The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-05

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Wednesday, April II, 1899, at 2 o'clock P. NJ, in
the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall, for the
CONSTRUCTION or 4 MAI SEWER IN
CARLTON AVENUE,
from Hudson Boulevard. to Germania 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 buff in accordance with the
plans and specifications on file in the 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. ].
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES
standard
of cost.
About 694 lineaI feet of S6-inch brick oval
sewer, per lineal foot ..........-. $3.50
About 1,7s5 lineal feet of So-inch brick
oval sewer. per lineal feot...:.. 300
About ass lineal feet of 1S-inch vitrified
pipe, per lineai foot .......-. .......-.. 1.2o
About 2,620 lineal feet of 54-inch castiron
pipe, per lineal foot........ ......-... 1000
About 500 lineal feet of 36-inch cast iron
pipe, per lineal foot $50. ...-....... 500
About $500 cubic. yards of rock excava-
ton, per cubic yard -. -. ........ 2.5O
About 80 cubic yards of concrete, per
cubic yard ........ 49,. .......s...... 4.OO
About 200 cubic yards of brick masonry.
per cubic yard ........ ............ 500
About 2l, 600 lineaI feet of piles driven.
per lineal f~oot.,.... -. ............. 10
About 1000 feet B. NJ. Gaping, per NJ
foot s....s.... s............ 2S.OV
About $1,000 feet b. NJ. flooring. per NJ
loot ........-.- ~. ...... ,...-...... zz.UV
About 6 receiving basins. each.....-..... $500
About 1000 cubic yards of earth excava-
ton, per cubic yard...... ...... ......-. 10
About . receiving basins to be connect
ed with sewer, each ......-..... -. 1000
Time allowed for the completion of the work,
300 working days.
The making of the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance of the owners OIL the
property liable to more than one-half the as
sessment therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
%velopes, endorsed Proposals for the c~onstrue-
ton of main sewer in the Hudson City Dis
trict." directed to Mr.. Jas S. Nolan, Char
man of the on Streets and sew
ers," and handed to the Clerk of the Board
in open meeting when called for in the order
of business relating to sealed proposals. The
bonds required to be furnished on proposals
land a possible subsequent eontracD 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 and
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 II
it is deemed for the best interests of the city
so to do.
The attention OF pldderS Is especially edHeu
to Section Z, Chapter 134 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 of this Board
having the power to examine the proposed
bondsmen under oath.
By order Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Clerk.