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

Is ready So execution On part of said contrac-
ier; sad eheqec shall be IN leu OF lreenoiasr
ANY bidder may, on one certified cilesqGue:
make one or more bids upon cithel or all OF
he three Plans hereby presented by the clSy.
and said cnestae shall stand as sec'Fiey it
each BID SO made ,,o,n.
The contraction raust furnish q BOND OF i ne
subject to approval according to law. Tor inc
performance Of the contract up to me 9ate o.
which time and ubon the delivery to the city
of the bond hereinafter provided for, TINS pona
IS to be cancelled. Upon the acceptance OF Wa
ter under this contract. the contractor mus
furnish a new bond for five hundred thousand
dollars for the faithful performances of the COLI
be in force 50 long as the City shall purchase
water of the contractor by the million gallons,
but will be cancelled on completion OF a puf-
chase of the plant by the City.
FORM OF OND
The form of all bonds mentioned in TINS
specification shall be approved by the Corpora
DRAWING OF CONTRACT.
The contract to carry into effect this speci-
fcation shall be prepared by the Corporation
Attorney, with the approval of the Corporation
TERM OF CONTRACT.
w If contract Is s entered Al int sst It w vi c5 5nn i9r
unless sooner terminated by a purchase of the
water ss1o works 7 BY the e4 City as hs TSs PToy TsRE F0r'
The City will agree to take at least twenty
(2O million gallons of water per day, and to
take its whole supply of water from the con-
tractor during the term of contract.
UALITY OF WATER.
The water to be furnished must be pure and
wholesome for drinking and domestic pur-
poses.
If the villages, boroughs or cities of Port
Dram. Dover. Rockaway, Boonton, Butler.
Bloomingdale or Pompton. in New jersey, OF
York. or any citizen thereof, or any manufac-
below said Villages. boroughs or cities shall,
in the judgment of the Hudson County Board
of Health. seriously pollute the water supply
at any time prior 10 a purchase of the works
~ rhl CfTV tho = nnln n0TlRe DIV IHe
City of the existence of such: pollution, shall
forthwith prevent such pollution by a proper
posal by the City: and if he Shall fail to do
away with such pollution, within. thirty days
require the contractor to construct trunk sew
ers to intercept such pollution and convey the
struct and operate sewage disposal works to
the end that the water furnished shall be pre-
served in a pure and wholesome condition
How TO BID.
Bidders must state a price per million gall
Ions for a supply of twenty million gallons
cess of twenty million gallons daily up to
twenty-five million gallons daily; a price per
million gallons for all in excess of twenty-five
million gallons daily up to thirty-five million
gallons daily; a price per million gallons for
up to forty-fve million gallons daily. and a
price per million gallons daily for all in excess
81 Ini fof rig rnnsc milli oq t6 gallons daily up to the
Bidders under Plan A must also state a price
for which the City can buy and own the water
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of way and alfNappurtenances and
necessary to fulfill the requirements of this
Ions of water daily; said purchase to take eff
feet on completion and acceptance Of the works,
If the City shall give notice of its intention
to purchase within one year after the date OF
contract.
Bidders under Plan A must also state a price
for which the City can buy and own the water
works. water supply, water rights, lands
ments necessary to fulfill the requirements of
this specification to the extent of fifty million
gallons of water daily; said purchase to take
effect at the expiration of five, ten or fifteen
years from the date OF contract. but the City
shall give notice of its intention to purchase one
year in advance of such purchase.
Bidders under Plan B or Plan C must also
state a price for which the City can buy and
own the water works of a capacity of thirty
FIVE ta5l million gallons daily. together with
the water supply, water rights, lands, rights OF
way and all easements necessary to fulfill the
requirements Of this specification to the extent
of seventy G0 million gallons of water daily;
said purchase to take effect on completion and
acceptance of the works, if the City shall give
notice of its intention to purchase within one
year after the date of contract.
Bidders under Plan B or Plan C must also
state a price for which the City can buy and
own the water works of a capacity of thirty
five go million gallons daily, together with
the water supply, water rights. lands, rights
Of way and all easements necessary to fulfill
the requirements of this specification to the
extent of seventy 900 million gallons of water
daily; said purchase TO take effect at the ex-
the date of contract, but the City shall give
notice Of its intention to purchase one year
IN ADVANCE OF SAID purchase.
Bidders under Plan B or Plan C must also
state a price for which the City can buy and
own the water works. water supply, water
rights, lands, rights of way and all appurte-
nances and easements necessary to fulfill the
requirements of this specification to the ex-
tent OF seventy {lU million gallons daily for
ever; said purchase to take effect on compile
ton and acceptance of the works if the City
shall give notice of its intention to purchase
within one year after the date Of contract.
Bidders under Plan B or Plan C must also
state a price for which the CITY can buy and
OWL the wafer WORKS. water SInnlU water
rights, lands, rights of way and all appurtena-
nances and easements necessary to ffi1aIi the
requirements of this specification to the extent
of seventy CD) million gallons daily forever;
said purchase to take effect at the expiration
of live, ten or fifteen years from the date of
contract, but the City shall give notice Of its
intention to purchase one year in advance of
such purchase.
HOW PAYMENT WILL BE MADE.
The City will pay quarterly the sum due
to the contractor at such repositories as the
as are agreed upon in the contract.
Prices will be computed and payments made
on the average daily supply for each quarter
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
City. who shall have free access TO the met
ers at all times. In case of a disnute as 70
the amount delivered, the CITY shall nav tbe
same amount paid in the corresponding quar-
Ter OF the previous year, and the disputed
amount shall be settled by arbitration-one ar
bitrator to be named by the City, one by the
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Two so chosen; the decision of a majority
or the three to be final. If the amount so de-
terrnlned snail be greater than that already
paid, the City viii oas the excess: bur if #
shall be less. the difference shall be DEDUCTED
from some quarterly payment following the
decision OF the arbitrators. The water shall
be, measured upon the tCity's property. as near
as may be to the points at which the civ re-
ceives the water into its reservoirs or zines.
Inc meter shall be Of a kind aeceptable IN tla
City, and If found Inaccurate at any fine shall
be changed on demand.
HOW, BIDS WILL BE COMPARED.
million gallons an initial consumption of TWEEN
ty million gallons daily, increasing at ina
rate of three per cent. per annum will be
LOCATION OF PLANT
The intakes and the conduits lending tbere.
from TO the CRY must be wholly within the
State OF New Jersey. '"e
WORK MUST BE INDEPENDENT.
that they may be used and operated to supply
Jersey City exclusively. and the contractar
must agree 10 furnish no water therefrom to
any consumer OF Jersey City water.
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor viii be allowed two wars
and six months from the date Of contrset 10
complete the work and furnish the water speci-
of contract the contractor shall pay the CITY
IF Jersey City The sum of five hundred (,Ml
collars per day as liquidatcd damages. ana
not by way of penalty. ~
lents or other delays unavoidable or beyond
The control Of the contractor, shall NOT be
computed as part of the time herein speci-
he'd, II the unavoidability OF such DELAYS is
certified to by the Engineer appointed Nv the
City to superintend said work.
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
The CITY VIII agree to exert or exercise s,,ca,
powers Or rights IN the matter of condemna-
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