The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-03
(Omeial Proceedings.a
Continued.9

In case of a dispute as to the amount de-
lfyered. the city Shall pay the same
tef OF the previous year, and the disputed
AMOUNT shall be settled by arbitration,
n arbitrator to be named by the city,
one by the contractor and a third to be
the two so chosen, the de-
cision Of a majority of the three to be
sHnal. II the amount SO determined shall
be greater than that already paid, the
city viii pay the excess. but il ii shall
be 1ess, the difference shall be deducted
from any subsequent quarterly payment
The water shall be measured upon the
eity's property, east of the Passaic River.
The city is to have the right to test
of h works, the cost Of which test shall
be borne by the contractor
PAYMENT.
h city will pay quarterly the sum
due to the contractor at such deposit
tories as the contractor may designate.
and at such times as are agreed upon
IN the contract.
The dams, intakes ana other works nee
.essary to deliver said water must be lo-
Gated wholly within the State Of New
Jersey, and must be so constructed that
the can be used exclusively for the sup
ply of Jersey City, and the contractor
shall agree to furnfsh no water from said
plant to any consumer of Jersey City
STORAGE RESERVOIRS.
In order to insure the delivery OF said
water at all times, the contractor shall
provide STORAGE reservoirs in such places
as to be capaSIe of receiving and storing
sufficient water to furnish at all times
a supply of $ million gallons daily TO
the city The location, capacity and
character of each proposed storage reser-
The plans for reservoirs. dams. embank-
ments. o~verfalis, gate-houses, and all ap-
pliances connected Herewith shall be
filed with the citys engineer appointed
- o~nz4rr4nffo<1 e the
plant. before construction thereof shall
be begun. 9TH city will test the sufa-
cheney Of storage capacity and gathering
grounds by applying thereto the proper
table of now during the driest period, as
given in the Report on Water supply
Of the Geological Survey OF New Jersey,
dated 1874, and by allowing Tor ~evapora-
ton from the reservoir SURFACE, 70 pc
computed by the use OF table NO. II,
on page IS, of said report1
CONDUITS-
The conduits or appliances OF whatever
nature by which the water IS TO be con-
viewed to the city shall have q capacity
of not less than s5 million gallons daily.
They shall be of approved design. suit
able material and workmanship ana sull-
cient strength to resist safely All pres
with a proper factor Of safety Tor the
material used IN accordance with the oest
engineering practice. Delivery from
the lowest point c,f 81 l must not be
SIfeAffl ~ III ~ -
bv open channels. The character
Of the proposed pipes or condurts snall gel
clearly shown IN the plans suvihsss5
and shall be fully descrdoea n s gss be
filed with the oity's engineer appoahteu
to supervise the construction OF Ine piahles
before construction thereof shaA pc Ds-
INCREASE TO FIFTY MILLION GAIL
Ions DAILY.
Whenever. during the term OF eontracI.
hl1+ rrEor TO the exercise OF the cEty ?
nnfion TO purchase, the city sha9i notify
~ cnsfrantor TO increase the capacity
Of MIS- water works to nfty mililon gai-
IONS s5aaIv. then the contractor snaA M
meS sataay proceed to make such increase
IN storage capacity and gaLneriag
gra,,rSs as NAV be necessary 10 furnish
a total supply Of fifty million gaifgns
daily at all times, and snai fkeWtss "a
crease the capacity OF ms condu1ts SO -
d Be able to deliver to the city nlty mli-
iion gaIoeFls daily, and when 50 Increased
where metal pipes are used, there snati
IL eif,er two Or three pipes OF equal
capacity. AL such additional works mus
be completed within two years atteF SIT
vice al The notice aforesaid. After such
additional works are completed "a ace9rur
agtcae with this section and on ceEaaHA y
me city. the city agrees that It wall take
and nay for at least ~nfrty misloh sat-
Ions Of water daily
RIGHT OF WAY.
The right Of way for conduits shall be
at least 40 feet in width, ana the coAuulss
Shall be constructed on enc and me same
siySe thereof throughout, and 50 as NOT 70
occupy more thereof than is necessary
yS5oare fbe city furnishes right OF way,
the conduits shall be latd on tn@s PER-
thereof DESIGNATED by h cityss engineer
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
The city VIII agree TO exert or exercise
such powers or lights IN tne LhaStsA -
condemnation or Otherwise as II TON as
ar may hereafter acquire, ard Walcn may
he adyamtageously used or exercised tor
bhe purposes of the contract, N order e
~arsabIe she use or acquisition CT shcs
water, and water rights ana iahos
a., other property. for the Tlght OF
wsv. storage reservoirs and other. WORKS
81. niant. as may be necessary 10 the pro-
per and convenient. construction ahd
maintenance of said system q Wa5sr
works to supply Jersey City az alorsaa,
said rights of condemnation to be exer-
c3sAS IN the name OF the city, But at the
cost and expense OF the CONTRACTOR, aAe
the contractor shall pay and noio me CITY
harmless of and from all cost, expenses
ehaSn1s and demands OF an persons oy
reason OF the taking and acquiring tor phe
purpose of the proposed con5rael 81 ~
lands, water, waiter rights anu oensr pao-
perty. The city will aaso agree 70 sXsF-
else ON demand of the contractor, all It's
legal powers to remove pollution OF wa
ters tributary to the proposed WORKS. pul
all expenses arteftant upon ShS fetuosdl
Of such pollution shaa be borne oy ehe
The city will, so far as It has legal
pawser hermit the contractor to use sucn
hreds as it may own or control as may
he necessary for the purpose or aying
and maintaining the proposes CONDUIT
from Passaic River 10 the reservoirs a
Bergen.
No source of supply VIII be accepted
which is not naturally pure and whole
The bidder must specify in his bid what
works he will agree to construct ana
what methods he proposes TO adopt 70
remove any causes or sources Oh atNitcldi
fefslaed or streams tributary TO his pro-
posed intake. He must also guard against
and prevent deterioration of the water IN
shallow, improperly constructed or IoM
reservoirs.
AS the work progresses the contractor
shall furnish the city with al plans, de-
tails and working drawings q the Works
to be constructed to execute this contract,
ana the city, through its engineer ap-
pointed to supervise the work therein spe-
effIed. shall have the right to inspect the
materials used. and work performed IN
the construction of said works by the
contractor. and reject the same II not IN
accordance with this specification ana the
plans accompanying the accepted bid.
TIME 70 COMPLETE.
The contractor viii be allowed three
wears from the date of contract TO com
iolete the work and furnish the water spe-
CITED.
All time lost BY reason of strikes, ac-
cidenrs or ether delays unavoidable or
4evord the controlAof the contractor,
herein specified, If the unavo5da5ilfty of
s1,rb DELAYS is certified to by the engineer