The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-13

der Will deposit one hundred thousand
dollars IN one of the national banks OF
Jersey City. or the New Jersey Title
Guarantee and Trust Company. and att
tach to Ills proposal q certified eheGlie for
the amount rayable 70 the order Of the
Treasurer Of Jersey City. On award of
ed 10 Unsuccessful! bidders. and returned
to line successful bidder on signing and
delivery of the, contract. bur will be
forfeited by the successful bidder. to the
use Of Tire stlsy. in ease the contract
is not signed within zen days after 1t Is
ready for execution on part OF said con-
tractor. Said enedue shall be in lieu OF
freehoIder security.
Any bidder may, on ope certihed
cheqIe, make one or more bids upop
either or all of The three plans hereby
shall stand as security for each bid so
made.
BONDS.
The contractor must furnish a bond of
five hundred thousand dollars. the sscur-
ity to be subject to approval according
to law. for the performance Of the con-
tract up to the date of acceptance of
water supply Hereunder, at which time
and upon the delivery TO the City of the
bond hereinafter provided for, this bond
is to tie cancelled. Upon the acceptance
Of water under this CONTRACT. the contrac-
tor must furnish a new bond for FIVE
hundred thousand dollars for the faithful
performance of the contract throughout
Its rersed, which bond is to be IN force
so ittIiS do ltt lily Ssldil ets0 H1tNi
CT the contractor by the million gallons,
but will be cancelled on completion of a
purchase CT the plant by the City.
FORM OF BOND.
The form OF all bonds mentioned in this
specification shall bE approved by the
Corporation Counsel.
DRAWING OF CONTRACT.
The contract to carry into effect this
Corporation Attorney, with the approval
of the Corporation Counsel.
TERM OF CONTRACT.
If a contract is entered into it will run
for twenty-five years from the date OF
contract, unless sooner terminated by a
purchase of the water works by the CITY
as herein provided for.
AMOUNT THE CITY AGREES TO
The City will agree to take at least
twenty t20} million gallons of water per
day, and to taKe its whole supply or
water from the contractor during the
QUALITY OF WATER.
The water 10 be furnished must be pure
and wholesome for drinking aud domes-
tic purposes. /.
If the villages, b%oroughs CT cities of
Port Dram. Dover, Rockaway, Boonton,
Butler. Blocmingdale or Pompton, IN
New Jersey: or Suffern, Hillburn or
Tuxedo Park, in New York. or any citl-
zen thereof, or any manufacturing estao-
lishment thereinNor on the streams below
said villages, boroughs or cities snaii, IN
the Judgment OIL the 11uuSOAl Sooity
Board of Health, seriously pollute the
water supply at any time prior to a pur-
chase of the works by the City, the con
tractor, upon notice by the CITY OF the
existence of such pollution, shall forth
with prevent such pollution by a proper
exercise of the powers herein placed at
his disposal by the City; and II ne snaii
fail to do away with such pollution, with
in thirty days after receiving said notice,
then the City may require the contrac-
tor to construct trunk sewers to intercept
such pollution and convey the same out
of the gathering grounds, or to construct
| and operate sewage disposal works to the
end that the water furnished shail be
preserved in a pure and wholesome con
dition.
Bidders must state a price per million
gallons for a supply of twenty million
gallons daily; d price per million gallons
for all in excess of twenty million gal
Ions daily up to twenty-five million gal
Ions daily: a price per million gallons for
all in excess of twenty-five million gal
Ions daily up to thirty-fve million
gallons daily; a price per mll,lon cations
Ions daily up to forty-hve million gal
Ions. daily, and a price per million gallons
/ for all in excess of forty-iive million
gallons daily up to the limit OF capacity
of the works.
Bidders under Plan A must also state a
price for which the City can buy and
own the water works, water supply, water
1 I1SIlS, lditS, lISIl u way oAAo - ~
| purtenances and easements necessary to
| fulfill the requirements of this .specifica-
ton to the extent of fifty million gal
Ions 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 A must also state
a price for which the City can buy and
" the water works, water supply, water
rights, lands. rights of way and all APP
| -purtenances and easements necessary TO
fulfill the requirements OF TINS Speclnca-
ton to the extent of fifty million gal
Ions of water daily; said purchase to
| take effect at the expiration OF fYe, ten
or fifteen years from the date OF cone
| tract but the City shall give notice OF
it's intention to purchase one year IN adj
vance of sue 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 t~hirty-five $3.50 million gallons
daily, together with the water supply:
water rights, lands, rights Of way and all
| easements necessary TO fulfill the require
ments of this specification to the ex-
tent of seventy (7W 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 Piar G must
also state a price for which the City can
buy and own the water works of a ca
| pacity of t~hirty-fve (35) million gallons
daily, together with the water supply.
water rights, lands, rights of way and
all easements necessary to fulfill the re-
| ouirements of this specification to the
| extent of seventy G0) million gallons of
water daily; said purchase TO take effect
at the expiration of five, ten OF fifteen
| years from 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 n all appurtenances and easements
necessary to fulfill the requirements of
| this specification to the extent of seventy
(7O million gallons daily forever; said
| purchase to take effect on completion
and acceptance of the works II the City
shall give notice of its intention to pur-
chase 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, water
| supply. water rights, landS, rights of way
| and all app~urtenances and easements
necessary to fulfill the requirements of
this specification to the extent of seventy
(IM million gallons daily forever; said
| 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.
HOW PAYMENT WILL BE MADE.
The City viii pay quarterly the sum
due to the contractor at such deposit
| tories as the contractor may designate,
and at such times as are agreed upon
in the contract.