The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

of Street and Water commissioners, on tues
day, June 10, 1899, at 2 o'clock P. M, in the
Assembly Chamber of the City Hall, for the
IMPROVEMENT OF FULTON AVENUE,
between Garfield avenue and Bergen avenue,
Said improvement to be made c~onfa-mably
to the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws
of 1895, and in accordance with specineatloAs
on file in the office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement or snreties
must be obtained at the office of the Salef
Engineer, City Hall, Jersey City, N. ].
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Standard
of cost.
About 4,6s5 cubic yards of earth excaya-
ton, per cubic "a
About ) cubic yards of rock excavation, -,
About 626 cubic yards of earth filling, Z
per cubic IL
About 81 cubic yards of sand, per cubic
About 1852 square yards of paving
Belgian, in CUTTERS, per square yard. La
About 1900 square yards paving (mac-
ADAM. per square Observation-Disclosures. IS
About 5,o32 lineal feet of curbstone, per .
ah fneai tt sso so,are sect bridge stone. "
per square foot.......... 80. ..:......- IA
About O,laO square feet of tagging, per =
About 10 square yards Of repaving, per
square yard......... ......... ....---...... ~
About s12 lineal feet of r~esetting and
dressed curb stone, per lineal foot...-... &c
About $40 square feet of relatd and -
dressed bridge stone, per square foot,-.: Ia
About 1.24S square feet of relaid and
dressed tagging stone, per square foot. .02
About $50 lineal feet Of cribbing stone,
per lineal IL
each, about.......... ....,.... ............ SOC
About Is reset manhole heads. each
About 6 new receiving basins and con-
~neetions, complete, each, about...-....-. 5000
About 1 rebuilt receiving basin and con-
~nection. complete, each, about........... 2.0o
About 8 new manholes, complete, each,
about...-... -. ........ .-..----....-...-.. SUN
Time allowed for the completion of the work,
oll,t On drIys llnxrr
The making Of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance of the owners of the
property liable to more than one-half the as
sessment therefor, on the basis OF preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the improve
ment OF Fulton avenue" directed to Mr.. Jas.
8; Nolan, Chairman Of the COMMITTEES nit e,. on
of the Board in open meeting when called for
in the order of business relating to sealed
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals land a possible SUBSEQUENT contracp are
those of some surety company authorized to dc
business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
of the hundred per cent. standard above
quoted for which they will furnish all ma
teriais and do adj work comprehended in
specifications, and if final award of con-
tract be made the per cent. so stated will form
the basis upon which payment will be made
for all items.
The Board may, ulder the provisions of the
act above cited, exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, 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
ton 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.
pa tod Jersey civ. ,June 6. 1899.