The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-22

ent intaks OF the Jersey city Water Works
ROW no BID.
Bidders must state a price per million gal.
Ions for al water furnished up TO q limit OF
~ million gallons daily.
BIDDERS must also state a price for which
the CITY can buy and own the fltering piant.
lands rights Of way, and all applrtenanees
ara easernents necessary to the fulhliment Of
million gallons of daily capacity Of the filter
ing pant. said purchase to take effect at tne
ths date of conaract, but the city shall give
notice Of It's intention to purchase six months
IN advance OF such purchase.
Inc City Will pay at the end Of each quarter
OF the calendar year the sum due TO the CON
tractor at such repositories as the contractor
may designate.
CONTRACTOR TO MEASURE WATER.
The contractor shall measure the water de-
iivered to the city at his own expense, under
the supervision Of the representatives of the
City. who 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 q
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 50 chosen,
the decision-ef a majority OF the three 70 pc
finai. II the amount SO determined snail pe
pay the excess. but If it shall be less, the elf
ference shall be deducted from SOME quarterly
payment following the decision OF the arptra-
tors. The water shall be measured as near as
may be to the point of delivery into the pres
ent intake OF the Jersey City water WORKS.
the meter shall be of q kind acceptable 70 tne
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 e~ffectu.
ally prevent any accident in consequence OF
his work, for which the City might be llabie'
and he shall be liable for all damages occa-
Stored in any way by his acts or neglect, or
that of his agents, employees, or workmen-
USE OF PATENTED DEVICES.
All fees for any ~paterted invention. articls
or arrangements that fnsy be used upon or IN
any manner connected with the construction,
| erection or maintenance of the work, or any
shall be included in the price mentioned in the
contract, and the contractor shall protect ana
hold harmless the City against any and all
demands for such fees or claims, and before
the final payment or settlement is made on ae-
count Of the contract, the contractor must fur
nlsh acceptable proof of Z proper and sattsfac-
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 70 water therefrom to any
TINE TO COMPLETE.
The contractor viii be allowed one year and
six months from the date of contract to conn
plete the work and furnish the water specified:
For every days delay beyond the term OF
eontrae &C me CONTRACTOR shall pay the ely ene
iquidated 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 com
puted as part OF the time herein specified. II
to by the Engineer appointed by the City to
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
The City will agree to exert or exercise such
| powers or rights in the mater of
OF 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, fltering
plant and other works or plant, as may De
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
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
all expenses attendant upon the prevention of
such pollution shall be borne by the con-
USE OF CITY LANDS.
| The City will permit the contractor to occupy
and use exclusively. SO far as may be neees-
sary for the purpose of CONSTRUCTING, operating
and maintaining the proposed hltering 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 tWl hundred GUD
feet south of and parallel with the southerly
Fwail Of its westerly pump house. 1t viii 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 unneeessar-
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.
INSPECTION.
The Engineer shall have the right to in
spect and test the character of the work
performed and the material used in con-
s]trueting the water we works ane end n the zs. com
| able facility for making such tests and in
| speetion. Defective work and material may be
fore the final acceptance of the work, and
when so condemned it shall be immediately
taken down and rebuilt in accordance with
the plans and specifications. When detective
material has been condemned il shall be at
once removed from the work and disposed OF
to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
Copies of all plans and working drawings
| prepared by the contractor for use on the
| such plans and drawings shall be used in con-
struction. If sneh plans and drawings 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 q writ
ten notice from the Engiaeer 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
of by the City, which notice shall designate
n reasonable time for the completion of such
replacement or removal, and if the contractor
shall neglect or refuse to obey such notice,
! then the City will replace or remove the same
at the expense of the contractor.
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, servieeable and dura-
BILE for the purpose intended.
All parts of the works exposed to the eye
| shall be of neat and workrnanlike appearance,
| without unnecessary ornamentation. and shall
be of thorough, proper and worknanlike con-
struction, sound, solid and sufficient.
The specifications are intended to secure
6rsf-c1ass material and workmanship through
out. Any workmanship or material not men
| toned or described, which may be necessary
| TO make the works to be constructed COM
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
had been given herein
When the work is completed the ffltering
plant and all structures connected Herewith,
and rhe 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.
| TT the Engineer shall certify that the con-
tractor has abandoned the work to be done
| under the contract, or that said work is being
unnecessarily or uureasonably delayed, or that
tba contractor is wilfully violating any of
tba terms. covenants and agreements of the
contract. or is not executing this contract in
good faith, or is not making such progress
as 10 Indicate its completion within the re-
CURED time, then the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners shall have the power and
right to notify the contractor to discontinue
/ o1 work or any part thereof under this CON
tract. and upon such notification said con-
tractor shall discontinue. said work, or such
narts thereof as said Board may designate:
and said Board shah thereupon have the power
to re-let the work. or any part thereof. and