The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-21

Gram. Dover, Rockaway. Boonton. Butler,
blosndngdate or compton, or any otner muaA-
e1pahty ~ New Jersey; or Sans-u, Hiliburn
OF tuxedo Fark or any otner municipality IN
NsW York, or amy citizen the.eaI, OF any manu-
featuring establishment therein or On the
streams below said villages, boroughs or cities
snail, in the judgment OF the Hudssn County
9oafd Of Health, seriously posldte tne WAR
supply at any time prior u 4 purchase or the
sYrks by the city Inc contractor upon notice
by the city II the existence OF sucn pollution,
sisdh Forthwith prevent sucn pollution. Ali
in aiding sucA prevention. The city snail not
be bound 10 accept any plant or water tnere-
rom, Until the supply Is free from pollutl54l.
ON To BID.
Bidders must state a price per million gall
| IONS Tor a supply of twenty-five million gai-
IONS aally; q price per million gallons for all
IN excess OF twenty-five million gallons daily
up to thirty million gallons daily a price per
million gallons for all in excess OF thirty mill
ion gallons daily up TO thirty-dve million gall
Ions daily a price per million gallons FOR all
IN excess OF thitty-hye million gallons daily up
70 ~fcrty-hve million gallons daily, and a price
per million gallons for all in excess Of forty
hve million gallons daily up to the limit u
capacity OF the works.
Bidders must also state a price for which
the city can buy and own the water works
Of a capacity Of fifty go million gallons daily.
together with the water supply, water rights,
lands. reservoir sites, rights of way and all
easements necessary to fulfill the requirements
OF the specification and to the extent Of severn
~ tW9 million gallons of water daily; said
purchase 10 take effect on completion and ac-
ceptance of the works, If the City shall give
notice of its Intention to purchase within one
year after the date Of contract.
Bidders must also state a price for which
the City can buy and own the water works
Of a capacity Of thirty-fve 1867 million gall
Ions daily, together with the water supply,
water rights, lands, reservoir sites. rights Of
way and all easements necessary to fulfil the
requirements of the specification and to the
extent Of seventy GO million gallons Of water
daily; said purchase to take effect at the ex-
piration OF five, ten or fifteen years from the
date Of contract; but the City shall give no.
tice of its intention to purchase one year in
advance of said purchase
Bidders must also state a price for which
| water supply. water rights. lands. reservoir
sites, rights of way and all appurtenances and
easements necessary to fulfil the requirements
OF the specification and to the extent Of seventy
(1) million gallons of water daily forever
said purchase to take effect on completion and
give notice of its intention to purchase within
one year after the date Of contract. Bidders
buy and own the water works, water supply.
water rights. lands, reservoir sites, rights Of
way and all appurtenances and easements
necessary to fulfill the requirements Of the
| specification, and to the extent Of seventy GO
million gallons of water daily forever; said
purchase to take effect at the expiration of FIVE,
ten or fifteen years from the date of contract,
but the City shall give notice of It's intention,
TO purchase one year in advance Of such pur-
HOW BIDS WILL BE COMPARED.
As a basis for comparing the prices per mil
five million gallons daily, increasing at the rate
of three per cent per annum VIII be assumed.
OE' AMI
The intakes and the conduits leading there
from to the City must be wholly within the
State of New Jersey.
The water works must he SO constructed that
they may be used and operated to supply Jer-
sey City exclusively, and the contractor must
agree to furnish no water therefro1n to any
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed two years and
six months from the drte Of contract TO com
plete the work and furnish the water specified.
contract, the contractor shall pay the City OF
Jersey city the sum Of Ave hundred dollars
$500 per day as liquidated damages. and not
All the time lost by reason Of strikes, acct
dents or other delays, unavoidable or beyond
the control of the contractor, shall not be
computed as part Of the time herein specified,
if the unavoidabiiity Of such delays is eerti-
fed to by the Engineer appointed by the City
to superintend said work.
BIDDER MUST FOB
Each bidder must fully and carefully exam-
Each bidder thereby admits that he has read
and fully understands the meaning OF eaen
that he viii comply witt all the terms Of the
same.
postoffice address In case an individual signs
for a corporation. proper authority must ac-
company the proposal.
to Section Z, Chapter I34, Of the Laws. CT
1891. under the terms whereof no contract shall
be binding upon the City or become enectiye
or operative until the bonds offered by the
contractor have been approved as TO sufficfency
bv fats Board and as TO form by the Corpora
ton Counsel. the President Of this Board hay
ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
For specifications in full see Jersey City
News af July 18th and August 4th. 1855, or
copies Of specifications may be had on APP
p~1icatfon to the Clerk Of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners.
Rv order of the Board Of Street and Water
commissioners GEO. t. BoUToN.
Clerk.
Dated Jersey CITY. July u. 1sas