The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-05
CORPORATIONS NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

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Sealed proposals will be received by the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners On Mon
day, April II, 1888. at two o'clock r ~, IN Inc
Assembly Chamber OF the City Hall. for the
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF COLUMBIA
ARK
in accordance with specifications for same on
file in the office of the Clerk of said Board
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the ONCE Of the Chief
Engineer. City Hall. Jersey City, n. j.
The bidding for each park will be individual.
and bids for same will be separately received
and considered as follows:-
% For the improvement of Bay Side Park
of which the following is the estimate OF
quantities required, the hundred per cen,
standard and time allowance for doing the
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
sta h n
of cost
About 1000 cubic yards Of earth excava-
ton, per cubic yard ...--....-..-. So.l5
About 100 cubic yards Of rock excavation.
About Zoo cubic yards Of earth filling.
About 400 cubic yards OF tor soil filling.
to be obtained outside Of park, per
cuDlc YARD - ..-.-----.-...-...- 10
About : catch basins, each l6eO
About 400 hneal feet of s-inch vitriaed
pipe sewer. per lineal foot ....-: so
As siss s SIS; 5 ,= t.. e :. II i;sssi 81 l g
About 1900 square feet of granolithic
sidewalks. including curb. per square
About I trees. with roots and stumps, to
ea Pc T rem vase ea m,ab stone and concrete o"
foundation complete. 4 10 ) feet diam
Time allowed for the completion Of the work.
50 working days.
% For the improvement of Columbia Park.
for which the following is the estimate Of
quantities required, the hundred per cent
standard and time aliowanee for doing the
Standard
of cost.
About 200 cubic yards of earth excava-
ton. per cubic yard ..............-. so.15
About 500 cubic yards of top soil excava-
ton, including back filling and spread
About 1000 cubic yards Of earth filling,
About beu e 1lo@S c gaIe wards Of top soil diiins. j"
obtained out side of park, per cubic
About % cubic yards Of rock excavation,
About $1,000 square feet of granoiithic
sidewalks, including curb. per square
About 500 lineal feet OF s-inch vitrifed
pipe sewer, per lineal foot ...~-.. so
About 500 lineal feet of s-inch vitrifed
pipe sewer, per lineal foot .-.......- 30
About 7 catch basins complete. EACH 800
ABOUT ls trees each rs
50 working days.
Proposals must be enclosed IN sealed en-
veiopes, endorsed Proposals for Improvement
OF = Park directed to Mr.
Anthony Hauck. Chairman of on
Public Buildings. Docks and Parks" and hand
ed to the Clerk of the Board in open meeting
when called for in the order of business relat-
ing 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
OF all proposals if it is deemed for the best
interests of the city so to do.
Bidders must state q single fixed percentage
Of fha hundred nhTa ann< standard a hove GtlOfdC
for which they will furnish all materials and
do all the work comprehended in speci-
locations. and if final award of contract be
made the per cent so stated win form the
basis upon which payment win be made for
si items
The attention of bidders is especially called
TO Section Z, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891.
under the teas whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city, or become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufticiency by
this Board and as to form by the Corporation
Counsel, the President of this Board having the
power to examine the proposed bondsmen under
oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
A. TOLSON,
Clerk pro tenn
Dated Jersey City, April j. 1898.