The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners D
Monday, October IL, 1887. at 2 o'clock 2. NJ,
Tor the sE saVIsTsi IN BH s. s lsTilsR yi5g59lsd piDs
from a point about % feet south of Fulton
street to and connecting with the sewer in
Walker avenue; and a 12-inch yitrihed pips
sewer In Bergen avenue from a point about
20 feet north of Cedar street to and connect
! Said sewer to be- b1t c~onformably ia
the provisions Of Chapter 217 Of the Laws Of
1895 and in accordance with specifications on
file in the office Of the Clerk Of said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement Of ~sureties
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
Standard
About 7S0 lineal feet Of Pinch vitrifed
pipe sewer per nneal foot ............ sl.M
About 5 cubic yards Of rock excavation
About 100 fee feet B. NJ. sheathing and 2"
lumber in bottom per NJ. feet........ 22.@
About 5 receiving basins and connec-
Time allowed for the Completion Of tho
work. 40 working days.
The making of the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor viii be subject
70 the remonstrance Of the owners of the prop
ment therefor on the basis Of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
ton or Sewer in Bergen Avenue"
directed to M Ferd. Heintze, Chair
and Sewers" and handed to the clerk Of
the Board In open meeting when called for
proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor VIII a substitution Of sureties be allowed.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
OF the hundred per cent. standard above quoted
for which they will furnish all materials and
DO all the work comprehended in s~pecifca-
tons, and If final award of contract be made,
the per cent. SO stated Will form the basis upon
which payment will be made for all items.
The Board may, under the provisions of the
act above cited, exercise its right to reject any
The attention of bidders Is especially called
TO Section T. Chapter 1874, Of the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective OF
operative until the bondsmen offered by the
by this Board and as to form BY the Corpora
ton Counsel. the President of this Board hay-
ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
By order Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEORGE T. BoUToN..
Dated Jersey City. October II, 1897.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Monday, October IS. 1897, at 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
IN the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall,
PAVING OF FORREST STREET
with asphalt, from jackson avenue to Bergen
Said Improvement to be made conformably to
the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws of
file In the office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms OF bid and agreement of sure
e esiet n E5sin be oP eitT aai It J f5s Sfl CIV Of N the
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
Standard
of Cost.
ton. per cubic yard...... -..--.-. SO
About 80 cubic yards of earth filling, per
AS 6o1tc 2. $3.50 Square ARE yards a Of Asphalt paw
ing per square yard. -. ........ 1.65
1886 lineai feet of curb stone, per nneai
About 50 square yards Of repaving, per
Ab S9uaFf feG yi iineai feet Of reset curb, per 80
About 50 iineai feet Of cribbing, per
Ab bnsfi 2 ip Receiving basins rebuilt and
connections complete, each .-...-.-.. $500
About IL manhole heads brought to
Time allowed y for the completion Of the work.
The making Of the above Improvement and
award Of the contract therefor win be SUBJ
ject to the remonstrance Of the owners of the
property liable to mere taan onefhald me as
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
" OlOL . NALNG
ment Of Forrest Street" directed to Mr..
Ferd. Hefntze, Chairman Of the Committee on
Streets and Sewers and handed to the Clerk
of the Board in open meeting when called
for in the order Of business relating to sealed
proposals.
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed
Bidders must state q single fixed percentage
of the hundred per cent. standard above quoted
for which they will furnish all materials and
do all the work comprehended in the speci-
feations, and if final award of contract be
made, the per cent. so stated will form the
basis upon which payment will be made for
all items.
The Board may, under the provisions Of the
Act above cited, exercise its right TO reject
any or all proposals.
The attention Of bidders is especially called
to Section z, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1871,
i1nder the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to subj
cheney by this Board and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel. the President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed boadsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners
Clerk.
mated Jersey City. October II. 1897.