The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-08

the City can buy and own the altering plant,
isnas, rights of way, and ell appurtenaAess
these specifications. said price to be stated per
million gallons Of daily capacity of the filter
ing pant, said purchase to take effect az tne
the date Of contract. but the city shall give
notice Of lis Intention to purchase six months
m aavance Of such purchase.
How PAYMENT WILL BE MADE.
~ lily VIII pay at the end Of eaea quar-
uacior az such repositories as the eontFaetor
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
lAe contractor shall measure the wafer ne
ivered to the City at his own expense, under
the supervision of the representatives OF tpe
CITY, VINO shall have free access TO the meters
at 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
snail De settled by arbitration, one arbitrator
to be named by the City, one by the Contractor
ana a third to be selected by the two 50 CHOSEN,
the decision of a majority of the three 70 pc
mai: II the amount SO determined shah pc
pay the excess, but if it shall be less, the diff
ference shall be deducted from some quarterly
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 TO the
CITY, and if found inaccurate at any time II
SNAIL be changed on demand.
LIABILITY OF DAMAGES.
such barriers and red lights as will ~effectu-
ally 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
USE Or PATENTED DEVICES.
All fees for any patented invention. article
OF arrangements that may be used upon or IN
any manner connected with the construction,
erection or maintenance of the work, or any
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 ac-
count Of the contract, the contractor must fur
nt5h acceptable proof of a proper and satisfac-
tory release. from all such claims.
WORK MUST BE INDEPENDENT;
me water works must be SO eonstructed 1nat
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 viii 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, If
the unayoidability of such delays is certified
10 by. the Engineer appointed by the City TO
superintend said work.
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
AhS Sihy Will U CACIt vi cHCiSAoC SUN
powers or rights in the mater OF condemnation
or otherwise as it now has or may hereafter
acquire, and which may be adyantageouSly
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 and
other property, for the right of way, hltering
plant and other works or plant, as may be
necessary to the proper and convenient con-
strlction 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 expenSp of the contractor and the con-
tractor shall pay and hold the City harmless
of and from all cost, expenses, claims and de-
and acquiring for the purpose of the pro-
posed contract of all lands, water, water
agree to exercise, on demand of the contractor.
all its legal powers to prevent pollution of
waters tributary to the proposed works, but
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 (2oQ)
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 50 as not to unneeessar-
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 ac-
quire the same. at his own cost and expense.
INSPECTION.
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 sucn 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
taken down and rebuilt in accordance with
the plans and specifications. When detective
material has been condemned it shall be at
once removed from the work and disposed of
to 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 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 OF material which may prove defective
on the final test of the water works, or in their
use and operation prior to the purchase there
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 will replace or remove the same
at the expense of the contractor.
The final test Of the works will be the turn
specified amount and of the specified quality
to the City. Under this test the works must
prove themselves 6IIlc1ent, SerNlceaDle and durd-
BILE for the purpose intended.
All parts of the works exposed to the eve
shall be of neat and workmanlike appearances,
without unnecessary ornamentation, and shall
be of thorough, proper and workmanlike 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
to 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 altering
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 shall purchase water here
nv 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
good faith, or is not making such progress
as to Indicate its completion within the re-
o1,ired time, then the Board of Street ana
Water Commissioners shall have the power and
right TO notify the contractor to discontinue
ali work or any part thereof under this con-
tracf and upon such notification said CON-
tractor shall discontinue said wort, ~ s,9cb'
narfs thereof as said Board may desirnafe.
and said Board shall thereupon have the bower
TO complete the same at the cost and expense
Of fhe contractor; and the expense so charpsd
shall be deducted and paid by said Board ont
If snch moneys as may be due or become
I've 9,,a at any time thereafter, to said oontDan
for nnder this contract or any part thereof
In case such expense is less than the sum