The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-21


of all persons BY reason Of the taking
and acquiring for the purpose of the
proposed contract Of all lands, water,
zFater-rlghts and other property. The city
Mau also agree to exercise, oH demand
of the contractor, all its legal powers to
prevent pollution of water tributary to
rile proposed work, but all expenses at
tendant upon the prevention of such pol-
luton shall be borne by the contractor.
ne city will, SO far as it has legal
power, permit the contractor to use such
lands as it may own or control as may
pc necessary for the purpose Of laying the
proposed conduit from Passaic River to
tho reservoirs at Bergen.
POLLUTION MUST BE PREVENTED. e
No source of supply will be accepted
some.
During the term of contract the con-
Tractor must prevent pollution of the
water by the mingling Herewith of an
eaying animal or vegetable matter, sew
age, the teachings of manure heaps or
cess-pools or artificial impurities Of any
kind. He must also guard against deter
lofatlon OF the water in shallow, inn
properly contructed or foul reservoirs.
If examination of the water, or the col
lActing grounds, or both. show that from
any cause from within the control Of the
contractor, the water is thus polluted 10
an extent which renders 1t unhealthy, or
Which produces color, odor or taste,
the city shall not be required to pay the
contract prices therefor during the period
/ in which the quality of the water is dis
puted, but the price to be paid the con-
tractor for the water during such period
Of dispute shall ,be so per cent. of the
contract prices and such additional part
Of the contract price as shall be deter
mined by arbitration, one arbitrator to be
named by the city. one by the contractor
and the third to be selected by the two
so chosen, a decision by the majority of
these three to be final. During the period
of dispute the contractor will be required
to furnish the usual daily supply for the
city's consumption. Payment for the
water at contract prices shall not be re-
sumed Until the contractor at his own
expense, shall prove to the satisfaction
of the arbitrators that the cause of poll
tuition have been removed.
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 ex seilta this contract,
and The el.y through It's engineer espeei-
ally appointed to supervise the work
herein specified, shall have the right TO
inspect the materials used and work per-
formed in the construction of said works
by the contractor, and reject the same if
not In accordance with this specification
and the plans accompanying the ac-
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed two
years from the date of contract to COM
plete the work and furnish the water
specified.
All time lost by reason of strikes, ac-
c-dents or other delays unavoidable or be-
yond the control of the contractor, shah
not be computed as part Of the time. here
in specified, if the unayoidability of such
delays is certified to by the engineer ap-
pointed by the city to superlnted said
work.
For every days delay beyond the term of
contract, the contractor shall pay the
city of Jersey City the sum of two hum
dred dollars per day as liquidated dam
ages, and not by way of penalty.
it being understood that this clause will
not be enforced for the time lost in case
of strikes, accidents of other delays un-
avoidable, or beyond the control OF the
section
CERTIFIED CHEQUES TO ACCOM-
PANYs BID.
AS an evidence of good faith each bidder
will deposit one hundred thousand dollars
in one of the National banks of Jersey
City, or the New Jersey Title Guarantee
proposal a certified cheque for the amount
payable to the order of the Treasurer of
Jersey City. On award of the contract
such cheque' will be returned to unsuccess-
full bidders, and retsarned to the successful
bidder on signing a delivery of the con-
tract, and to be Forfeited by the success
full bidder to the use of the city in case the
contract is no.. signed within ten days af-
ter it is ready for execution on part of
said contractor. Said cheque shall be in
lieu Of freeholder security.
The contractor must furnish bond of
| five hundred thousand dollars, the security
to be subject to- approval according TO
law, for the performance of the contract
supply Hereunder, at which time and upon
| the delivery to the city of the bond here
matter provided for, this bond is to be
| cancelled Upon the acceptance of water
L froa fbn trao mn
| furnish a new bond for five hundred
thousand dollars for the faithful perform
anoe of the contract throughout its
period, which bond IS to be in force 50
long as the city shall purchase water of
| the contractor by the million gallons
but will be cancelled on completion of a
purchase Of FneM rs Plant nT BgNb 6g Sbe city.
this specification shall be approved by
| the Corporation Counsel.
1 DRAWING OF CONTRACT
The. contract. to carry into effect this
| Corporation Attorney, with the approval
| of the Corporation Counsel.
OPTION TO PURCHASE.
Bidders must state a price at which
| supply water rights, lands and right of
| way and all easements necessary to full
| fill the requirements of this. specifica-
! ton to- the extent of fifty million gallons
Of water daily forever, together, with the
| plant. storage reservoirs, conduits and
all necessary works and appurtenanceS
! for the delivery to the city of thirty
! five million gallons of Water daily at all
] times, said purchase to be made at any
| time within twenty-five years after the
date of contract.
| Bidders must also state a price at which
| the city can buy and own the plant, the
water supply, water rights, storage re-
| servoirs. pipe lines, lands and right of
| way and all appurtenances and easements
necessary TO fulfill the requirements of
| this specification to the extent of fifty
million gallons of water daily forever at
| any time within twenty-five years after
NOTICE 10 BIDDERS.
Proposals will not be received later
! than the time fixed.
| Proposals must be made on blank forms
| to be obtained at the Office of the Chief
| Engineer, and must be delivered to the
/ Clerk of the Board of Street and Water
/ Commissioners in a sealed envelope. to
be endorsed "Proposals for new water
supply for Jersey City, y. u
| Bidders must submit and annex as a
/ tions plans and drawings as may Sc
/ necessary to make clear the essents al
/ features of the works proposed to be
| built, and must show the location, char
| acter and extent of all reservoirs, the
/ loca ton of intakes, the route. profile
! and hydraulic gradient of conduits, with
/ all necessary data for determining their
carrying capacity and the location area
1 and extent of the gathering grounds.
/ Any bidder may on one certified check,
| make one or more bids upon either or
1 all of the specifications hereby present.
/ ed by the city, and said check shall