The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-30
THE JERSEY CITY Z SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80. 1887

posed altering plant, for the term and
under the conditions of these specified
lions, all of its land lying between this
Passaic River and the first highway. te
the east thereof and south Of a line tvs
hundred (200) feet south of and parable
with the southerly wall of its westerly
pump house. 1t will also permit him to
to connect Herewith on City lands not
above included. but SO as not to unneces-
sarily interfere with the city's use of sueh
lands to operate it's pumping station. II
more land shall be needed by the con-
tractor he must acquire the same at ms
own cost and expense.
INSPECTION.
The Engineer shall have the right to in
spect and test the character of the work
performed and the material used In con-
structing the water works. and the con-
tractor Shall afford said Engineer reason
able facility for making such tests and IN,
spection. Defective work material
may be condemned by the Engineer az
any time before the final acceptance OF
| the work, and when so condemned IT shali
be Immediately taken down and rebuilt IN
accordance with the plans and specinea-
tons. When defective material mas peeIi
condemned it shall be at once removes
from the work and disposed of to the
satisfaction of the Engineer.
Copies of all plans and working. draw
ings prepared by the contractor for use
on the work shall be filed with the Eingi,
neer before such plans and drawings snali
l De uSEQF All VI ~ IL SUN R~
and drawings do not conform to the
specifications they may be rejected by tine
Engineer, and after such rejection tney
Shall not be used on construction.
The contractor shall be served with a
written notice from the Engineer to re-
place or remove any rejected work or ma
terfal or any work or material which may
prove defective on the final test of the
| water works, or in their use ana operation
prior to the purchase thereof by the CITY,
which notice shall designate a reasoha nae
| ment or removal, and If the contractor
| shall neglect or refuse to obey Sucn no.
tice, then the City will replace OF remove
the same at the expense of the contrac-
tor. -.
The final test of the works will be the
turning on of the water and its delivery
in the specified amount and of the Specl-
fed quality to the City. Unde TINS test
the works must prove themselves efficient,
| serviceable and durable for the purpose
intended.
All parts of the works exposed to the
eye shall be of neat and workmanllke ap-
| pearance, without unnecessary ornamen-
| tation, and shall be of thorough, proper
and ~worknanike construction, sound,
solid n sufficient.
The specifications are intended to Sc
cure frst-class material and workmanship
throughout. Any workmanship or ma
| terial not mentioned or described when
| may be necessary to make the WORKS 10
spects Of the best quality and efficiency
shall be furnished and performed by the
| contractor as fully and thoroughly as If
the full details and specifications there
for had been given herein.
When the work is completed the hitter,
ing plant and all structures connected
herewith, and the surrounding ground,
( shall be cleared of all rubbish and tenn
| porary structures, and left in a neat and
MAfNTENANcE.
| The contractor shall maintain the water
works in good condition and thorough re-
pair SO long as the City shall puchase
water hereunder.
If the Engineer shall certify that the
contractor has abandoned the work to be
done under the contract, or hat said
work is being unnecessarily or I'M
tractor is wiifully violating any Of
the terms, ~ena and agreements
of the contract, or is not executing
this contract in good faith, or is not MAX
ing such progress as to indicate its COM
pletion within the required time, then the
| Board of Street and Water Commission
| ers shall lave the power and right to
| notify the contractor to discontinue all
work or any part thereof under this con-
tract, and upon such notification SAID con-
tractor shall discontinue said work, or
such parts thereof as said Board may
designate land said Board shall thereupon
have the power to re-let the work, or
any part thereof, and to complete the
| same at the cost and expense of the con-
tractor; and the expense SO charged shall
be deducted and paid by said Board out
of such moneys as may be due or become
| due at any time thereafter, to said con-
tractor under this contract or any part
thereof. In case such expense is less
than the sum which would have been pay
able under this contract, If the same had
been completed by said contractor, 1t
is agreed that said contractor shall be
entitled to receive the difference; and in
case such expense shall exceed the sum
| which would nave been payable under this
| contract if the same had been completed
| by said contractor, then said contractor
| shall pay the amount of such excess to
| said City, on notice from said Board of
UNPAID CLAIMS. 4
The contractor shall pay p~unctually all
| the workmen who shall be employed in
constructing the water works, and the
persons who shall furnish material there
for, and shall furnish the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners with satisfac-
tory evidence that all persons who have
done work or furnished materials under
this contract and have filed any account
of such, claims with said Board, have
been fully paid, or are not entitled to any
lien under the laws of this State. In case
such evidence be not furnished, said
Board may withhold such amount as It
may deem necessary to meet the lawful
claims of the persons aforesaid, from the
moneys due the contractor under this con-
tract until such liabilities have been dis
charged, and until evidence thereof is
furnished said Board. Ii such evidence is
not furnished when the final payment
under the contract shall become due then
tH6 bodIu may pay SucH aim " IS
persons claiming the same and charge the
amounts thus paid to the contractor, who
shall accept the same as payrnen to. the
! amount thereof upon this contract.
THE BIDDER MUST INFORM HIM
SELF,
Each bidder must fully and carefully
examine the specifications, and in case ha
does not fully understand them inquiry
must be made of the Engineers appointed
by the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners to prepare these specifications,
and their Interpretation thereof shall be
ina. Each bidder hereunder, hereby adj
mits that he has read and fully under
| stands the meaning of each and every
| clause of the specifications, and that he
will comply with all the terms of the
WHAT Constitutes THE CON-
TRACT.
The advertisement, the specifications,
the accepted proposals and all maps,
plans and drawings accompanying, at
tached TO or described therein, the specific
contract and the contractors bono are to
be considered essential portions of the
MEANING OF CITY.
Whenever the word City is used refer
ence is made to the Mayor and Aldermen
of Jersey City, III the State of New Jer-
sey.
Whenever the word Engineer is used
reference is made to the Engineer appoint
ed by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the City of Jersey City,
New Jersey, to superintend the construc-
ton of the water works, or his authorized
MEANING OF CONTRACTOR.
Whenever the word contractor is used