The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-27
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

OFFICE of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the city of Newark. City
Hall. =
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
fee from 3;15 to $3.50 O'Clock y, M, OF Thurs
day. the thirtieth day of April: 1905; an Il
meeting of the Board to be held at said time
and place, for the Tagging of the sidewalks
:" :" Mt PROSPECT AVENUE.
from Heller parkway TO Grafton avenue; and
FERRY STREET,
from Lentz avenue to Blanchard street.
The following is about the amount OF the
work to be done. and the materials to be fur,
nished in the construction and completion Of
said work, and upon which bids will b'
8 MT. PROSPECT AVENUE TLAGG1NG.
Three thousand three hundred f3,3OO square
O FERRY STREET FI1AGGING:
Twenty thousand (20.000 square feet of new
five 90 foot tagging;
One thousand Eve hundred Q,500) square feet
of new four % foot tagging;
One thousand Q,0O) square feet OF old nag
ging relaid;
One hundred 900 square feet of cement side.
walk 5 feet wide.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma.
terials and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed with the nam'
of the bidder and of the Improvement. and di-
rected to tho Board of Street and Water Com
Bidders must specify in their proposals that
should the above work be awarded to them
they Will bind themselves to finish and com
plete tho same within the following number Of
consecutive working days:
Mt. Prospect Avenue F~lagging-Fffteen 90.
days.
Ferry Street Flagging-Fifty (5O days.
The plans and specifications of the work. car
be examined at the Office of the Chief Engineer
of the BOARD Of Street and Water Commission
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to be &C.
companied 10y the consent in writing of two
%sureties. or a surety company qualified to do
business in New Jersey, who shall. at the TIM
of putting IN such proposals. qualify as 4
their responsibility in the amount Of such pro
posal, and bind themselves that, If the %contrac'
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they Will, upon its being 81
awarded, become his or their sureties for tn
faithful performance Of said work and that j.
the person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they VIII pay to the city o
which ne or they would have been entitled
upon completion OF the contract and tina
which the city of Newark may be obliged t
pay the person or persons by whom such con
tract shall be executed.
The Board OF Street and Water Commission
selves the right to accept or reject any or al
proposals for the above work, as they ma,
deem best for the interest Of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified tina
under the provisions of the seventh section
Of the law creating the Board Of Street ant
that the bond or bonds to be given for tn
faithful execution and performance of sait
public work shall first be approved as to suf
hciency by the Board. and as to form by TIL
counsel of the Board, and no contract shall
be binding on the city or become effective OF
operative until such bond is so approved; am
the President Of the Board shall have powe
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath
If he shall so desire, or shall be so instructed
by the Board, but the Board Will not be bouns
by any statement that may be made hy sucl
proposed bondsmen, but shall have full powe
and absolute discretion in the whole matter
and this provision shall he referred to IN am
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie work.
BY direction of the Board Of Street anS
Water Commissioners Of the city OF Newark.
NJ. r. SHERRERD,
apr24-5t !IllEIIF Chief Engineer,