The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23

OFFICE Of the Board II Street and Water
Commissioner of the city of Newark. City
Hall.
Sealed proposals VIII be received at this Of
flee from s:i5 to $3.50 O'Clock. p. M; Of Thurs,
day, the twenty-sixth day OF March, 1908, and
opened at the last named hour, at a pubic
meetingzof the Board to be held at said time
and place. for repairing the asphalt pavements
be designated by the Chief Engineer, Tor tne
year 1908, with the understanding that the
contract may be continued for the years 1903
and 1910 at the same rate per unit prices.
The following is about the amount OF the
work to be done, and the materials TO be tur-
nished in the construction and completion pr
said work, and upon which bids will be
Ten thousand 90. 900 square yards Of asphalt
Ten Thousand $1,000 square yards of asphalt
Fifty $50 cubic yards of Portland cement
concrete.
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 name
of the bidder and Of the Improvement, and d.
rected to the Board of Street and Water Com
mIssioners of the city of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing as
we'll as in figures.
should the above work be awarded to them,
they will hind themselves 20 finish and COM
plete the same as required in the specihca-
The plans and specifications Of the work can
be examined at the ONCE OF the ShleL hhslneet
OF the Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
companied by tho 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 IL such proposals. qualify as TO
their responsibility in the amount OF such pro-
posai, and bind tn smselves that, Ut the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they VIII, upon ITS nelng SO
faithful performances Of said work; and that IL
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-
The Board CT Street and Water Commission
ers of the city of Newark reserve to them.
selves the right to accept or reject any OF al
proposals for the above work, as they may
1eem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions of the seventh secton
of the law creating the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March Is, 1881,
faithful execution and performance OF said
public work shall first be approved as to sur
nciency by the Board, and as to form by the
counsel Of the Board, and no contract snai
be binding on the city or become effective or
operative until such bond is so approved: and
the President OF the Board shall have power
TO examine the proposed bondsnen under oatn,
IL he shall so desire, or shall be so instructed
by the Board, but the Board Will not Re bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen, but shall have full power
and absolute discretion. In the whole matter,
and this provision shall be referred to in any
advertisement inviting bids for any such IND
By direction Of the Board of Street aad
Water Commissioners Of the city of Newark'
mar19-5t Chief Engineer.