The Jersey City news., 1906-09-29
TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners on Monday, October LIST, 1906,
at o'clock p M, in the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall for the
IMPROVEMENT OF HURON
AVENUE,
from Van Winkle avenue to st. Paul's
avenue.
ably to the provisions of Chapter PIT 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 -. 5 40
About 10 cubic yards Of rock ex
cayation, per cubic yard ..... $50
About 80 cubic yards of earth fill
ing. per cubic yard ...... 10
About so cubic yards of sand fill
ing, per cubic yard .......... / 80
About 1,50O square yards of paw
ing asphalt, per square yard. LIS
stone, 5~x16~, set in concrete,
per lineal foot ...... 80
About 1000 square feet of flag
ging, per square foot ...s..... .16
About 100 lineal feet of reset in
concrete and dressed curb stone,
per lineal foot ..... .35
About 2,40O square feet of relaid
and dressed tagging, per square
LOOT ..s... .U2
A M af
set in concrete, per lineal foot. .25
About reset manhole heads,
eacn ............ ......... 200
About noiseless manhole covers,
9acn .;.s.......... .......... 1850
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, 60 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 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 Huron Avenue direct
ed to 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 seal
! eu piopOSaIS,
| The bonds required to be furnished on
proposals (and possible subsequent
contract are those of some surety com.
pany authorized to do business in the
State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a 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 il
| final award of contract be made, the pei
cent SO stated will form the basis upor
which payment will be. made for al
| 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 tiht
Laws of 1891, under the terms whereof
no contract shall be binding upon The
city, or become effective or operative un-
til the bonds offered by the contractor
have been approved as to sufffciency by
this Board, and as to form by the Cor
| poration Counsel, President of thi.
Board having the power to examine thu
proposed bondsmen under oath.
By order of the Board of Street anG
Water Commissioners.
GEO, T. ROUTON,
Clerk.
ID Dated Jersey City, September 25th