The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-24
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals viii be received by ths
Monday, October 4. 1897. at two o'clock P. M,
IN the Assembly Chamber OF the City Hail.
REcoNsTRUcTIoN OF SEWERS
AND SYSTEMS
hereinafter designated, said proposals to be in
accordance with specifications on file in the
office Of the Clerk of said Board
Blank forms of bid and agreement Of %sureties
Engineer, city Hall. Jersey city. N. J.
The bidding will be divided into five sec
section, and each section representing a class
by itself, upon which bids viii be separately
received and considered.
F1rst-For the reconstruction Of
JACKSON AVENUE EwE SYSTEM,
from Bramhall avenue to Communipaw ave-
Monticello avenue, of which the following is
an estimate Of quantities required and time
allowed for doing the work.
About 1910 lineal feet of 42-inch brick oval
sewer.
About 5 sewer connections Qaterals).
About IL basin connections with new sewer
(An house connections TO be made good)
About l25 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 5 cubic yards Of concrete.
About 10. 900 feet B. NJ. sheathing and lum-
Der in bottom.
About 2 receiving basins to be rebuilt.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, Is working days.
Second-For the reconstruction of
SEWER IN NEW YORK AVENUE,
from Griffith street to Franklin street, Of
which the following is an estimate of guam
work.
About 1.14O lineal feet of 4S-inch brick oval
sewer.
About 4 receiving basin connections to new
sewer.
About f0 20 e sGbpee yards Of IF re rock Ra eSca s9ad62
About 20 cubic yards of concrete.
About 5000 feet z. NJ. lumber in sheathing
and bottom.
About 2 receiving basins rebuilt and connec-
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
the following is an estimate of quantities re-
quired and time allowed for doing the work.
About 500 lineal feet of 36-inch brick oval
sewer.
About 2 connections from basins to new
sewer.
About 50 cubic yards Of rock excavation.
About 5 cubic yards of concrete.
and bottom.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, As working days.
FourthvFer the reeonstrIetion OF
from Paramount avenue to Storm avenue, and
in Storm avenue to the S0-inch sewer, OF
which the following is an estimate of guam
titles required and time allowed for doing the
work.
About 4s6 lineal feet of sO-inch brick oval
About 30 lineal feet of 1S-inch vitrifed pipe
| sewer.
(Al house connections to be made good.)
About 80 cubic yards Of rock excavations.
About 5 cubic yards of concrete.
About 1000 feet B. NJ. lumber and sheath
About 2 receiving basins rebuilt and con-
Time allowed for the completion Of the
work, 40 working days.
Fifth-For the reconstruction of
CHESTNUT AVENUE SEWER,
from Magnolia avenue to Payonia avenue, or
which the following is an estimate or guam
titles required and time allowed for doing
About $50 lineal feet of 24-inch brick oval
sewer.
About 1000 feet B. NJ. lumber and sheath
About 1856 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About z cubic yards of concrete
About 2 receiving basin connections for new
sewer.
work, So working days.
Payment for work herein advertised for IS TO
be made out of the license monies. -
welcomes. endorsed proposals for Qtem speci-
fed),' directed to sMr. Ferd. Heintze, CHAIR,
man of the COMMITTEES on Streets and sewers
and handed to the Clerk of the Board in open
meeting when called for in the order of BUSH
ness ~relatinng to sealed proposals.
No 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 if it is deemed ror the pest
interests of the city SO to do.
Proposals must conform to schedule of prices
file in the office of the Chief Engineer) or they
will be declared informal and rejected.
1rhe attention of bidders is especially called
10 Section Z Chapter 1s4, of the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall De
binding upon the city or become enec{ive or
contractor have been approved as to sutnciency
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
By order Of the Board of Street and Water
commissioners eEoReE T. BoUToN.,
1o4oa 1arssx, CIV Sentember "a. 1897.