The Jersey City news., 1906-08-03

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Stree: and Water Commissioners on
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.
to the provisions of Chapter 217 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
DnsnesT hTTlTn Gtz naa or Ssrssy egANTfrfEs G5y 4
IOO% Standard
OF Cost.
About 62S cubic yards of earth excava-
tion. per cubic yard .-....-...-....-..--. 40
About cubic yards of rock excavation.
per cubic yard ,........4-................ $50
About IS cubic yards of earth filling, per
cubic yard ...s--..,.,. 10
About 60 cubic yards of sand filling, per
cubic yard 4.................. $50
About 1900 square yards of paving Una
cadan) per square yard ................ 80
About 1874 lineal feet of curb stone, SIX
49,, set in concrete per lineal foot, =. 80
About 10 square feet of bridge stone, per
square foot ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .45
About 1850 square feet of tagging. per
square 1901 .-.t....., r.'.-..-. ,.-.....:. II
About square wards of repaving, (Bel-
CLAM, per square yard .................. 80
About 20 lineal feet of reset in concrete
and dressed curb stone, per lineal foot 95
About so square feet of relaid and dress
ed bridge stone, per square foot ...... .05
dressed Tagging, per square foot ..-.. .e2
About 3 reset receiving basin heads each 2 90
About resetting water gate boxes. 2. 90
About 450 square yards of brick paving
in cutters on concrete foundation, at
per sqaure yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2.30
Time allowed for the completion of the work
60 working days
The making OF the above Improvement and
award OF the contract therefor viii 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
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-
opes endorsed Proposals for the Improvement
of Van Nostrand Avenue directed ito 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 business relating to
sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro
poSals (and q possible subsequent contract) are
those OF some surety company authorized to
do business in the State Of New Jersey
Bidders must state single hxed percentage
OF the hundred per cent. standard above uuotat1
for which they will furnish oil materials and
do all the work comprehended In specifications
and II final award OF contract be made the
per cent 50 stated will form the basis uT,on
The Board may, under the provisions of the
l Act above cited, exercise its right to reject
any all proposals
! The attention Of bidders is especially called
| to Section 7. Chapter 1884, OF the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
| by this Board and as to form by the Corpora,
tion Counsel, the President of this Board hay-
| ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
By order Of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners
GEO T. BouToN,