The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-08

or Tuxedo Park or any osher municipality in
New York, or any citizen thereof. or any manu-
featuring establishment therein Or on the
streams below said villages, boroughs or cities
shal. in the judgment Of the Huds5n County
Board OF Health, seriously pollute the water
supply at any time prior u a purchase OF the
WORKS by the city, the contractor upon notice
by the city II the existence OF sueh pollution,
snail forthwith prevent such pollution. All
powers possessed 5y the city shall be exercised
in aiding such prevention. The city shall not
be board 70 accept any plant On water there
HOW 40 BID.
Bidders must state q price per million gall
Ions for a supply Of twenty-five million gai-
Ions daily; a price per million gallons for all
in excess of twenty-five million gallons daily
up TO thirty million gallons daily; q price per
million gallons for all in excess of thirty mill
ion gallons daily up to thirty-dye million gal
Ions daily; a price per million gallons for all
in excess OF thirty-hye million gallons daily up
to fcrty-hFe million gallons daily. and a price
per million gallons fer all in excess Of forty
five million gallons daily up 10 the limit Of
capacity of the works.
Bidders must also state a price for which
the City can buy and own the water works
together with the water supply, water rights.
lands. reservoir sites, rights Of way and all
necessary to fulfil the requirements
Of the specification and to the extent Of seyen-
~ (7) million gallons Of water daily; said
purchase TO take effect on completion and ac-
~ceptanee. Of the works, if the city shall give
notice of its intention TO purchase within one
year after the date of contract.
Bidders must also state a price for which
the City can buy and own the water works
Of a capacity Of fifty t59J million gall
Ions daily, together with the water supply,
water rights. lands, reservoir sites, rights Of
way and ali easements necessary to fullhl the
requirements of the specification and to the
daily; said purchase to take effect at the ex-
piration Of i've, ten or fifteen years from the
date of contract; but the City shall give no.
tiee Of its intention 70 purchase one year in
advance Of said purchase.
Bidders must also state a price for which
the City can buy and own the water works,
water supply, water rights, lands. reservoir
sites, rights of way and an appurtenanees and
easements necessary to fulfil the requirements
of the specification and TO the extent Of seventy
G0) million gallons of water daily forever
sald purchase Is take effect On cofnDietion and
give notice Of its ihtention to purchase within
one year after the date OF contract. Bidders
must also state a price for which the City can
buy and own the water works, water supply.
water rights. lands. reservoir sites. rights Of
necessary to fuldll the requirements Of the
| specification, and to the extent OF seventy 1l
million gallons of water daily forever; said
PURCHASE TO take effect at the expiration Of i've,
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 suen pur-
HOW BIDS WILL BE COMPARED.
AS a basis for comparing the prices per mill
five million gallons daily. increasing az hsura<e
of three per cent. per annufn will be assun&d.
LOCATION OF LAND
The intakes and the cond1fts leading there
from to the City must be wholly within the
State Of New Jersey.
WORK MUST BE INDEPENDENT.
The water works must be 50 constructed that
they may be used and operated to supply Jer-
sey City exclusively, and the contractor must
agree 10 furnish no water therefrom 10 any
consumer of Jersey City water.
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor win be allowed two years and
six months fren the date of contract to COM
plete the work and furnish the water specified.
For every days delay beyond the term of
contract. the contractor shall pay the City OF
Jersey City the sum Of five hundred dollars
$500 per day as liduidaEed damages, and not
by way Of penalty.
All the time lost By reason Of strikes, acct
dents or other delays, unavoidable or beyond
the control OF the cQntraetor, shall not be
computed as part OF the time herein speeinea,
il the unavofdabilfty of such delays is eerti-
fed to by the Engineer appointed by the City
to suDerintend said work.
Each bidder must fully and carefully exam
inc the specffcations.
Each bidder thereby admits that he has read
and every clause of the specifications, and
that he viii comply with all the terms Of the
NOTE.-Bidders must sign name in full and
postoffice address. In case an Individual signs
for a corporation, proper authority must ac-
The attention Of bidders is especially called
TO Section Z, Chapter 14, OF the Laws ot
1881. under the terms whereof no eentracs snan
or operative until the bonds offered By the
contractor have been approved as to saficiency
ZION Counsel. the President Of this Board hav-
ing the power TO examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
News Of July 14th and August 9Th, 1898, or
comics of specifications may be had on ap-
plication to the Clerk Of the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners
BY order of the Board Of Street and water
commissioners GEO. T. BoUToN,
EFa tIeTk.