The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-10

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ity. In case the contractor shall al any time
be unable to deliver enough water TO supply
the Clty's needs. then the City may inaned1ateiy
and without notice obtain an additional sup
ply needed directly from the Passaic River
Samples OF water may be taken by the tity
for Inspection or analysis at the point where
the contractor delivers the water into the pres
emit intake Of the Jersey City water woIh5'
and the contractor shall provide proper tacia-
ties Tor the takirg Of such samples.
Bidders must state a price per million gal.
Ions for all water furnished UP to a limit OIL
20 million gallons daily.
Bidders must also state a price for when
the City. can buy and own the hlterlng pianss
lands. rights of way and all appurlenAneaSS
ana easements necessary to the fulalinlslt y
these specifications, said price to be stated Per
million gallons Of daily capacity Of the inter-
the date Of contract, but the City shan gtSe
notice OF its intention to purchase six months
low PAYMENT WILL BE MADE.
Inc CITY viii pay at the end Of eacn quarssr
OF tne calendar year the sum due to the coh-
tractor at sach repositories as the contractor
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
me contractor shall measure the water 9s-
hvered to the City at his own expense. under
City. who shah have free access to the meters
at all times. In case of a dispute as TO the
amount delivered the city shall pay the same
amount paid in the corresponding quarter OF
the previous year, and the disputed amount
shall be settled by arbitration. one arbitrator
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and a third to be selected by the two 50 chosen,
the decision of a majority Of the three TO pc
mai. Ii the amount go determined snail pc
greater than that already paid the City win
pay the excess, but If it shall be less, the ulL-
payment following the decision of the aroltra-
tors. The water shall be measured as near as
may be to the point OF delivery into the pres
ent intake of the Jersey City water works;
The meter shall be of a kind acceptable to the
City. and il found Inaccurate at any time II
shall be changed on demand
LIABILITY OF
The contractor shall put up and MAINTAIN
ally prevent any accident in consequence or
his work, for which the City might be liable,
and he shall be liable for all damages occa-
that of his agents, employees, or workmen.
USE OF PATENTED DEVICES.
All fees for any patented invention. article
or arrangements that may be used upon or in
any manner connected with tine construction,
part thereof embraced in these specifications,
shall be included in the price mentioned in the
contract. and the contractor shall protect, and
hold harmless the City against any and all
demands for such fees or claims, and before
the final payment or settlement is made on &C
count of the contract, the contractor must fur
nish acceptable proof of a proper and satisfac-
tory release from all such claims.
The water works must be so constructed that
they may be used and operated to supply Jer-
sey City exclusively, and the contractor must
agree 10 furnish no water therefron to any
consumer of Jersey City water.
TIME TO COMPLETE.
IIIG COllI dClOE VII Dt dlitNtu OAC 4CdA ottA
six months from the date Of contract to COM
plete the work and furnish the water specified.
-for every days delay beyond the Term %
sum of five hundred S500 dollars per day as
lquioated damages and not by way of penalty.
All the time lost by reason OF strikes, accl-
dents or other delays unavoidable or beyond
the control of the contractor, shall not be COM
/ puted as part of the time herein specified, II
the unavoidability of such delays is certified
to by the Engineer appointed by the CITY 10
superintend said work.
RIGHT on. IMMINENT DOMAIN
The City will agree to exert or exercise such
powers or rights in the mater of condemnation
acquire, and which may be advantageousiy
used or exercised for the purpose Of the con-
tract, in order to enable the use or acquisition
of such water and water-rights and lands and
other property, for the right of way, fltering
plant and other works or plant, as may be
necessary TO the proper and convenient con.
~struction and maintenance of said system OF
water works 10 supply Jersey City, as afore-
said, said rights of condemnation to be eXer-
cised in the name of the City, but at the cost
and expense of the contractor, and the con-
tractor shall pay and hold the City harmless
of and from ali cost, expenses. claims and de-
mands of all persons by reason of the taking
and acquiring for the purpose Of the pro
rights and other property. The City Will also
agree to exercise, on demand of the contractor.
all its legal powers to prevent pollution OF
waters, tributary to the proposed works, but
all expenses attendant upon the prevention OF
such pollution shall be borne by the con
USE OF CITY LANDS.
The City will permit the contractor to occupy
and use exclusively. 50 far as may be neces-
sary for the purpose of constructing, operating
and maintaining the proposed hltering plant.
for the term and under the conditions of these
specifications, all of its land lying between the
Passaic River and the first highway to the east
thereof and south of a line two hundred Goo
feet south of and parallel with the %southerly
wall of its westerly pump house. 1t viii also
permit him to lay his conduits to the present in
not above included, but so as not to unnecessar-
lily interfere With the City's use Of such lands
to operate its pumping station. If more land
shall be needed by the contractor he must &C.
INSPECTION.
spect and test the character of the work
performed and the material used in con-
s~trueting the water works. and the con
tractor shall afford said Engineer reason
able facility for making such tests and m
spection. Defective work and material may be
condemned by the Engineer at any time be-
fore the final acceptance of the work, ana
when so condemned it shall be Immediately
taken down and rebuilt in accordance with
the plans and specifications. When defective
material has been condemned it shall be al
once removed from the work and disposed OF
TO the satisfaction of the Engineer.
Copies of all plans and working drawings
urspared by the contractor for use on the
work shall be filed with the Engineer before
such plans and drawings shall be used in con-
struction. If such plans and drawings DO nor
conform to the Specifications they may be
rejected by the Engineer, and after such re-
lection they shall not be used on construction.
The contractor shall be served with a writ
ten notice from the Engineer to replace or
remove any rejected work or material or any
work or material which may prove defective
on the final test of the water works, or IN their
use and operation prior to the purchase there
of by the City, which notice ShaA designate
a reasonable time for the completion of such
replacement or removal, and if the contractor
shall neglect or refuse to obey such notice,
then the City will replace or remove the same
at the expense of the contractor.
The final test of the works VIII be the turn
ing ON of the water and its delivery in the
specified amount and of the specified quality
to the City. Under this test the works must
prove themselves efficient. seryiceable and dpra-
BILE for the purpose intended.
All parts of the works exposed to the eye
shall be of neat and worl1inanlike appearance.
without unnecessary ornamentation, and shall
he of thorough, proper and w-orkmanlike con-
sfruetion. sound, solid and sufficient.
The specifications are intended to secure
6rst-ciass material and workmanship through
out. ANY workmanship or material not men,
toned or described, which may be necessary
to make the works to be constructed COM
plete, and in all respects of the best quality
and efficiency shall be furnished and performed
nv the contractor as fully and thoroughly as
II the full details and specifications therefor
had been given herein
When the work is completed the hltering
nlant and all structures connected Herewith,
and the surrounding ground, shall be cleared
of ali rubbish and temporary structures, and
left in a neat and presentable condition.
MAINTENANCE.
The contractor shall maintain the water
works in good condition and thorough repair
so long as the CITY shaii purchase water mere
uhue ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
IF the Engineer shall certify that the con.
tractor has abandoned the work to be done
unnecessarily or unreasonably delayed, or that
/ the contractor is wilfulfy violating any OF
the terms, covenants and agreements of the
CONTRACT. or is not executing this contract IN
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