The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
Fl. Is and Is Newark Avenue.
Through to lS Montgomery Street, Jersey City.
NOTICE TO

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals win be received by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners, on
Thursday, October IA, 1897, at ten O'Clock A.
M, in the Assembly Chamber of the City
REcoNsTRUcTIoN OF CERTAIN sEwER
SEWER SYSTEMS
hereinafter designated; said proposals to be in
accordance with specifications on file in the
office Of the Clerk Of said Board.
tta sia mSst Terms ha s., o. nid ana agreement OF eur.
Engineer. City Han. Jersey City, N. j.
The bidding will be divided into i've Sec
lions, specifications being Individual for each
section and each section representing a class
by itself upon which bids will be separately
received and considered:-
Flrst-For the reconstruction of
JACKSON VEN SEWER SYSTEM,
from Bramhall avenue TO Communipaw ave-
nue., and through Communipaw 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
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
About 1.2lo lineal feet of 42-inch brick
oval sewer per lineal foot ........... $500
About 5 sewer connections, lateral. each 800
About Il basin connections with new
sewer, eacn LOO
Al house connections to be made good.)
ABOUT 70 cubic yards OF rock exeaya-
About S cubic yards Of concrete, per
About , 'S receiving basins rebuilt. each. 1s.o 20
About 10000 feet B.. M. sheathing in
lumber and bottom, per thousand feet. %. 90
Time allowed for the completion of the work.
q working days.
second1For 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
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES..
Per Cent.
About 1.14o lineal feet of 4s-inch brick
oval sewer per lineal foot .........-. $6.75
About 200 cubic yards OF rock excava-
ton, per cubic yard ....... $50
About 20 cubic yards OF concrete, per
About BOUT : 'I reeeiving basin. rebuilt and ."
connections complete, each............. 15.e0
About 4 basin connections to new sewer,
(An house connections to be made good s"S
About 1000 feet B. NJ. sheathing and
lumber in bottom, per M. feet........ 200
Time allowed for the completion of the work.
IS working days.
Third-For the reconstruction of
EWE IN OCEAN AVENUE,
from Gator avenue to Linden avenue. of which
the following Is an estimate of quantities re-
quired, the hundred per cent. standard Of cost
and time allowed for doing the work.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
Standard.
About 600 lineal feet of 26-inch brick
oval sewer per lineal foot........... S3.75
(All house connections to be made good.)
About 50 cubic yards of rock excavation
About .. cubic yards of concrete, per
About . receiving basin connections, .g0
About 5000 feet 3. N. sheathing ana -''
lumber in bottom, per NJ. feet........ 900
Time lt1ued for tho r0ran ofiox - fba w,,~l
As working days.
Fourth-For the reconstruction of
SEWER IN BERGEN AVENUE,
from Paramount avenue to Storm avenue, and
in Storm avenue to the ao-inch sewer, of
which the following is an estimate of ouanti- |
ties required, the hundred per cent. standard
of cost and time allowed for doing the work.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent
About 4ss iineal feet so-inch brick oval
About 80 lineal feet Of 1S-inch vitrifed
pipe per lineai foot ....... 200
All house connections to be made good.)
bout t;on 30 cubic yards of rock excava-
About 5 cubic wards of concrete per
About ! receiving basins rsb,iit 800
connections made, each. .......... 49,. |
About 1000 feet B. NJ. sheathing and
lumber in bottom, per NJ. feet..... q. 90 |
Time allowed for the completion Of the work,
~ working days.
Fifth-For the reconstruction of
CHESTNUT AVENUE SEWER.
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 lineal foot ..... So. Is
Al house connections to be made good.)
ABOUT lSb clbir wards Of y-nolr ~. g&
ton per cubic 200
About 10 cubic yards of concrete per
cuplc yard .--.-... :. .... 800
About 2 basin connections to new sewer,
bout LOCO feet 3. NJ. sheathing and
lumber In bottom, per NJ. feet........ 200
working. days.
Payment for work herein advertised for is to
Dc made out OF license moneys.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
nan OF the COMMITTEES on Streets and Sewers"
IND handed TO the Clerk of the Board in omen
meeting when called for in the order of hist
relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
VIII a SUBSTITUTION Of sureties be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
# all proposals if it is deemed for the best
of the city so to do.
BIDDERS must state a single fixed percentage
I the hundred per cent. standard above quot
d., for which they will furnish all materials
md do all the work comprehended in each
ihPiev "a l. llai award OF contract
made the per cent. SO stated wil form
basis upon which payment will be made
or all items.
The attention of bidders is especially called
. Section ! Chapter 1874. of the Laws OF 1891,
nder the terms whereof no contract shall he
hiding upon the city or become effective or
perative until the bondsTnen offered by the
o~ntractor have been approved as to suficiency
y this Board and as to form by the Corpora
lon Counsel, the President Of this Board hay-
lg the power to examine the proposed bonds
Ten under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
commissioners.
Clerk.
JOTICE Of SETTLEMENT NOTICE IS
hereby given that the account Of the sub
crlber. John Hull Browning, sole surviving
xecutor and trustee under the last VIII and