The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
-CORPORAIION NOTICE


FEED, DEALERS IN FIRE BRICK, FIR
CLAY. &c.
Sealed proposals viii be received by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners en-
Tuesday, May IS, 1883. at 2 o'clock p. M in
the Assembly Snani ue oNs
FURNISHING AND DELIVERING OF MA
TERIALS HEREINAFTER SPECIFIED,
by itself upon which bids will be separately
office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement Of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Chief Engineer, City Hall. Jersey City, n. ..
The bidding will be divided into three sec
section, and each section reprssenting a class
by itself upon which bids. VIII be separately
received and Ieonsidered:-
First-Fof furnishing and delivering Fire
Brick, Fire Clay, &C., of which the following
is an estimate of quantities and the hundred
per N&nt. standard OF COST our
Standard
Of Cost.
About 5000 fire brick, per M........... SIG 90
About 10000 North River hard burned
brick, per SO
About ; bbls. Of fire clay, per bbI l.75
About 70 bbls. of American Portland Atlas -
cement, per rs
About 10 bbls. of Rosendale cement. per
About 10 bbls. Of WESTMINSTER lime, per
ABOUT Loco carloads q sand Or gravel
About 500 feet OF 12-inch pipe, per foot rs
Second-For furnishing and delivering hay.
reed, etc.. OF which the following Is an esu-
mate Of quantities and the hundred per cent.
standard Of COST
Standard
of Cost
About 10000 lbs. of hay. per 100 Ibs......s a
About 1900 lbs of straw, per 100 lbs. 90
About $1,000 lbs. Of salt hay, per 100 lbs. 40
About $500 lbs. of bran, per 100 lbs.... 100
About 80 bushels of corn. per bushel.-.- so
Third-For furnishing and delivering lumber.
of which the following is an estimate of guam
titles and the hundred per cent. standard of
COST
Standard
of Cost.
About 5000 spruce boards. z2"xs~x13,
About SOC spruce joists. 2~xs@xls.
each each 400 svor,s stakes sscs ea az
About 5000 Fl B M. yellow pine. per
The = le Board reserves the right to reject f. any
or all proposals if it is deemed for the best
interests of the city SO to do.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
ing and Delivering of dtem specihed),n di-
rected to .sThe Clerk of the Board" and
handed to that officer in open meeting when
called for in the order of business relating to
sealed proposals..
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals land q possible subsequent contract) are
those Of some surety company authorized to
do business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentages
OF the HuIllIeQ per Ccut. Stdliddid dOOfS 4uOt-
ed for which they win furnish all materials
and do all the work comprehended in specif
cations. and if final award Of contract be
made the per cent. so stated will form the
basis upon which payment will be made for
all items.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section I, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891,
| under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective OF
operative until the bonds offered by the con
| tractor have been approved as to sufficiency
by this Board and as to form by the Cor
| poration 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.
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City, May 8. 1899.