The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-17

NOTICE TO WAREHOUSEMEN, TERMINAL
Companies. Capitalists etc. etc.
The Board of Street and Water Commission
ers Of Jersey City win receive proposals On
Tuesday. October zist. 1888, at 2 o'clock r IA.
for the
IMPROVEMENT AND OCCUPANCY OF
THAT COMMONLY KNOWN
AS THE SOUTH COVE GRANT,
under conditions hereinafter noted
1. At least one-third Of the area of the said
property must after the completion OF any
improvement acquiesced in by this Board, be
for such vessels as the citizens or inhabitaH >
of this city or persons doing business there p
may, under the control and regulation Of this
Board, desire to use such BASIN fe.
2 No proposition will be entertained which
contemplates an occupancy for a longer period
than twenty-five years. but the city, at the
expiration OF such time, may renew a lease
hold for a like or lesser term, on a basis then
to be agreed upon.
property. which after Improvement is not ao1-
ed by tide water. shall be set apart by the
lessees for the free use Of the city and in such
manner as this Board may determine. and all
propositions and plans and drawings submitted
must define the portion 50 set apart, and in
gress and egress thereto is to be free and un-
for the use of the city or its agents.
4. The third OF the property, heretofore re-
ferred TO. which after Improvement shall be
In common with the lessee. under such condi-
tons as may be mutually agreed upon prior to
s. C~0ntempIatfve lessees must submit explicir
propositions and plans and drawings Of sufl-
cient detail to be readily cOmpreheuded. and
must hold themselves In readiness to amplify
such plans and drawings If the Board 50 de-
sires.
{. The lessee shall, during the term Of bis
leasehoId, maintain in good condition.. without
rebate and without cost to the city, all thu
improvements made by him, and upon the ter
ments and all OF them shall thereupon become
the property of the city
A map OF the property may be seen at the
office Of the CHIEF Engineer. City Hall. Jersey
City, N J.
titled check Of five thousand dollars a5,0eO as
a guarantee OF good faith. or by a bond in like
amount CT some surety company authorized to
do business in the State Of New Jersey.
The successful bidder will be required 10 en-
ter into a bond OF fifty thousand dollars G50,-
900, conditioned on the faithful completion Of
Proposals must state a time for the com
pletion OF whatever improvement may be COM
pretended therein.
Parties making deposit of the FIVE thousand
dollars $4,000 as a guarantee OF good faith
may also submit proposals for the improve
ment and partial occupancy Of the grant. based
on lines other than those covered by the con-
ditions afore enumerated.
Proposals must be enclosed and sealed, d.
| reeted to 'Mr. Geo. T. Bouton. Clerk, and
| handed to that officer in open meeting when
| called for in the order Of business relating to
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals.
to Section :. 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 bonds offered by the CON
tractor have been approved as to suficEency
by this Beard and as to form by the Corpora
ton Counsel, the President OF this Board hav-
ing the power TO examine the proposed bonds
men under OATH
Additional ormat may be had OF the
Clerk OF the Board or of the Chief Engineer.
al the City Hall. Jersey City. where copies
nav be obtained of the opinion OF the Corpora
tion Counsel as TO the power of the Board In
By order Of the Board of Street and water
GEO. t. BoUToN.
Clerk