The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-07
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS


OFFICE OF the Board of Street and water
Hall.
Sealed proposals Will be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. Of Thurs
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting OF the Board to be held ct said time
and place. for the paving sTg, s Of
from shenield street to Lackawanna avenue;
the paving OF -
from Washington avenue to Riverside avenue.
and the grading, curbing and repavtng of
SUSSEX AVENUE, essIn4
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 will be
ron NASSAU STREET PAVING:
Three thousand two hundred and fifty 70. 25ef
square yards Of brick pavement on a six 6l
One thousand U,000) lineal feet of new 20 by
4 inch four cut or coarse axed curb. set IN
TWO hundred (2oO lIneal feet OF old 90 by Z
inch curb. four cut or coarse axed and reset
in concrete:
Three 90 sers OF new 20 by 4 inch four cut
or coarse axed corners. set in concrete:
One hundred and seventy u7) lineal feet
Of new 16 by . inch header curb, set in con-
crete:
One hundred and twenty d2o) square feet
of -iew Belgian bridging laid in concrete
Five 6) new noiseless manhole covers to re-
place old covers.
FOR VERONA AvENUE PAvING:
Six thousand 10000 square yards of oblong
granite block pavement on a six go inch con-
crete foundation;
feet OF new 20 by 4 inch four cut or coarse
axed curb, set in concrete;
Six O) sets of new 20 by 4 inch four cut or
coarse axed corners set in concrete;
Two Cd side basins rebuilt, using old head
and stills:
six hundred and fifty (650) square. feet Of new
Belgian bridging laid on concrete.
Ten d0) square yards of asphalt pavement
on a six 80 inch concrete foundation.
FOR SUSSEX AVENUE GRADING, CURB
INC AND REPAvING CUTTERS:
Ten thousand dvo hundred do.5oO lineal feet
of new 10 by ) inch four cut or coarse axed
curb, set in concrete;
Twenty (2O sets OF new 1e by 5 inch four
cut or coarse axed corners set in concrete;
-Four thousand one hundred (,l0O square
yards of brick pavement on q six 90 inch con-
crete foundationi
One hundred 000) cubic yards OF excavation
on crown Of street.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
teriais and work for which there is a nxed
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope, properly lndorsed with the name of
the bidder ana " The Improvement. and di-i
rected TO the. Board of Street and Water Com
missionersi Of the city OF Newark.
Bidders Will state their prices in writing as
Bidders must specify in their proposal that.
should the above work be awarded to them,
they will bind themselves 10 finish and COM
plete the same within the following number
VI
Nassau street-Forty .(40) days.
Verona Avenue-Fifty 500 days.
Sussex Av~enue-Seventy 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
es at the City Hall Said proposals to be ae-
companied by the consent in writing OF two
s~ureties, or a surety company qualified to do
business in New Jersey. who shall. at the time
OF putting In such proposals, qualify as TO
their responsibility In the amount Of such pro-
oosai. and bind themselves that, II the contract
BIZ awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they Will, upon its being SO
awarded. become his or their s~ureties for the
faithful performance OF said work. and that II
the person or per rms omit or refuse to execute
such ~contracr they will pay to the city OF
Newark any difference between the sums to
which be 9r they would have been entitled
upon completion Of the contract and that
which the city It 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
selves the right to accept or reject any or an
deem best for the interest OF the city.
BIDDERS and %sureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions OF the seventh section
Water Commissioners, approved March 2s, 1871.
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
public work shall first he approved as to sur
hcienry bv the Board. and as to form by the
be binding on tho city or become effective OF
oper,tive until such bond is so approved; anu
the President Of the Board shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oatn.
IL ne shall so desire, or shall be so instructed
by the Beard, but the Board will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed Londsmen, but shall have full power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter,
and this provision shall be referred to in any
BY direction Of the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners Of the city q New4rk'
sept6-5t Chief Engineer.