The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-28
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

OFFICE OF the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of tho city OF Newark CITY
Newark, N. J.. April "a, 1905.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
fee from 3;i5 to $3.50 O'Clock r. m. OF Thurs.
day, the thirtieth day OF April. 1905, and
opened at the last named hour, at a public
and place, for the tagging OF the sidewalks
Of the following streets; ,.r,r
from Heller parkway to Grafton avenue; and
FERRY STREET.
from Lentz avenue to Blanchard street.
The following is about the amount of the
nished in the construction and completion of
said work, and upoi. which bids Will be
FOR MT. PROSPECT AVENUE FLAGGtNG:
Three thousand three hundred $1,000 square
feet Of new FIVE 90 foot tagging
Twenty thousand t20,oGO square feet Of new
five 90 foot tagging;
One thousand I've hundred $500 square feet
Of new four 90 foot tagging;
One thousand u,Oo0 square feet Of old flag
ging relaid;
One hundred 900 square feet of cement side
walk 8 feet wide.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma.
terlals and work FOR which there is a fixed
amount provided for in the specifications
Each proposal must he enclosed in n sealed
envelope, properly fndorsed with the name
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 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 the following number of
consecutive working days;
Mt. Prospect Avenue Flagging-Fifteen u5)
days.
The plans and specifications Of the work can
be Examined at the office Of the Chief Engineer
of the Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers at tho City Hall said pronosals to be ac-
companied by the consent In writing of two
%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 pro-
posaI. and bind themselves that. n the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they will, upon its being 60
awarded, become his or their %sureties for the
faithful performance Of said work. and that il
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 or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Board Of street and Water Commission
crs Of the city or Newark reserve to them
selves the right to accept or reject any or all
proposals for the above work, as they may
deem best for tho interest Of the city.
Bidders and %sureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions of the seventh section
Of tho law creating the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March Is, 1891.
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
r,,biio ,,,ori- ebau 6rst he annroved a C 70 euf.
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 until such bond is so approved; and
the President OF the Board shall have power
TO examine the proposed hondsmen under oath.
if he shall so desire, or shall he 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 full power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter,
and this provision shall he referred to in any
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie work.
BY direction Of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners OF the city of Newark.
NJ. r. SHERRERD.
apr24-5t Chief Engineer.