The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-30
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

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missioners of the City of Newark.
CITY HALL.
Newark, N. j.. March %. 1900.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
from 3:l6 to $3.50 o'clock p. M. of Thursday, the
hrst gay OF April, 1909; and opened at the last
to be held at said time and place, for the paving
MI. PROSPECT AVENUE.
from Elwood avenue to Verona avenue. on
both sides of the street railway tracks, with the
exception of 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
nished in the construction and completion OF
said work, and upon which bids win be COM
pared:
Fifteen thousand Ave hundred u5. 500 square,
yards of brick pavement on a six 6 inch
Five thousand Q,OooN lineal feet of new 20 by
4 inch -four cut curb. set in concrete;
One thousand 4, 000) ltneal feet of old curb,
four cut and reset in concrete;
One ID new catch basin with connecting
chute complete.
One thousand u.Ooo) lineal feet of new 1s by
5 inch header curb. set in concrete;
One hundred and fifty $50 square feet of new
Belgian bridging laid on concrete;
Ten uW sets of new 20 by inch four cut
corners SCI in concrete;
Eighteen uS) new noiseless manhole covers
to replace old covers.
Bidders are not TO state any price for ma
terials and wo.k for which there r a fixed
dilobht PipNNf' W ~ thN
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope, propecly Endorsed with the name of
the bidder and of the Improvement. and d.
rected to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners of the City Of Newark.
Bidders viii state their prices in writing as
bidders must specify in their proposals that,
should the above work be awarded to them. they
will bind themselves to finish and complete the
same within ninety 800 consecutive working
days. i
- - apatnad ht tho of1co of fhe Chief EUUinaar
of the Board OF Street and Water Commission
ers at the City HALL. said proposals to be ac-
sureties. or a surety company qualified to do
business in New Jersey who shall, at the time
their responsibility in the amount OF such pro-
posal, and bind themselves that, IL the contract
be awarded 70 the person or persons making
awarded. become his or their ~sureties for the
faithful performance Of said york; 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 h. o. they would have been entitled
which the city ca Newark may be obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom such con,
The Boa.d OF Street and Water Commission
ers OF the CITY of Newark reserve TO them
proposals for the above work. as they may
deem best for the interest OF the city.
under the provisiohA Of the seventh section
OF the Law creating tho Board of Street and
that TIE bord or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and performance OF said
public work shah FIRST be approved as 70 suf-
hoiency py the Board. and as TO form by the
counsel of the Board, and no contract shall
be binding on the city ~ become effective or
operative until such bond is so approved; and
the Presid ant OF the Board shall have power
TO examine the proposed hondsmen under oath,
II Ne shall SC desire, or shall be so instructed
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bonds;nen. but shall have full po~er
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 or Street and
Water Commissioners Of the cityNsY Newark.
MORRIS r sIERREHD
MARE. st Chief Engineer,