The Jersey City news., 1906-10-02
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals viii be received bv
the Board Of Street and Water Commis-
sioners on Monday, October Sth 1906.
at o'clock p. NJ, in the Assem- bly
Chamber of the City Hall for the
IMPROVEMENT OF COLUMBIA
AVENUE,
from Zabriskie street to Thorne street.
Said Improvement to be made conform
ably to the provisions of Chan s217 Of
the Laws of 1895, and in accordance
WITH speclhcations on file in the office of
the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of
sureties must be obtained at the office of
the Chief Engineer, City Hall. Jersey
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
1907 Standard
About s51 cubic yards of earth
excavation, per cubic yard -. S 40
About cubic yards of rock ex-
cayatlon, per cubic yard $500. $50
About cubic yards of sand fill
ing, per cubic yard ...... 1.50
About 4,200 square yards of paw
ing (asphalt), per square yard. 1.75
About $50 lineal feet of curb
stone Dx16~, set in concrete,
per hneal foot ......... 80
About 30 square yards of repay
ing (Belgianl, per square yard. 80
About 2,172 lineal feet Of reset in
concrete and dressed curb
stone per lineal foot . ,35
About 60 square feet Of reIaid
and dressed bridge stone, per
square foot Observation-Disclosures. .05
About ~ square feet of relaid
dressed tagging, per square
About 100 lineal feet of cribbing
set in concrete, per lineal foot. .25
About 8 reset manhole heads,
each ...... 200
About noiseless manhole covers,
each ...-.s.... .......... 1850
About 4 gate boxes reset, each. 2 90
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, so working days.
The making of the above improvement
and award OF the contract therefor will
be subject tor 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
envelopes endorsed, Proposals for the
Improvement of Columbia Avenue,'' d.
reeted to Mr.. James S. Nolan, Chairman
of the Committee on Streets and
Sewers" and handed to the Clerk of the
4tOd1N Ill OpCH 11ASGll1S WuGu CdueQ Tor
in the order Of business relating to seal
ed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on
proposals (and a possible subsequent
contract) are those of some surety COM
pany authorized to do business in the
State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state single fixed per-
centage of the hundred per cent. stand
ard above quoted for which they will fur
nish all materials and do all the work
comprehended in specifications, and if
final award Of contract be made the per
cent. so 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 Z, Chapter 1874, of the
Laws of 1891, under the terms whereof
no contract shall be binding upon fine
city, or become effective or operative un-
til the bonds offered by the contractor
have been approved as to snfficiency by
this Board and as to form by the Cor
poration Counsel, President Of this
Board having the power to examine the
proposed bondsmen under oath.
GEO. T. BOUTON,
Clerk.