The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-02
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
commissioners of the City of Newark.
CITY HALL.

OFFICE of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners OF the City of Newark.
Newark. \. j.. July %. 1909.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
fee from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m, of Thurs.
day. the NTH day of August. 1903, and opened
az the last named hour, at a public meeting
OF the Board to be held at said time and place,
for the grading and curling of
WOODSIDE Lac
from Arlington avenue 10 Summer avenue.
The following is about the amount OF the
work to be don't, and the materials to be fur
nished i'll the construction and completion OF
said work, and upon which bids will be COM
pared:
one thousand five hundred and fifty G.55OI
cubic yards Of excavation. one hundred and
twenty-five G.5) cubic yards of which is to be
emhankment on the street; excavation only to
be paid for;
Two thousand two hundred and forty C.24)
lincal feet Of new 20 by 4 inch four cut curb;
one hun lred and ninety-two G92) lineal feet
Of Old curb t. be four cut and reset;
-Four tD sets OF new 20 by 4 inch four cut
corners.
rails and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
tath proposal must De enclosed IN a seaiea
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name of
the bidder and OF the Improvement. and d.
rectcd 20 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
Bidders must specify in their proposals that,
shoull the above work be awarded to them.
they Mil bind themselves to finish and COM
plete the same within twenty-five (25) consecu-
Tho plans and %specifcs tons of the work can
bc 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-
conlranied 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 III such proposals, qualify as to
their responsibility in The amount of such pro-
posH1. and bind themselves that. IL the contract
be awarded 10 the person or persons making
the proposal, they will. upon its being 80
awarded. becCme his or their sureties for the
faithful performance OF said work; and that 1t
the perso or persons omit or refuse to execute
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 thu person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall he executed.
TIE En1rd OF Street and Water Commission
erH or 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 s%ureties are hereby notified that
OF the Law creating the Board of Street and
Water commissioners, approved March IS. 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-
flciencY 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,
II he shall so desire. or shall be so instructed
by ANY statement that may be made by such
proposed hondslnen. but shall have full power
AMI absolute discretion, in the whole matter.
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie WORK.
BY direction Of the Board of Street and Water
Comm .Ssioners OF the City Of Newark.
NJ. r. SHERRERD,
1y29-5t Chief Engineer.