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


OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Hall.
Newark. y. J., September s. 1905.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
fee from 3:l5 to $3.50 o'clock. p: M. of Thurs
day, the seventeenth day of September, 1903.
meeting Of the Board to be held at said time
and place. FOR the repaying OF
HILL STREET.
tron Broad street to Washington street.
Tic following Is about the amount of the
nished in the construction and completion OF
said work, and upon which bids will be com
pared:
Three thousand 1000 square yards OF
Granitoid concrete blocked pavement ON a con-
Thirteen hundred 1900 lineal feet of new
10 by . inch sisht cut curb set In concrete n
eight cut and reset in concrete;
One hundred d0O square feet OF new Belgian
bridging laid on concrete;
Three go new manholes complete with noise
less covers:
One Is new basin with connecting chute
one d new basin. using old head and sill.
standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
, -Four "a sets of new IS by 5 inch eight cut
corners set in concrete; :.
One hundred and sixty d60) lineal feet Of
new lG by inch header curb. set in concrete;
Fifty 500 square yards of old granite pave
Fifty (5M square yards of new asphalt pave
rnsrt on a concrete foundation.
tendnce and repair of said pavement during an
additional and second period OF five t5) years
under a similar guarantee bond. which may be
required at option of the Board at any time
before the expiration OF the first five 90 year
guarantee.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma,
amount provided for In the pecihcations.
Each proposal must be enclosed in . sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed with the nama II
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
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 thirty-hve cO consecu-
The plans and Specifications of the work can
Of the Board OF Street and water Commission
ers at tn, City Hall. Said proposals to be ae-
~sureties. or a surety company qualified to do
business in New Jersey, who shall. at the time
of putting in such proposals. qualify as to their
responsibility in the amount OF such proposal.
and bind themselves that. " the contract be
proposal they will. upon Its being so awarded
become his or their ~suretics Tor the faithful
son or persons peu IS omit or refuse to exetute such
coatrsct, they will pay 70 the City OF Newark
or they would have hecn entitled upon com
p@letion. o. the contract, and that which the
son or persons by whom such contract shall be
The hoard OF Street and Water Commission
ers OF the city Of Newark reserves to them
selves the right to accept or reject any or all
proposals for the above work. as they may
| deem best foo tho 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 Marcel, 2sth,
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-
nciency by the Board. and as 20 form. by the
Counsel Of the Board. and no contract shall be
operative until such bond is so approved: and
the President Of the Hoard 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 bouasmen. 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 public
work.
BY direction of the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners OF the City Of Newark.
NJ. r. SHERRERD.
septS-st Chief Engineer.