Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-24
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. n. j.. May 10. 1910.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
f tWsnts s:ly e s Gsy 0 Of Sag p l Isl Of a nhu opened ta a,
the last named hour. at a public meeting Of the
Board to be held at said time and place. fol-
construction Of reinforced concrete curb and
PARK AVENUE.
from High street to the East Orange line.
fhs following Is about the amount OF the
work to be done, and the materials to be fur
niehed In the construction and completion OF
said work. and upon which bids will be COM
pared:
Seven thousand FIVE hundred q. 5000 lineal feet
OF reinforced concrete curb and 3 foot reinforced
One thousand two hundred . and fifty q $50,
lineal feet of curved corner reinforced concrete
curb, Ia foot radius. with 500 lineal feet of 3 foot
reinforced concrete cutters.
STANDARD prices will be paid for the following:
Thirty go square yards Of brick pavement
Thirty 500 square yards of brick repaving on
q six 80 inch concrete foundation;
Forty AO square yards of asphalt pavemW
on a six 81 inch concrete foundation;
Forty t4O square yards Of resurfacing asphalt
twenty-five (2O square yards of granite pave
ment on a six t6) inch concrete foundation:
Twenty-Five (25) square yards of granite re-
paving on q six 80 Inch concrete foundation.
Bidders are not TO state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
envelope, properly 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 will state their prices in writing az
Bidders must specify in their proposals that,
should the above work sbe awarded to them,
they VIII bind themselves to finish and COM
tive working 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 ommissi
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to ne ac-
coinpanied b. the consent in writihs nr two
s%ureties. 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. II the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
awarded, become his or their sure.ies for the
faithful performance OF said work: and that II
Newark any differences between the sums tc
upon completion of the Contract and thai
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
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 provisions OF the seventh section
OF the law creating the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners. approved March Is, 1891,
that the bond or bonds to be given for tbs
faithful execution ana performance Of said
public work shall first be approved as to SUI
fciency by the Board. and as to Form by ths
counsel of the Board. and. no contract. shall
be binding on the city or become effective OF
operative until such bond Is so approved; and
the President OF the Board shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath
by the Board. but the Board will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bon ismen. but shall have full power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter
and this provision shall be referred to in any
lie work.
BY direction of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners OF the City of Newark.
MORRIS r. SHERRERD.
my1e-6t Chief Engineer.