The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-26

made therein: and that the contractor shall.
at his own cost and expense, Immediately MI
up all excavations and relay any pavement of
sidewalk removed and leave sncn stie eta s asJ
nues and lands in as good condition. alter Suei,
pipes are laid therein as they were petoie snen
work was commenced.
The Engineer shall have the right to inspeV!
and test the character of the work peiiui aba
and the material used IN constructing ans
water works. and the contractor shall anora
said Engineer reasonable facility Tor inaAinS
such tests and inspection; peieeti ehs T Ensineer
at any time before the final acceptance .
the work; and when such work has nsen .
demned it shall be Immediately taken uoMn
and rebuilt in accordance with TIE plans 9.e
specifications. When defective material a q
been condemned it shall be at once ren.seu
from the work and disposed of to the satisiac-
tion OF the Engineer. ,.invs
Copies, of all plans and working oi az RE
prepared by the contractor for use OF ~
work shall be filed with the Engineer osiote
such plans and drawings shall pc useu 10
construction. If such plans and draWlnss ~ ~
not conform to the specifications they may pc
rejected by the Engineer, and after sucn (
lection they shall not be used on
ton.
The contractor shall be served with a VIII
ten notice from the Engineer TO replace OF =, =
move any rejected work or material OF ans
work or material which may prove deiecefe :,
on the final test of the water WORKS, ~
their use and operation prior to the purenase
thereof by the City, which notice shall oss'sss
nate a reasonable time for the completion y
such replacement or removal, ana ii tHS w,
tractor shall neglect or refuse 10 opey
notice. then the City will replace OF nv
the same at the expense OF the contraceol ~
The final test of the works Will pc the Mn
ing on of the water and its delivery IN ths
specified amount to the City. Under ttis 20
the works must be free from leaks ana mp MP,
ssrviceable and durable Tor the pu.po
tended. 30
shall be of neat and workmaniike appes1ai
without unnecessary Commentator ana sn !
be of thorough, proper and workmahilhe y"
struction, sound. solid and sufficient. ...
The specifications are intended to secure hlst
class material and workmanship throushou.;
Any workmanship or material not mento onTa
or described which may be necessary 70 aaH NJ
the works to be constructed compise e,meIancv
shall be furnished and performed by the con- i,
tractor as fully and thoroughly as II the iur.
details and specifications therefor nau o
- MAINTENANCE.
The contractor shall maintain the water
works in good condition and thorough repair
so long as the City shall purchase water mere
under. ~
If the Engineer shall certify that the con-
tractor has abandoned the work TO pc oqie
ing unnecessarily or professionally delayed, or
that the contractor Is wilfully VIOLATING any
contract, or is not executing this contract IN
good faith, or is not making such progress a.
to indicate its completion within the requllea
time. then the Board of Street ana water
Commissioners shall have the power anu iisnI
to notify the contractor to discontinue an
work or any part thereof under this contract,
and upon such notification said contractor
shall discontinue said wCrk, or sucn pait5
thereof as said Board may designate, anu sd ~
Board shall thereupon have the power 10 re-
let the work, or any part thereof, anu ~ ~.
plete the same at the cost and expense Oh Inc e
contractor: and the expense so charged shait
he deducted and paid by said Board out OF
such money as may be due, or become uue a.
anv time thereafter, to said contractor under
This contract or any part thereof. In case
such expense is less than the sum Whlch
would have been payable unaeT Inns y aon.
if the same had been competed py saiu sha1
tractor. it is agreed that said contractor shan
be entitled to receive the dliIerence, anu ~
case such expense shall exceed the sum W.acn
would have been payable under TINS contract
If the same had been completed by sara con-
tractor then said contractor shall pay the
amosnt of such excess to said City, on notice
UNPAID CLAIMS, -.
The contractor shall pay punctually al the
workmen who shall be employed IN construt.,
ing the water works, and the persons Wmo
nish tbe Board of Street and Water Commits,
sioners with evidence satisfactory 70 saiu
Board that all persons VINO nd s coniract and
have filed any account of such claims with SAID
Board, have been fully paid. or are nor en-
n case snch evidence DE not furnished, said
Board NAV withhold such amount as II may
deen, necessary to meet the lawful claims OF
tbo persons aforesaid. from the monies due
the contractor under this contract until such
liabilities have been discharged, ana uhei Ie
aense ev de is not furnished, when the final
payment under the contract SHAH become que
r & claiming the same and charge the
amount thus paid to the contractor, VINO s,a,f
accept the same as payment 10 III an
thereof upon this contract.
LIABILITY FOR
The contractor shall put up and MAINTAIN
s,1eh barriers and red lights as Will eifectuai-
u nraEa.t any aecident in consequence of his
work. 70. which the City might be llaole, anu
he shall be liable for all damages occasionea
- a,,- va- nv his acts or neglect, VI llldt
Of his agents. employes or W0 TxIe
An fsss for any patented invention, article
or arrangements that may ne used upon OF
in any manner connected with the construc-
/ tion erection or maintenance Of the Work, OF
n nart thereof embraced in these specifiea-
lions shall be included in the price mention,
Cd in the contract, and the contractor shall
,rotect and hold harmless the City against any
and all demands for such fees or CLAIMS, ano
before the final payment or settlement IS nlao.
T,,,st furnish acceptable proof of a proper and
satisfactory release from all such claims;
THE BIDDER MUST INFORM HIMSELF
Each bidder must fully and carefully ex-
anime the specifications and IN case ne docs
not fully understand them inquiry ~ m ma Roap rs
Of Street and Water Commissioners to pre-
pare these specifications, and their lnt sI
hareunder hereby admits that he has read anc
fully understands the meaping OF each ans
every clause of the speeine3Irohs f ~ sa Io II
WHAT CONSTITUTES THE CONTRACT;
The advertisement, the specihcati9ns, IN
accented proposals and all maps, plans ane
cravings accompanying, attached to or de
scribed therein. the specific contract and tn
eontractor's bond are to be considered essen
tiai portions of the complete contract.
MEANING OF CITY.
whenever the word City is used herein ref
aren..e is made to the Mayor and Aldermen
of Jersey City, in the state 81 MeW Jersey.
Whenever the word Engineer is used refer
anca is made to the Engineer appointed D,
the Board of Street and Water commissioner
ennerintend the construction Of the waite
works. or to his authorized assistants.
MEANING OF CONTRACTOR
whenever the word contractor is useo refer
ence is made to the person or persons OF cor
noration contracting to perform the work O
e,rnfsh the materials provided for under thes
spechn SPECIFICATIONS.
GATHERING GROUNDS.
The drainage area or catehment from wnlcl
+ha sunply is derived must have such an arei
that the maximum quantity of water Gale.
nc ~ he obtained without exceeding a draf
Of $4,000 gallons for each square mic Q
catchment- c.prYrv
IRA available storage capacity of the reser
,airs will be taken TO be the capacity be
traen the level of the waste weir and tn
lowest level to which the reservoir can p
sterara capacity shall exceed rs million gal
Ions for each square mile CT drainage are
trih,,tary to said reservoir, tnen the availabi
- a~eyecfive capacity of said reservoir Will b
taten 1t lis million gallons for each squar
nile of said drainage area. Inc amount Q
asfsotiva storage so determined must be equa
SHAT Given in the following table. In thi
o.;a the area Of c~atchment or drainage are
hainq given in the first column, the CORE
snnnd,no storage capacity to be required for
draft Of s5, 600. 600 gallons daaay' VIII be foun
a. If 70 0O0. 600 gallons daily in the thir
Column os, and for a draft of 10000. 900 gallon