The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-25
CITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


OFFICE Of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners of the city of Newark. City
Hall.
Newark, N. J.. April "a. 1905.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
fee from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p m, Of Thurs.
opened at the last named hour. at a public
meeting of the Board to be held at said time
and place, Tor the tagging of the sidewalks
Of the following streets:
MT. PROSPECT AVENUE,
from Heller parkway to Grafton avenue; and
FERRY STREET,
from Lentz 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
FOR MT. PROSPECT AVENUE FLAGGING;
Three thousand three hundred (s,SOO square
iesS r FERRY HeR HEe STREET FTInssASGGhfNG:
Twenty thousand 20,00O square feet Of new
five () foot tagging;
of new four "a foot tagging;
One thousand q,oO0 square feet Of old nag
One hundred 600 square feet of cement side
walk 5 feet wide.
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
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
well as in figures.
-bluueTS muSl SpccIy III e PAoPoooiS H
should the above work be awarded to them
they Will bind themselves to finish and COM n,
plete the same within the following nuhnoer Oh
consecutive working days: 49,
Mt. Prospect Avenue Fla~gging-Fifteen 90
days.
Ferry Street Flagging-Fifty $50 days.
The plans and specifications of the work car
be examined at the office Of the Chler E nssnIenl
es at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent In writing OF tMe
sureties. or a surety company qualiheq 70 az
business in New Jersey. who shall. az tine TINT
OF putting in such proposals, qualify as tc
posal. and bind themselves that. If the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
awarded Become his or their sureties for the
faithful performance of said work; ana tnat u
the person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they will pay TO the city Of
Newark any difference between the sums &c
which he or they would have been entitled
which the city OF Newark may, be obliged tc
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
The Board of Street and Water Commission
serves ses Of ts the yi Glsy 90 o. a nsMsre Or r reject an oS t On al
proposals for the above work. as they may
og sIdde eest a rUr s%nret lnsei are Hereby n,Sgi tina,
under the provisions OF the seventh section
Of the law creating the Board Of Street AND
that the bond or bonds to be given for this
faithful execution and performance OF said
nciency by the board. and as to form by the
counsel Of the Board. and no contract shall
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 sucf
proposed bondsnen. 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 ant
Water Commissioners of the CITY Of Newark.
NJ. r.. SHERRERD.
apr24-5t Chief Engineer.