The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-05

sidewalk removed and leave such streets, ave-
nues and lands in as good condition after such
pipes are laid therein as they We're before such
work WAS commenced.
INSPECTION.
The Engineer shall have the right TO inspect
and test The character of the work perloriilsa
and the material used in constructing me
water works. and the contractor shatl aio,@
SAID Engineer reasonable facility LOT naah.,d
such tests and inspection. Defective work anu
material may be condemned by the rnsnieete
at any time before the final acceptance %
the work: and when such work has been cor.
denned it shall be Immediately taken aoMn
specifications. When defective material has
been condemned II Shall be at once removed
from the work and disposed of TO the sdtisi@S
ton of the Engineer. .
Copies of ali plans and working drawings
prepared by the contractor for use on the
work shall be filed with the Engineer before
such plans and drawings shall pc useu =
construction. If such plans and drawrnsS be
not conform to the specifications they maS "
rejected by the Engineer, and after sucn q
lection they shall not be used on eons.iue
ton.
The contractor shall be served with a writ
ten notice from the Engineer to replace . nv
work or material which may prove deiee.iis
on the final lest of the water WORKS, =, ~
their use and operation prior to the purStiase
thereof by the City, which notice shall desige
nate a reasonable time for the connplelton y
such replacement or removal, ana II lne s'cb
tractor shall neglect or refuse 70 opey naa
/, notice. then the city will replace or fenoNe
the same at the expense Of the contractor,
The final test of the works viii pc the III
ing on of the water and its delivery IN tllt
specified amount to the City. Under ms aest
the works must be free from leaks anu l'nps.
fections and must prove themselves efficient,
serviceabie and durable for the purpose :"
tended.
All parts of the work exposed to the eye
shall be of neat and workInanlike appearanes,
! without unnecessary ornamentation and snali
be of thorough. proper and workmanike CON
struction, sound. solid and sufficient. ~
The specifications are intended TO secure m ~
II m Z . rio M NnFrYn4nSnlD l0loQSnOaAs
Any Workmanship or material not nentloleo
or described which may be necessary 10 a9ie T.
the works to be constructed complete, anu IA
all respects Of the best quality and efficiency,
shall be furnished and performed by tne oil
tractor as fully and thoroughly as II the lui
details and specifications therefor mad peeh
go MAINTENANCE.
The contractor shall maintain the water
works in good condition and thorough repair
so long as the City shall purchase water hefe-
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 be-
ing unnecessarily or unreasonably deiayea' u
that the contractor is wilfuliy violating any
of the terms, covenants and agreements of the
contract, or is not executing this contract III
good faith, or is not making such progress as
10 indicate its completion within the required
time, then the Board of Street and NateI
Commissioners shall have4the power and right
TO notify the contractor to discontinue all
work or any part thereof under tins CONTRACT,
and upon such notification said contfac.or
shall discontinue said work, or such parts
thereof as said Board may designate; ana salo
Board shall thereupon nave the power 70
let the work, or any part thereof, and TO com
plete the same at the cost and expense of the
1 contractor: and the expense 50 charged snali
I sneh money as may be due, or become due at
any time thereafter, to said contractor unaea
s such expense expense is less than the sum which
would have been payable under TINS contract
if the same had been eompietea py sasu shah d
be entitled to receive the dlference' anu ~
case such expense shall exceed the sum whlcn
would have been payable under this contract
if the same had been completed. by said CON
tractor then said contract9r shall pay the
amount of such excess to said City, on notice
from said Board of the excess 80 due.
UNPAID CLAIMS.
The contractor shall pay punctuaily an the
woriSmen who shall be employed in construct
ing the water works, and the persons MLo
shall furnish material therefor. and shall fur
nisb the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners with evidence satisfactory 20 saiu
Board that all persons who nave done wore
f. or furnished materials under this contract ana
have filed any account of such claims with said
Board, have been fully paid, or are not en-
titled to any lien under the laws OF TINS STATE;
In case such evidence be not furnished. said
Board may withhold such amount as u may
deem necessary to meet the lawful CLAIMS OF
the persons aforesaid, from the monies due
the contractor under this contract uhtli such
liabilities have been discharged, IN po az If
such evidence is not furnished When the ma,
payment under the contract shall become que
then the Board may pay such claims 10 the
person claiming the same and charge me
4 amount thus paid to the contractor, VINO snail
accept the same as payment 10 ihe ~
LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES.
The contractor shall put up and maintain
such barriers and red lights as will effectual-
" prevent any accident in consequence or ms
work, for which ,ish,d the saT CITY y, m aamar es e oeeasion e
in any way by his acts Or neglect, or that
Of his agents It's emPIqySS 9F T9Tkmsn;
All fees for any patented invention, article
or arrangements that may be used upon or
in any manner connected with the construe-
tjon, erection or maintenance of the work. or
any part thereof embraced in these speclfica-
tions, shall be included in the price mention,
Cd in the contract, and the contractor shall
protect and hold harmless the City against any
and all demands for such fees or claims, ana
pnfore the final payment or settlement is made
! on account of the contract, the contractor
must furnish acceptable proof OF a proper ana
satisfactory release from al such claims;
THE BIDDER MUST INFORM HIMSELF.
Each bidder must fully and carefully ex-
anime the specifications and in case he does
NOT fully understand them inquiry must be
! made of the engineers appointed by the Board
If street and Water Commissioners to pre-
pare these specifications, and their %fnterpre-
| tation thereof shall be final. Each bidder
hereunder hereby admits that he has read and
every clause of the specifications, and that he
viii W. fo am GyoM Wssr / Fl THE coNTRAcT.
The advertisement, the specifications. the
accepted proposals and al maps plans ana
scribed therein, the specific contract and the
Contractors bond are to be considered essen
tin n0Ttl0nS Oh lIG 4 NCAiNA
M MEANING OF CITY.
Whenever the word city is used herein ref
creme is made to the Mayor and Aldermen
Of Jersey city, in the State of New Jersey.
VI n OF ENGINEER.
Whenever the word Engineer is used refer
eree is made to the Engineer appointed by
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
of the City of Jersey City, New Jersey, to
superintend the construction or the water
| works. or to his authorized assistants.
MEANING OF CONTRACTOR
Whenever the word contractor is used refer
ence is made to the person or persons or cor
noration contracting to perform the work or
furnish the materials provided for under these
| specifications.
SPECIFICATIONS.
GATHERING
The drainage area or catchment from which
the supply is derived must have such an area
! tbat the maximum quantity of water called
FOR NAV be obtained without exceeding a draft
STORAGE CAPACITY.
The available storage capacity Of the reser-
voirs will be taken to be the capacity be-
tween the level of the waste weir and the
iouest level to which the reservoir can be
Arc wn through ITS efflhent pipes; but If this
storage capacity shall exceed 15 million gal
Ions For each square mile of drainage area
tributary to. said reservoir, then the available
ar efTecfive capacity Of said reservoir will be
nile OF said drainage area. The amount of
/ asraefixp storage so determined must be equal
~ lint given in the following table. In this
sobta the area of catchment or drainage area
being given in the frsf column, the CORE
snondIng storage capacity to be required for q
draff Of 5000, 900 gallons daily, will be found
80, tba same line in the second column, for a
5raft of 80. 00G, 900 gallons daily in the third
column. and for a draft $f 10000. 900 gallons
I'LL IN the fourth column of the table. In
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