The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-30


tions, plans and drawings as may be nee
essary to make clear the essential fea-
lures of the works proposed to pc punt,
and must fully describe the method by
which they propose to purify the water;
CERTIFIED CHEQUE TO ACCOM-
PANY 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
and Trust Company, and attach 10 ms
proposal a certified cheQue for the
amount. payable TO the order of the Treas
urer of Jersey City. On award OF the con-
tract such cneque will be returned to I'M
successful bidders, and returned TO the
successful bidder on signing ana dehvs
cry of the contract. but will be forfeited
by the successful bidder to the use OF the
City in case the contract is not signed
ecution on part of said contractor; Said
cheque shall be in lieu OF ~freehoioer Sc
curity.
The contractor must furnish a bond OF
| five hundred thousand dollars. the seeur-
ity to be subject to approval according
\ to law, for the performance OF the con-
| tract up to the date of acceptance or wa,
| ter supply hereunder, at which time and
| upon the delivery to the City OF the pono
hereinafter provided for, this pond Is 70
be cancelled. Upon the acceptance OF va
ter under this. contract, the contractor
| must furnish a new bond for five hundred
| thousand dollars for the faithful perform
| ance of the contract throughout It's per-
as the City shall purchase water OF the
| contractor BY the million gallons, but VIII
| be cancelled on completion of a purchase
Of the plant by the City;
FORM OF BOND. -
The form of all bonds mentioned IN TINS
| specification shall be approved by the COT
po1fa lDRAWING OF CONTRACT.
l frha contract TO carry INTO elect ILLS
| Specification shall be prepared by the Cor.
poration Attorney. with the approval OF
| fhe CORPORATION Counsel.
TERN OF CONTRACT. A.
! If a contract is entered into 1t Will run
| for twenty-five years from the aaie q
contract, unless sooner teTmlnateu 1Sy+sa
| purchase of the water works by the SAiy,
as herein provided for. no
AMOUNT THE CITY AGREES 10
TAKE.
The City will agree to take az ie nsr
| twenty (20) million gallons OF wafer per
| day, and to take its whole supply OF WE,
ter from the contractor during the term
" Quality OF WATER.
The water to be furnished shall De pure
and wholesome for drinking and domestic
| purposes. can't.
meter shall not exceed five hundred at any
| time. and the average OF weekly ue.eI.
| Mutations throughout the year snail -noe
| exceed one hundred and fifty per cupie
The purified water shall not contain as
a result of such publication any cneml-
| cal or chemical compound injurious ~
health, or which will attack ine , nd
| pipes. steam boilers, or otherwise Ienoel
| the water unsuitable for the purposes "
| which the City water is applied. mn,
All odor, color and suspended ,mpurl-
ties shall be removed. In case the va Wa
ter delivered shall not be OF the
quality REQUIRED by these specification,
the contractor shall only, be entitled 10
compensation at one-naiL II IN n,aiity
| Shall be delivered, and In case the Waisr
| is not restored to the quality required by
| these specifications within one Week 49,
| notice has been served upon the contrac-
| tor by the City that the quahty IS oelec-
| tive. then the City may refuse. TO MAKE
| any payments whatever for wafer oennII
| cred by the contractor Thereafter unl
the water shall be restored to contract
| purity. In case the contractor shal at
any time be unable to-deliver enough wa
fer to supply the City's needs, then the
| civ NAV Immediately and without notice,
obtain an additional supply neeuea oirecl,
| " from the Passaic River through It's orc
intake, or from other sources. Sify knr in
| spection or analysis at the point where
the contractor delivers the water INTO the
| present intake of the Jersey CITY waselo
| works. and the contractor shatl proVloe
| proper facilities for the taking Oh such
HOW TO BID.
Ri066rS muSl SldL6 u " -
| gallons for all water furnished up to a
| limit of 70 million gallons daily.
Bidders must also state. a price TOT
which the City can r 6uy a df w oWn and and all
| a-ppurtenances and Necessary
| to require the fulfillment of these specifl-
cations. said price to be statea per ml,-
! ion gallons of daily capacity OF the inter.
| ing plant, said purchase to take eIecl at
the expiration of five, ten or hfteen Years
| from the date of contract, put tne lily
$50 -fxa -otiaa IF it's infQnff6n TO DIP
chase six months in advanye OF such pur-
How PAYMENT WILL BE MADE.
The City will pay at the end or eaen
quarter of the calendar year the sum due
to thec contractor at such repositories as
the contractor may designate
| CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE
The contractor shall measure the water
delivered to the City at his own expense,
under the supervision of the representa-
tives of the City, who snail nave lr ye
case of a dispute as to the amount de-
hvered the City shall pay the same
| amount paid in the corresponding quarler
OF the previous year. and the isputed
amount shall be settled by. arbitration
one arbitrator to be named by, the Clly,
one by the Contractor, and a. third TO pc
eision of a majority Of the three to be
final. If the amount so determined shall
be greater than that already paid the
City will pay the excess, p ut ba y d ~ stati
l6 lllS al
from, some quarterly payment 1oloWlng
fhe decision of the arbitrators- me
wafer shall be measured as near as MAY
ne to the point of delivery into the present
intake of the Jersey City water VOTES.
The meter shall be of a kind acceptable
to the City, and If found in n Sun1an at
LIABILITY OF DAMAGES.
The contractor shall put up n MAIN
tain such barriers and red hgnts as VIII
affecttIaJly prevent any accident IN con-
senuence of his work, for which the CITY
might be liable, ard he shall be liable TOR
all damages o~ccasioned in any way py
his acts or neglect, or fhat OF MS agents.
employees, or workfnen,
s OF PATENTED DEVICES.
All fees for any patented Fl
ur.on on in any manner connected Will
fine construction, erection OF maintenance
Of the work. or any part thereof en-
hraced in these specifications. snail be ih-
cIuded in the price mentioned an the con-
tract. and the contractor snail protecl
and hold harmless the City against any
and ali demands for such fees or claims,
and before the final payment OF set.aem en-
is made on account or the contract, Lne
contractor must furnish acceptable PROOF
of q Droner and satisfactory release from
WORK MUST BE INDEPENDENT. :
The water WORKS must be so constructed
that they may be used and operated 70
supply Jersey City exclusively, and the
contractor must agree to turnlsn no wa
ter therefrom to n consumer OF Jersey
LILY TIME TO COMPLETE.
THE contractor will be allowed one year
of contract. the contractor shall pay the
and six months from the date OF contract