The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-11

up ali excavations and relay any pavement OF
sidewalk removed and leave such streets, ave
aues and lands in az good condition after sucf
pipes are laid therein as they Wore before sucl
work was commenced.
INSPECTION
The Engineer shall have the right 70 inspee,
and test the flfaraeter OF the work pertuf'aes
and the material used II constINesans ya aag
water Works. and sthe contractor shail atfora
said Engineer reasonable facility for making
such tests and Inspection. Defeetiye WORK an,
material may be condemned by the Engineer
al any time before the final acceptance ol
the work; and when such work has pect ~,
denned it shall be Immediately taken down
and rebuilt in accordance with TIE plans aao
specifications. When defective material mas
been condemned it shall be at once renlGve9
from the work and disposed Of to the satisiae-
ton of The engineer.
Copies, of all plans and WORKING drawings
prepared by the contractor fer use on tne
work shall be filed with the. Engineer petore
sucn plans and drawings shall be usea y
construction. II such plans and draWinss ~
rejected by the Engineer, and after such re-
lection they shall not be used on cohstfuc-
ton.
The contractor shall be served with a writ
ten notice from the Engineer to replace OF re-
move 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 70 the Purelase
thereof by the City. WHICH notice sshail oesise
nate a reasonable time for the completion OF
such replacement or removal. and if the con-
tractor shall neglect or refuse to obey suca
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 ths
specified amount to the City. Under TINS test
the works must be free from leaks ana d 1i9s
~fections and must prove themselves eftlcfent,
serviceable and durable for the purpose IN
tended.
All parts of the work exposed to the eye
shall be of neat and, workmanlike appearance,
without unnecessary ornamentation and shail
be of thorough, proper and workmanike con-
struction. sound, solid and suffleient,
The specifications are intended to secure hrst-
class material and workmanship throughout;
Any workmanship or material not mentioned
or described which may be necessary TO MAKE
the works to be constructed complete, ana IN
all respects of the best quality ana emciencs'
shall be furnished and performed by. the con,
tractor as fully and thoroughly as II the Iuli
details and specifications therefor had been
given herein.
MAINTENANCE.
The contractor shall maintain the Waser
works in good condition and thorough repair
so long as the City shall purchase water mere
ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
If the Engineer shall certify that the con-
tractor has abandoned the work to be zone
under the contract. or that said work Is be
ing unnecessarily or unreasonably delayed, or
that the contractor is wilfully violating any
of the terms, covenants and agreements OF tne
contract, or is not executing this contract IN
good faith, or is not making such progress az
to indicate its completion within the REQUIRED
time, then the Board of Street and WAFER
Commissioners shall have the power ana right
to notify the contractor to discontinue all
work or any part thereof under this contract,
and upon such notification said contractor
shall discontinue said work, or such parts
thereof as said Board may designate; and SAID
Board shall thereupon have the. power 10 re
let the work, or any part thereof. and TO com
plete The same at the cost and expense OF the
contractor; and the expense so charged shali
be deducted and paid by SAID boara 9 u Of u
any time thereafter, to said contractor unaer
this contract or any part Thereon. In eass
such expense is less than the sum Wnlcn
would have been payable under this contract
if the same had been completed by said con,
tractor, it is agreed that said contractor shall
he entitled IN receive the QlfferencG, anu III
case such expense shall exceed the sum Wnicn
would have been payable under TINS eontract
if the same had been completed by said con-
tractor then said contractor shall pay the
amount of such excess to said City; on notice
from said Board of the excess so due
UNPAID CLAIMS.
The contractor shall pay punctually all the
workmen who shall be employed in construct
ing the water works, and the persons who
nish the Board of Street and Water Commls,
sioners with evidence satisfactory to sala
or furnished materials under this contract and
have filed any account of such claims with SAID
Board, have been fully pala, or are ,r . sa RI
In case such evidence De not furnlshed, sald
Board may withhold such amount as II may
deem necessary to meet the laWfut CLAIMS OIL
the persons aforesaid, from the monies que
the contractor under this contract until such
liabilities have been discharged, and until evL
dence thereof is furnished said Board. If
such evidence is not furnished When lne nnal
payment under the contract shall become que
then the bCdIQ Icy poy SUM
person claiming the same and charge the
amount thus paid to the contractor. who shall
accept the same as payment 10 the amount
thereof upon this contract.
LIABILITY FOR
The contractor shall put up and MAINTAIN
such barriers and red lights as Will eHecluai-
Nv prevent any accident IN consequence OF MS
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 workmen.
USE OF PATENTED DEVICES.
A I faae ~ onu nat6utad inNQntl0n.L article
or arrangements that may be used upon or
in any manner connected with the coE2truc-
any part thereof embraced in these specifca-
tions, shall be included in the price mention,
Cd in the contract, and the contractor shall
nrotect and hold harmless the City against any
and all demands for such fees or claims, ana
before the final payment or settlement is made
on account of the contract, the contractor
must 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 he does
not fully understand them inquiry must be
made of the engineers appointed by the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners to pre-
pare these specifications, and their interpre-
hereunder hereby admits that he has read and
fully understands the meaning of each and
every clause Of the specifications, and that he
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
drawings accompanying, attached to or de-
scribed therein, the specific contract and the
contractors bond are to be considered essen
fial portions of the complete contract.
MEANING OF CITY.
Whenever the word City is used herein ref
erence is made to the Mayor and Aldermen
Of Jersey city, in the State of New Jersey.
MEANING OF ENGINEER.
Whenever the word Engineer is used refer
ence is made to the Engineer appointed by
the Board of Street and Water Commissioner
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
contracting to perform the work or
furnish the materials provided for under these
speoin 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
may be obtained without exceeding a draft
OF 66G, 900 gallons for each square mile OF
STORAGE CAPACITY.
The available storage capacity of the reser-
voirs will be taken to be the capacity be-
tyse, the level of the waste weir and the
lowest level TO which the reservoir cam be
drawn through its effluent pipes but if this
ions for each square mile of drainage area
to said reservoir. then the available
or effective capacity OF SAD reservoir will be
mile of said drainage area. The amount of
asfectiye storage so determined must be equal
to mat given in the following table. In this
haine given in the first column, the CORE
snandiug storage capacity to be required for a.
draft Of 3, oc9, 10Y gai ion se uanlyf VIII be found
draft of 80, 900, 900 gallons daily in the third
column. and for q draft Of 10000. 900 gallons
daily in the fourth column of the table. In
case the area of eatchment is not given in the
tal,le then the required storage capacity must
he determined by Interpolation.