The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-12

NOTICE TO WAREHOUSEMEN. CRIMINAL
Companies, Capitalists. ETC., etc.
The Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers of Jersey City will receive proposals on
Tuesday. October slst. 1893. at ? o'clock p NJ,
for the
THAT PROPERTY COMMONLY NOW
AS THE SOUTH COVE GRANT"
under conditions hereinafter noted
l. 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 Inhabitants
of this city or persons doing business therein
may, under the control and regulation Of this
Board, desire to use such BASIN
2 No proposition viii 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 How
ed by tide water, shall be set apart by the
lessees for the free use of the city and in such
manner as this Boardrmay 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-
ammeled for the use Of the city or it's agenfs-
t. The third Of the property heretofore re-
bowed By tidewater, is to Be used BY the city
in common witt the lessee, under such condi-
tons as may be mutually agreed upon prior 10
contract.
S. C~ontemplative iessees must submit explicit
propositions and plans and drawings Of sufi-
cient detail to be readily cOmprehended. and
must hold themselves in readiness to amplify
such plans and drawings If the Board so de
sires.
Ieasehold, maintain in good condition. without
rebate and without cost to the city, all thu
improvements made by him, and upon the yer.
ments and all Of them shall thereupon become
the property OF the city
onice Of the Chief Engineer. City Han. Jersey
City. N j.
titled check Of five thousand dollars fss. ooW as
a guarantee of good faith, or by a bond in like
amount OF some surety company authorized to
do business in the State OF New Jersey.
The successful bidder will be required to en-
ter into a bond Of fifty thousand dollars ESQ.,
0og. conditioned on the faithful completion Of
contract.
Proposals must state a time for the COM
pIetion Of whatever Improvement may be COM
parties making deposit Of the five thousand
dollars t5. 009) 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. di-
rected to Mr.. Geo. II. Bouton, Clerk. and
handed to that officer IN open meeting when
called for in the order of business relating 70
sealed proposals.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
ar ali proposals.
The a~ttention Of bidders is especially called
to Section 7. Chapter 1874 Of the Laws Of 1891,
urder the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city, or become effective or
lucrative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to suffieiency
by this Board and as to form by the Corpora
ton Counsel the President Of this Board hay
ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
additional may be had Of the
clerk Of the Board or Of the CHIEF Engineer.
At the CITY Hall, Jersey City, where copies
may 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
c0mm'ssl' GEO. t. BouTo
Clerk.