The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-19


Water Commissioners, and shan not Interfere
with or injnre other constructions or works
made therein; and that the contractor snail,
up all exea vsfions and relay any pavement Or
sidewalk removed and leave such streets, ans,
nues and lands in as good condition, after suehl
pipes are laid therein as they were before such
work was commenced
The Engineer shall have the right to inspect
and test the character of the work perior'nsa
and the material used in construe,ng ~
said Engineer reasonable facility Tor nianins
such tests and inspection. Defective woIh an
at any time before the final acceptance .
the work; and when such work has oeeh eon
demned it shall be immediately taken noMhh
and rebuilt in accordance with the plans stne
specifications. When defective material nag
been condemned 1t shall be at once rellyTeu
from the work and disposed Of TO the satisiae-
Copies of all plans and working arawii ,se
prepared by the contractor LOT 80, hafore
such plans and drawings shall be usea ~
construction. If such plans and arawlnss h he
rejected by the Engineer, and after sucn 9
lection they shall not be used on eonselo'-
tion.
The contractor shall be served with a writ
ten notice from the Engineer to replace or re-
move any rejected work or material % ~
work or material which may prove oelecuyo
on the final test of the water works, or IN
their use and operation prior TO the purcnas S
thereof by the City, which notice shall desls-
nate a reasonable time for the completion OF
such replacement or removal, and if the con-
tractor shall neglect or refuse to OBEY soN
notice. then the City will replace OF remove
the same at the expense OF the contractor.
The final test of the works will be the turn
s me fe 81 am aos wa 70 tb enc City. UUhder this test
the works must be free from leaks ana iips,
fections and must prove themselves eIie1en,,
servieeable and durable for the PURPOSE NJ
tended. -
All parts of the work exposed to the eye
shall be of neat and workmanlike appearaho1i
without unnecessary ornamentation and snail
be of thorough. proper and workmahiAe -
The specifications are intended to secure nj.
class material and workmanship throuenou.;
Any workmanship or material not mentionsa
or described which may be necessary TO MARI
the works to be constructed complete, ana IN
all respects of the best quality ana eilcienes'
tractor as fully and thoroughly as # the inn
details and specifications therefor had peeh
given herein.
The contractor shall maintain the water
works in good condition and thorough rspai
so long as the City shall purchase water i
ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
If the Engineer shall certlfy thal ine S S
under the contract, or that SAID WORK is We.
ing unnecessarily or unreasonably deiayeo' ~
that the contractor is wilfully violating any
of the terms, covenants and agreements OF the
contract. or is not executing this eontracl ~
good faith. or is not making such progress as
to indicate its completion within the required
time, then the Board of Street ana WaleI
Commissioners shall have the power ana righI
to notify the contractor to discontinue az
work or any part thereof under this contract,
and upon such notification said contractor
shall discontinue said work, or sucn paris
thereof as said Board may Designate; ana SAID
Board shall thereupon have the power 70 re
let the work. or any part Thereon, anu 70 tha
plete The same at the cost and expense OF the
contractor: and the expense so charged shail
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 unaer
this contract or any part thereof. In case
such expense Is less than the sum oo Mnaen
would have been payable under TINS conta q y
if the same had been completed by sa.u IN,
tractor, it is agreed that said contractor shan
be entitled to receive the difference. ana ~
case such expense shall exceed the sum Whlcn
would have been payable under TINS con.lact
if the same had been completed ny sa.u c4 the
amount Of such excess to said City, on notice
from said Board of the excess 80 que.
The contractor shall pay punctually all tne
worsmen who shall be employed IN construct
ing the water woTas' +b a1e ~ and Shall fur
nish the Board of Street and water Co mn
sioners with evidence satisfactory ~ worI
Board that all persons who have done Wors
or furnished materials under this CONTRACT anu
have filed any account of such claims Win sdla
Board. have been fully paid, or are not en-
titled 10 any lien under the laws of this state;
In case such evidence De not FURNISHES, saiu
Board may withhold such amount as i. me- y
daem necessary to meet the lawful CLAIMS OF
the persons aforesaid, from the MONIES que
the contractor under this contract untli such
IL Utilities have DeGn QlSCudTScus anu oAAef -
dence thereof is furnished said Board. II
such evidence is not furnished when me MAJ
payment under the contract snall become u u
then the Board may pay such CLAIMS 70 me
nerson claiming the same ana charge tne
amount thus paid to the contractor. who sna.
accept the same as payment TO the amount
thereof upon this. contract.
LIABILITY FOR
The contractor shall put up ana manu. n,a
" prevent any accident in consequence OF ms
work, for which the City might be haple, an9
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in any way by his acts or neglect, or that
of his agents, employees or workmen;
Use OF PATENTED V
All fees for any patented invention, article
or arrangements that may pc used upon OF
in any manner connected with the conslrue.
ton. erection or maintenance OF the work. or
any mart thereof embraced in these specifica-
tions. shall be included in the price mention
ed in the contract, and the contractor snail
nrofect and hold harmless the City against any
and all demands for such fees or claims ana
before the final payment or settlement Is lnaos
on account of the contract, the contractor
must furnish acceptable proof of a proper and
Satisfactory release from all such claims;
THE RIDDER MUST INFORM HIMSELF.
zach bidder must fully and carefully ex-
anime the specifications and in case ne Goes
not fully understand them INQUIRY mus. ps
made of the engineers appointed by the Board
Of street and Water Commissioners to pre-
mare these specifications. and their interpre-
tafion thereof shall be final. Each bidder
barennder hereby admits that he has read and
fullv understands the meaning OF each ana
every clause of the specifications, sana mar ne
WI eo II fEsoNsTITuTEs THE CONTRACT.
The advertisement, the specifications, the
accepted proposals and all maps, pians ana
dra wings accompanying, attached TO or de-
eeribed therein, the specific contract and the
contractors bond are to be CONSIDERED essen
t;aI portions of the complete contract.
VA MEANING OF CITY. .
whenever the word City is used herein ref.
erence is made to the Mayor and Aldermen
IF Jersey City, in the State of New Jersey.
OF
Whenever the word Engineer is used refer
o,na is made to the Engineer appointed by
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
of the City Of Jersey City, New jersey, 70
snnerintend the construction of the water
works or to his authorized assistants.
MEANING OF CONTRACTOR.
Whenever the word contractor is used REFER
nnration contracting to perform the work or
furnish the materials provided for under these
specin SPECIFICATIONS.
GATHERING GROUNDS.
The drainage area or catchment from which
tho SIMPLY is derived must have such an area
fhaf The maximum quantity of water called
fnr NAV he obtained without exceeding a draft
: sec nm gallons for each square mile of
caechlheN' STORAGE CAPACITY.
Tba available storage capacity of the reser-
yoirs 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 effiuent pipes; nut II this
s4eraaa canacity shall exceed IT'S million gall
ione for each square mile of drainage area
trihutarv to said reservoir, then the. available
or ~ehectiye capacity of said reservoir will be
taken at IT'S million gallons for each square
vile az said drainage area. The amount of
effectiye storage 50 determined must be equal
~ mat given in the following table. In this
haing yiyen in the first column, the CORE
snnnding storage capacity to be required for a
draft Of q. 600, 900 gallons daily, will be found
~ tna came line in the second column, for a
- 3 "a nm mn oaJ Hons daily in tha third