The Jersey City news., 1906-02-20

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Board
OF Street and Wate' Commissioners on Tuesday.
February 18th, 1865, at 2 o'clock P. NJ. in the
IMPROVEMENT OF OXFORD AVENUE,
from West Side avenue to Mallory avenue.
SAID improvement TO be made eonformably to
the provisions of Chapter 217 Of the Laws of
1880, and in accordance with specifications 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 City, N. J.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
lOOqo Standard
Of Cost.
About 1922 cubic yards of earth excaya-
tlons per cubic yard .............,......... 80
About cubic yards of earth filling, per
ASont Sout' sera esblc yards Of sand filing per 10
About 4,ss6 square yards Of paving (as-
phaitl, per square yard ............:..... 1.f5
About le0 lineal feet OF curb stone, 5"x16"
set in concrete. per linesl foot t.......... 80
About % square feet of Tagging. per
About square yards Of repaving, per
About $3.50 lineai feet Of reset in concrete
curb stone, per llneal foot ,,,...,,...,... 80
About II reset manhoe heads, each....... 200
About reset water gate boxes each..... ZOO
About new receiving basin and connec-
About Ii noiseless manhole covers, each. 75o
Time allowed for the completion Of the work,
The making of the above Improvement and
award OF the contract therefor will be. subject
TO the remonstrance of the owners Of the prop
erty liable to more than one-half the assess
sketch.
opes, endorsed Proposals for the Improvement
Of Oxford avenue directed to s'Mr. James S.
Nolan, Chairman of the Committee on Streets
and Sewers" and handed to the Clerk Of the
Hoard 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 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 materials and
and if final award Of contract be made, the per
cent. 50 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 7, Chapter 1884, Of the Laws of 1881,
der the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city, OF become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved to suffieiency by
Counsel President of this board having the
power to examine the proposed bondsinen under
oath.
By order Of the Board of street and Water
GEO. T. RouroN.
Dated Jersey City. February 3, 1905.
SPEClAL MASSIEHS . SA4Ah.-AN SAASCEhf
Between Charlotte stearn, ct al, complain
ants, and Charles Foley, ct al. defendants.
On bill for partition and decree for sale
Bedle Edwards & Thompson. solicitors.
BY virtue of a decree Of the Court of Chan
cey o. ~ NfS I 1ssssy afe n a1 sSe % ssa
A. D. nineteen hundred ana hYe, directing q
sale Of all and singular the premises mentioned
Special Master in Chaneery or New Jersey,
shall sell at public vendus to the highest bid
for for he be interest of the parsies. On
WEDNESDAY, the twenty-hrst day OF Febru-
ii two O'Clock in the ss Afternoon. tern at a. VOL
bert's Sale and Auction Room, No. a Mont
gomery street, Jersey City, New Jersey all the
described in said decree for sale, to Wit
All that certain tract Of land situated in Jsr,,
and described az follows: Beginning at point
in the northeasterly line Of Boyd avenue, dis
tans. hve hundred and eighty-one 6sD feet
westerly line OF land now or formerly belonging
70 line o Ha goyd asenas w aS On
a certain map entitled, s'nap of property of
heirs Of John A. Rapp, deceased, Bergen, Hud-
the Registers office Of Hudson County; thence
running ~ northeasterly at right angles to
feet to rear line Of property Of the party Of
the first part; thence % nor@hwesterly and
thence Isl southwesterly and parallel with the
line first run one. hundred and sixty-eight (I6sl
feet to the northeasterly line OF Boyd avenue;
thence "a southeasterly and along the north
easterly line of Boyd avenue seyenty-fiye (75)
feet to the point or place of beginning The
conditions of this deed that building ex-
cept a dwelling-house shall be erected on said
lot and said dwelling-house to be not less than
eighteen (1S) feet distant from the street line;
including the estate and interest by courtesy
of the defendant. Charles Foley, husband Of
Ellen Foley. deceased in the said premises,
together with all and singular the heredita-
ments and appurtenanees to said premises be-
longing or in anywise appertaining.
Dated January III 1905.
JOHN GRIFFIN.
Special Master in Chancery OF New Jersey
Commercial Trust Building 1874 Exchange
Place. Jersey City, N. J.