The Jersey City news., 1906-09-28
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners on Monday October 1st 1906,
at o'clock p NJ, in the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall for the
IMPROVEMENT OF HURON
AVENUE,
from Van Winlxle avenue to st. PauPs
avenue.
Said improvement to be made conform
ably to the provisions of Chapter 217 Of
the Laws Of 1895. 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
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
1907 Standard
of Cost.
About 400 cubic yards of earth
excavation, per cubic yard 49,. s 40
About 10 cubic yards of rock ex-
cavation, per cubic yard ...... $50
About so cubic yards OF earth fill
ing, per cubic yard ........ 10
About 80 cubic yards of sand fill
ing, per cubic yard ..... 1.50
About 1,5O0 square yards of paw
ing, asphalt, per square yard. LIS
ABOUT JJV sIH1dl Ie9L OF gCufD
stone. 5exl6", set in concrete,
per lineal foot ...s......... go
About 1000 square feet Of flag
ging. per square foot ........ .1d
About 100 lineal feet of reset in
concrete and dressed curb stone.
per Hnfal loot ........... .35
About 2,400 square feet of relaid
and dressed tagging, per square
foot ......... ......... .02
About 81 lineal feet of cribbing
set in concrete, per lineal foot. pa
About 3 reset manhole heads,
each .......... 2.O(
About 3 n0lseless manhole covers,
each ............ ...... 7.5(
Time allowed for the completion of tht
work, 60 working days.
The making of the above improvement
and award of the contract therefor vii
| lbe subject to the remonstrance of thu
owners of the property liable to NOR,
than one-half the assessment therefor OF
the basis Of preliminary sketch.
| Proposals must be enclosed in sealed
envelopes endorsed, Proposals for tn,
Improvement Of Huron Avenue" direct
ed to "AIr. James S. Nolan, Chairmal
Of the Committee on Streets ant
Sewers" and handed to the Clerk of tn,
Board in open meeting when called fo
| in the order of business relating to seal
ed proposals.
| The bonds required to be furnished OF
proposals (and a possible subsequen
| contract) are those of some surety com
pany authorized to do business in tn
1 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 worl
comprehended in specifications, and i
final award of contract be made, the pc
cent. SO stated will form the basis upol
which payment will be made for al
| items.
The Board may, under the provision
of the act above cited, exercise its righ
to reject any or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especial
| called to Section Z, Chapter 134, of til
Laws of 1891 under the terms whereo
no contract shall be binding upon th
city, or become effective or operative un
til the bonds offered by the contracto
have been approved as to sufficiency b
this Board, and as to form by the Con
poration Counsel, President of thi
Board having the power to examine th
proposed bondsmen under oath.
By order of the Board of Street an
Water Commissioners.
| GEO. 7. BOUTON,
Clerk.
!. o Dated Jersey City, September 25tl