The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-29

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
y eahesaayt august ., 1875, al O'Clock r NJ,
IN the Assembly Chamber Of the City Hall,
for the
IMPROVEMENT OF VAN REYPEN AVENUE
from Hudson Boulevard to Summit avenue.
Said Improvement to be made eonfermably
to the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws
OF 1895, and in accordance with specifications
on file in the office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement Of sureties
must be obtained at the office Of the Chief En-
gineer, City Hall, Jersey City N. j.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Standard
of cost.
About 800 cubic yards Of earth excaya-
ton, per cubic yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. $3.50
About ; cubic yards of rock excavation.
Earth filing to be included in cost Of ex-
c~avstion.
About 90 cubic yards of sand filing, per
About ESQ square yards Of asphalt paw
ing, per cubic yard ...........-....... 1.75
About ,s2O lineal feet of curb stone. per
About 10 square feet of bridge stone, per
About LOO square feet Of tagging, per
square foot ). !. :. -. 80. is
About 20 square yards of repaving, per
About % iineal feet Of reset add dressed
curb stone, per lineal foot ............. Is
About 10 square feet Of relaid and dress
ed bridge stone, per square foot.....,.. .05
About 5000 square feet Of relaid and
dressed flag stone, per square foot........ OF
About 30 iineal feet of cribbing stone, per
About s reset manhole heads, each ~. 200
About 8 rebuilt receiving basins and con-
nections complete. each ................ %. 90
Time allowed for the completion of the work.
about As working days.
The making Of the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be sub
ject TO the remonstrance of the owners of the
property liable 10 more than one-half the as
sessment therefor, on the basis Of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes. endorsed Proposals for the Improve
ment of Van Reypen Avenue directed to .sMr.
jas. S. Nolan, Chairman 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 business relating to sealed
proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals land a possible subsequent eontract) are
those of some surety company authorized TO do
business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
of the hundred per cent. standard above quoted
for which they viii furnish all materials and
do ali the work comprehended in specifications,
and IL final award OF contract be made the
per cent. 50 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 {, Chapter 1874. OF the Laws Of 1891.
nnaar the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the citv, or become effective or
operative, until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufficiencv
by this Board and as to form by the Corpora
finn Counsel. the President Of this Board hav-
ing the mower TO examine the proposed bonds
mon under oath.
nv order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Clerk.