The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-11

ever, that such construction through such
streets, avenues and lands shall be made un7
der the directions OF the Board OF Street and
Mater Commissioners, and shall not Interfere
with or injure other CONSTRUCTIONS or Wolns
made therein: and that the contractor snail.
at his own cost and expense. Immediately M
up all excavations and relay any pavement VI
sidewalk removed and leave such streets. ayr avs,
nues and lands in as good condition, after sucn
pipes are laid therein as they were before such
work was commenced.
INSPECTION.
The Engineer shall nave the right to inspect
and test the character of the work periot"su
and the material used in constructing ens
water works. and the contractor shaii aiioIu
said Engineer reasonable facility for making
such tests and inspection. Defective Woih anu
material may be condemned by the Engineer
at any time before the final acceptance of
the work; and when such work has peen eoA-
demned it shall be immediately taken GOVT
and rebuilt in accordance With the plans Sliu
specifications. When defective material mas
been condemned it shall be at once relaGgeu
from the work and disposed of to the satisiac-
Copies of ali plans and working drawings
prepared by the contractor for use on me
work shall be filed with the Engineer peIore
such plans and drawings shall be useu "a
construction. If such plans and rawInsS he he
not conform to the specifications they mas ue
rejected by the Engineer, and AFTER sucn !. =
lection they shall not be used on cohstrue-
ton. 1T.
The contractor shall be served with a writ
ten notice from the Engineer to replace OF re-
move any rejected work or material or any
work or material which may prove defective
on the final test of the water works, or in
their use and operation prior 70 the p 4 Sasise
thereof by the City, which notice shaH uesiscc
nate a reasonable time fer the completion OF
such replacement or removal. and II me cor.
tractor shall neglect or refuse to OBEY suen
notice, then the City will replace or remove
the same at the expense OF the contraclo,,
;ng y ~ ma "a t 81 w y IL and its delivery in the
specified amount to the City, Under shis s >
the works must be free from leaks ana nnpe,-
fections and must prove themselves enleient'
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 shan
be of thorough. proper and workmaniihe CON
struction, sound, solid and suf1icfent-
The specifications are intended to secure mrs.
class material and workmanship throughout;
or described which may be necessary 10 max
the works to be constructed complete. anu ~
shall be furnished and performed by. the con,
tractor as fully and thoroughly as II the Iuli
details and specifications therefor hao oeei
49, MAINTENANCE.
The contractor shall maintain the wafer
works in good condition and thorough repair
so long as the City shall purchase water mere
nue aBANDoNMENT OF CONTRACT.
If the Engineer shall certify that the con-
tractor has abandoned the work to be done
under the contract. or that sara work - p nr
ing unnecessarily or unreasonably delayed, or
that the contractor is wilfully violating any
of the terms, covenants and agreements o. tns
CONTRACT, u u IL mot eActotiiAo
good faith, or is not making such progress as
TO indicate its completion within the requlIea
time, then the Board of Street ahu "alS1
Commissioners shall have the power ana righI
to notify the contractor to discontinue al
work or any part thereof unoer TINS con. : etnr
and upon such notification said contractor
shall discontinue said work, or sucn parts
thereof as said Board may designate; ana salo
Board shall thereupon have the power 70 Re
let the work, or any part thereof, and 10 conn
plete the same at the cost and expense OF the
contractor; and the expense so charged shall
ta dnd,1otad and Maid by said Board out Oh
such money as may be due, or become que az
any time thereafter, to SAID contractor nas
this contract or any part thereof. In case
such expense is less than the sum whlcn
would have been payable under this contract
tractor. it is agreed that said contractor snail
be entitled to receive the diTference; anu u
would have been payable under TINS con.rae.
if the same had been completed by saia con.
tractor then said contractor a shall o pay yot iee
from said Board of the excess SO due.
UNPAID CLAIMS.
The contractor shall pay punctually all Inc
workmen who shall be employed in construct
ing the water works, and the persons VINO
shall furnish material therefor, and shall fur
nish the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners with evidence satisfactory 10 salu
Board that all persons who nave Done VOTE
or furnished materials under this contract ana
have fled any account of such claims with SAID
Board. have been fully paid, or are not en-
titled to any lien under the laws OF TINS stare;
In case such evidence be not furnished, said
Board may withhold such amount as II may
Dean necessary to meet the lawful tidiliiS u
the persons aforesaid, from the monies due
the contractor under this contract until such
liabilities have been discharged, ana until eve
dance thereof is furnished said Board. II
snch evidence is not furnished when the maj
payment under the contract snail become que
then the Board may pay such claims 10 tne
narson ella inning the same and charge the
amount thus paid to the contractor, who shall
accept the same as payment 10 the y
LIABILITY FOR
The contractor shall put up and MAINTAIN
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" prevent any accident in consequence or 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
of his agents, employees or workmen.
USE OF PATENTED DEVICES
All fees for any patented invention. article
or arrangements that may pc USED upon OF
in any manner connected with the construc-
ton. erection or maintenance OF the work, or
any part thereof embraced in these specifica-
tions. shall be included in the price mention.
ed in the contract. and the contractor shall
nrotect and hold harmless the City against any
and all demands for such fees or claims, ana
before the final payment or settlement is made
on account OF the contract. the contractor
must furnish acceptable proof of a proper and
satisfactory release from al such claims;; =
THE BIDDER MUST INFORM HlMSELf.
Each bidder must fully and carefully ex-
anime the specifications and in case ne does
made Of the engineers appointed by the Board
of street and Water Commissioners 10 pre-
pare these specifications and their int e1dder
hereunder hereby admits that he has read and
f,,llv understands the meaning OF each and
every clause OF the specifications, ana tnat ne
viii comply with all the terms OF the same.
WHAT CONSTITUTES THE CONTRACT.
The advertisement, the specifications, the
accepted proposals and all maps, plans ana
1dra wings accompanying, attached to or de-
scribed therein. the specific contract ana the
contractors bond are to be considered essen
tial nortions of the complete contract.
MEANING OF CITY.
Whenever the word City is used herein ref
erence is made to the Mayor and Aldermen
of Jersey City, in the State Of New Jersey
n OF
Whenever the word Engineer is used refer
enee is made to the Engineer appointed by
the Board Of Street and Water commissioners
If the City of Jersey City, New Jersey, to
s,,perintend 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
furnish the materials provided for under these
specifications.
GATHERING GROUNDS.
The drainage area or catchrnent from which
tbe supply is derived must have such an area
that the maximum quantity of water called
FOR NAV be obtained without exceeding a draft
Of 66G. 900 gallons for each square mile of
STORAGE CAPACITY.
The available storage capacity of the reser-
voirs will be taken to be the capacity be-
tween the 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 IFS million gal
Ions for each square mile of drainage area
tributary to said reservoir, then the available
or effectiye capacity of said reservoir will be
taken AT IT'S million gallons for each square
mile If said drainage area. The amount of
erfactjye storage so determined must be equal
to that given in the. following table. In this