The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-01
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

SlAl ALL GhtAASENutI d.
OFFICE Of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioner Of the City OF Newark. City
Hall.
Newark. N. j.. September l.. 1908.
fee from S:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. M. OF Thurs
day. the seventeenth day Of September. 1s0s,
and opened at the last named hour. at a public
meeting of the Board to be held at said time
and place. for ih9 EsPayi sFgn q
from Persons alley to the easterly line of
Railroad place. east of Pennsylvania Railroad,
on both sides of the street railway tracks. ex-
cepting 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 will be conf
pared:
Twenty-Five thousand five hundred (22, 5oD
square yards of wood block pavement on a con-
crete foundation;
Seven thousand q, o00) lineal feet Of new 16
by 6 inch four cut granite curb, set in concrete;
Two go new catch basins with connections
Twelve u0 new catch basins, using old heads
and stills.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Seven hundred GOO, lineal feet of new 16 by
3 inch four cut header curb, set in concrete:
Twenty-Five (25) sets of new l6 by 6 inch four
cut granite corners, set in concrete;
twenty-one (2D new noiseless manhole covers
to replace old covers.
gineer of the Board at least five Gl days before
the time Of making his bid, samples in suitable
boxes and jars Of the following materials In
tie ided to tie used, properly labeled with the
name or brand of the contents. VIZ:
ID A sample Of not less than one ID pound
creosote oil.
Co A sample Of not less than one % pound
resin:
go A sample Of not less than one "a pound Of
combined creosote oil and resin.
"a Six 10 sample blocks properly treated with
the combined creosote oil and resin of the size
and quality called for. to be used on the work,
and three go samples blocks, not treated with
The combined creosote oil and resin of the size
and quality called for.
The bidder shall also deposit with the City
nn 1.-Two - "a 1Aoa+ a,.A = nvC hnfnpa tho TINA
of making his bid, an affidavit sworn to before
a notary public. giving an exact statement or
the materials which the sample blocks he sub
mits are treated with. and the proportions of
such materials used, and the name of the
manufacturer of said blocks, with the location
Each bidder UsT submit with his proposal
an affidavit showing what the difference, X
any. In the price per square yard for the pave
ment woui1 be for a hve-year guarantee in
stead Of the ten-year guarantee called for In
Any bidder may, with the consent Of the per-
son filing samples, refer to said set OF samples
in making his bid, but said bid must be accom-
panied by such consent indicating the bidders
ability to obtain the material referred to In his
bid.
The contract for this work. If awarded, shall
be awarded professionally by the Board. and
small impose no liability upon the city unless
erty 'ns Specially s2aiH' Pbsenefted BY the proposed I'M
sa ne is to be held, after which the Board may
or may not finally award the contract, In ac-
cordanoe with Chapter PIT of the State Laws
Of 1896.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma,
terials and work for which there Is a hxed
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.
well as in figures.
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 same within one hundred ana n1ty
GEO consecutive working usdsrn . GAYS =, the work can
be examined at the office Of the Chief Engineer
s%ureties. or . surety company qualified to cd do
their responsibility in the amount q such pro.
be awarded TO the person or persons making
the proposal. they will. upon it's being 50
faithful performance Of said work; and that Il
the person OF persons omit or refuse TO execute
Newark any diference between the sums to
which he Or they would have been entitled
Which SPIc t tRa CITY Of Newark may be obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
The Board Of Street ana Water Commission
es of the City of Newark reserve to them.
selves the right to accept or reject any ,nsv or m all
deem best for the interest OF the city:
Bidders and sureties are hereby notthed tnat
under the provisions of the seventh section
OF the law creating the Board Of street and
Winter Commissioners. approved March Is. 1881.
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and performance OF said
public work shall first be approved as to SUI
hciency by the Board. and as to form by ths
be binding on the city or become effective OF
operative until such bond IS so approved; and
the President of the Board shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath,
II he shall so desire. or shall be SO instructed
by the Board, but the Board VIII not be 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 pub
lie work.
nv direction Of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City of Newark.
NJ. r. SHERRERD.
sept1-5t Chief Engineer.