The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-10

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Whenever. during the term Of contract bus
prior 10 the exercise of the City's option 10
purchase, the city shall notify the contractor
to increase the capacity Of his water WORKS,
then the contractor shall Immediately proceed
to construct such additional storage and In
take reservoirs as may be necessary, go 10
Gated and Of such capacity as to Pc eapdpies
together with those previously constructed, OF
collecting and delivering seventy OD mlilloh
gallons daily at all times, and he shall ike
wise proceed to construct a second steel pipe
where such pipe may be necessary to enable
him to deliver thirty (30) million gallons daily
additional into Bergen Reservoirs at an exc,
walton Of 1877 feet above mean high tide, and
shall so perfect and complete his water WORKS
in all details as to make them capable OF
collecting and delivering to the City seventy
Co) million gallons daily at all times. such
additional works shall be completed within
two years after the service Of the aforesaid
notice. and when so completed. on demand of
the city. the City will agree to take and pay
for at least fifty 500 million gallons OF water
daily. But the contractor shall in no case be
compelled to complete these additional works
earlier than the first works are to be com
pleted hereunder.
one thousand feet of Belleviile Reservoir, con-
neotions must be provided herewith, and the
CITY may require delivery of a part OF the
supply into said reservoir.
CONDITIONS.
The City reserves the right to reject any or
all bids made by virtue Of the specificatlon..
Proposals Will not be received after the time
fixed by the advertisement.
Proposals must be made on blank forms, to
be obtained at the office Of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners, and
must be delivered in omen meeting and when
called for. to that officer in q sealed en-
velope. to be endorsed. Proposals for New
water supply for Jersey City, N. T."
Prices must be stat, stated i'm in h snaci5c ana aid1 WINE WIFE
does not comply with all of its requirements
will be deemed informal and rejected.
Bidders must submit and annex as a requisite
to their proposal such descriptions, plans and
drawings as may be necessary 10 make clear
the essential features q the works proposea
depth and capacity of all reservoirs. the loea-
ton Of intakes, the route, profile ana hydraulic
gradient Of conduits with all necessary data
for determining their carrying capacity and
the location, area and extent OF the gathering
grounds. ,-
AS an evidence of good faith, each bidder
will depesit one hundred thousand dollars IN
one of the National banks of Jersey City OF
Company. and attach to his proposal a certl-
fed cheque for the amount, payable to the
ar3er of the Treasurer of Jersey city. IN
award ~ the contract, such cheque will be re-
turned 10 unsuccessful bidders. and returned
to the successful bidder on signing adsa; ae5
nv the successful bidder, to the use OF the city,
IN case the contract is not signed within ten
days after it is ready for execution on part
If said contractor Said cheque shall be in lieu
of freebooter security. 1880
Any bidder may; on one certlIed cne9ues
by the city, ard said cheque shall stand as
security for each bid 50 MADE
BUN IG.
Tba contractor must furnish a bond of FIVE
hundred thousand dollars, the security TO be
subject to approval accordlng 70 law. tor me
performances of the contract up TO date OF ae-
csrtance Of water supply hereunder, at which
tine and UPON the delivery to the city Of the
bond provided fer IN specinfse'ohs. ms nonS
water under this contract, the contractor must
furnish a new bond for FIVE hundred thousand
daliars far the faithful performance OF the
ce,tract throughout its period, which bond is
Ia be in force so long as the city shall nur-
chase water Of the contractor oy me Inliile9
nnrchase of the plant by the city.
. FORM OF BOND.
The form of all bonds mentioned IN specln-
cafinn shall be approved by the Cooperation
Counsel DRAWING OF CONTRACT.
rba contract to carry into effect the specih-
catinn snail be prepared BY the Corporation
cati9 ! with the approval Of the Corporation
Counsel TERM OF CONTRACT.
~ contract is entered into 1t. Will run for
twenty-nve years from the he ! date tsrs e So = /, s.
1890 works BY the city as herein provided for.
VAN IN CASE CONTRACT IS CONTESTED.
reasa an award of contract shan be made
X shs legality OF such award and the carry
ing out OF the provisions Of me specincations
or any portion thereof snali oe aegalty eon-
= sneedv settlement OF such contest to a con-
cinsions and to the attainment Of that end no
nasf norarnent or delay in the hearing of such
dase 8 r in It's prosecution or process OF settie-
1900 shall be consented to or requested by the
successful bidder or by any one representing
HI, Unless the same shall have been first
: prssd 70 by the Mayor or Corporation Counsel
O s Mof4NT THE CRY AGREES TO TAKE.
The CITY will agree to take at least twenty
i've f2sl million gallons of water per day and
70 take its whole supply of water from the con-
tractor during the term of contract.
QUALITY OF WATER.
The water TO be furnished must be pure and
wholesome for drinking and domestic purposes:
II the villages. boroughs .or cities of Port
Dram. Dover, Rockaway. Boouton. Butler.
Bloomingdale or Pompton, or any other muni-
eipality in New Jersey; or Suffern. Htllburn
OF Tuxedo Park or any other municipality in
New York, or any Citizen thereof. or any manu-
featuring establishment therein or on the
streams 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 to q purchase Of the
works by the city, the contractor upon notice
the city ~ the existence Of such Pollation:
shall fo5thwith prevent n o, sSc nhs nP1sss,on s..,s III