The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-19

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fer Inspection or analysis at the point where
ent intake of the Jersey City Water Works,
ana me contractor shall provide proper iaeiit7
Ties Tor the taking of such samples.
HOW TO BID.
Bidders must state q price per million gar
Ions for all water furnished up to a limit OF
Bidders must Also state a price for which
the City can buy and own the hlterins plant,
lands, rights Of way. and all appurtenanees
and easements necessary to the fulfllnlent OF
these specifications, said price to be stated per
million gallons Of daily capacity of the hitter
ing plant, 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 its intention to purchase six months
IN ady I1rscSe Of such purchase.
The City will pay at the end of each quarter
Of the calendar year the sum due to the con-
tractor at such repositories as the contractor
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
d une contractor shall pleasure the water nnd aer
the supervision OF the representatives OF the
CITY, who shall have free access to the meters
at all times. In case of a dispute as 10 the
amount delivered the City shall pay the same
amount paid in the corresponding quarter OF
the previous year, and the disputed amour
shall be settled by arbitration. one arbitra5s !,
to be named by the City. one by the ContraeI@'
the decision Of a majority 81 the three to be
final IL the amount 50 determined snall ne e
greater than that already paid the CITY WIN
pay the excess, but If ii shall be less, the dlI-
ference shall be deducted from some quaTterly
payment Following the decision OF the dTDItsd-
tors. The water shall be measured as near as
may be to the point of delivery into the pres
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
me contractor shall put up and malhLanl
such barriers and red lights as will effectu.
any prevent any accident in consequence OF
his work, for which the City might be liable,
and he shall be liable for all damages occa-
stored in any way by his acts or neglect. or
that or 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 the construction,
erection or maintenance of the work, or any
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 or the contract, the-contractor must iuf-
nish acceptable proof of a proper and satisfac-
tory release from all such claims.
WORK lust BE INDEPENDENT.
The water works must be so constructed that
they may be used and operated to supply Jer-
agree to furnish no water therefrom to any
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed one year and
six months from the date of contract to com
For every days delay beyond the term of
contract, the contractor shall pay the City the
sum Of five hundred $500 dollars per day as
liquidated damages and not by way of penalty
All the time lost by reason of strikes, acct
dents or other delays unavoidable or beyond
the control of the contractor, shall not be com
puted as part of the time herein specified, If
the unavoidability of such delays is certified
to by the Engineer appointed by the City to
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
The City will agree to exert or exercise sucn
powers or rights in the mater of -ndemnat
or otherwise as it now has or may hereafter
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 ana
! thai DTnnarfy M the. Or IF WaX nlfRTfnR
plant and other works or plant, as may be
necessary to the proper and convenient con.
water works to supply Jersey City. as afore-
said, said rights of condemnation to be exer-
and expense Of the contractor. and the con-
tractor shall pay and hold the City harmless
mands of ali 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
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, so far as may be neces-
sary for the purpose of constructing. operating
and maintaining the proposed fltering 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 (20O
feet south of and parallel with the s~outherly
wall of its westerly pump house. 1t will also
permit him to lay his eonduits to the present IN
take and to connect herewith on City lands
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 ae-
quire the same at his own cost and expense.
The Engineer shall have the right to in
spect and test the character of the work
structing the water works, and the con-
tractor shall afford said Engineer reason
able facility for making such tests and in
spection. Defective work and material may be
condemned by the Engineer at any time be-
fore the final acceptance Of the work and d
taken down and rebuilt in accordance with
the plans and specifications. When defective
material has been condemned it shall be at
once removed from the work and disposed of
to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
prepared 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 not
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
IN the dnal test Of the water works, or in their
use and operation prior to the purchase there
OF by the City, which notice shall designate
a reasonable time for the completion of such
replacement CT removal, and if the contractor
shall neglect or refuse to obey such notice,
then the City viii. replace or remove the same
4 a IT AI IT, tllG III AlIG N0AALAo ~
The final test of the works will 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, serviceable and dura-
BILE for the purpose intended.
All parts of the works exposed to the eye
shall be of neat and workmanlike appearance,
without unnecessary ornamentation, and shall
be of thorough, proper ana Worknlanlike con-
struction, sound, solid and sufficient.
The specifications are intended to secure
frst-class material and workmanship through
out. Any workmanship or material not men
toned or described, which may be necessary
10 make the works to be constructed COM
plete. and in all respects 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 therefor
had been given herein.
When the work is completed the fltering
nlant and all structures connected herewith.
and the surrounding ground, shall be cleared
Of all 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 snail purchase water mere
uhu ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
If the Engineer shall certify that the CON
tractor has abandoned the work to be done
under the contract, or that said work is being
unnecessarily or unreasonably delayed, or that
the contractor Is wilfully violating any of
the terms, covenants and agreements of the
contract, or is not executing this contract in
eood faith. or is not making such progress
as To Indicate its completion within the re-
Water Commissioners shall have the power and
right to notify the contractor to discontinue
al work or any part thereof under this con-
tract. and upon such notification said CON