The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-15

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Ply needed directly from the Passaic River
through its old intake. or from other sources.
S FAR laesee Of water I E m may aiys Pc taken Zen by Dy,1 the WHY Sd,s
the. contractor delivers the water into the pres
emf intake Of the Jersey City. Water Works.
ahos tne contractor shall provide proper Iaelh-
ties for the taking Of such samples.
H0W TO BID.
hidders must state a price per million gar
Ions for all water furnished up to a limit OF
~ million gallons daily.
y BIDDERS must also state a price for which
the City can. buy and own the altering plant.
lands, rights of way, and all appurtenances
and easements necessary to the fuifnment OF
InsSe specincations. said price TO be statea 20
million gallons Of daily capacity OF the inter-
ing plant, said purchase to take effect at the
the date Of contract, but the city shall give
nollce OF its intention to purchase six months
HOW PAYMENT WILL BE MADE.
me city win pay at the end Of each quarter
~ "a ~ cHe calendar year the sum due TO tns ton-
may Designate
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
livered to the city at his own expense. under
the supervision of the representatives OF the
CITY, VINO shall have free access to the meters
az all times. In case Of a dispute as TO the
amount delivered the City shall pay the same
amount paid in the corresponding quarter OF
the previous year, and the disputed amount
shall be settled by arbitration, one arbitrator
to be named by the City. one by the Contractor,
ana a third to be selected by the two so enosen'
the decision Of a majority Of the three TO be
maj; If the amount 50 determined shall pc
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pay the excess, but if it shall be less. the dlf-
ference shall be deducted from soma quarterly
payment following the decision of the aroitra-
tors. The water shall be measured as near as
may be TO the point of delivery into the pres
ent intake Of the Jersey City water Works.
The meter shall be of a kind acceptable 70 ne
City, and If found inaccurate at any time II
shall be changed on demand.
LIABILITY OF
The contractor shall put up and maintain
such barriers and red lights as will ehectu-
ally prevent any accident in consequence OF
l. MS Work. for which fhe (ifY might be H2OlSs
and Ne shall be liable for all damages coca
stoned in any way by his acts or neglect, or
that OF MS agents., employees, or workmen-
USE OF PATENTED DEVICES.
All fees for any patented invention, article
any manner connected with the construction.
erection or maintenance of the work. or any
part thereof embraced in these specifications,
shan be included in the price mentioned in the
contract, and the contractor shall protect and
hold harmless the City against any and an
demands for such fees ior claims, and before
the final payment OF settlement is made on ac-
count Of The contract. the contractor must fur-
nish acceptable proof of a proper and satisfac-
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 contractor must
agree to furnish no water therefrom to any
TIME TO COMPLETE. ..
The contractor will be allowed one year and
plete the work and furnish the water specified;
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. acci-
dents or other delays unavoidable or beyond
the control of the contractor. shall not be COM
puted as part of the time herein specified, II
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 such
powers or rights in the mater of condemnation
or otherwise as it now has or may hereafter
acquire, and which may be adVantageously
used or exercised for the purpose of the con-
tract. in order to enable the use or acquisition
of such. water and Water-Tights and lands ard
other property, for the right of way. hltering
plant and other works or plant. as may be
necessary to the proper and convenient con-
s~truetion and maintenance of said system OF
water works to supply Jersey City, as afore-
said, said rights of condemnation to be exer-
cised in the name of the City, but at the COST
and expense of the contractor, and the con-
tractor shall pay and hold the City harmless
of and from all cost. expenses. claims and de-
mands of all persons by reason of the taking
and Aacquiring for the purpose of the pro-
posed contract of all lands, water. water
rights and other property The City will also
agree to exercise, on demand of the contractor.
alb 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 neees-
sary for the purpose of constructing, operating
and maintaining the proposed hltering 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 '29O
feet south of and parallel with the southerly
wall of its westerly pump house. 1t will also
permit him to lay his conduits 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 ana expense.
INSPECTION.
The Engineer shall have the right to in
spect and test the character of the work
performed and the material used in con-
structing the water works. and the con-
tractor shall afford said Engineer reason
able facility for making suen tests and IN
~spection. Defective work and material may be
condemned by the Engineer at any time pc
fore the final acceptance of the work. and
when so condemned it shall be Immediately
taken down and rebuilt in accordance with
The mans and specifications. When defective
material has been condemned it shall be at
once removed from the work and disposed OF
10 the satisfaction of the Engineer.
Copies of all plans and working drawings
prepared by the contractor for use on the
work shall be filed with the Engineer before
such plans and rawlings 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
on the final test of the water works, or in their
use and operation prior to the purchase there
of bv the City. which notice shall designate
a reasonable time for the completion OF such
ranta cement or removal, and if the contractor
shall neglect or refuse to obey such notice,
theu the City will replace or remove the same
at the expense of the contractor
The final test of the works will be the turn
ing on of the water and its delivery in the
sneci6ed amount and of the specified quality
"a fhe City. Under this test the works must
prove themselves efficient, serviceable and dura-
Bile for the purpose Intended.
An narts of the works exposed to the eye
shall he of neat and workmanlike appearance.
without unnecessary ornamentation, and shall
be of thorough, proper and workmanike con-
The specifications are intended to secure
frst-class material and workmanship through
out. ANY Workmanship or smaterial not mem
tn make the works to be constructed com
nlete and in all respects of the best quality
and efficiency shall be furnished and performed
bv the contractor as fully and thoroughly as
if the full details and specifications therefor
had been given herein.
When the work is completed the flterins
nlant and all structures connected therewith.
and the surrounding ground, shall be cleared
Of ali rubbish and temporary structures, and
Iaft 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 shall purchase water here
unos ABANDONMENT Of CONTRACT.
re the Engineer shall certify that the con-
+ractorS has abandoned the work to be done
,nder the contract. or that said work is being
unnecessarily or unreasonably delayed, or that
the contractor is wilfuliy violating any OF
contract. or is not executing this contract in
rood faith. or is not making such progress
as Ia indicate its completion within the re-
o1lired time, then the Board of Street and
TVVatsT commissioners shall have the power and
rioht ~ notify the contractor to discontinue
ali work or any part thereof under this con-