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

with or injure other constructions or works
made therein; and that the contractor snai,;,
up all excavations and relay any pavement q
sidewalk removed and leave such streets, ave.
nues and lands in as good condition after sueh
pipes are laid therein as they were before SUCH
work was commenced.
INSPECTION,
The Engineer shall have the right to inspect
and test the character of the work performed
and the material used in construcsing and
water works, and the contractor shall aforn
said Engineer reasonable facility Tor maAiis
such tests and inspection. Defective wotk anu
material may be condemned BY the rhslnees
at any time before the final acceptance OF
the work; and when such work has peeh son
denlned II shall be Immediately taken Gown
and rebuilt in accordance with the plans ana
specifications. When defective material mas
been condemned it shall be at once remoseu
from the work and disposed OF to the satisiac-
ton of the Engineer.
Copies OF all plans and working drawing
prepared by the contractor for use on INC
work shall be filed with the Engineer peiofe
such plans and drawings shall be useu ~
not conform to the specifications they may pc
rejected by the Engineer, and after sucn re-
lection they shall not be used on eohs'iuo
ton.
The contractor shall be served with a writ
ten notice from the Engineer to replace or r.,
move any rejected work or material or any
work or material which may prove defective
on the final test of the water WORKS, " ~
their use and operation prior 70 the pur Sasss-
nate a reasonable time for the completion OF
such replacement or removal. and II the con.
II dCloI ID SIT u
notice. then the City will replace or remove
the same at the expense of the contractor.
ing on Of The water and its delivery in the
specified amount to the City. Under THIS test
the works must be free from leaks ana at1 rmpnf-
serviceable and durable for the purpose ~
tended.
All parts of the work exposed to the eye
shall be of neat and workmanlike appearance,
without unnecessary ornamentation and shaii
be of thorough, proper ana worknlahihe Con
Sfrnnfi0n Snllpd cA.i1 and SIlftlclenI.
The specifications are intended to secure nist-
class material and workmanship throusnout;
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 and enlclehcy'
shall be furnished and performed by the con,
tractor as fully and thoroughly as II the lui
details and specifications therefor had Deem
MAINTENANCE.
The contractor shall maintain the water
works in good condition and thorough repair
so long as the City shall purchase water mere
ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
II the Engineer shall certify that the con-
tractor has abandoned the work to be. done
under the contract. or that SAID VOTE Is De-
ing unnecessarily or unreasonably deieyed, OF
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 as
to indicate its completion within the REQUIRED
time, then the Board of Street ana VALE r;asf
to notify the contractor TO discontinue al
work or any part thereof under TINS contract,
and upon such notification SAID cohtrae.or
shall discontinue said work, or such parts
thereof as said Board may Designate; ana saiu
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 me
contractor; and the expense SO ehaTgea shax
be deducted and paid by said Board out OF
such money as may be due, or become que at
any time thereafter, TO said contractor uhder
this contract or any part thereof In case
such expense is less than the sum which
would have been payable under TINS contracl
if the same had been completed py sala GoiI
tractor, it is agreed that said contractor shaI
be entitled to receive the difference; ana m
case such expense shall exceed the sum winch
would have been payable under TINS ccLittact
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 punetuaiiy a., IN
ing the water works, and the persons VINO
shall furnish material therefor, and snail TUT
sioners with evidence satisfactory to SAID
Board that all persons who nave zone Worh
or furnished materials under TINS eontr ra4 ana ana
have filed any account of such claims with SAID
Board, have been fully PAID, or are hoe EN-
titled to any lien under the laws OF TINS STATE;
In case such evidence DC not furnlsheu, saiu
Board may withhold such amount as u may
deem necessary to meet the laWfni Grams .
the persons aforesaid. from the monies due
the Contractor under this contract until such
liabilities have been discharged, ana until eva.
dence thereof is furnished said Board. II
sacr ent Under the contract shall become due
then the Board may pay such claims TO me
snol1nt thus paid to the contractor. who shall
accept the same as payment to the amount
thereof upon this contract.
LIABILITY FOR
The contractor shall put up and maintain
such barriers and red lights as Will eheesuai-
" 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
= - ooantc anDioNeS OR WOfknlen.
USE OF PATENTED DEVICES
All fees for any pasented invention. article
or arrangements that may be used upon or
in any manner connected with the CONSTITUTE
ton. erection or maintenance of the work, or
any mart thereof embraced in these specinca-
tions. shall be included in the price mention
ed in the contract, and the contractor shall
protect and hold harmless the city against any
before the final payment or settlement as made
on account of the contract, the contractor
must furnish acceptable PROOF OF a proper anu
satisfactory release from all such claims:
THE bidder MUST INFORM HIMSELF.
zach bidder must fully and carefully ex-
.nine the specifications and in case he does
not fully understand them inquiry must be
made of the engineers appointed py the board
mare these specifications, and their interpre-
fafion thereof shall be final. Each bidder
hereunder hereby admits that he has read and
fully understands the meaning OF each and
every clause Of the specifications, and that ne
win comply gyow With al the .t FIFE Ct sar sa@f.
The advertisement, the specifications, the
accented proposals and all maps, plans and
drawings accompanying, attacned 70 or ue-
scribed therein. the specific contract and the
contractors bond are to De considered essen
MEANING OF CITY.
Whenever the word City is used herein ref
erenee 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
arce is made to the Engineer appointed by
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
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
nora tion contracting to perform the work or
furnish the materials provided for under these
SPECIFICATIONS.
GATHERING GROUNDS.
The drainage area or catchment from which
tba SUNNY is derived must have such an area
fhat the maximum quantity OF water called
for may be obtained without exceeding a draft
of e6G. 900 gallons Tor each square mile OF
STORAGE CAPACITY.
THE available storage capacity of the reser~
voirs will be taken to be the capacity be-
tween tbe 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 15 million gal
lons for each square mile of drainage area
tributary to said reservoir, then the available
or effecfiye capacity of said reservoir will be
taken at IT'S million gallons for each square
rni1a of said drainage area. The amount of
asfeettve storage so determined must be equal
81 tbat given in the following table. In this
table the area OF catchnlenI or drainage area
snand;ng storage capacity to be required for a
draft Of IS. 600, coo gallons daily, will be found
on the same line in the second column, for a
dunn and for a draft of 10000, 600 gallons
daily in the fourth column of the table. In