The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-29
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

OFFICE OF the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the city of Newark CITY
Hall. -, ,,s
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
nee from 3:l5 to $3.50 o'clock p, m, OF Thurs,
day, the thirtleth day Of April, 1908, and
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting OF the Board to be held at said time
and place, for the Tagging OF the dewalk
MT. PROSPECT AVENUE,
from Heller parkway to Grafton avenue; and
FERRY STREET.
from Ientz avenue to Blanchard street.
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
8 MT. PROSPECT AVENUE %FLAGG1NG:
Three thousand three hundred (3,3O0) square
feet of new five 80 foot tagging.
FOR FERRY STREET FDAGGING:
Twenty thousand q 1000 square feet Of new
One thousand i've hundred $500 square feet
of new four Ql foot tagging
One thousand q ,0OO square feet of old dag
One hundred 900 square feet of cement side
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed 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 viii state their prices In writing as
well as IN nRureS.
Bidders must specify in their proposals that.
should the above work be awarded to them,
they will bind themselves 10 finish and COM
plete the Same within the Following number OF
consecutive working days:
Mt. Prospect Avenue Flagg1ng-Fifteen d0
days.
Ferry Street F~lagging-Fifty 6) 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 the city Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent In writing of two
business in New Jersey, who shall. at the time
Of putting in such proposals, qualify as 10
their responsibility in the amount Of such pro
posal. and bind themselves that, If the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal. they. viii. upon lts. being 50
faithful performance Of said work; and that II
the person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they Win 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
which the city of Newark may be obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom auoh con-
tract shall be executed.
ers OF the city of 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 the interest OF the city.
Bidders and %sureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions Of the seventh section
Of the law creating the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March 2S, 1891.
that the bond or bonds TO be given for the
faithful execution and performance or said
public work shall first be approved as TO suf-
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 hnndsmen under oath,
IL 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 boudsmen. 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 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.