The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-27

sealad nronosals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Wednesday. July 9Th, 1899, at 2 o'clock F.. M,
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall
for the aoo,. u,rr,
hetwaen GRAY street and Van Reypen place,
said Improvement to be made conformaply
to the provisions of Chapter 2l7 OF the Law
of 1895. and in accordance with speclhcatlons
now an file in the office of the Clerk Of said
flank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office OF lhe
chief Engineer, City Hall, Jersey city, ~ ).
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES. ,ooo
Standard
of Cost.
About 1913 cubic yards of earth exeava-s 95
ton. per cubic yard ..........-...$ 80
About Is cubic yards of rock excavation . %
About bep c as7 cubic gdsu yards Of earth filling, per -
About 1875 cuplc yards u $40 t......... LIS
About s.55O square :. yards aa[a Of paving 1.75
About 2.25i iineal feet of curb stone per 8,
Ab ianea' 50 5o Square feet of bridge stone, per !
Ab beua'e e,s $50 square feet Of Tagging, per i
As sauars 60 i9 Square yards Of repavng, per :,
As s9uare 1.S gsrd lineal feet Of reset and :,
dressed curb stone, per lineal loot. {. ~
About 100 square feet of relaid and dressed a.
bridge stone, per square foot ...-..,-..3 10
About 4,41o square feet OF relaaa f ana %
dressed tagging stone, per nneal 1901 w
About IS lineal feet of cribbing stone per ~
About 5 reset receiving basin heads, each 200
About 9 reset manhole heads, each.....; zoo
Aholt 3 rebuilt receiving basins ana
connections complete, each .-....... a9.oo
About 6lnew manhole complete, each-.,- zo.vV
Time allowed for the complexion Oh the "ofh'
As working days.
The making of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
10 tha remonstrance of the owners of the
nronerty liable to more than one-half the as
sessment therefor, on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
welcomes, endorsed proposals for the Inn
provement of Vroom Street directed to
s.Mr. Jas. S. Nolan, Chairman of the Com,
to the Clerk of the Board in open meeting
when called for in the order of business re-
lating to sealed proposals;
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals (and a possible subsequent contracD 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 quot
ed for which they furnish all materials and do
all fhe work comprehended in specifications,
ana 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, under the provisions of the
Act above cited. exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals.
The attention of bidders Is especially called
n section I. 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 contractor have been approved as to
sufficiency by this Board and as to form by
the Corporation Counsel. the President of this
Board having the 5,n power aat 60 examine the pro-
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN,
Dated Jersey city, June 27, 1899.