The Jersey City news., 1906-10-05
NOTICE TO- CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE To CONTRA OT0Rs.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Street and Water COMMITS
sioners on Monday, October 8th, 1906
at 2 o'clock P M. in the Assembly ~
Chamber of the City Hall for the
IMPROVEMENT OF COLUMBIA -
AVENUE,
from Zabriskie street to Thorne streessfs
Said improvement to be made conform
ably to the provisions of Chapter t217sof
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 offs
sureties must be obtained at the Office of
the Chief Engineer, City Hail, Jersey Il
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
1902 Standard
of Cost
About S51 cubic yards of earth
excavation, per cubicSyard fs.s S 40
About 5 cubic yards .ofIpock ex-
cavation, per cubic yard ..... $3.50
About 9 cubic yards of fssand fill
ing, per cubic yard . 150
About 4,200 square yards of paw, 1oe1sl
ing (asphaltl, per square yard. 1.T59F
About 400 lineai feet of curb %
stone, 5~x16v, set in concrete, -
per hneal foot .. 80
About 30 square yards of repay 151
ing kDElSIdtJ, per square yaFQ. .SU
About 2, ,172 lineal feet of reset in
concrete and dressed curb 719g-
stone, per lneal foot .... .35
About go square feet of reiaid
and dressed bridge stone. per
square foot .O5
About 80 square feet of relaid
dressed Tagging, per square
About 100 lineal feet Of cribbing
SET i'm concrete ner EneAl foot %
About 8 reset manhole heads.
eaen -........ Z.OQ q
About 8 noiseless manhole covers,
each ........ ............. 100
About gate boxes reset. each. 200
Time allowed for the completion of the
work. so 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-haf the assessment therefor ON
the basis of preliminary sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed
envelopes endorsed. Proposals for the
Improvement of Columbia Avenue" di-
reeted 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
ed proposals
proposals land a possible subsequent
contract are those of some surety COM
pany authorized to do business in the
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 work
comprehended in specifications, and il
final award of contract be made, the per
cent. so stated will form the basis upon
which payment will be made for an
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 134, of the
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 suficieucy BY
this Board. and as to form by the Corr
poration Counsel, President of this
Board having the power to examine the
proposed bondsmen under oath = 81
GEO. Z. BOUTON,
Dated Jersey CITY. October / 1909