The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-08

Sealed proposals will be received by the Board
Of Street anS Water Commissioners, on Tues
day, June Is. 1899, at 2 o'clock P, a.. in the
Assembly Chamber Of the city Hall, fer the
IMPROVEMENT OF FULTON AyENu
between Garfield avenue and Bergen avenue:
Said improvement to be made conf -inabiy
to the provisions of Chapter 27 Of the Laws
on file in the office Of the Clerk Of said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement OF suEetles
must be obtained at the office Of the chisf
Engineer. City Hall, Jersey City, N. ].
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Standard
of cost.
About 1855 cubic yards Of earth excava-
About J cubic fa''s yards Of rock excavation.
About sas cubic yards Of earth filling,
About s72 cubic yards of sand. per cubic
AS Sauf 1852 SQUARE yards Of paving
Belgian. in gutters), per square yard. LIS
About 1880 square yards paving 0mae-
ADAM, per square yard.....-------- 50
About b0S2 lineal feet of curhstone, per
About 1.s4o square feet of bridge stone,
per square foot..s....-... -. .-........- IA
About 20, 1870 square feet of tagging. per
About 10 square yards of repaving. per
A Soutfs az iineai feet Of resetting and
dressed curb stone, per Iineal foot..... &c
dressed bridge stone, per square foot. %
About 1,24S square feet of relaid and
dressed UdRRlQg stone, per Squire IOot.. v
About $50 lineai feet of cribbing stone,
per lineal 10
About II reset receiving basin heads,
About % reset manhole heads, each
,a aooast s = rece;;,;ns bas;ns ana. CON. -"
n%ections, complete, each. ahout....-..-.- 500
About ! rebuilt receiving basin and con-
nection, complete. each. about---.-.. 1000
About 3 new manholes, complete, each,
aDout.-.... -. ...-..-. ....-.-..""....- @W
Time allowed for the completion of the work.
a1n on rrvEfRr 1aus
The making Of the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remembrance 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
S. Nolan. Chairman of the Committee on
Streets and Sewers 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 pro-
posals land a possible subsequent eontracto are
those of some surety company authorized to do
business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
quoted for which they will furnish all ma
terials and do all work comprehended In
tract 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
to Section T., 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 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.
GEO. T. BoUToN.
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