The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-04

Of forty-five million gallons daily up to
the limit of capacity of the WORKS. ~
which the City can buy and own the wa
ter works of a capacity, OF nIty loVl imis-
lion gallons daily. together with me W.
ter supply. water rights, lands, reservoir
sites. rights of way and all eaSemehts
necessary to fulfill the requirements ~
this specification and to the extent %
seventy 90 million gallons of water qaiiy,
said purchase to take effect on compleiion
and acceptance of the works, II the CITY
shall give notice of its intention % put
chase within n year after the date oi
Bidders must also state a price for
which the City can buy and " the Wa
ter works OF q capacity OF MY tsoJ at ~
supply. water rights, lands, reservoir sites
rights of way and all easements necessafy
to fulfill the requirements OF thlS specldS,
cation and to the extent of seventy NW
million gallons of water daily; SAID pur--
chase to take effect at the expiration o.
five. ten or fifteen years from the dats
Of contract, but the City shall give nollce
advance Of said purchase. -
Bidders must also state a price iot
which the City can buy and " the W.
lands, reservoir sites. rights OF way ana
all appurtenances and neces-
sary to fulfill the requirements OF lhls
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(iM million gallons of water daily forever.
said purchase to take effect on completion
and acceptance of the works II the Clly
shall give notice of its 70 puls
chase within one year after the date or
contract. -
Bidders must also state a price for
which the City can buy and " the W.
ter works, water supply, water rights;
lands, reservoir sites. rights OF way ana
all appurtenances and neces-
sary to fulfil the requirements OF TINS
- to 500 - f1A axfanf nf seventy
(IOl million gallons Of water daily 1or-
ever; said purchase to a effect al the
expiration of five, ten or fifteen years
from the date of contract, but n Clty
shall give notice of its intention to pur.-
chase one year in advance OF such pui
chase.
HOW PAYMENT WILL BE MADE.
The City will pay quarterly the sum
due to the contractor at such repositories
as the contractor may designate, and at
such times as are agreed upon In the con-
tract.
Prices viii be computed and payments dS
each quarter of the calendar year,
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
The contractor shall measure the water
delivered TO the City at MS own expense,
tives of the City, who shall nave Tree
access to the meters at all times, IN
case Of a dispute as to the amount aeo
livered, the City shall pay the same
amount paid in the corresponding quar-
ter Of the previous year, and the disputed
amount Shall be settled by
one arbitrator to be named by the CITY,
one by the contractor. and a third to Pc
selected by the two so chosen: the de-
cision of a majority of the three 10 De
final. If the amount so determined shali
be greater than that already paid, the
City will pay the excess; but II 1t sha.i
be less. the difference shall be deducted
from some quarterly payment following
the decision of the arbitrators. the
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property, as neal as may be to the points
at which the City receives the water
into its reservoirs or pines. The meter
shall be of a kin acceptable to the City,
and il found inaccurate at n time snail
be changed on demand
HOW BIDS WILL BE COMPARED.
Az a basis for comparing the prices per
million gallons an initial consumption Of
twenty-five million gallons daily, increas-
ing at the rate of three per cent. per an-
mum will be assumed.
LOCATION OF PLANT.
The intakes and the conduits leading
therefrorn TO the City must be Wholly
within. The State of New Jersey.
WORE MUST BE INDEPENDENT.
The water works must be so construct
ed that they may be used and operated
to supply Jersey City exclusively, ana
the contractor must agree to furnish no
water therefrom to amy of Jer-
sey City water.
TINE TO COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed two
years and six months from the date CT
contract to complete the work and fur-
nish the water specified.
For every days delay beyond he term
Of contract, the contractor shall pay the
CRY OF Jersey City the sull of five hum
dred $500 dollars per day as liquidated
damages. and not by way of penalty.
All the time lost by reason OF strikes,
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beyond the control of the contractor,
shall not be computed as part of the time
herein specified. If the unayoidability of
such delays is certified to by the Engineer
appointed by the City to superintend said
work
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
The CITY will agree to exert or exer-
else such powers or rights in the matter
of condemnation or otherwise as it now
has or may hereafter acquire, and which
may be a-dyantageously used or exercised
for the purposes of the contract, in order
to enable the use or acquisition of such
water and water rights and lands or
other property, for the right of way,
storage reservoirs and other works or
plant, as may be necessary to the proper
and convenient construction and main
terapcc Of said system of watex works
to supply Jersey City as aforesaid, said
rights of condemnation to be exercised
ir the name of the City, but at the cost
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contractor shall Day and hold the City
harmless of and from all cost, expenses,
claims and demands of all persons by
reason of the taking and acquiring for
the purpose of the proposed contract nt
all lahds. water, water rights and other
property. The City will also agree to ex-
ereise, on demand of the contractor, AL
its legal powers to prevent pollution OF
waters tributary to the proposed works,
but all expenses attendant upon the pre-
vention of such pollution shall be borne
by the contractor.
USE OF CITY LAND AND STREETS.
power, permit the contractor to use such
lands as it may now own or control as
nay be necessary for the purpose of lay
ing and maintaining the proposed con-
dull from Passaic River to the reSer-
voirs at Jersey City Heights.
The contractor, in constructing the
works required and necessary TO be built
under the contract, shall hav the right
10 lay pipes through the streets. avenues
and lar ds 0 f the City. public parks x
copied; provided, however, that such con
and lands shall be made under the direc-
ton of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, and shall no interfere
with or injure other constructions OF
works made therein; and that the cOn
tractor shall. at his own cost n TX
pense, Immediately fill up all excavations
and relay any pavement or sidewalk re-
moved and leaye such streets. avenues
and lands in as good condition after such
pipes are laid therein as they were be-
fore such work was commenced.
INSPECTION.
The Engineer shall have the right tc
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