The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-09

streams below said villages, boreughs or cities
snal. IN the Judgment OF the Hudson County
board OF Health, seriously polute the water
supply at any time prior 10 a purchase OF the
WORKS by the city, the contractor upon notice
Dy the city Of the existence Of such pollutioa.
snail forthwith prevent such pollution All
powers possessed by the city shall be exercised
IN aiding such prevention. The city shall not
pc bound TO accept any plant 4or water there
from, until the supply Is free from polluti6a.
HOW TO BID.
Bidders must state a price per million gal
ions Tor a supply Of twenty-five million gall
Ions daily; a price per million gallons for all
IN excess Of twenty-five million gallons daily
up 70 thirty million gallons daily; a price per
million gallons for all in excess ii thirty mill
ION gallons daily up to thirty-fve million gall
IONS aailyi a price per million gallons for all
IN excess of thirty-hve million gallons daily UP
to fcrty-hve million gallons daily, and a price
per million gallons for all in excess of forty
nFe million gallons daily UP to the limit OF
capacity of the works.
bidders must also state a price for which
the City can buy and own the water works
OF 2 capacity Of fifty 500 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 seven
ty fO million gallons of water daily: said
purchase to take effect on completion and ae-
cepIance OF the works. If the City shall give
notice of its intention to purchase within one
year after the date Of contract.
the City can buy and own the water works
of a capacity of fifty t50) 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
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
the city can 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 tn tfaF extent If seventy
ff) 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
must also state a price for which the City can
buy and own the water works, water supply.
water rights, lands, reservoir sites. rights of
way and an appurtenances ard
necessary to fulfill the requirements of the
specification. and to the extent of seventy f7V|
million gallons of water daily forever: said
purchase 10 take effect at the expiration OF FIVE,
but the City shall give notice OF its intention
to purchase one year in advance OF such pur-
HOW BIDS WILL BE COMPARED.
As a basis for comparing the prices per mil
lion gallons an initial consumption of twenty
five million gallons daily, increasing at the rate
of three per cent. per annum VIII be assumed
LOCATION OF LAND.
The intakes and the conduits leading there
from to the City must be wholly within the
State Of New Jersey
WORK MUST BE INDEPENDENT.
The water works must be so constructed that
they may be used and operated to supply Jer-
sey City exclusively. and the seantractor must
agree to furnish no water therefrom TO any
consumer of Jersey City water.
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed TWO years and
six months from the date Of contract to COM
plete the work and furnish the water specified
For every days delay beyond the term OF
contract. the contractor shall pay the City OF
Jersey City the sum of five hundred dollars
$500 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
computed as part of the time herein specified,
if the unavotdahility Of sIeh delays is eerti-
fed to by the Engineer appointed by the City
THE BIDDER MUST INFORM HIMSELF
Each bidder must fully and carefully exam
inc the specifications
Each bidder thereby admits that he has read
and fully understands the meaning Of each
and every clause of the Specifications and
that he will comply with all the terms OF the
same.
postoffiee address. In case an individual signs
for a corporation. proper authority must ae-
company the proposal
to Section 7, Chapter 134. Of the Laws OF
1881, under the terms whereof no contract snail
be binding upon the City or become eneetxe
contractor have been approved as to sufieiency
by this Board and as to form by the Corpora
ton Counsel. the President of this Board hav-
ing the power to examine the proposed ponds
men under cath.
News of July 18th and August 4th. 1888. or
comics Of specifications may be had on APP
~plication to the Clerk Of the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners.
By order of the Board Of Street and Water
GEO. r. BoUToN,