The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-02

ions Tor All water furnished up 70 a hmit ol
Bidders must also state a price for which
the NY can buy and own the fitertng plant,
lands, rights of way, and IN appurtenances
ard easements necessary TO the fuIfllrlent Of
these specifications. said price to be statea per
llx pant, said purchase to take efiect AT lHe
expiration of five. ten or fifteen years from
the date q contract, but the city shall give
notice OF its intention to purchase six months
IN advance of such purchase.
HOW PAYMENT WILL BE MADE.
me CITY will pay at the end Of each quarter
tractcr at such repositories as the contractor
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
at al times. In case of a dispute as 70 the
amount delivered the City shall pay the same
me preybns year, and the disputed amount
shall be settled by arbitration, one arbitrator
TO pc named by the CITY, one by the Contractor
ana a third to be selected by the two SO CHOSEN,
the decision of a majority Of the three % pe
final II the amount SO determined shall pc
greater than that already paid the City Will
pay the excess, but if ~itssaall be less, the dlI-
ference shall be deducted from some quarterls
payment following the decision OF the arbitra-
tors. The water Shall be measured as near as
may be TO the point OF delivery into the pres
snt intake Of the Jersey city water WORKS,
CITY, and If found inaccurate at any time ~
snail be changed on demand,
liability CF DA3A0Ep.
The contractor shall put up and maintain
such barriers and. red lights as will efectu..4
aily. prevent any. accident in consequence q
his work. for which the City might be iiapie'
and he shall be liable for all damages oeca-
stored in any way by his acts or neglect, OF
that OF his agents, employees, or Workmen,
USE OF PATENTED DEVICES.
All lees for any patented invention, arLcie
any manner eonnactsd ~;th me construction,
erection or maintenance of the work,-or any
part thereof embraced in these specifications,
shall h nnttac in tho npian NJ anfinna6 IN Tee
contract, and the contractor shall protect and
hold harmless the City against any and al
the final payment or settlement is made on &C
count of the contract. the contractor must fur
nish acceptable proof of a proper and satisfac-
WORK NUN BE INDEPENDENT.
The water works must be SO constructed tnat
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
TINE TIC COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed one year and
six months from the date of contract to com
piete 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.
Al 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
the unayoidability of such delays is certified
to by the Engineer appointed by the City to
6aPCil Sdtu WOTk.l
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, hlter1ng
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-
cai1 cold rights aF Eann7aDnnn finn IN h lnYar-
cised in the name of the City, but at the cost
and expense of the contractor, and the con-
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
rights and other property. The. City will also
agree to exercise, GA 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-
USE OF CITY LANDS.
The City will permit the contractor to occupy
sary for the purpose of constructing, operating
and maintaining the proposed hltering plant,
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 600
feet south of and parallel with the southefiy
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. II 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
speet and test the character Of the work
performed and the material used in con-
structing the water works, and the con-
tractor shall afford said Engineer reason
able facility for making sucn tests and in
~spection. Defective work and material may be
condemned by the Engineer at any time 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 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
prepared by the contractor for use on the
work shall be filed with the Engineer before
such plans and drawings shall be used in con-
struction. If such plans and drawings do not
conform to the specifications they may be
rejected by the Engineer, and after such r-
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
of by the City, which notice shall designate
a reasonable time for the completion of such
replacement or removal, and i the contractor
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
speoi6ed amount and of the specified quality
to the City. Under this test the works must
BILE for the purpose intended.
All parts Of the works exposed to the eve
shall be of neat and workmaniil1e appearance,
without unnecessary ornamentation, and shall
be Of thorough, proper and workmanlike con
struction, sound, solid and sufficient.
THE specifications are intended to secure
first-class 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
BY the contractor as fully and thoroughly as
If the full "details and specifications therefor
had been given herein.
When the work is completed the altering
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-
tractor has abandoned the work to be done
under the contract, or that said work is being
unnecessarily or unreasonably delayed, or that
the contractor is wilfully violating any Of
the terms, covenants and agreements of the
CONTRACT. or is not executing this contract in
ss TO indicate its completion within the re-
ouired time, then the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners shall have the power and
right to notify the contractor to discontinue
ali 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 shall thereupon have the power
ia re-let the work. or any part thereof. and
~ the contractor; and the expense so charged
shall he deducted and paid by said Board ont
Of such moneys as may be due or become
y under this contract or any part thereof