The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-19

, NOTICE TO wAREHOUSEMEN, TERMINAL
Companies. Capitalists. ETC.. etc.
The Board of Street and Water Commission
ers Of Jersey City viii receive proposals on
Tuesday. October s1st. 1899, at 2 O'Clock p NJ,
IMPRovEMENT AND OCCUPANCY OF
! THAT PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN
AS II SOUTH COVE Grant
under conditions hereinafter noted
/. At least one-third of the area Of the said
I property must, after the completion Of any
Improvement acquiesced in by this Board. be
flowed by the tide water and made navlgable
for such vessels as the citizens or Inhabitants
Of this city or persons doing business therein
may. under the control and regulation of this
Board, desiie to use such basin
2 No proposition viii be entertained which
contemplate an occupancy for a longer period
than twenty-five years. but the city. at the
expiration III such time. may renew q leases
hold for a like or lesser term. on a basis then
to be agreed upon.
8. AT least one-third OF that area Of the
property: when after improvement IS NOT HON
ed by tide water. shall be set apart by the
/ lessees for the free use OF the city and in such
manner as this Board may determine, and all
propositions and plans and drawings submitted
must define the portion so set apart, and in
gress and egress thereto is to be free and un-
| trammeled for the use Of the city or Its agents.
l. The third of the property. heretofore re-
ferred to, which after improvement shall be
flowed by tidewaters IS TO be used by the city
in common with the lessee, under such condi-
tons as may be mutually agreed upon prior to
| contract.
5 ~Contemplative lessees must submit explicit
propositions and plans and drawings Of suffi-
| cient detail to be readily c0mprehended, and
must hold themselves in readiness 10 amplify
such plans and drawings II the Board so de-
sires.
g. The lessee shah, during the term Of his
Ieasehold, maintain in good condition. without
improvements made by him, and upon the ter
mination of such leasehold the said improve
ments and ali Of them small thereupon become
/ the property OF the city
A map Of the property may be seen at the
office Of the Chief Engineer. City Hal, Jersey
| Propositions must be accompanied by a GER
tined check Of Ave thousand dollars $4,000 a.
a guarantee of good faith. or by a bond in like
amount Of some surety company authorised to
do business in the State Of New Jersey.
The successful bidder viii be required to en-
/ ter into a bond Of Fifty thousand dollars esq.,
0e0l, conditioned on the faithful completion OF
contract.
pletion of whatever Improvement may be COM
pretended therein.
dollars Cs5, 00ol as a guarantee Of good faith
may also submit proposals Tor the improve
on lines other than those covered by the con-
ditions afore enumerated
Proposals must be enclosed and sealed. dt-
rected to Mr.. Geo. T. Bouton, Clerk ana
handed to that officer in open meeting when
called for in the order of business relating to
sealed uronosals.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals.
The attention Of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874 Of the Laws sf 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 sufieiency
by this Board and as to form by the Corpora
ton Counsel. the President Of this Board hav-
ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath
Additional information may be had OF thu
clerk Of the Board or of the Chief Engineer
At the city Han. Jersey City. where copies
may BE- obtained Of the opinion Of the Corpora
tion Counsel as to the power of the Board in
i BY order Of the Board of Street and water
e0mn' GEO. t. BouroN.
Clerk.