The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-07
Dated Jersey city. June stn. 1899.


Sealed proposals will be received By the Beard
OF Street and Water Commissioners on Tues
day, June y, 1893, at 2 o'clock =; M IN the
IMPROVEMENT OF FTLToN AVENUE
between Garfield avenue and Bergen avenue
to the provisions OF Chapter III 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
Engineer City Hal, Jersey city; = :
Standard
Of cost.
About 4,8s5 cubic yards Of earth excava-
tton, per cubic yard -. "a
About s cubic yards Of rock excavation.
about 6as cubic yards OF earth filing.
About So cubic yards OF sand, per cubic
About I,isa square yards OF paving
Belgian, in ~guttersl, per square yard i2s
adan1. per square yard----.--.-.- So
About 5,oss hneaI feet of cugbstone, per
ABOUT sasa' Gs 10 square feet Of bridge stone,
per square foet.~--...-. -. ....-.-.- 40
About 2o,1so square feet of tagging. per
About 10 square yards of repavinss per-
4s sanars s,S sa 1,nrsi sssr Of resetfins and
dressed curb stone, per lineaI foot--.~- "a
About 20 square feet of relaid and
dressed bridge stone: per square foot; .os
dressed aagsfng stone, per SQUARES foot. .2
About 800 lineal feet OF ~cribbing stone,
per llHeal III
About IL reset receiving basin heads.
each, about....-... -.-.-..- ~--.~.... 500
About IS reset nanhole heads, each
About 6 new receiving basins and COM
nections, complete. each, about.-----..& $500
ABout l rebuilt reeeivfng BASIN and con-
nection, complete, each, aboat..-.--.-. 1000
About 8 new nanholesy completes. each.
Time allowed for the comp,eaion OF tie WORK.
about 80 working days.
The making Of the above Improvement and
to- the reznonstrance Of the owners of the
property liable. to more than one-half the as
sessraeas therefor, on the basis of preliminary
sketch
proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-.
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the improve
mene Of Fulton avenue" directed To Mr.. Jas.
s. NOLAN Chairman 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 business relating to ceaaed
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals fand a possible subsequent contract1 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 aboSs
quoted for which they will furnish all ma
berfais and do all work conpreiended in
specifications, and if final award Of corr
tract 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 ths
act above cited exercise its right. to- rejeos
any or all proposals.
The attention Of bfdders is especially called
to Section 4. Chapter 1874 of the Laws Of 1881,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city, or become effectivs or
operative. until the bonds offered by the CON-
tractor have been approved as to suficieney
by this Board and as to- form by the Corpora
tion 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.
GEO. T. BoUToN.