The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-25
cITY ApvERrrsEMENrs.
OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water Com.
missioners of the City of Newark.
CITY HALL.

OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners of the city Of Newark.
CITY HALL.
Newark, N. j.. October 81. 1909.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
d llsS ff a9e $ swsn to sisq G''l Ssx' p ?; % %c,o o. Th ,g1s
end opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting of the Board to be held at said time
SOUTH CANAL STREET,
from Mulberry street to River street, and the
HIGHLAND STREET,
from Magnolia street to Fairmount avenue.
The Following Is about the amount of the work
10 be done, and the materials to be furnished In
the construction and completion Of said work.
and upon which bids will be compared:
Two thousand seven hundred 2.7o0) square
yards of oblong granite block pavement on a
six g, inch concrete oundation;
One thousand three hundred 1900 Iineai feet
or IS by 8 inch four cut curb, set in concrete;
Two hundred and sixty (26O square feet Of
Heigian bridging laid on concrete;
One % catch basin with connection complete:
one % catch basin using old head and dli.
Three G) sets OF 1S by 8 inch four cut corners.
set in concrete;
one hundred 1000 square feet of old bridging
FOR HIGHLAND STREET PAVING:
One thousand three, hundred q. 500 square
crete. foundation;
Fifty 1907 lineal feet of 20 by { inch four cut
Eleven hundred and sixty q ,l6o) ineaI feet
Of old 20 by 4 inch curb redressed four cut and
set In concrete;
One % catch basin with connection complete;
One ID manhole with noiseless cover. COM
plete.
STANDARD prices will be paid for the following:
One "a new roiseless manhole cover.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
t@erials and work for which :ssre y a Fixed
Each proposal must be enclosed in a scaled
envelope, properly. Endorsed with the name Of
reeted 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
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:
South Canal Street Repaving-Thirty G)
days;
Highland Street ~Paving-Twenty 600 days.
The plans and specihcs tons Of the work can
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
%sureties. or a surety company qualifed to DO
business in New Jersey, who shall. at the time
their responsibility in the amount of such pro-
uosal. 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; and that II
the person or 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
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which the City Of Newark may be obliged TO
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed
The Bo ard of Street and Water Commission
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 ~silreties are hereby notified that
under the provisions Of the seventh section
Of the Law creating the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March 2. 1891.
that the bond or bonds to be given for tho
faithful execution and performance OF said
public work shall first be approved as to suf-
ftciency by the Board. and as to form By the
counsel Of the Board. and no contract dfiall
be binding on the city or become effective pr
operative until such bond ia so approved; and
the President OF the Board shall have power
TO examine the proposed bondemen under oath.
II 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 such
proposed bondsinen. 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.
M. r. SHERRERD,
~octei75t Chief Engineer.