The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-14

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! NOTICE TO wAREHoUsEMEN. TERMINAL
Companies. Capitalists. etc, etc.
The Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers Of Jersey City Will receive proposals on
i Tuesday, October 3ist, 1888, at 2 o'clock P. NJ
IMPRovEMENT AND OCCUPANCY or
THAT KNOWN
AS II SOUTH COVE RANT
| under conditions hereinafter noted
!. At least one-third Of the area Of the said
property must. after the completion Of any
Improvement acquiesced In by this Board, be
flowed by the tide water and made navigabie
| 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 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 ike or lesser term, on a basis then
to be agreed upon.
8. At least one-third OF that area Of the
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 Board may determine. and all
propositions and plans and drawings submitted
must define the portion SO set apart, and in
gress and egress thereto is to be free and un-
trammeled for the use of the city or its agents.
A. The third OF the property. heretofore re-
ferred TO, which after Improvement shall be
flowed by tidewater, is 70 be used by the city
in common with the lessee, under such condi-
tons as may be mutually agreed upon prior to
& c~ontemplative lessees must submit explicit
propositions and plans and drawings Of suni-
cient detail to be readily comprehended and
must hold themselves in readiness to amplify
such plans and drawings If the Board so de-
sires.
6. The lessee shall. during the term Of his
ieasehold, maintain in good condition, without
rebate and without cost to the city, all the
improvements. made by him, and upon the ter
rninattan Of such ieasehoid the said improve
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
Propositions must be accompanied by a GER
tilted check OF five thousand dollars fs5. 000} as
a guarantee OF good faith, or BY a bond in IKE
do business in the State OF New Jersey.
The successful bidder will be required to en-
ter into a bond of fifty thousand dollars &c.
e9o). conditioned on the faithful completion Of
proposals must state a time for the COM
pietion of whatever Improvement may be COM
pretended therein.
Parties making deposit of the I'VE thousand
dollars f$5, 0e0} as a guarantee of good faith
may also submit proposals for the improves
nent 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 M. Geo T. Bouton. Clerk and
handed to that officer in open meeting when
called for in the order OF business relating TO
sealed proposals.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
The attention Of bidders Is especially called
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 sufficiency
by this Board and as TO form by the Corpora
fion Counsel. the President of this Board hav-
ing the power TO examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
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
ton Counsel as to the power Of the Board in
j By order 81 the Board Of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN.
Clerk.