The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-11


served upon the contractor by the City that
the quality Is defective, then the City may re-
fuse 70 make any payments whatever for Wa
iii the water siali be restored to Contract pur-
ity. In case the contractor shall at any time
be unable 70 deliver enough water to supply
the citys needs, then the City may Immediately
ana without notice obtain an additional sup
Ply needed directly from the Passaic River
Samples Of water may be taken by the city
Ter inspection or analysis at the point wnere
the contractor delivers the water into the pres
ent intake Of the Jersey City Water WORKS
and the contractor shall provide proper facilir
ties FOR the taking Of such samples.
HOW TO BID.
Bidders must state a price per million gall
IONS Tor all water furnished up to a limit Oh
~ million gallons daily.
Bidders must also state a price for which
the CITY can buy and own the altering plant,
LANDS, rights Of way, and all ,appurtenanees
these specifications, said price to be stated per
million gallons of daily capacity of the filter
ing p&nt, SAID purchase to take effect at Ine
the date of contract, but the City shall give
notice Of its intention to purchase six months
IN advance OF such purchase.
HOW PAYMENT WILL BE MADE.
Inc city viii pay at the end OF each quarter
tractor at such repositories as the contractor
may designate.
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
The contractor shall measure the water de-
livered to the City at his own expense, under
the supervision of the representatives OF the
lily, 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
shall be settled by arbitration, one arbitrator
to be named by the City, one by the Contractor,
and a third to be selected by the two so chosen,
the decision of a majority of the three 70 pc
final, If the amount so determined shall ne
greater than that already paid the CITY VIII
pay the excess, but il it shall be less, the dit-
ference shall be deducted from some quarterly
payment following the decision Of the arbltfa,
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
shall be changed on demand.
LIABILITY OF DAMAGES.
such barriers aprtsae'a apa sr red l Ppb up as w viii effectul
ally prevent any accident in consequence or
his work. for which the City might be liable,
stoned in any way by his acts or neglect, or
that of his agents, employees. or workmen.
USE OF PATENTED DEVICES.
All fees for any patented invention, article
or arrangements that may be used upon or in
any manner connected with the construction,
erection or maintenance of the work. or any
part thereof embraced in these specifications,
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 &C
nish acceptable proof of a proper and satisfac-
tory release from all such claims.
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
consumer of Jersey City water.
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor will 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
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.
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 unavoddability of such delays is certified
to by the Engineer appointed by the City to
superintend said work.
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-rights and lands and
other property, for the right of way, altering
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 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 acquiring for the purpose of the pro-
posed contract of all lands, water, water
TlSntS anu OlleT property. II lily VII dtoO
agree to exercise, on demand of the contractor,
all it's 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 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 (200)
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 ac-
quire the same at his own cost and expense.
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 such tests and m
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 defective
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
DCeDdTeu ny Lie COi1ll dClOl 1oI use jill II
work shall be filed with the Engineer before
such plans and drawing shall be used in con-
struction If such plans and rawlings 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
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replacement or removal, and if the contractor
shall neglect or refuse to obey such notice,
then the City Will replace or remove the same
The final test of the works will be the turn
ing on of the water and its delivery in the
specified amount and of the specified quality
to the City. Under this test the works must
prove themselves efficient, seryiceable and dura-
BILE for the purpose intended.
All parts of the works exposed to the eye
shall be of neat and workmanlike appearance,
without unnecessary ornamentation, and shall
be of thorough, proper and w~orkmanlike con-
struction, sound, solid and sufficient.
The specifications are intended to secure
irst-class material and workmanship through
out. Any workmanship or material not men,
toned or described, which may be necessary
plete, and in all respects of the best quality
and efficiency shall be furnished and performed
nv the contractor as fully and thoroughly as
if the full details and specifications therefor
When the work is completed the fltering
plant 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
under. -
IF the Engineer shall certify that the CON
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