The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
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nature by which the water IS to be con-
veyea to the city shall have a capacity !
They shall be Of approved design. SUIT
able material and workmanship and suf-
feienf stFenIth to- resist safely all pres-
sure to which they may be subjected,
material used, in accordance with the
best engineering practice. Delivery from
the lowest point Of intake on the stream
70 the city must not be by open chan
nels. The character Of the proposed pipes
or conduits shall be clearly shown in the
plans submitted, and shall be fully de-
Of the same snail be filed with the scity's
engineer appointed 10 supervise the con-
strnetion. Of the plant, before construction
iNcfRhAsE rs FIFTY MILLION GAL
Ions DAILY.
Whenever. during the term of contract
but prior to the exercise OF the cityss OPP
ton to purchase, the city shall notify the
contractor 60 increase the capacity Of his
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proceed TO make such increase in storage
capacity and gathering grounds as may
Of fifty million gallons daily at all times,
and shall likewise increase the capacity
Of the conduits so as to De able to deliver
to the city fifty million gallons daily. and
when so increased where metal pipes are
ssed, there shall be either Two or three
pipes, OF equal capacity. Al SUCH add
two years after service of the notice
Aforesaid. After such additional works
are completed In accordance with this
section and on demand Of the city, the
city agrees that it will take and pay for
at least thirty million gallons Of water
RIGHT OF WAY.
The right of way for conduits shall be
at least 10 feet in width, and the conduits
side thereof throughout. and 50 as not to
occupy more thereof than is necessary.
Where the city furnishes right Of way.
~ - e rhaIf- AlIafd an tho ~
thereof DESIGNATED BY the eity,s engineer.
RIGHT or EMINENT DOMAIN
The city win agree to exert or exercise
such powers or rights Ia the matter of
condemnation or otherwise as it now has
or may hereafter acquire, and which may
be advantageouslg used or exercised for
the purposes of the contract, in feFder to
enable the use or acquisition of such va
ter and water rights and lands or ether
property. for the right Of way, storage
reservoirs and other works or plant. as
may be necessary to the proper and con-
venient construction and maintenance of
said system of water works to supply
jersey City as aforesaid. SaFd rights OF
condemnation to be exercised In the name
OF the city, but at the cost and expense
off the contractor. and the contractor shall
pay and hold the city harmless of and
from AL cost. expenses claims II de-
Tnands of all persons by reason of the
aking and acquiring for the purpose of
the proposed contract Of all lands. water.
Water rights and other property. The city
viii also agree to exercise. on demand Of
the contractor. all its legal powers to re-
move pollution of waters tributary fe the
proposed works, but all expenses attend-
ant upon the removal Of such pollution
shah he borne by the contractor.
The city viii, so far as it has legal pow
er. permit the contractor to use such
lands as it may own or control as may
be necessary for the purpose Of laying
from Passaic River to the reservoirs at
Bergen.
REMOVAL OF POLLUTION.
No source Of supply will be accepted
sene.
The bidder must specify in his bid what
works he will agree 10 construct and what
methods he proposes to adopt 10 remove
any causes or sources Of artificial pol-
luton which may exist upon the water
shed or streams tributary to his pro-
posed intake. He must also guard
water in shallow. improperly constructed
INSPECTION.
As the work progresses the contractor
shall furnish the city with all plans. de-
tails and working drawings of the works
to be constructed to execute this con-
tract, and the city, through its engineer
specified. 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 It not IN
aCEOEQdA4Et \ ~ 49,
| plans accompanying the accepted bid.
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed three
years from the date. Of contract 70 COM
kspeeihed.
An time lost BY reason of strikes, ac-
| cidents or other delays unavoidable or Pc
| vond the control Of the contractor, shall
/ not be computed as part of the time
| herein specified, if the una~voidabihty OF
| such delays is certified to by the engi-
neer appointed by the city to supefln-
'sha I'll IIiouIpATBD DAMAGES.
For every days delay beyond the term
! of contract, the contractor shall pay, the
dred dollars per dayFsas liauldated dan-
ages, and not by way OF penaity.
it being understood that this cause
viii NOT be enforced for the time lost N
case Of strikes, accidents or other delays
,1ravoidabie. or beyond the control OF
the contractor. as provided in the pre-
CPRT ITSsISp Check TO ACCOMPANY
BID.
AS an evidence of good faith each bid
der win deposit. one hundred Ih9usan9
! Jersey City, or the New Jersey Title
Guarantee and Trust COMPANY ana at
tach to his proposal q certified cheque
| for the amount, payable to the order o.
the Treasurer Of Jersey City. On award
OF the contract such cheQue VIII pc re-
turned to unsuccessful bidders, ana re-
| ing and delivery of the contract, and 70
be forfeited by the successful bidder 70
the use of the city in case the contract IS
not signed within ten days after i =
| ready for execution on part of said con-
tractor. Said cheque shall be in lieu OF
| freebooter security.
The contractor must furnish q bond OF
FIVE hundred thousand dollars, the secur-
ity to be subject 10 approval aecordlng 70
law, for the performance OF the contract
IN IN tho date Of ~acceptanee of water sup