The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-10
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS. MONDAY. JANUARY 10. 1895.

City, public parks excepted. provided. how
ever, that such construction through such
streets, ayennes and lands shall Pc mace M
der the directions of the Board OF Street anu
Mater Commissioners and shall not interfere
with or injure other constructions or VOTES
at his own cost and expense. Immediately MI
up all excavations and relay any pavement OF
sidewalk removed and leave such streets, ave
nues ard lands IN as good condition afser sucn
pipes are laid therein as they were before susn
Work Was commenced.
INSPECTION.
The Engineer shall have the right 70 inspees
and test the character of the work perfort1sa
ana the material used n constr ansu ! fford
said Engineer reasonable facility fcr hiaNiis
such tests and inspection. Defective WoIn alr
material may be condemned by the nilaineef
t>at any time before the final acceptance Oh
the work; and when such work has oeeh son,
demned it shall be Immediately taken cow
and rebuilt in accordance with ire piahs Sn
specifications. When defective mateflai mug
been condemned It shall be az once sstisfac-
from the work and disposed OF. to the satisisc-
ton of the Engineer. u.
Copies Of all plans and WORKING araWia ~
prepared by the contractor for use . t.S
work shall be filed with the Engineer peioIe
such plans and drawings shall be useu AZ ~
| not conform to The specifications they may be
rejected by the Engineer, and after sucn re-
ton. -
The contractor shall be served with a writ
ten police from the Engineer to replace o. re- E
move any rejected work or material OF any
work or material which may prove delectise
on the final test of the water WORKS, % ~
their use and operation prior TO the purchase
thereof by the City, which notice snalt ossiss
nate a reasonable time for the coiapietlop =
tractor shall neglect or refuse to obey snch
notice, then the City will replace OF Ienioss
the same at the expense OF the eo n the Firm
The final test of the works VIII pc the tuin-
ing on Of the water and its delivery in the
specified amount to the City. Under TINS test
the works must be free from leaks ana liupe.-
fections and must prove themselves efficient,
serviceable and durable for the purpose M
tended. 80
shall be of neat and workmanlike appearance,
without unnecessary ornamentatlon ana sna,i
be of thorough, proper and workmanlike con-
struction, sound, solid and sufhclent.
The Specifications are intended to secure nrst-
class material and workmanship thfodSnout;
| ANY workmanship or material not mentioned
or described which may be necessary 70 llahe
the works to be constructed complete, ana IN
ali respects Of the best quality and efficiency,
shall be furnished and performed py the III,
tractor as fully and thoroughly as II the lull
details and specifications therefor had peen
sse MAINTENANCE.
The contractor shall maintain the wafer
works in good condition and thorough repair
so long as the City shall purchase water here
ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
If the Engineer shall certify that the con-
tractor has abandoned the work to pc oqne
under the contract, or that said work IS pc
ing unnecessarily or unreasonably deiayed, or
that the contractor is wilfully violating any
OF the terms, covenants anu -
| contract, or is not executing this contract m
good faith, or is not making such progress aS
to indicate its completion wlthln the 49, 49,
time. then the Board of Street and WAFER
Commissioners shall have the power ana fisl1
to notify the contractor to discontinue AZ
work or any part thereof under TINS conlract.
and upon such notification said contractor
shall discontinue said work, or such paris
thereof as said Board may designate; ana sala
Board shall thereupon have the power to re-
let the work, or any part thereon, ana 10 com
plete the same at the cost ana expense ! s, clS
. e,,1 tho pSganSa SO ph2rgeQ Shall
be deducted and paid by said Board our OF
such money as may be due, or become cue ~
any time thereafter, to said contractoT unasa
this contract or any part thereof. In case
such expense is less than the sum WINCH
would have been payable nnder TINS ~ o,it ~
if the same had been completed py salu Jonl l
tractor, it is agreed that said contractor shali
be entitled to receive the dliferehce, am ~
case such expense snail exceed the sum Nnlcn
would have been payable under TINS contract
if the same had been completed by said con
tractor then said contractor shall pay ihe
amount of such excess to said City, on notlce
UNPAID LAIMS
The contractor shall pay punctually all the
worlsnen who shall be employed in construct
ing the water works, and the persons Woo
rish the Board of Street and Water commas
sioners with evidence satisfactory TO saia
Board that tia, all IL ,arIsIs un Mep this III contract and
have filed any account of such claims Win salo
Board, have been fully pald, or are no ea-
titled to any lien under the laws OF tnis SUE;
In case such evidence be not furnished, salo
Board may withhold such amount as It may
deem necessary to meet the lawful claims OF
tbe persons aforesaid, from the monies que
the contractor under this contract unit! suct
iiab;i;fies nave been discharged, and until evil
denaa thereof is furnished said Board. If
such evidence is not furnished When tne MAJ
nayment under the contract shall become Que
then the Board may pay such claims 10 the
rarso1 claiming the same and charge the
amount thus paid TO the contractor, VINO shalt
accept the same as payment 70 the
thereof upon this contract.
LIABILITY FOR
The contractor shall put up and aaiataah
such barriers and red lights as will etfecfnal-
" prevent any accident in consequence OF ms
work, for which the City might be liable, and
he shall be liable for all damages occasloheu
in any way by his acts or neglect, or that
of his agents. employees or wSrkmen;
USE OF PATENTED DEVICES.
All fees for any patented invention, article
or arrangements that may be USED upon OF
in any manner connected with the construer
anv part thereof embraced in these speclnca-
tionss shall be included in the price mention,
nrotect and hold harmless the City against any
and all demands for such ices or cams, anu
before the final payment or setllenen y naor
rnusf furnish acceptable proof of a proper and
satisfactory r e se,I frpm 1S al znsh H elaImSi
zach bidder must fully and carefully ex-
anime the specifications and in case he does
not fully understand them inquiry must pc
made of the engineers appointed by the Board
If street and Water Commissioners 20 pre-
nare these specifications, and their interpre-
par [stion thereof shall be final. Each bidder
bare,,nder hereby admits that he has read and
! fnllv understands the meaning of each and
every clause of the specifications, and that ne
will comply with all the terms OF the same.
WHAT CONSTITUTES THE CONTRACT
THE advertisement, the specifications, the
accepted proposals and all maps, plans and
ORA wings accompanying. attached TO or de-
ser;hed therein, the specific contract and the
| contractors bond are to pc considered essen
tai portions of the complete contract.
go MEANING OF CITY.
Whenever the word City is used herein ref
erenne is made to the Mayor and Aldermen
| of Jersey City, in the state Of New Jersey.
OF
Whenever the word Engineer is used refer
ence is made to the Engineer appointed by
the Board Of Street and Water commissioners
Of the City of Jersey City, New Jersey, to
superintend 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
noration contracting to perform the work or
furnish the materials provided for under these
SPECIFICATIONS.
GATHERING GROUNDS a.
The drainage area or catchment from which
1.-The supply is derived must have such an area
| tha. fhe maximum quantity of water called
fnr may be obtained without exceeding a draft
Of 66e. 900 gallons for each square mile of
catchment, on.crrv
The available storage capacity OF the reser-
tween the level Of the waste weir and the
lowest level to which the reservoir can be
drawn through its effIuent pipes; but if this
storage capacity shall exceed 175 million gall
tributarv to said reservoir, then the available
| or e~ffective capacity of said reservoir will be
| taken at us million gallons for each square
mile Of said drainage area. The amount Of