The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-08-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals VIII be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, August II, 1908, at O'Clock r NJ IN
the Assembly Chamber OF the CITY Hali' ZOE
the
IMPROVEMENT OF DEKALB AVENUE,
from West Side avenue to Hudson Bouleyara.
said improvement to be made confoTnaby TO
the provisions of Chapter 2l7 of the Laws OF
1880, and in accordance with speclne;attons Oh
Blank forms of bid and agreement OF sure
ties must be obtained at the office OF the
en'si AHS ESsTfMATE drfsi, re- OF QUANTITIES.. :. :
Standard
of Cost.
About 1856 cubic yards of earth excava- -
tion, per cubic yard. ....,.....-....,...... s'So
About 20 cubic yards of rock excavation, ~
About BOZ ip.s % cubic s rds Of earth filiing, per
ABOUT out rs u.s. square yards Of asphalt paw
ing, per square yard. .......-....-.-...... 1.'o
About 50 nneal feet of curbstone set in so
concrete, per lineal foot .-...--.....,.. 'oV
About 10 square yards of Belgian repay- a.
Ing per g,0 square 1 yard. ydt dress.
ed and reset in concrete, per hneai 1901. ~
About rs lineal feet of cribbing stone set -
in concrete, lineal foot $780,. .....-.... 20
About IS lineal feet of cribbing stone re- 80
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 I59
About receiving basins and connections a.
complete to be rebuilt. each. ...-........ ESQ
About 8 water gate boxes, each. h........--... 2.VV
Time allowed for the completion of the work,
As working days.
The making of the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be sub
iect to the remonstrance of the owners of the
property liable to more than one-half the
assessment therefor, on the basis of preiimi-
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 (and possible subsequent contract) are
those of some surety company authorized to
do business in the State of New Jerse5.
Bidders must state single fixed percentage
Of the hundred per cent standard above
terials and do all the work comprehended in
Specifications, and If final award ofk contract
he made the per cent. SO stated will form the
basis upon which payment will be made for
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 Z, 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 contractor have been approved as to
sufficiency by this Board, and as to form by
the Cyorporati ton Counsel the President OF this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath
BY order of the Board of Street and water
Commissioners. r,ro.-
Clerk.
Dated Jersey city, August 8, 1905