Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-17
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
oFFfCE Of the Board Of street AID Water Com
missioners Of the City OF Newark.
CITY Hall.

OFFICE of the Board of street AID Water Com
missioners Of the City Of Newark.
Newark, n. j., November II. 1910.
Sealed proposals Will be received at this ONCE
from S:lb to $3.50 o'clock p. m., OF Thursday, the
seventeenth day Of November, 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
from Arlington avenue to Second a anue. and FOR
the tagging of the sidewalks in
FRELINGHUYSEN AVENUE,
from Biselow street to Dayton street.
The following Is about the amount OF the WORK
the construction and completion of said work.
and upon which bids viii be compared:
FOR CLIFTON AVENUE GRADING:
Three thousand five hundred $500 cubic
Yards of embankment, three thousand two hun
bred 5000 cubic yards of which is excavation
on the street; embankment to be paid for;
Three thousand and twenty g, 02o) lneal feet
OF new 20 by 4 inch four cut curb;
Six 81 sets OF new 90 ~ A inch four cut
Three hundred tsoo) square feet Of new Bel
gian bridging
Fifteen thousand one hundred C5. 100 square
feet OF new tagging, ; feet wide;
one I'D basin complete;
One u basin, using old head and sill:
One ~ new granite head and sill on old
FoR FRELlNGHuYsEN AVENUE FLAG
Forty-fve thousand t45. GOO square feet of new
tagging, s feet wide:
one thoussnd u.ooo) square feet Of old flag
kiLE Efd
rive Hundred 600 square feet of artificial
stone walk,
einbankrnent. two hundred (2e) cubic yards of
which is excavation on the street; embsukment
only TO be paid for.
Bidders are no, to state any price for ma
teriais and work for which there IL a nxed
amount provided for IN the specincations-
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelopes. properly indorsed with the name Of
the bidder and OF the improvement, and al
nnf~rtOAaro ~ fha Civ NJ NavaTl
Bidders Will state their prices In writing as
well as In figures.
should the above work be awarded TO them.
they VIII bind themselves to nnlsh and com.
piste the same within the Glowing number Of
consecutive working days:
Clifton Avenue G-rading-sixty 100 days.
Frelinghuysen Avenue F~lagging-F1fty 500
fhs plans and specifications OF the work can
be examined at the Office OF the Chief Engineer
or the Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers at the City Han. Said proposals 10 be sc-
companied by the consent In writing Of two
business in New Jersey, who snail. al the time
OF putting in such proposals, qualify as to
their responsibility In the amount OF such pro-
be awarded to the person or persons making
The proposal. they VIII upon Its being 50
faithful performance OF said work, and that IL
the person or persons omit or refuse TO execute
Newark any difference between the sums 10
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion or the contract and that
vhich the City OF Newark may be Obliged 10
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Board OF Street and Water Commission
es of the City OF Newark reserve to them
selves the right 10 accept or reject any or all
proposals TO- the above work. as they may
deem oest for the interest OF the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions OF the seventh section
OF the law creating the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March rs, 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 suf-
hciency by the Board, and as TO form by the
counsel of the Board, and no contract shall
be- binding on the city or become effective or
operative until such bond Is 30 approved, and
the President OF the Board shall have power
10 examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
If 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 SHAH 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.
NORRIS r. SHERRERD,
n~ov11-5t Chief Engineer