The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19
CRY 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
flee from BIS to $3.50 o'clock p. m. on Thursday,
the twenty-frst day of May, 1903, and opened
the Board to be held at said time and place.
for the paving of
from Alpine street to Hawthorne avenue, the
width OF roadway to be reduced from forty-
eight to forty feet.
NEWARK APPROACH
to tho Cl.y Street Bridge over the Passaic
River. on both sides of the street railway
tracks, with the exception of one foot on each
side OF SAID tracks.
The paving Of
from New Jersey Railroad avenue to McWhora
The paving OF
UDSo STREET
from Wallace place to Sussex avenue.
The tagging of sidewalks in
from May street to Chester avenue.
The following is about the amount of the
nished in the construction and completion Of
sail work, and upon which bids will be com
FOR BELMONT AVENUE PAvfNG:
Ten thousand four hundred 40, 4O0 square
concrete foundation;
Two thousand G. OoD llneal feet of new 20 by
4 inch four cut curb, set in concrete:
-Four hundred 400 lineal feet of new 16 by
4 inch four cut curb set in concrete;
Two Thousand IMO Hl1uItu tEtEuUD ll1eai 1eeL
OF old curb. four cut and reset in concrete:
Two CD new catch basins complete with con-
Meeting chutes:
Three go new catch basins. using old heads
and stills;
One % new manhole complete with noiseless
Standard prices will be paid for the f~ollowing:
Ten 40 sets of new 20 by A inch four cut cor"
ners. set in concrete;
Two hundred and Lightweight Gss) lineai
feet of new 16 by 8 inch header curb set in
concrete;
Ten dW new noiseless manhole covers;
About one hundred and fifty $50 cubic yards
Of excavation must be done on the street.
which will not be paid for extra. but must be
ine Sne p IN the Prlee cf BID for gT the HtT PAVING Rsg1ner
Six hundred $500 square yards of old granite
block repaying upon a six () inch concrete
One hundred qOo) square yards of new oblong
granite block paving on a six 90 inch concrete
foundations;
Eight (S) cubic yards of concrete masonry;
old curb redressed four cut and set in concrete:
Fifty 900 lineal feet of new 20 by A inch four
cut curb set in concrete.
Standard prices Will be paid for the following:
Six hundred (60O square feet of new d foot
Six thousand 5000 square feet of old flag
Three hundred t3OO) cubic yards of extra
filling must be done, which will not be paid
for extra, but must be included in the price
FOR GARDEN STREET PAvING:
Two thousand two hundred and fifty t2,25ol
square yards of bituminous concrete pavement
on a six go inch concrete foundation;
One thousand three hundred and fifty Q,560)
lineal feet of new 16 by 5 inch four cut curb.
set in concrete;
STANDARD prices will be paid for the following:
One hundred and twelve Q12) square feet
of new Belgian bridging laid on concrete;
One ID new set of 16 by 5 inch four cut
corners set in concrete;
FOR S STREET PAVING:
Eight thousand $1,000 square yards of brick
ton;
Three thousand two hundred q, 2oW lineal
feet of new 20 by 5 inch four cut curb, set In
One d new catch basin complete. with>con-
one "a new manhole complete. with noise-
Standard prices will be paid for the follow
Seven "a sets of new 20 by 5 inch four
Two hundred (200) square feet of new
Belgian bridging laid on concrete;
Two hundred (20O) square feet of old bridG-
Eighty-two $50 lineal feet of new 1s by 5
Six Co new noiseiess manhoie covers;
pavement on a six go inch concrete founda-
FOR SUMMER PLACE .FLAGG1NG:
square feet of new 4-foot Tagging;
Three hundred and ten C310 square feet OF
Bidders are not to state any price for ma;
amount 40 1 Provided IedN for aof in the he qualifications
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
Of the bidder and of the Improvement. and d-
rected to the Board of Street and Water Com
Bidders will state their prices in writing as
well as in figures.
should the above work be awarded to them,
they viii bind themselves to, finish and com.
consecutive working days:
Belmont avenue p~aving-seventy GO days.
Clay street bridge approach repaving-Twen-
Garden street paving-Twenty-hve esq days.
Summer Place Flagging-Ten q0) days;
The plans and specifications Of the work can
of the Board of Street and Water Commission
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent in writing of two
%sureties. or a surety company qualified to do
business in New Jersey, who shall, at the time
their responsibility in the amount Of such pre-
posal, and bind themselves that. il the contract
the proposal, they viii. upon its being 50
awarded. become his or their sureties for the
the person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they will. pay to the city OF
which he or they would have been entitled
upon. completion Of the, contract and that
which the city of Newark may be obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
es of the city of Newark reserve to them-
selves the right to accept or reject any or all
deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and s~ureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions of the seventh section
of the law creating the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March %. 1891,
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and. performance of said
public work shall first be approved as to suf-
hciency by the Board. and as to form by the
counsel of the Board. and no contract shall
be binding on the city or become effective N
operative until such bond is so approved: and
the President of the BOARD shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
IL he shall so desire. or shall be so instructed
by the Board, but the Board will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen, but shall have full po-pr
and absolute discretion In the whole matter
and this provision shall be referred to in anv
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub.
lie work.
BY direction of the Board Of Street ana
Water Commissioners Of the city Of Newark
MORRIS r, SHERRERD.
mylo-ot Chief Engineer.