The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.


FFICE Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the City OF Newark. City
Hall.
Newark. N. j.. August 10, 1908. (
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
fee from s:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m, Of Thurs
meeting Of the Board to be held at said fims
and pis sour rfT tss PsTiak Fl STREET,
from Central avenue to Orange street, on both
sides of the street railway tracks. excepting 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
said work. and upon which bids wni be COM
pared:
yards of wood block pavement on a six go inch
concrete foundation;
Three thousand 5000 iineal feet of Is by 5
inch four cut curb set In concrete:
Eleven hundred and fifty d,150) lineal feet OF
old curb. four cut and reset In concrete;
One D catch basin with connecting chute
One % catch basin using old head and sill.
STANDARD prices will be paid for the following;
corners set in concrete.
One hundred 100 square feet Of Belgian
bridging. laid on concrete:
Two hundred (2Oo) nneai feet OF new 10 by 5
inch header curb, set in concrete;
Eleven QD noiseless manhole covers to re-
Bidders are dot to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there nsres Is a nxed
Each proposal must be inclosed In a sealed
envelope, properly indorsed 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 wiring a.
we'll as In figures.
Bidders must specify In their proposals that.
tbev viii 10 sin a0f Themselves wgrs t to h hMsap snd {, Complete spsa;
the same within ~forty-hve 06) consecutive
working days.
he examined at the office Of the Chief Engineer
Of the Board Of Street and Water Commissions
companied by the consent in writing Of two
sureties. or a surety company qualified to do
Of putting in such proposals. qualify as to
their responsibility in the amount Of such pro-
posal, and bind themselves that. II the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal. they will. upon its being 30
awarded. become his or their s~ursties for the
faithful performance Of said work; and that II
the person OF persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they will pay to the city Of
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion OF the contract and that
n wn1cf tbs sh esr 1asg OF OF p nswars by ~S whom Sn 9 such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Board OF Street ana Water Commission
ers Of the City Of Newark reserve to them
selves the right to accept or reject any or ali
proposals for the above work. as they may
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified thsk
under the provisions of the seventh section
Wnser Commissioner. approved March Is. 1891.
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
public work shall hrst be approved a. to sur
ncisncy by the Board, and as to form by the
counsel OF the Board. and no contract shall
operative until such bond is 80 approved: and
the President of the Board shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
IL he shall 30 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 full power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter
and this provision shall be referred to in any
adyerttgement 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.
augl0-5t q Chief Engineer