The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-08-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals Will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissloners on
Tuesday, August II. 1903, at CLOCK +. M N N
the Assembly Chamber OF the City Hall, for
IMPROVEMENT OF DEKALB AVENUE.
from West Side avenue to Hudson Bouievara.
Said improvement to be made conror1naply 10
the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws OF
1895, and in accordance with 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
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
standard
of Cost.
About 7ss cubic yards of earth excava- a
ton. per cubic yard. ....-..-............. s-so
About 20 cubic yards of rock excavation, =
per cubic yard. acknowledgements. 2.co
About 10 cubic yards of earth filling. per
About 2,41S square yards Of asphalt paw
ing, per square yard. -....-.....-........ l-io
About so fneal feet of curbstone set In On
concrete, per lineal foot .........--....,- .oo
About 10 square yards of Belgian repay ~
ing, per square yard. ........,...;...., 80
About 2.348 lineal feet of curbstone dress
ed and reset in concrete, per lineal foot. 40
About IS lineal feet of cribbng stone set
About Is iineai feet of cribbing stone re-
set in concrete, lineal foot. ........-..-... ~
About receiving basin heads to be reset,
About manhole heads to be reset, each. 200
About noiseless manhole covers, each 7-50
ABOUT receiving basins and connections
complete to be rebuilt, each. ............ 25- 90
About water gate boxes. each. ............ 200
Time allowed for the completion Of the work,
45 working days.
The making Of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be sub
ject to the remonstrance of the owners of the
property liable to more than one-half the
assessment therefor, on the basis Of preliini-
nary, sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes. endorsed. Proposals for the Improve
ment Of DeKalb 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 contracD 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 ma
terials and do all the work comprehended 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.
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 I. Chapter 134, of the Laws of
1891 under the terms whereof contract
shall be binding upon the city, become
effective or operative until the bonds offered
sufficiency by this Board, and as TO feym by
the Corporation Counsel. the President os this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
'''''''' GEO. t. BoUToN.
Dated Jersey Citv August g. 1903