The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
SURVEYORS
CITY ApvERT1sEMENTs.


OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the city of Newark, City
Hall.
Newark. N. J., September 8, 1907
Scaled proposals will be received at this
Office from 3:15 TO $3.50 o'clock p M. Of Thurs
day. tho twelfth day of September. 1901, and
opened at the last named hour. at a public
meeting OF the Board to be held at said time
and place, for the paving Of
from Sheffield street to Lackawanna avenue;
tho paving OF
from Washington avenue % Riverside avenue,
and the grading, curbing and repaying OF
SUSSEX AVENUE.
from High street to Warren street.
The following is about the amount of the
work to be done, and the materials TO be
furnished in the construction and completion
Of SAID work, and upon which bids VIII be
FOR NASSAU STREET PAvING:
Three thousand two hundred and nifty S,25N
square yards Of brick pavement on a six 90
inch concrete foundation;
Ono thousand .000 lineal feet of new 20 by
I inch four cut or coarse aNed curb, set IN
Two hundred t2oo) lineai feet OF old 20 by 4
inch curb. fou- cut or coarse axed and reset
Thrae 20 se,s of new 20 by 4 inch four out
or coarse axed corners. set in concrete; h
One hundred and seventy 110 lineal feet
Of new l6 by ) inch header curb. set in con
one hundred and twenty d20) square feet
OF pew Belgian bridging laid in concrete;
Five 90 new noiseless manhole covers to re-
FOR VERONA AVENUE PAvING:
Six thousand 5000 square yards Of oblong
granite block pavement on a six tb) inch con-
Two thousand three hundred e.. soO) iineai
feet Of new 20 by 4 inch four cut or coarse
Six G) sets of new % by / inch four cut or
coarse axed corners set in concrete;
Two C) side basins rebuilt, using old nead
Six hundred and fifty G5N square feet of new
Belgian bridging laid on concrete;
Ten dD square yards Of asphalt paven1snt
on a six go inch concrete foundation.
o SUSSEX AVENUE GRADING. CURB
ING AND REPAVING
Ten thousand FIVE hundred 40. 5OO) hneal 1eet
of new 16 by 5 inch four cut or coarse axed
twenty t20) sets of new IS by 5 inch four
cut or coarse axed corners set In concretei
-Four thousand ono hundred G,lool square
yards OF brick pavement on a SIX V) men con-
one hundred 600 cubic yards of excavation
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a hxao
amount provided for In the specifications,
envelope, properly Endorsed with the name OF
the bidder sno II the Improvement and d.
missioners Of the city Of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing as
Ridders must specify IN their PROPOSAL that.
i should the. above work be awarded TO- them,
they will bind themselves to finish and com
plete the same within the following number
Of consecutive working days;
Nassau street-Forty N0) days.
Verona A~venue-Tifty (5O days.
Sussex ACCOMPLISHMENT G0 days.
The plans and specifications Of the work can
be examined at the office 4 the Chief Engineer
of the Board of Street and Water Commission
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
sureties, or a surety company qualified to do
business In New Jersey, who shall. at the time
OF putting in such proposalS. qualify as 70
their responsibility in the amount of such pro-
posal, and bind themselves that. IL the contract
be- awarded TO the person or persons making
awarded. become his or their sureties for the
faithful performances of said work; ana that Y
the person or pertcns omit or refuse to execute
such contract they will pay to the city Of
Newark any difference between the SUM TO
which he Or they would nave % nsen ana h'tlh1s hat
which the city OF Newark may. be Obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
Ths Board of Street and Water Commission
ers Of the city OF Newark reserve to them.
proposals for the above work: as they may
deem best for tho interest of the city.
under the provisions OF the seventh section
OF the law creating the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners, approved Marcn -, ISL
that the bond or bonds to be given TOT sns
faithful execution and performance OF sa1d
public work shall first he approved as to sur
counsel OF the Board, and no contract shall
be binding on the city or become effective OF
operative until such bond is so approved; and
the President of the Board shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oatn,
if Se shall so desire, or shall be so instructed
bv the Board. but the Board will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by sueh
proposed hondsmen. but shall have fun power
and absolute discretion In the whole matter,
and this provision shall be referred to in any
advertisements inviting bids for any such pub
BY direction OF tho Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners Of the city OF Newark.
MORRIS r.
sept6.bt Chief Engineer