The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Sealed proposals wiz be received by the
Board Of street and Water Commissioners on
Monday. October 25, 1897. at 2 o'clock Z NJ
for the construction OF a lo-inea Viuiheu
SEWER IN GRAHAM STREET.
from a point about IS feet west of summit
avenue. 10 and connecting with the sewer IN
Graham street west OF Hudson Bouleyardi ana
a l5-inch vitrlied pipe sewer in North street
from a point about % feet west OF summit
avenue TO Hudson Boulevard and under the
easterly sidewalk Of said Boulevard, to ana
connecting with the sewer in Graham street.
also a 15-inch vItrified pipe sewer In the east
erly sidewalk of the Hudson Boulevard, from
q point about SIS feet south OF irving stree,
to and connecting with the sewer at North
street.
said sewer to be built conformably to
the provisions of Chapter 2l7 of the Laws q
1895 and in accordance with specifications on
file In the office OF the Clerk OF said Board.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement OF sure.
ties must be obtained al the office of the Chlet
Engineer, City Hall, Jersey City, N. j.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
Standard
of Cost.
About 1880 nneal feet Of 15-inch vitri-
fled pipe sewer per hneal foot -. Sis
About $50 cubic yards Of, rock exeava- 80
ton per cubic yard ................. z.5V
About 20 cubic yards of concrete per
About $500 feet 3. M. sheathing and
lumber in bottom, per M feet....-.- 22.Vo
About 2 receiving basins .....+.,....s. fo'Vu
One connection with pipe laid by the
CouHty ana CROSSING IuuSon DouiS "a ~
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, 100 working days. b,
The making of the above improvement and
award Of the contract therefor will be SUB.
ject to the renonstrance of the owners 81
the property liable to more than one-half the
assessment therefor on the basis Of preltml-
nary sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the Construc-
ton of a Sewer in Graham Street, &c, Ill
rected to "Mr. Ferd. Heintze, Chairman OF
the on Streets and Sewers, ana
handed to the Clerk of the Board in open
meeting when called for in the order OF busi-
ness relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of ~sureties be allowed.
Bidders must state a single fixed percent
age of the hundred per cent. standard above
quoted, for which they will furnish all ma
teriais and do all the work comprehended IN
specifications, 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 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall
be binding upon the city or become effective
| or operative until the bondsnen offered by
the contractor have been approved as TO sum
cheney by this Board and as to form by the
| Corporation Counsel, the President of this
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Clerk.
Dated Jersey city, October Is, 1891.