The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-29
CORPORATION NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, October A. 1897. at two o'clock +, M,
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hail.
for the
RECONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN SEWERS
AND SEWER SYSTEMS 1855 ..
hereinafter designated, said proposals to be in
accordance with specifications on hie IN the
office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sursties
must be obtained at the Office of the Chief
Engineer, City Hall. Jersey City, N. J.
The bidding will be divided into five sec
tions. specifications being individual for each
by itself, upon which bids will be separately
received and considered.
First-FOr the reconstruction OF
JACKSON VENUE SEWER SYSTEM. -
from Bramhal avenue to Cornmunipaw ave-
nue., and through Ccmmunipaw avenue to
Monticello avenue, of which the following IS
an estimate of quantities required and time
allowed for doing the work.
About 1,210 lineal feet of 42-ineh brick oval
sewer.
About S sewer connections Qaterals).
About IL basin connections with new sewer
(A1l house connections TO be made good 10
About 125 cubic yards of rock excavation
About 5 cubic yards of concrete.
About 10. 0e0 feet B. NJ. sheathing and 1um-
About 2 receiving basins to be rebuilt
Time allowed for the completion OF the
work, 70 working days.
Second-For the reconstruction Of
SEWER IN NEW YORK AVENUE,
which the following is an estimate of guam
titles required and time allowed for doing the
work.
About LILO lineal feet of 4s-inch brick oval
sewer.
About 4 receiving basin connections to new
sewer.
(All house connections to be made goodl
About 200 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 20 cubic yards of concrete.
About 5000 feet B. NJ. lumber In sheathins
and bottom.
About 2 receiving basins rebuilt and eonnec-
tions complete.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, So working days.
Third-For the reconstruction of
SEWER IN OCEAN AVENUE,
from Gator avenue TO Linden avenue, of which
quired and time allowed for doing the work.
About 800 lineal feet of 36-lneh brick oval
(AII house connections to be made sood.)
About 2 connections from basins to new
About so cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 5 cubic yards of concrete.
About 5000 feet B. NJ. lumber in sheathing
and bottom.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, 40 working days.
F~ourth-For the reconstruction of
SEWER IN BERGEN AVENUE.
from Fairnount avenue to storm avenue, and
which the following is an estimate of guam
titles required and time allowed for doing the
About 4s6 lineal feet of so-inch brick oval
About 80 lineal feet of 1s-inch vitrihed pipe
sewer.
CAn house connections to be made good1
About SO cubic yards or rock excavation.
About 5 cubic yards of concrete.
About 1000 feet B. M. lumber and sheath
ing in bottom.
About . receiving basins rebuilt and COM
neetions made to new sewer.
Time allowed for the completion of tn
work. 40 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 and time allowed for doing
the wvtAs *; ;;,aa, ssat NJ s4-incb br,ck oval
All house connections to be made good.)
About 1000 feet B. NJ. lumber and sheath-
= About fs5 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About I cubic yards of concrete.
About 3 receiving basin connections for new
Time allowed for the completion of the
work. SIS working days.
Payment for work herein advertised for is to
be made out Of the license monies.
ve,ones. endorsed Proposals for item speci-
HEIDI directed to Mr.. Ferd. Heintze, Chair
nan If the Committee on Streets and Sewers,
meeting when called for in the order Of bush
ness r~elatinng TO sealed proposals
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of %sureties be allowed.
Tne Board reserves the right to reject any
interests of the city so to do.
Proposals must conform to schedule of prices
adopted by this Board Ia copy of which is on
file in the office of the Chief Engineer) or they
viii be declared informal and rejected.
The attention of bidders Is especially called
to Section I, Chapter 1884. Of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
contractor have been approved as to sutIiciency
by this Board and as g form b., the corpora
ing the power 10 examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
BY order Of the Board Of Street and water
GEoRGE T BoUToN.
hated Jersey CITY. September "a. 1897.