The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-29
NOTICE

WI I'LL ~ NJ
Sealed proposals Will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Wednesday. April i, 1888, at . o'clock P. M, in
the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall, for the
CONSTRUCTION OF a MAIN SEWER IN
THE b CITY DISTRICT.
CARLTON AVENUE,
from Hudson Boulevard to Gerfnanfa avenue;
GERMANIA AVENUE.
to Manhattan avenue; In
MANHATTAN AVENUE,
from Sanford place to Bridge Creek; thence
open ditch to Hackensack River.
Said sewer to be built in accordance with the
plans and specifications on file in the office OF
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Chief En HsrfMAf Sly 81 Hal asu lsssfz GisE. {
standard
of cost.
About es4 lineal feet OF ss-inch brick oval
sewer, per lineal foot ................p $3.50
About ,7S5 llneal feet of 39-inch brick
oval sewer, per lineal foot.......... ~. 300
About 49S lineal feet OF 18-inch yitrified
pipe, per lineal foot ....-.-.. .....,..... l.Zo
About $500 lineal feet Of 54tinch castiron
About 800 lineal feet Of ss-ineh cast iron
pipe. per lineal foot .......... ....-.--... b.oo
About $500 cubic yards OF rock excava-
ton, per cubic yard..... .-..... ........ z,ov
About SO cubic yards of concrete, per
cuDlc yard ......-. $50 ........ 49, 9t'V
About 200 cubic yards of brick masonry,
DtT HI ydFu 49,. pTYS
About q, 900 lineal feet of piles driven.
per llneal foot.----. ...... .......-..- -
About 10000 feet B. M. Gaping, per NJ
Ioot -.....-.-.... ........-. ..--.---.t.. cow
About $1,000 feet B. M. flooring, per NJ
foot ....-.-...- ........ .,.,.. ......,.... zz,vv
About 6 receiving basins. each ........... $500
ton. per cl,hic Yard Is
About 5 receiving basins to be connect
ed with sewer. each ......-... lo.yo
Time allowed for the completion Of the work,
800 working days.
The making Of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
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 construc-
tion of main sewer in the Hudson City DIS
trict,' directed to Mr.. Jas. S. Nolan, Chair
man of the Committee on Streets and Sew
ers," and handed to the Clerk of the Board
in open meeting when called for in the order
bonds required to be furnished on proposals
land a possible subsequent contracp are
those of some surety company authorized to
do 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 materials ana
do all the work comprehended in specifications
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 Board may reject any or all proposals If
it is deemed for the best interests OF the city
so to do.
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 Corpor-
alton Counsel, the President eof 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. March %, 1899.