The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-16
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the city of Newark. City
Hall.
Newark. N. j.. April 1s. 1908.
Sealed proposals, Will be received at this Of
day, the twenty-third day Of April, 1908. and
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting Of the board 70 be held a., at SAD said
walks Of the following streets;
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 be
FOR MT. PROSPECT AVENUE 1F ,
FOR FERRY sTREET FLXGGiNG:
Twenty thousand go, oOW square feet of new
One thousand i've hundred q 1900 square feet
OF new four C) foot Tagging;
cling relaid.
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
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 stete their prices in writing as
Bidders must specify in their proposals that.
should the above work be awarded to them,
they will bind themselves to finish and COM
plete the anne within the following number Of
consecutive working days:
Mt. Prospect Avenue Flagging-FNfteen dD
days
Ferry Street FIagging-Fifty 500 days.
The plans ana specifications OF the work can
be examined at the Office Of the Chief Engineer
Of the Board Of Street and Water Commission
es at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent in writing OF two
s%ureties. or a surety company qualified to do
Of putting in such proposals. qualify as to
their responsibility in the amount OF such pro-
nOcaI md hind fhpmg AIypQ that ff thc contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they will. upon rs being so
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 ar persons by whom such con-
The Board Of Street and Water Commission
srs of the city OF Newark reserve to them
selves the right to accept or reject any or all
proposals for the above work, as they may
Bidders and ~sureties are hereby notified hat
under the provisions OF the seventh section
Water Commissioners. approved March 2s, 1891.
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
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 or
operative nth such bond is so approved; and
the President of the Board shall have power
10 examine the proposed bondsmen under oath,
If he shall so desire. or shall be SO instructed
by the Board. but the Board viii not be bound
py any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen, but shall have full power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter.
and thu pros ision shall be referred TO in any
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
BY directica If the Board Of Street and
NJ. r ~SHERRERD,
apr16-5t Chief Engineer.