The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-04
The JERSEY CITY NEWS THuRsDAY. AUGUST 4 1885

throughout. ANY workmanship or MATER
il not mentioned or described, which may
be necessary to make the works TO pc
constructed complete, and IN all respects
Ct Shs sss st quality gaa 5sr an1 e5lf by &c com com
tractor as fully and Thoroughly as II tns
full details and specifications therefor had
oeeh gwen aMfAadInNSsTENANcE.
The contractor shall maintain the wafer
works In good condition and thorough re-
pair so long as the City shall purchase
NtsBAiNSiBsoSNMENT OF CONTRACT.
If the Engineer shall certify that. the
contractor has abandoned the work !9
be done under the contract. or mat saio
work is being unnecessarily or unreason-
ably delayed, or that the contractor IS
wilfully violating any of the terms, cove
is not executing this contract IN good
faith. or Is not making such progress as
to indicate its completion within the re-
quired time, then the Board of street
and Water Commissioners shall have the
power and right 70 notify the contractor
to discontinue all work or any part there
of under this contract, and upon sueh
notification said contractor h discon-
tinue said work, or such pants thereoI aS
said Board may designate; and said Board
Shall thereupon have the power to reiet
the work, or any part thereof, ana 10
complete the same at the cost ana e1-
pense of the contractor; and the expense
so charged shall be deducted and paid
by said Board out Of such money as may
be due, or become due at any time there
after. to said contractor under this con-
tract or any part thereof In case such
expense is less thai the sum which Wouid
have been payable under this contract If
the same had been completed by said con-
tractor II IS agreed that sald c9n-
tractor shall be entitled to receive the OIL
ference; and in case such expense shal
exceed the sum which would have been
payable under this contract II the same
had been completed by said contractor,
then said contractor shall pay the
amount Of such excess to said City, on no.
tice from said Board of the excess 50
due.
The contractor shall pay p~unctually al
the workmen who shall be employed IN
constructing The water WORKS, 2 tne
persons who shall furnish material mere.
for, and shall furnish the Board OF street
and Water Commissioners with evidence
satisfactory to said Board that all persons
who nave done work or furnished malsfs
ials under this contract and awe MEG
any account of such claims With sala
Board, lave been fully paid, or are not
entitled to any lien under the laws OF TINS
State. In case such evidence be not fur,-
nished, said Board may withhold such
amount as it may deem necessary 10
meet the lawful claims of the persons
aforesaid, from the monies due the. con
tractor under this contract until such la
bilities have been discharged, ana until
evidence thereof Is furnished said Board.
Ii such evidence is not furnished When
the final payment under the contract shall
become due then the Board may pay such
claims to the persons claiming the same
and charge the amount thus paid TO the
contractor, who shall accept the same as
payment to the amount thereof upon TINS
contract.
LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES.
The contractor shall put up and main-
tain such barriers and red lights as Will
effectually prevent any accident in con-
sequence of his work, for which the City
might be liable, and he shall be liable for
all damages occasioned in any way by
his acts or neglect. or that of his agents,
employees or workr1en. -
USE OF PATENTED DEVICES.
All fees for any patented Invention. ar
ticle or arrangements that may be used
upon or in any manner connected with
the construction, erection or maintenance
of the work, or any part thereof emprac-
ed in these specifications, shall be m
Guided in the price mentioned in the cons
tract. and the contractor shall protect
and hold harmless the City against any
and all demands fol-, such fees or GAINS
and before the final payment or settle
ment is made on account OF the contract,
the contractor must furnish acceptapie
proof of a proper and satisfactory release
THE BlDDER MUST INFORM HIM
SELF.
Each bidder must fully and carefully
m the specifications. Each bidder
hereunder hereby admits that he has
read and fully understands the meaning
of each and every clause of the specifi-
cations. and that he will comply with ali
the terms of the amt
WHAT CONSTITUTES H CON
TRACT.
The advertisement the specifications,
the accepted proposals and al maps,
plans and drawings accompanying. at
tached to or described therein. the ,specifc
contract and the contractors bond are to
be considered essential portions OF the
coi'ipie'e OF CITY.
Whenever the word City is used herein
reference is made to the Mayor and al.
dermen Of Jersey City, in the State Of
MEANING OF ENGINEER.
Whenever the word Engineer is used
reference is made to an Engineer to be
Water Commissioners of the City of Jer-
sew City. New Jersey, to superintend the
construction of the water works, or to
his authorized Assistants uo,
Whenever the word contractor is used
reference IS made to the person or per-
sons or corporation contracting to per-
form the work or furnish the materials
provided for under these specifications.
SPECIFICATIONS.
GATHERING GROUNDS.
The drainage area or catchment from
which the supply is derived must have
such an area that the maximum quantity
of water called for may be obtained
without exceeding a draft of e66. 900 gal
Ions for each square mile of catchment.
STORAGE CAPACITY.
The available storage capacity of the
reservoirs will be taken to be the capacity
between the level of the waste weir and
the lowest level to which the reservoir
can be drawn through its ~effluent pipes:
but If this storage capacity shall exceed
IFS million gallons for each square mile
of drainage area tributary to said reser-
voir. then the available or effective ca
pacity of said reservoir will be taken at
It's million gallons for each square mile
of said drainage area. The amount of eff
fective storage so determined must be
equal to that given in the following able
IN this table the area of catchment or
drainage area being given in the first
column. the corresponding storage caDac-
ftv to be required for a draft of SO, 600. GOO
gallons daily will be found on the same
line in the second column. and for a draft
Of 70. 0c0.0 900 gallons daily in the third col-
umn of the table. In case the area OF
catchment Is not given in the table. then
the required storage capacity must be de-
termined by Interpolation
TABLE.
Storage Required in Million
Gallons for the Given
Number Daily Draught.
miles Of 50 Million 20 Million
catchment. Gallons Daily. Gallons Daily.
&c $3.50
30 9.44S
80 1888
100 $500
15 S,022 1860
125 1000 12,450
$50 $3.50 100
200 1900 4.T4o
200 3,TT0 $500