The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-22

| to before on each of the systems, and
the cost of each system based on Inc
| city will decide which system it will
adopt
The city will. SO fa~ rs t has the
| power, permit The coatrtssor to use sncn
| land as 1t may own or control. as may De
necessary for -he purpose OF iaylng the
| main or mains from he Passaic Riyer
at Bellevilla to Higa Serv:ce rsservn!rs
| CONTRACTOR TO MAINTAIN PRES
ENT PRICES.
The contractor will maintain reauy
for use the pumping plant at 6eileVdfLse ths des
livery of water under this contract.
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN of
the contractor such powers which It now
has or may hereafter acquire, 10 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 o,d ibe eitv
harmless of and from all claims and de-
mands of all persons, by reason OF the
taking and acquiring for the 9 Parposs ta wster er
said contract, of all lands water water
rights and other property
HARMLESS OF DAMAGES.
The contractor shall hold the city
harmless from all claims, demands, suits,
damages and royalties which may pc
claimed by reason of the work done by
'iiToWPaRATiyE 'iis STANDARD OF
WATER.
For the purposes of comparison OF the
ders from different localities, the city
has had prepared a standard OF purity
by Prof. Peter T. Austen, Phi. D., F. e.
s.. as follows -sraNnaRD
1.-The total solid matter SHAH a not not eSa Ie
inorganic residue entirely. ++or IN +, ooo :
1.-THE total organic matter IN l:ooo,-
000 parts shall not reduce more than
eight parts of potassium permanganate.
TIJ.-The total amount of earthly bases
shall not exceed eighty parts per million.
IV.-The total amount of chlorin IN
combination shall not exceed S.5 parts
per million.
not exceed 100 parts per million
vI-The total amount Of free am nm
monia shall not exceed .05 parts per
VIIMThe total amount of albuminoid
ammonia shall not exceed Is parts per
million. ,,.r,, ooia
shall not exceed two parts per mllilon.
IX.-The water supply shall not con-
tain any nitrous acid or nj nitrifes; fesnsnarent
and free from color. odor, turbidity, al
kalne or acid tastes.
Kilt shall be limited to degrees
XIIlTest specimens for analysis. OF
the water to be taken at any point OF
delivery east of the Pasasic River at the
And presents this as basis to. compare
by bfSe the S3easg Vario1s o @ bidders and to enable
the city to make the comparison, each
bidder must in his proposals, state the
place from which the water will be taken.
and this standard must be- inserted IN
the proposal and II in case the he cl5s ny con- com
tractor shall be maintained during the
term of the contract. 4,,;.
No supply will be considered under this
specification which is. not naturally pure
and wholesome or which requires hltra-
ton or other chemical or artificial treat
All plans. must provide for the re
moval of all danger of sewerage, ,contami-
nation of the. water shed offered
has fallen below the accepted standard
the city shall not be required, to pay the
period oefi in Reh lchs the Quality Of the water
-disnllted- but. the price te~be paid the
contractor for the water used during such
BY arbitration; one arbitrator to be
named by. the city. one by, the contractor,
ahoIen snna whose 10 e deeson is % to be nai dur
ing the period of dispute the contractor
shall be required to furnish the usual
Payment for the water at the contract
prices shall not be resumed until the
contractor, at his own expense, shall
tors that the water is equal to the ac-
cepted standard.
THE WATER.
The contractor shall measure the water
at his own expense under the. supervision
case of dispute as to the amount deliv
cred. the city shall pay the sum which It
comedies to be due and ID the disputed
One arbitrator to be named by the city,
one By the, contractor, a third to be Sc
lsd cen b BY to the he tMo SO Waer sba Be-
measured upon the city's property east
of the Passaic river. or within the city
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.
:, The city shall pay quarterly the sum
es as the M aea and at
such times as are agreed upon in the
contract
The contractor shall furnish the. city
with all plans, details and working draw
ings, as the work progresses under this
gineer or engineers, or inspectors, spec
ayi to s5a HuPPsryse Psv the work tx
inspect all work performed and mater
Jet W the same Il not in accordance aG sH1 with m
this specification, plans, etc
TIME TO COMPETE.
The contractor will be allowed two
years from the GATE OF contract to COM
plete the work and furnish the water
as specified.
Ali time lost by reason of strikes, ac-
beyond the control Of the contractor,
shall not be computed as part of the time
herein specified
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
For every days delay beyond the term
of contract, the contractor shall pay to
the City of Jersey City the sum of two
hundred dollars per day as liquidated
damages, and not by way of penalty.
1t being understood that this clause
case of strikes, accidents or other delays
unavoidable, or beyond the control of
the contractor, as provided in the prev
ious section.
CERTIFIED CHECK TO ACCOMPANY
AS an evidence of good faith
each bidder will deposit one hum
dred thousand dollars in one of
the bs MatSpaI NsM Parks arasy o ta egeg City,
and Trust Company, and attach to his
proposal a certified check for the
amount. payable to the order of the
Treasurer of Jersey City. On award of
contract such check will be returned to
unsuccessful bidders and returned to
successful bidder, on signing and de-
livery of the contract, and to be for
feited by the successful bidder to the use
of the city in case. the contract is not
for execution on part of said contractor.
BONDS.
The contractor must furnish a bond Of
five hundred thousand dollars, the Sc
curity to be subject to approval accord
ing to law for the performance of the