The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-01
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the city of Newark. City
Hall.
Newark, N. J., May l, 19oS.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
fce from S:15 to $3.50 o'clock ? M, Of Thurs,
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting of the Board to be held at said time
and place., for the grading, curbing and flag
ging Of the following streets and highways:
BDMUNDS PLACE,
from Clinton place to Demarest street;
FIFTH STREET,
from Bloomfield avenue to Chester avenue:
NORTH TWELFTH STREET
from Sixth avenue to Seventh avenue;
SOUTH TWENTIETH STREET,
from Springfield avenue to Sixteenth avenue.
RUNYoN STREET.
from Johnson avenue to Osborne terrace.
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 com
FOR EDMUNDs PLACE.:
One thousand three hundred and fifty 1850
cubic yards of embankment;
Seven hundred and fifty $50 lineal feet of
new 20 by 4 inch four cut curb;
Three 49, sets Of new 20 by 4 inch four cut
Two hundred and thirty 23W square feet of
new Belgian bridging;
Three thousand t3.OeO square feet Of new 4
One hundred 600 square feet of new cement
| sidewalk;
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FOR FIFTH TREET
Two thousand three hundred and fifty e. $500
cubic yards of excavation, about five hundred
and fifty $500 cubic yards of which is to be
embankment on the street; bids to be for
excavation only;
Three thousand six hundred and fifty (3. $500
lneal feet of new 20 by 4 inch four cut curb;
Twelve Q2 sets of new 20 by 4 inch -four
cut corners;
Eighteen thousand as, OOW square feet of new
. foot tagging;
One hundred uoW square feet of old Tagging
relaid;
Ono thousand Ave hundred and fifty a, $50
square feet of new Belgian bridging:
connecting chutes.
FOR NORTH TWELFTH STREET
Two thousand nine hundred %, 900) cubic
yards of embankment. about TWO hundred (200)
cubic yards Of which Is excavation on the
One thousand seven hundred q ,70O lineal feet
of new 20 by 4 inch four cut curb;
Eight thousand four hundred and fifty Is. 45ol
square feet of new 8 foot tagging;
One hundred 600 square feet of new cement
sidewalk;
-Four "a sets of new 20 by 4 inch four cut
Forty Ql square yards of asphalt pavement
on a six () inch concrete foundation;
One "a new catch basin complete with con
FoR RuNYoN STREET.:
Seven thousand five hundred q. 5000 cubic
yards of excavation, about six hundred (600)
cubic yards, Of which is to be embankment on
| the 5lIStiT bIu 10 Dt IOT tACdNdllOn Only,
-Four thousand five hundred a, 5000 lineal
feet of new 20 by A inch four cut curb set in
concrete;
Two thousand four hundred e, 400 1ineal
feet of old curb. four cut and reset in con-
crete;
Twenty (2O) sets of new 20 by 4 inch four
cut corners set in concrete:
Four thousand $4,000 square feet of new
Belgian bridging;
Twenty-six thousand two hundred and
eighty (26, 2SO square feet of new 3 foot flag
gins,
Three thousand two hundred e, 2O0) square
feet of old tagging relaid;
One hundred 1000 square feet of new 5 foot
One thousand Ave hundred d.5oO) square
yards of new trap rock gutter paving;
connecting chute:
One ~ new catch basin using old head and
sill.
FOR SOUTH STREET
One thousand nine hundred and fifty d,950)
cubic yards Of excavation, about 600 cubic
yards of which is to be embankment on the
street; bid to be for excavation only;
Five. thousand seven hundred g, 1000 lineal
feet of new 20 by 4 inch, four cut curb:
Twenty thousand (2O,OOO square feet of new
TWO thousand q, oOW square feet of new
Three thousand 5000 square feet of ole
tagging relaid;
One hundred 400 square feet of new cement
sidewalk;
One thousand nine hundred and fifty 1850
square feet of new Belgian bridging;
Sixteen u6) sets of new 20 by 4 inch four
cut corners;
1Wo W, new eaten basins complete Win COLI
One ID new catch basin using old head and
sill.
Bidders are not to state any price Cor ma.
lterials and work for which there Is a hxet
amount provided for in the specifications
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed with the nam'
OF the bidder and Of the Improvement, and di
rected to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners Of the city of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing al
well as in figures.
Bidders must snecifv in their nrnnoaals that
should the above work be awarded to them
they will bind themselves to finish and com
plete the same within. the following number O.
consecutive working days.
Edmonds P~lace-Fifteen d0 days.
North Twelfth ~street3Thirty (aO) days.
South Twentieth Street-Sixty 900 days. ant
M mans s-t aed gbssIsSati SW o os tbe work ca,
be examined at the Office Of the Chief Engfnee
OF the Board of Street and Water Commission
companied by the consent in writing of tw'
%sureties. or a surety company qualified to d.
business in New Jersey, who shall, at the tim
OF putting in such proposals., qualify as t
their responsibility in the amount Of such pro
be awarded to the person or persons MAXIM
the proposal. they Will, upon It's being s.
faithful performance Of said work: and that /
the person or persons omit or refuse to execut
such contract they will, pay to the city o
Newark any difference between the sums t
which he or they would have been entitle'
upon completion Of the contract and tina
biS III city il NtWiIh may OC Obitbt
pay the person or persons by whom such con
tract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commission
ers Of the city OF Newark reserve to them
selves the right to accept or reject any or al
proposals for the above work, as they ma,
deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified tina
under the provisions of the seventh sectio
of the law creating the Board of Street an
Water Commissioners, approved March %, 1891
that the bond or bonds to be given for tn
faithful execution and performance of sal
public work shall first be approved as to suf
hciency by the Board. and as to form by tn
counsel of the Board, and no contract shal
be binding on the city or become effective 0
operative until such bond is so approved; an
the President of the Board shall have powe
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath
If he shall so desire, or shall be so instructe
by the Board. but the Board will not be boun
by any statement that may be made by sue
proposed bondsmen, but shall have full POI e
and absolute discretion in the whole matter
and this provision shall be referred TO in an
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie work.
By direction Of the Board OF Street an
Water Commissioners OF the city Of Newark.
n. r. SHERRERD.
ny1-bt - Chief Engineer.