The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-17
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals viii be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, October 24th, 1904, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall for
the ,s.-,,,,
from West Side avenue to Hudson Boulevard
Said Improvement to be made conformaDly
to the provisions of Chapter az OF the Avs
of 1895, and in accordance with specifications
ON file in the office Of the Clerk of said Board
Blank forms Of bid and agreement sIa OF sure re-
sss Sss Sss Ensipeer pc ay aa jersey CITY
lOOqo Standard
of Cost.
About 1856 cubic yards of earth excaya- 90
ton, per cubic yard. .:............... '90
About 20 cubic yards Of rock exeavauon' . N
per cubic yard. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AfVV
About 10 cubic yards of sand filing per x
cubic yard - ,s;,;nc. ts.
phait, per square yard. .............:--.. Leo
About 50 lineai feet of curb stone set in :.
About 10 square yards Of repaving Gel -
gian), per square yard. ....:........-....' sSo
About 2.S4s lineal feet of reset, in con-
CRETE and dressed curb stone, per lineal :.
foot ....s.,..... s1v
About IS iineai feet of cribbing. set in -
concrete, per hneal foot ...-.............. 20
About IS lineal feet of cr4bbing, reset in =
concrete, per lineai foot N................ ~
About reset receiving basin heads, each S-o0 oo
About s reset rnanhoe heads, each.......- Ivy
About s noiseless manhole- covers, each I.o0
About 3 rebuilding receiving basins and
connections, complete, each -...s......., q. 0l
About water gate boxes, each .....-......2.g 20
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 Nowners OF
the property liable to more than one-hah the
assessment therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
yelopes, endorsed Proposals for the Improve
| ment of DeKalb Avenue directed to
s.Mr James 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 busi-
ness relating to sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro
| posals (and 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 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 IL final award of contract
be made, the per cent so stated will form
| the basis upon which payment will be made
l for all items
The Board may, under the provisions of the
any or all proposals. The attention OF bidders
| is especially called to Section I. Chapter 1874,
| OF the Laws OF 1891, under the terms whereof
no contract shall be binding upon the city,
4 or become effective operative until the
| bonds offered by the contractor have been ap-
| as to form by the Corporation Counsel, Presi-
| dent of this Board having the power to ex-
| anime the. proposed bondsmen under e0ath.
/ BY order of the Board Of Strest and Water
00''''''''S''' GEO T. BouToN,
Clerk.
Dated..Jersey city. October 18th, 1904.