The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-09
NOTICE no c~oNTRACToRs.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners, on
Thursday, October Id, 1897, at ten o'clock A.
M, in the Assembly Chamber of the CITY
REEc'oNsTRUcT1oN OF CERTAIN SEWERS
M EWER
hereinafter designated; said proposals to be IN
accordance with specifications on file in the
office Of the Clerk Of said Boara, - s,ra
ties must be obtained at the Office of the Chiet
Engineer. city Fall, jersey City, n J.
lions, specifications being individual for each
section and each section representing a ciass
by itself upon which bids will be separately
received and considered
First-For the reconstruction of
JACKSON AVENUE SEWER SYSTEM
from BramhaH avenue TO Communipaw ave
nue., and through Conlnunipaw avenue TO Mon
ticello avenue, of which the following is an
estimate of quantities required, the hundred
per cent. standard of cost and time allowed
= vi ESsTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
Standard.
About 1,21O lineal feet of 42-inch brick
About 5 sewer connections, lateral, each 800
About IL basin connections with new
a sever hnnss eacn .t;ons - Re- nads GOOD y"
About 125 cubic yards of rock excava-
ton, per cubic rd..........".. ZOO
About 5 cubic yards of concrete, per
AS Dout' . sa Receiving basins rebuilt. each. 1906
About 1000 feet B. NJ. sheathing in
lumber and bottom, per thousand feet. 22-0O
Time allowed for the completion of the work.
rs working days.
Second--For the reconstruction of
SEWER IN NEW YORK AVENUE.
from Griffith street to franklin street.
mate Of quantities required, the hundred
per cent. standard of cost. and time allowed
: vi ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
Standard.
About LAO lineal feet of 4S-inch brick
oval sewer per lineal foot .......... S6.75
About 200 cubic yards of rock excava-
ton, per cubic yard ....-......... 2.50
About 20 cubic yards of concrete, per
About 2 receiving basins rebuilt and
connections complete, each ..........- $500
About 4 basin connections to new sewer,
each -.-....-.. $40
eAn house connections to be made good.)
About 5000 feet B. M. sheathing and
lumber in bottom, per NJ. feet...... %. 90
Time allowed for the completion of the work,
s. working days.
Third-For the reconstruction of
SEWER IN OCEAN
from Gator avenue to Linden avenue, of which
the following is an estimate of quantities re-
CURED, the hundred per cent. standard of cost
and time allowed for doing the work.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
About 600 lineal feet of ss-ineh brick
oval sewer per lineal foot.......... s3.75
(All house connections to be made good.)
About so cubic yards of rock excavation
per cubic yard :. 2.50
About ) cubic yards of concrete, per
About 2 receiving basin connections,
As eaea 5000 feet 3. NJ. sheathing and 0''
lumber in bottom, per NJ. feet........ %. 90
Time allowed for the completion of the work,
As working days.
Fcurth-Eor the reconstruction OF
SEWER IN BERGEN AVENUE,
from Fairraouut avenue to Storm avenue, and
in Storm avenue to the 30-ineh sewer, of
which the following is an estimate of quanti-
ties required, the hundred per cent. standard
of cost and time allowed for doing the work.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
Standard.
About 496 1ineal feet Se-inch brick oval
sewer per lineal foot. S3.25
About 80 lineal feet of 1S-inch vitrified
pipe per lineal foot .-............. 200
(All house connections to be made good.)
About 80 cubic yards of rock excava-
ton per cubic yard ..-........ 2.50
About S cubic wards Of concrete per
About 2 receiving basins rebuilt and
connections made, Is. 90
About 1000 feet B. M. sheathing and
lumber in bottom, per NJ. feet........ 22.oo
Time allowed for the completion of the work,
40 working days.
Fifth-For the reconstruction of
AVENUE 80
from Magnolia avenue to Pavonia avenue, of
which the following is an estimate of guam
titles required, the hundred per cent. standard
of cost and time allowed for doing the work.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
About $50 lineal feet of 24-inch brick
oval sewer per Iineal foot............ $2.25
(All house connections to be made good.1
About 1856 cubic yards of rock excava-
ton per cubic d....-....... 200
About 10 cubic yards of concrete per
cubic yard ..-.-..-.... +. ............ 800
About 2 basin connections to new sewer,
ae eaeh 1000 feet B. NJ. sbeathine ana 500
lumber in bottom, per M. feets....s %. 90
Time allowed for the completion Of the work,
50 working days.
be made out of license moneys.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
ffedl,' directed to .sMr. Ferd. Heintze, Chair
man 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 bust
ness relating to sealed proposals.
10 city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals il it is deemed for the best
interests of the city SO to do.
Bidders must state a single hxed percentage
Of the hundred per cent. standard above quot
ed, for which they will furnish all materials
and do all the work comprehended in each
Improvement, and il final award of contract
Is made the per cent. so stated will form
3 basis upon which payment Will be made
for all items.
The attention Of bidders is especially called
10 Section Z, Chapter 134. of the Laws of 1891,
fsnder the terms whereof no contract shall be
pinding upon the city or become effective or
lucrative until the bondslnen offered by the
Contractor have been approved Us to sufTiciency
by this Board and as to form by the Corpora
ton Counsel. the President Of this board hav-
ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
men under easn.
By order Of the Board Of Street and Water
~oA's GEORGE 7. BouroN.
Clerk.