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

expiration of five, ten or fifteen years from
the date Of contract, but the City snail EN-
notice OF its intention To purchase SIX nohehS
In advance of such purchase.
HOW PAYMENT WILL BE MADE.
Inc cry VIII pay at the end OF eacn quarer.
of the calendar year the sum due to the con-
tractor at such repositories as the contractor
may designate.
The contractor shall measure the water DE-
nvered TO the City at his own expense, uhuel
the supervision Of the representatives Of the
CITY, who shall have free access to the metets
at all times. In case of a dispute as to the
amount delivered the City shall pay the same
the previous year. and the disputed amount
shall be settled by arbitration, one arplirator
and a third to be selected by the two 50 chosen,
the decision of a majority of the three 70 pc
flnal II the amount so determined snan ps
greater than that already paid the CITY WIZ
pay the excess, but if 1t shall be less, the diI-
ference shall be deducted from some quarterly
payment following the decision OF the arpl.ra-
tors. The water shah be measured as near as
may be to the point Of delivery into the pres
ent intake Of the Jersey City water works
City. and II found Inaccurate at any time II
shall be changed on demand.
LIABILITY OF DAMAGES.
The contractor shall put up and MAINTAIN
such barriers and red lights as will etectas
ally prevent any accident in consequence o.
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 OF
that Of his agents, employees, or workmen.
USE OF PATENTED DEVICES.
All ices for any patented invention, arucle
or arrangements that may be used upon or IN
amS ann connected with the nst - anr
part thereof embraced in these specifications,
shall be included in the price mentioned in the
.boId ~ ~ anas t4s eontracaor S ~ nv and ali
~ - = nfisss eue lily asauisl = bafore
demands for such fees or claims. ana beiore
ens nha pasiheht OF sestienlent ~ ~
nish acceptable proof of a proper and satisfac-
tory release from all such claims.
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q,,a 49, NY IN No. No DE- De bsea aanslr1ctad that
ING water WORKS must pc 50 eohstrucssu i iart
~ va - useu anu oPe.aeeu 70 autP.' ~
s : ~ et y eHeauslveiy, ana rne eontr' Il any
asrss 70 I1r4lsn no water thereiton " any
ooaisuHhe O Jersey eity water
The contractor viii be allowed one year 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
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-cem-
puted as part of the time herein specified, Il
the unavofdability of such delays is certified
to by the Engineer appointed by the City to
superintend said work.
RIcuT oE E,I1rNrr noMATN
The CIV vii, asrse - ayert ~ sxercise such
mowers or rights in the mater If condemnation
or otherwiss . 9 II NOW, has mr. NAV hereafter
ACQUIRE. and which NAV be advantageousiy
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
plant and other works or plant. as may be
necessary to the proper and convenient con-
struction 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 exnense Of the contracsor 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 acquiring 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.
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-
tractor.
USE OF CITY lands
The rffv will hermit the contractor to occupy
and use exclusively, so far as may be neees-
sarv for the nurpose Of constructing Operating
and MAINTAINING the proposed fItering plant,
s y 4 t ~ az a1 ~ iits land 1ving hef ween the
Passaic River and the first highway to the east
thereof ana south Of a line two hundred (20O)
feet south Of and parallel with the southeriy
nsrno;f h;a5 ~ law he eondnits 10 the nresent in
tsta snd To connect therewith on CITY lands
Nv interfere with the City's use of such lands
~ anerata its nlimning station, If more land
shall be. needed BY the contractor he must ac-
,>IcnEcvr4oN A
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Inc biiSlieeI siati "a ~ ISL III
spect and test the eharacter OF the WORK
performed and tne material USED IN con
stfuct1ng Inc water Worhs. anu the ~
tractor shall afford SAID Ensineer reason
able facility Tor making such tests ana m
spection. Defective work ana material may De
condemned py tRe Engineer a. any time pe
fore the hnal acceptance OF the WORK. anu
when SO condemned 1t SHAH be lmmediateiy
taken down ana reouiit IN accordance WIN
the plans and. speclneations. When uefectlVe
material mas peen eohdehinsu l stall pe d.
once removed from the work and disposed OF
to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
Copies of all plans and working avn
prepared by the contractor Tor 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, ana after such re-
9eclloh taey snaii ~ Is = usSu "a
ten notice from the Engineer to replace or
remove any rejected work or material or any
work or material which may prove de1ectfve
on the final test or 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 or removal, and II the contractor
shall neglect or. refuse to obey such notice,
then the City VIII replace or remove the same
at the expense of the contractor.
The final test OF the WORKS VIII be the turn
ing on of the water ana us delivery in the
specified amount ana OF the speclled quality
to the City. Under TINS test the works must
prove themselves efficient, servieeable and dura-
BILE for the purpose intended.
All parts of the works exposed to the eye
shall be of neat and workfnanlike appearance,
without unnecessary ornamentation, and shall
be of thorough, proper and -workmanlike con
struction, sound, solid and sufficient.
The specifications are intended to secure
out. Any Workmanship or material not mems
toned or described, which may be necessary
to make the works to be constructed com
plete, and in all respects of the best quality
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