Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-04
CITY ADvERrrsnsrnSrs.
OFFICE Of the Board OF Street and Watts
Commissioner OF the City of Newark.
City Hall.

OFFICE Of the Board OF Street and Watts
Commissioners of the City of Newark.
Newark, II. J.. September 80, 1919.
Sealed proposals will be received at this once
from S:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. M. of Thursday. the
sixth day OF October, 1910, and opened at the
last named hour. at a public meeting OF the
board to be held at said time and place. for
the grading, curbing and tagging Of
SOUTH TREET
from Pacific street to Tyler street. and for this
RI LOCKWOOD AVENUE.
from Bigelow street to Runyon street.
The following IL about the amount of tho work
In the construction and completion Of said work.
and upon which bids will be compared:
Q SOUTH STREET GRADING. cURBING
Three thousand four hundred "a. 400 cubic
yards OF embankment, one hundred 1o0 cubic
dls2S SQUARE feet Of Belgian bridging; -
square feet Of tagging 8 feet wide;
Two % basins with connections complete;
sin;
One % new head and sill on. old basin.
FOR R1DGEwooD AVENUE PAVING:
Two thousand nine hundred and seventy
2.97O square yards of brick pavement on a SIX
C) inch concrete foundation;
Nine hundred 5000 lineal feet Of 20 by 4 inch
four cut curb set in concrete:
Five hundred and eighty $500 lineal feet OF
oid curb four cut ana reset tn concrete;
Nine hundred 5000 cubic yards of extra
excavation. including Sidewalks, to be included
IL Inv u phfAHBB anu npl u 10 plu TOT sep
arately.
Standard prices will be paid for the following.
Two t0 sets of 20 by 4 inch four cut corners,
set IN concrete;
Three CD noiselese manhoie covers;
Forty ($0) bneal feet of new header curb set
In concrete.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a fxed
amount provided for in the specifications.
envelope, properly Endorsed with the name of
the bidder and OF the improvement. ana directed
10 tho nAard M ~ on1 NN~aNA.
of the City of Newark,
Bidders Will state their prices in writing az
Bidders must specify IN their proposals that
should the above work be awarded TO them
they win bind themselves to finish and com
plete the same within the following number of
consecutive working days:
South Street grading. curbing and tagging
Sixty (60 days;
Ridgewood avenue p~aving-Thlrty (sN 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 Commission
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent in writing I" two
business In New Jersey. who shall at the time
OF putting IN such proposals. qualify as to
their responsibility in the amount Of such pro-
posal. and bind themselves that, II the contract
he awarded TO the person or persons making
the proposal. they will. upon its being so
awarded, become HIS or their sureties for thu
faithful performance of said work, and that IL
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
upon completion OF the contract and that
which tho City Of Newark may be- obliged 10
pay the person or persons by whom such cons
tract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commissions
ers Of the City of NewBrlg reserve TO them
selves the right to accept or reject any or ali
proposals for the above work. as they may
deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and %sureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions of the seventh section
OF the XIV 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 SUI
fciency by tho Board. and as TO form by the
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 I
to examine the proposed bondsmen 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 bondsmen, 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 watsx
Commissioners OF the City OF Newark.
MORRIS r.
sepS0-5t Chief Engineer.