The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-17
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OFFICE Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the city of Newark. City
Hall.
Newark, N. J., June Is. 1905.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
a aeS ff fbe swsnt to sisS 0 daS e. P June me, Is 45os ThS and
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting nnS t ms of the board to be held at said time
walks. with bluestone flag or with artificial
stone,walk, and %resetting of old and setting of
directed by the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners OF the city Of Newark, and
under the supervision Of the General Superin-
tendent OF Works.
The following is about the amount of the
work to be done, and the materials to be fur
nished I'm the construction and completion of
said work, and upon which bids will be COM
Ten thousand 10000 square feet of new blue
stone %fsgging, 4 feet wide;
Thirty thousand 100000 square feet OF new
bluestone tagging. s feet wide;
Two thousand 1000 square feet of new blue
stone tagging. D feet wide;
Eight thousand $1,000 square feet of old nag
ging relaid:
Five hundred (5OW nneal feet of new 2o-inch
Five hund. ed C5O0 lineal feet of new 16-inch
curbing;
One thousand d,OoO) lineal feet of old curbing
one hundred uOO square yards Of repaving
Two hundred COCO cubic yards of extra filling
or excavation. only one to be paid for;
Ten thousand 100000 square yards Of grass
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 indorsed with the name
reeted to the Board Of Street and Water Com
missloners q. tho city OF Newark.
Bidders will state their prices IN writing as
The plans and specifications Of the work can
be examined at the office OF the Chief Engineer
OF the Rnnr d IF Gffeat and Water Comm fCcinO-
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
business in New Jersey, who shall, at the time
Of putting in such proposals, qualify as to
posal, and bind themselves mat. IL the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
awarded. become his or their sureties for the
faithful performance OF SAID work; and that II
such contract they will pay to the city OF
Newark any difference between the sums to
upon completion Of the contract and that
which thu city of Newark may, be Obliged to
pay the person CT persons by whom such con-
The Board Of Street and Water Commissions
selves seg 81 t5 fee ri el6y 90 % a Sswfro OR r raject an uS' e or ali
proposals for the above work. as they may
deem best for the interest OF the city; 49,,
under the provisions Of the seventh section
Of the law creating the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners. approved March %, 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-
fciency 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 until such bond is so approved; and
the President of the Board 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 bondsmen, but shall have fun power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter,
and this provision shall be referred to In any
advertisement inviting bids for any euch pub
iic work.
By direction OF the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners of the city Of Newark.
NJ. r. SaERRERD,
1el5-st Chief Engineer.