The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-13
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

OFFICE Of the Board of Street and Water
Hall
Newark, N. J., August 10, 1908.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
nee from s:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. Of Thurs
day. the twentieth day of August. 1908, and
opened at the last-named hour. at a public
meeting Of the Board to be held at said time
An0 p's soutTH FouRTEENTH STREET,
from Central avenue to Orange street. on both
Sides of the street railway tracks. excepting one
foot on each side Of said tracks.
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 VIII be COM
paredi ucoo, on
yards Of wood block pavement on a six W) inch
Thres thousand $1,000 iineal feet of Is by
inch four cut curb set in concrete;
Eleven hundred and fifty q,150) lineal feet OF
old curb, four cut and reset in concrete;
One % catch basin with connecting 'nu''
One % catch basin using old head and sill.
STANDARD prices will be PAID for t1nhc the t9 sanT ngf
corners set in concrete;
One hundred 400 square feet OF Belgian
bridging, laid on concrete;
Two hundred (2OO lineal feet of new IS by )
inch header curb, set in concrete;
Eleven I'D noiseless manhole covers TO re-
Bidders are not to state any price for ma,
smnrSt provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be Enclosed in a sealed
envelope. properly. Endorsed with the name or
the bidder and Of the Improvement and dl-
rected to the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners Of the city Of Newark:
Bidders Will state their prices IN Wfltlhs as
Ridders must snecify in their proposals that,
should the above work be awarded to u
thew will bind themselves to finish and compiete
the same within forty-fve d0 consecutive
Tse Hans and specifications of the work can
be Examined at the office OF the Chlef Engineer
- ri4,r Hall Said nrDnOgalg to he aC-
companied by the consent In writing or two
s%ureties, or a surety company qualified 70 40
tnsiness in New Jersey, who shall, at the time
m nr$ing In such proposals. qualify as TO
their responsibility in the amount OF sucn PIC.
nosal and bind themselves that. II the contract
the proposal. they will. upon its peing so
awarded. become his or thsir a s1ret and that II
The elson OF persons omit or refuse TO execute
such contract they VIII Jay 20 tbe e sums sums 10
which he or they would have been entitled
mon completion OF the contract ana snst
which the City Of Newark may pc onnseo 70
nav the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed. u.,,.
Tbs Board Of Street and Water commission
srs q, the city Of Newark reserve to them,
selves the right to accept or reject any or an
PROPOSALS for the in3oyest w of the city.
Ridders and ]sureties are hereby notified thar
under the provisions OF !ne se W Street and
W.atsr Commissioners. approved March y, lsyl,
that the bond or bonds to be given gncs 1pr said aiSS
,ahi work shall first be approved as TO SUI
hhcisncy by the Hoard; and as 80 to contract fTrm oy shall nns
Souhsei y On the citv or become effective or
operative until such bond Is s SO apP pavs po Snq
the President of the Board snail na6e oatb'
IL iP S ssa shalf so soe desire, or shall be so Instructed rs SUSed
by the Board, but the Board WI nol NJ bv such
BY any statement that may pc mdue ~ = nower
proposed bondsmen. but shall have iui pVw ~
and absolute discretion, in the Tr0i to in any
advertisernent inviting bids for any such pup
lic work. etraet and
BY direction Of the Board OF % Newark.
,~an, a Chief Engineer