The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-19

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall.
for the
from Ocean avenue to Bergen avenue.
Said improvement to be made conformably
to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws
of 1895, and in accordance with specifications
now 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 2,15o cubic yards of earth excava-
ton, per cubic yard -. .....-.-....$ .25
About 10 cubic yards of rock excavation,
About beu e1 $3.50 s cnSic yards Of earth filing. AO
About 1.1sO cubic yards of sand filling,
Abbe per c ] sss s sala Yards Of Belgian nav. 10
ing. per square yard ..... ..-...--.. LIS
About 4. $50 iineai feet of curb stone, per
About s75 square feet of bridge stone. per
square foot -. ...... $3.50. -.-......-.. 30
About 1880 square feet of tagging, per
square foot ........ ...... ........-..-. 10
About Is square yards Of repaving, per
square yard ....-. ". ..-.......--.--. 81
About so lineal feet of reset and dressed
curb stone. per lineal foot...... -.....-.. 20
About 100 square feet of relaid and dressed
bridge stone, per square oot-....--.. -oS
About 70 square feet OF fela4d ana dressed
Tagging, per square foot....-....... .G2
About 125 iineal feet of cribbing stone.
per 1ineai foot ...... .....- ..-.-.-.....-. 10
About 8 reset receiving basin heads. each 500
About u reset manhole heads, each....... 200
About 1 new receiving basin and connec-
lions complete ...... ................ $500
Time allowed for the completion of the work,
30 working days.
The making OF the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance 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 I'M
provement of Walker Avenue" directed to
.Mr. Jas. S. Nolan, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers and handed
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 tand a possible subsequent contract are
those of some surety company authorized to
do business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a single fxed percentage
of the hundred per cent. standard above quot
ed for which they 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 he 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 1s4, of the Laws of
1891. under the terms whereof no contract
shall be binding upon the city or become
by the contractor have been approved as to
suffjciency by this Board and as TO form by
the CORPORATION Counsel, the President Of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondspaen under oath,
BY order of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Dated Jersey city. June 18th. 1899.