Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-13
CITY Ap-vERTIsEMENrs.
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.
Newark, N. j.. September 0. 1910.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. M, of Thursday, the
fifteenth day of September, 1910, and opened at
the last named hour, at a public meeting Of the
board 10 be held at said time and place. for
the paving of
from William street to Branford place.
The following Is about the amount OF the work
to be done, and the materials to be furnished in
the construction and completion OF said work.
and upon which bids will be compared:
One thousand six hundred d,60O square yards
Of asphalt block pavement on a concrete
foundation:
Nine hundred 1900 lineal feet of IS by S inch
fopr cut curb. set in concrete;
Two hundred GOO lineal feet Of old curb.
AStandard prices will be paid for the following:
in concrete;
Thirty-two 1922 lineal feet of new header curb
Get In concrete:
Ten O0 square yards of asphalt repaving On
old concrete;
Ten uO) square yards OF bitulithic repaving on
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there Is a hxed
amount provided for IN the specifications
Each proposal must DO enclosed in a sealed
envelope, properly indorsed 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 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 twenty-five (20 consecu-
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 Commission
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent in writing of 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, IL the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they will, upon its being so
awarded, become his or their ~sureties for the
faithful performance of said work, and that IL
the person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they viii 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
,Thich the City Of Newark may be obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Board 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 fos the above work, as they may
deem nest for the interest of the city.
Bidders and s~ureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions of the seventh section
Of the law creating the Board of Street and
water Commissioners, approved March %, 1891,
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and performance OF said
nnhlio work shall first be approved as to suf-
foiency by the Board. and as to form by the
counsel Of the Board. and no contract shall
onerat,ve until such bond is so approved. and
AZ President of the Board shall have power
"a examine the proposed b%ondsmen under oath,
II he shall so desire, or shall be SO instructed
nv The Board, but the Board will not be bound
Nv anv statement that may be made by such
ryonosed bondsnen, but shall have full power
snd absolute discretion in the whole matter,
and this provision shall be referred to in any
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie work.
Commissioners of the City OF Newark.
MORRIS r. SHERRERD.
.onest Chief Engineer.