The Jersey City news., 1899-06-23

Board. of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, June 27th, 1899, at 2 o'clock P. NJ,
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall.
for the
IMPROVEMENT OF WALKER AVENUE,
from Ocean avenue to Bergen avenue.
Said Improvement to be made conferrnabis
to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws
of 1895. and in accordance with specifications
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 Engineec. City Hall, Jersey City, N. J.
ESTIMATE: OF QUANTITIES.
Standard
of Cost.
About 2,15o cubic yards Of earth excava-
tion, per cubic yard ...... .............$ Is
About 10 cubic yards. of rock excavation,
per cubic yard -. -. -. ............ 200
About 1850 cubic yards of earth filling.
per cubic yard ........, III
About 1880 cubic yards of sand filing.
abrt per cae1e ess yara 70 ar f ,,s,s,,
ing. per square yard ..-.......-..-. La
About 415o lineal feet Of curb stone, per
About sa' sS 9aS Square feet Of bridge stone per
About 1880 square feet of tagging, per
Sulare foot .......-.-..-..-- 10
About 25 square yards Of repaving, per
About 50 lineal feet of reset and dressed,
curb stone per liueal foot...... ..-......s 20
About 100 square feet of relaid and dressed
bridge stone, per square foot.............. .o5
About IS square feet Of relaid and dressed
About 125 lineal feet of cribbing stone,
per lneal foot 10
About reset receiving basin heads,s each sos
About IL. reset manhole heads. each....... zoo
About, new receiving basin and connecA
tions complete -.......--......s- SSs00
Time allowed for the completion of the work.
90 working days
The making of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor Will be subject
to the remenstrance 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 hn-
provement of Walker Avenue" direeted to
"Mr Jas. s. Nolan, Chairman of the Conn
mittee 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-
posais (and possible subsequent contraet) are
those Of some surety company authorized to
do business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a. single fixed percentages
ed for which they furnish all materials and; do,
ali the work oomprehended in specifications,
and If final award of contract be made, the
+ per cent. stated will form the basis upon.
which payment will be made for all items
h The Board may under the provisions of the
Act above cited, exercise its right to reject
/ any or all proposals.
H The attention of bidders is especially called
1Ssl under the terms whereof no contract
| shall be binding upon the city become
effective or operative until the bonds offered.
I5y the contractor have been approved as to-
fsufficency by this Board and as to form by
the Corporation Counsel. the President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bendsmen under cath.
L BY order of the Board of Street and Water
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