New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-22

ITGToN AVENUE RAPID TRANSIT
RAILROAD.
The Public Service Commission for 80
First District Hereinafter called tre Com
mission invites proposals % construct Ser
t'on 80 ~ Route -. q part NJ fts ssl-
enth Avenue Lexington Avenue Rapid TRANSIT
Railroad.
The points within IA. CRY ~ Ner Yo-s
between which The sail par' is % Pun sri
the route or routes 20 be- FOLLOWED are BRIT
ly AS follows
section 10 .. Beginning a. . po.-. under
Beekmar Street. i1 the Borough ~ Sian. tate
TAN. about s.Nty-t7o ,s-l feet ossf ~ OBJ.
westerly building line u william street
curglug thence souther.y under private prop
erty IutO William Street extending th'rc.
soIflerly under william street au1 caste
erly under Hanover square 20 point about
opposite the easteriy building line ~ Pear
Street,
The general plan Of construction calls tor
r suosurfsce railroad having two tracks
The Contractor viii nor be required to pro-
vide OF lay tracks ties or ballast. nor 90 %
station finish work
The work under the contract wi. INC. ..
the are and support OF buildings vaults.
sewers. pipes railroads and other surface.
subsurfaoe and overhead structures, ta.
maintenance Of traffic and The restoration -
parements and other surfaces.
The method OF construction. unless
otherwise permitted hy the Comm!ss. cn.
will be by trench excavation under ro en-.
Bidders must examine the form o. con.
tract and tho specifications aui co-'-act
dra wings. must visit the location a. fhs
work and inform themselves ~ che corf.-
tons along the line ~ the Vor. and make
their own estimates ~ fhA facilities end tf.
lcllles attending The execution cf tte uors
a fuller description ~ The por. and 'fher
requirements. provisions details and -perit.
cations are given in the form ~ contract
and iu The contract drawings therein rs-
ferr@d %. Copies ~ the form ~ c1rf-s,,.
bond and contractors proposal ans NJ ~
contract drawings may Ne fuspec'eI tri
purchased a. the Office o. ths Co~r'i-s.0n.
Va. i5+ Nassau street. Borough m Ntnrst-
tract. bond and contractors proposal sri
the contract drawings are 20 20 deemed
part - this Invitation
The CITY 0f New York hereinafter called
Transit Company Win both he parties 20
the contract the lnterhorolgh Rapid f-ansf
Company being O party for rho purpose =
disbursing part ~ ifs contribution ard
the cost Of construction as provided .r he
contract dated March 10. 1913 between N.
city and said Company Tor additional rafl
transit railroads The liability nf Inter-
borough Rapid Transit COMPANY win .H .Iu
tied 10 an amount eQusI to nfty per ee1tlm
i50r>l ~ the total estimated amount fo -
paid 20 The contractor under tNe Contract .
Fartia' payments 20 the Cort-a-to 1il .
made as the vorh proceeds as provided n
the contract
The Contractor mus, complete On. vo-s
within twenty-eight t2sl months from ne
delivery OF THE contract
A. the time q the delivery of tre CO..
tract the Contractor must furnish security 20
The City 10y fepositing a bond cash or e.
curiyies 90 the sum of i've hurdrst thou
sand dollars $500 00Ql. A further secuf-
ity ffteeu per centum $50 % he amounts
certified from time 20 time 20 be DE- 70 ~
Contractor win be deducted unti Pho amounts
so deducted and retained shall equal te1 =,
ceutum t0~l ~ the total estimated amour.
20 be paid 90 the Contractor under t1e co''
tract Thereafter there shall - 30 'edlf'
- and retained f0r such purpose -en ~
centum 400 81 the amounts rertlfsl IRON
time 20 time % ho due 20 the Contractor
sealed bids or proposals win be received
AT the Office OF the Commission. ~ No. ~
Nassau street. Borough Of Manhattan
New York city, until the 18th day Of >eeP-
tember. 1914. al twelve fifteen Nsil9l
o'clock p. m, az which time, or al later
date To be fixed by the Commission, the
proposals will be publicly opened.
Proposals must Doe iu the form nresefi's'
boy the Comm ss'on.
A statement. based upon The estimlf
OF the Chief Engineer % the C'russiN.
OF the quantities of the various c.ass''
Of the work and ~ the nature ana -
tent - near ss practicable of mo W.
rs 20 boz found iu the schedule H "
form Of contractor proposal THE glin'
titles given iu such schedule are approN
mate only being given as basis fof "
uniform comparison ~ bios ans no ca-
Is 90 be made against Tho ttff Dn a'ees
Of any excess or ierclency. absolute % 20
tive. iu the same. except o. prut.-ei il w
Specifications and FORM ~ contract
Every proposal must when >lem'tie1
enclosed In sealed envelope endorsed ~,
posal f0r Constructing Part OF E11it Ire~
RuHrOGf-R0ute 10 -, Section So. p -
must be delivered % the Commission OF
Secretary. and IN 'hc presence oi ne
son submitting the proposal it VII le
posted IN . sealed box Boo which aN W
possls will be deposited 80 proposal -
be received unless accompanied hi *
rate certified check for my tho.s4nl II.
lars $50 000l payable lo the order '
Comptroller Of the city and drawn 49,
national or state bank or TRUST ,eNt',
satisfactory t0 the Commission aHi 49,
It's principal Office In New iors 'ity. -,
check must not Doe enclosed lu ihr fN''
containing the proposai ...,,,',
The Jnit Prices must not b. tnpfol.
balanced aud any b.t chtch ~ ''l.,,.sfs
considers detrimental % fhr t'fD "
frdv Dc rejected 49,
80 proposal. after 70 shall have
deposited with the Commission. VIII 80
lowed 20 be Withdrawn Tor any
The award Of the contract 0il be -
ty the Commission as soon as :. e''
after the opening ~ the proposal. ,oos-
Deposits made b, bidders whose .f,h
ais are not accepted wiz be retlIHeI &c.
90 three go days after the contfsel - u
cLtrd and delivered and rs p.o.. -on.
respect Of the bond Df d'pn-t et.u ~
piled with. unless alI proposals ~" I'll
rejected. BOO which event such depos .ner
b. returned within three t1l go. suc.
such rejection. The deposit or w., ~
,e.sul bidder will be returned Wont Won. ~
contract is executed and its pI"E CON.
respect az the bond or dep'sh az
The right 10 reject any and al Duo
reserved
New York. August 80. l9lA.,,N FOg
PUBLIC SERVICE toNMlNol''
THF FTRST DISTRICT "a
"a, EDWARD D. MCAlL, thau'"
TRAVIS N WHITNEY selL--.--