The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29

made therein; and that the contractor shall
at his own cost ana expense. Immediately III
up all excavations and relay any pavement Or
sidewalk removed and leave such streets. ave
nues and lands in as good condition after such
pipes are laid therein as they were before such
work was commenced
INSPECTION.
The Engineer shall have the right to Inspect
and tests the character of the work performed
and the material used in CONSTRUCTING me
water works. and the contractor SHAH alora
said Engineer reasonable facility for making
such tests and inspection. Defective worK alr
material may be condemned by the Engineer
at any time before the nnal acceptance Of
the work; and when such work has been soi-
demned It shall be Immediately taken oowad
and rebuilt in accordance with the plans anu
specifications. When defective material mas
been condemned il shall be at once removed
from the work and disposed of to the satlsiae-
tion Of the Engineer. -
Copies Of ali plans and working drawings
prepared by the contractor f2r use . hef ire
such plans and drawings shalt pc useu AZ
construction. IL such plans and drawihss HH ~
not confoINl to the specifications they may DC
rejected ~ the Engineer, and after such re-
lection they shall not be used on constfuc-
ton.
The contractor shall be served with Il writ
ten notice from the Engineer to replace or re-
move any rejected work or material OF ~
work or material which may prove delectite
on the final test of the water WORKS, or ~
their use and operation prior 10 the purenase
thereof by the City, which notice shail uesiss
nate a reasonable time for the complexion u
such replacement or removal, and If me cor
tractor shall neglect or refuse to obey saen
notice, then the City will replace or remove
the same at the expense Of the contractor,
The final test of The works VIII pc the tuih.
specihed amount to the city. Under this test
the works must be free from leaks ana lhipei
fections and must prove themselves elllciens'
serviceable and durable for the purpose IN
tended.
All parts of the work exposed to the eye
shall be of neat and workmanike appearance,
without unnecessary ornamentation and shall
be of thorough, proper and workmanlke con-
struction, sound. solid and sufficient.
The specifications are intended to secure nrst-
class material ana workmanship throughout;
Any workmanship or material not fhenlIoneo
or described which may be necessary 10 maxi
the works to be constructed complete, and IN
all respects of the best quality and eilciehcy'
shall be furnished and performed by the con-
tractor as fully and thoroughly as II the run
details and specifications therefor had oeeh
given herein.
The contractor shall maintain the water
works in good condition and thorough repair
SO long as the City shah purchase water mere
ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
If the Engineer shall certify that the con-
tractor has abandoned the work 70 pc oqne
under the contract, or that said work Is pc
ing unnecessarily or unreasonabiy DELAYED OF
that the contractor is wilfully violating any
of the terms, covenants and agreements OF the
contract, or is not executing THIS CONTRACT III
good faith, or is not making such progress as
to indicate its completion within the fequlfea
time, then the Board of Street ana WAFER
Commissioners shall have the power ana rigni
10 -1OtilN the Colit u
work or any part thereof under this contract,
and upon such notification said contractor
shall discontinue said work, or such .pafts
thereof as said Board may designate, anu salu
Board shall thereupon have the power 10 re
let the work. or any part Thereon, anu % OIL ~
plete the same at the cost and expense Oh tne
contractor: and the expense so charged shali
be deducted and paid by said BOARD oul %
such money as may be due, or become Que at
any time thereafter, to said contractor under
this contract or any part thereof. In case
such expense is less than the sum Wnacn
---.11 L,x-1L loz, nayobin under this contract
if the same had been completed by saia SohI
tractor, it is agreed that said contractor siaii
be entitled to receive the difference; ana IN
case such expense shall exceed the sum whlch
would have been payable under TINS contract
if the same had been completed ny saiu con 4ha
tractor then said contractor snaii pay tne
amount OF such excess to said CITY, on noeice
from said Board Of the excess so que.
The contractor shall pay punctually all the
workmen who shall be employed IN eonstruel-
ing the water works, and the persons M S,ro
nish the Board of Street ana water Soiliilis.
sioners with evidence satisfactory 70 saia
Board that all persons who nave done Work
or furnished materials under this contract ana
have filed any account of such claims with SAID
Board, have been fully PAID, or are no u
In case such evidence De not furnlsheu' saiu
Board may withhold such amount as ~ may
deem necessary to meet the iawful claims ol
the persons aforesaid, from the monies que
the contractor under this contract until such
liabilities have been discharged, ana anrii es If
~ a,idence is not furnished when the final
payment under the contract shall become que
nsrson claiming the same and charge the
amount thus paid to the contractor. who shall
accept the same as payment TO the aniouht
thereof upon this contract.
LIABILITY FOR
The contractor shall put up and maintain
such barriers and red lights as will effectuai-
~ nrevent any accident in consequence of his
work, for which the City might be liable. ana
he shall be liable for all damages occasioned
.-V- rox- hr hiS arts or neglect. OF I1dI
Of his agents, em Ipd2ys or T p1rkITeRs
All fees for any patented invention, article
or ARRANGEMENTS that may be used upon or
in any manner connected with the construc-
tion. erection or maintenance of the work, or
anv mart thereof embraced in these specifica-
tons. shall be included in the price mention,
ed in the contract, and the contractor snaii
nrotect and hold harmless the City against any
and all demands for such fees or claims, and
before the final payment or settlement is made
an account of the contract. the contractor
nansf furnish acceptable proof of a proper and
satisfactory release from all such claims;
IDDER MUST INFORM HIMS1Lt.
Each bidder must fully and carefully ex-
anime the specifications and in case he does
not fully understand them inquiry must be
made Of the englneeas app r 9 niseio ps sng 70 nI nrel
pare these specifications, and their lnlerpre-
tation thereof shall be hnal. Eacn 9iddeT
f1llv understands the meaning of each and
Every clause Of the specifications, and that he
will comply. with all the terms of the same.
WV WHAT GsoNsTITuTEs THE CONTRACT.
The advertisement, the specifications, the
accepted proposals and all maps, plans and
dra wings accompanying, attached to or de-
scribed therein, the specific contract and the
contractors bond are to be considered essen
tial portions Of the complete contract.
whenever the word City is used herein ref
erence is made to the Mayor and Aldermen
Of Jersey city, in the state Of New Jersey.
Whenever the word Engineer is used refer
ence is made to the Engineer appointed by
the Board of Street and Water Commissioner
e,,nerintend the construction of the water
works. or to his authorized assistants.
MEANING OF CONTRACTOR.
whenever the word contractor is used refer
ence is made to the person or persons or cor
poration contracting to perform the work sr
furnish the materials provided for under these
speeN SPECIFICATIONS.
GATHERING GROUNDS.
The drainage area or eatchment from which
that the maximum quantity of water called
For NAV be obtained without exceeding a draft
Of 66G. 900 gallons for each square mile of
catehihe't STORAGE CAPACITY.
The available storage capacity of the reser-
voirs will be taken to be the capacity be-
lowest level to which the reservoir can be
dra wn through its effluent pipes; but if this
storage capacity shall exceed 10 million gal
tributary to said reservoir, then the available
or effective capacity OF said reservoir will be
taken Al IT'S million gallons for each square
via IF said drainage area. The amount of
efYectiye storage so determined must be equal
to that given in the following table. In this
tohia +be area of catchnent or drainage area
heing given in the first column. the CORE
enouding storage capacity to be required for a
draft Of IS, 100000 gallons daily, viii be found
~. H. same line in the second column, for a
draft Of so, 600, 900 gallons daily in the third
Column. and for a draft of 20, 900, 600 gallons
deiIv IN The fourth column Of the table. In
toAis II n a+oIr11p1f ia mot 1fyaY, in tba