The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-06
CITY 1DVERTTsEMENT

CITY EN- EN-
tefiai and workmanship and sufficient
ssrensfh 70 resist safely All pressures 20
which they may be subjected with a
proper factor Of safety for the material
used N accordance with the best eng-
proposed pipes or conduits shall be
clearly and fully described in the bid
anu shown IN plans submitted Herewith.
Working drawings Of the same shall be
Med with the city's engineer appointed
70 supervise phs construction of the plant
before construction thereof shall be
INCREASE TO FIFTY MILLION GAIL
IONS DAILY.
Whenever during the term of contract
the city shall notify the contractor to
increase the capacity of his water works
to fifty million gallons daily, then the
contractor shall Immediately proceed to
increase the capacity OF the filters and
conauits so much as may be necessary
% furnish 2 total supply Of fifty million
conduits are so increased there shall be
either two or three pipes of equal ca
paeity, and the pumping plant shah ike
Wise be enlarged 50 as to have a capa-
city to deliver fifty million gallons daily
when one pumping engine of equal ca
pacity with any of the others in the
with any of the others in the plant are
N reserve and not m use. All such adj
ditional work shall be- completed Within
two years after service Of the notice
aforesaid, and after they are so com
pIeted on demand of the city. the city
agrees to take and pay for at least thirty
RIGHT OF WAY.
The right of way for conduits shall
pc At least forty feet in width. and the
conduits shall be constructed on one and
the same Six thereof throughout. and
50 as not to occupy more OF the same
Than IS necessary. Where the city fur
Pc laid on that part thereof designated
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
The city Will agree to exert and exer-
else such powers or rights IN the matter
Of condemnation. or otherwise. ae II now
has or may hereafter acquire. and which
may be a-dvantageously used or exercised
for the purposes of the contract in order
10 enable the use or acquisition of such
water and water rights. and lands or
other property. for the right of way.
storage reservoirs and other works. or
plant, as may be necessary to the proper
anu convenient construction and main
tenance. OF said system Of water works
70 supply Jersey City as aforesaid, said
rights of condemnation to be exercised
IN the name Of the city, but at the cost
and expense of the contractor, and the
contractor shall pay n hold the city
harmless of and from all cost, expenses,
cams and demands of all persons by
reason of the taking and acquiring for
the purpose of the proposed contract of
all lands, water, water rights and other
exercise, on demand Of the con actor al 81
rs legal power TO prevent pollution of
waters tributary to the proposed works.
but all expenses attendant Upon the pre-
vention of such pollution shau he horne
| by the contractor.
The city will, so far as 1t has legal
power, permit the contractor to use such
lands. water and water rights as it may
own or control as may be necessary for
the purpose of building and maintain-
ing the proposed filters and pumping
plant and laying the proposed conduit
from Passaic River 10 the reservoirs at
Bergen.
STANDARD OF PURITY.
The contractor must agree that the
water to be furnished shall at all times
be maintained at a standard of purity
to be furnished by him and which must
accompany his bid, which shall state the
following particulars
/. The total organic matter in parts per
million.
2. The total amount of free ammonia
in parts per million.
8. The total amount of albumenoid am
| monia in parts per million.
a. The total amount of nitric acid in
| parts per million.
5. The number of bacteria in one cubic
/ centinleter of water delivered.
He must also agree that the water shal
not contain nitrous acid or nitrites eX-
ceeding a trace, and it shall be trans
parent and free from color. odor, tur-
bidity, alkaline or acid tastes
INSPECTION.
As the work progresses the contractor
shall furnish the city with all plans.
\ details and working drawings of the
works to be constructed 10 execute this
contract, and the city through its engi-
neer, appointed to supervise the work
herein specified. shall w the right to
inspect the materials used and work per-
formed. in the construction of said
works by the contractor, and reject the
same IL not in accordance with this speci-
fcatiqa and the plans accompanying the
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed two
years from the date Of contract to com
piete the work and furnish the water
7 specified.
! cidents or other delays unavoidable or
beyond the control Of the contractor shah
not be computed as part ci the time
herein specified Il the u~navoidanAttt OF
such DELAYS Is certified to BY the engineer
appointed by The city to s-uperintena said
4TcUIDATED DAMAGES
For every days delay beyond the terra
Of contract. the contractor shall pay the
CITY or Jersey city the sum ~ tw.p hum
drcd dollars per day IS Nquitafet dam
ages. and not by way o. penslt
viii NOS be enforced Tor the time lost Ia
case az strikes. accidents or other &C.
laws unavoidable, OF beyond the control
Of M contractor. as provided IN the
CERTIFIED CHEQuE TO ACCOMPANY
BID
A. an evidence Of good faith each hid.
Far SILL deposit one Ia1tfti NAAaaAAi
Fetie-s IN uae q the Natioual SanEE of
feresv CITY. or the New JERSEY lite
Guaranteed and Tsust Company. ard 1t-
tarh 10 IA rrundsai a certified ehcque To-
The amounts payable 70 te order % f1r
Treasurer 81 jersey CITY On ANafa ut
re contract such cfeqHr VII Pc I1itfnel
te uu4rcrezsfut bidders. and returned %
the successful ht3ier ou signing ara De-
livery 81 the contract. zna % Be fsr1eiled
bv the successtui hidler 70 the use % ere
city In case the contract Is rot EiEne1
withiu ten DAYS after Il D. ready for exc
cution on Part u said contractor said
cheque shall be In leu Of freehcider Sc
curity.
The contractor must furnish 4 bond o.
five hundred thousand dollars. the sscur-
ity TO be subject 70 approval according 70
law. for the performance OF the contract
IN 10 the date Of acceptance Of water sup
ply hereunder. at which time and upon
the delivery 10 the city OF the bond here
matter provided for, this bond IS to be
cancelled. Upon the acceptance OF water
under this contrast, the contractor must
thousand dollars for the faithful perform
ance Of tie contract throughout it's pc
Rod. which bond is 10 be In force so long
as the city shall purchase water OF the
contractor by the million gallons. bus Will
be cancelled on completion of a purchase
of the plant by the city.
FORM OF BOND.
The form of all bonds mentioned in this
specification shall be approved by tie
Corporation Counsei