The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, October 9th, 1904, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall for
the A
IMPROVEMENT OF DE KALB AvENU8
from West Side avenue to Hudson Boulevard.
Said improvement to be made conformably
to the provisions Of Chapter 217 of the Laws
of 1896, and in accordance with specifications
on file in the office Of the Clerk Of said Board.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement of sure
tiss must. be obtained at the onlce Of the
Chief Engineer. City Hall. Jersey City. N ].
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
l009s II stsadard coss'
About 1856 cubic yards of earth excava-
tion, per cubic yard ....- -..........-..-.:$ - 'sV
About 20 cubic yards of rock excavation
About 10 cubic yards of sand filling. per
cubic yard .-..-..-.. Lilo
phain, per square yard ......s.....,. .s -. 1.75
About 50 lineal feet Of curb stone set in
concrete, per lineal foot ..........-.-... so
About 10 square yards of repaying (Bel-
gian), per square yard ....,....:........ 80
About 2.34S lineal feet of reset, in con-
crete, and dressed curb stone per lineal
Abant Fo0l 4 lineai fset Of cribbins set in
concrete per lineal foot ................,. rs
About IS lIneal feet of cribbing, reset in
concrete, per linea foot ................ 20
About reset receiving basin heads, each 500
About reset manhoe heads EACH. 200
About s noiseless manhole covers. each 100
About 2 rebuilding receiving basins and
connections, complete, each .............. 25 90
About water gate boxes. each 90
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 preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes endorsed Proposals for the Improve
ment of Dekalb Avenue directed to
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 bust
ness relating to sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posaIs land a possible subsequent contractl.
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 50 stated will form
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 134
Gf the Laws Of 1881. under the terms whereof
or become effective or operative until the
bonds offered by the contractor have been APP
proved to sufficiency by this Board, and
as to form by the Corporation Counsel, Presi-
dent Spf this Board having the power to ex-
anime the proposed bondsmen under oath
GEO. T. BouToN.
Dated Jersey>city. October nth. 1904