractor shall furnish no filtered or puri-
fed water to any consumer of Jersey City
water, or to any consumer except Jersey
CITY. The City of Jersey City is to receive
to be furnished by the proposed plant.
PRICE FOR MAINTAINING PLANT.
Bidder, in case the city purchases the filter
ing and purifying plant, must state a price
per million gallons, based on the foregoing
sliding scale, for which he will furnish the
labor, the materials and repairs to keep the
cheney. for the term Of twenty-five years from
the date of contract.
APPLIANCES. PROCESS AND METHODS
MUST BE SHOWN.
All appliances, processes and methods must
be shown on the plans. drawings and details
which must be furnished and annexed to the
proposal.
AUXILIARY MAIN.
Bidder must state a price for which an
auxiliary main will be furnished and laid to
connect BeIleville reservoir with High Ser
vice reservoirs, which main shall be forty
eight inches inside diameter.
me contractor must submit a plan for the
construction Of said main and shall describe
Its character, eapability, strength, material,
foundations and styIe.
Ths city is to have the right to order the
bidder to furnish and lay such main at the
price named In the pr0pnaaIG and tba furthar
right to purchase such main at the price
named in the proposal, upon the completion
OF the same. or within five years from the
completion OF the same, provided the city pays
five per cent. interest on the proposal price
Tor such time as it uses such main from the
time Of its completion; the city. IL ii orders
the main TO be furnished and laid, will con-
tract to purchase the same at the proposal
price at the time Of completion, or within five
years from such time with interest as afore-
SAID Sueh main to be furnished and laid 70
the satisfaction Of the city. The city re-
serves the right to reject all bids for this
auxiliary main.
CONTRACTOR TO USE LANDS CONTROL
LED BY CITY.
The city will, so far as it has the power,
permit the contractor to use such lands as IL
nlay-own or control, as may be necessary for
the purpose Of erecting the nlter.ag aid puri-
flying plant, and Cor the purpose OF LAYING said
main from Belleville to High Service reser-
voirs.
The water when filtered and delivered mus,
be at all times equal to the following standard.
as furnished By Prof. Peter T, Austen, Pm.
D. F. c. S, brooklyn. n. Y.
CThe standard IS the same as that in the
other specihcations.)
STANDARD.
l. to II. inclusive same as in Specification A.
XII. Test specimens for analyses of the
water to be taken at any point Of delivery
east of the Pazsaic River.
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES.
Same as in specification a.
MEASUREMENT AND SETTLEMENT OF
DISPUTES.
Same as under the heading. THE Contractor
to Measure the Water" as in Specification A.
PAYMENTS.
Same as in Specification A.
TERM OF CONTRACT AND L~IQUIDATED
DAMAGES.
The contractor shall be allowed one year
form date of contract to complete the work.
and furnish the water as specified; and for
every days delay beyond term of contract
the contractor shall pay to the city of Jer-
sey City the sum of one hundred dollars per
day as liquidated damages. and not by way Of
penalty.
HARMLESS FROM DAMAGES.
The contractor shall save the city harmless
from all claims, demands. suits, damages,
and royalties which may be claimed, by rea-
son Of the work done by the contractor.
CERTIFIED CHECK TO ACCOMPANY BID.
Same as in Specification A. except that
4 amount of deposit and amount of certified
check is SIS, 900.
The contractor must furnish a bond Of one
hundred thousand dollars, the security to be
faithful performance of the contract, up to
the date Of the acceptance Of the water
hereunder, at which time and upon the de-
livery to the city of the bond hereinafter pro-
vided for, this bond is to be cancelled.
Upon the acceptance of water under this
contract, the contractor must furnish a bond
for fifty thousand dollars, for the faithful per
Torrance of the contract throughout Its
peroid.
FOR OF BOND.
Same as in Specification A.
DRAWING OF CONTRACT.
Same as in Specification A.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
= Same as in Specification \, except that
proposals shall be endorsed Proposals for a
supply of filtered and purified water under
Specification D." and presented when called
for under that head.
For the information of bidders there is
also attached to the foregoing specifications
a detailed description of he present plant
and main nine connections