The Jersey City news., 1906-08-01
Dated Jersey City, July 81, Is

NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals viii be received by the
Monday. August 6, 1906. at o'clock p NJ
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall for
IMPROVEMENT OF VAN NosTRAND AVE
NUE.
from Ocean avenue to Garfield avenue.
Said Improvement to be made conformably
to the provisions Of chapter 2l7 of the Laws
of 1885,, and in accordance with specifications
on file In the office Of the Clerk of said Board
Blank forms of bid and agreement OF
ties must be obtained at the office of tha Chief
Engineer. City Hall. Jersey City. n: J.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
1000 oi stsaaard cas1.
About sss cubic yards of earth excava-
ton, per cubic yard OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 40
About cubic yards of rock excavation,
About bor e'ea is cubic g yards Of earth ng per ''O
cubic yard .............................. 10
About 50 cubic yards of sand filling. per
About 800 sSSe square wards Of paving ina Lou
cadam) per square yard ............... 80
About 1874 lineal feet of curb stone, SIX
16", set in concrete, per Hneal foot.... 80
About 10 square feet of bridge stone, per
square f0ot 40
About 1850 square feet of tagging, per
square foot Observation-Disclosures. IT
About square wards of repaving (Bel-
gian). per square yard ....s....,..s..... 80
About 20 lpeal feet of reset in concrete
and dressed curb stone, per ineal foot. 35
About so square feet of relaid and dress
ed bridge stone, per square foot ....... O5
rela1d
dressed tagging, per square foot .. 02
About reset receiving basin heads. each 200
About resetting water gate boxes. 200
About 450 square yards of brick paving
in cutters on concrete foundation at
per sqaure yard ...............-......... 2.sO
Time allowed for the completion of the work
90 working days
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 as
sessment therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch
opes endorsed Proposals for the Improvement
of Van Nostrand Avenue" directed ito Mr.
James 8. Nolan, Chairman of the Committee
r On streets @ ts ana ResT + and HANDED to the
called for in the order of business relating to
sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals (and 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 materials and
do all the work conprehended in specifications
and II final award of contract be made, the
per cent. so stated will form the basis upon
The Board may, under the provisions Of the
Act above cited, exercise Its right to reject
any all proposals.
The attention of bidders ie especially called
TO Section T. Chapter 1s4, of the Laws of 1891
under the terms whereof contract shall be
binding upon the city become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufficiency
by this Board and as to form by the Cor-pora,
tion Counsel, the President of this Board hay-
ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
under OATH
By order of the Board of Street and Wafer
Commissioners
GEO. t. BoUToN,