Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-30
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE of the Board cs Street and Wates
Commissioners of the City OF Newark
City Hall.

OFFICE of the Board Q: Street and watss
Commissioners of the CITY, Of Newark.
Newark, n. j., September 30 1910.
Sealed proposals will be received at this once
sixth day of october, 1910, and opened at the
last named hour, at public meeting OF the the
board to be held at said time and place. for
the grading, curbing and tagging OF
SOUTH STREET,
from Pacific street to Tyler street, and for the
RI oGEWOOD AVENUE
from Bigelow street to Runyon street.
The following is about the amount or 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:
FOR SOUTH STREET GRADING, CuRBlNG
AND FIAAGGING:
Three thousand four hundred (3,4Ool cubic
yards of embanSment one hundred Qoo) cubic
yards of which is excavation on the street; en-
bankment to be paid for only;
Four thousand six hundred (460O) lineal feet
of 20 by inch four cut curb;
Ten i1O) sets 20 by inch four cut corners;
One thousand eight hundred and twenty-four
d,s2i) square feet of Belgian bridging;
Twenty-Five thousand five hundred (22,50O
square feet of Tagging feet wide;
| Two 90 basins with connections complete;
One % basin complete. using old head and
sill;
One % new head and sill on old basin,
FOR RIDGEWooD AVENUE PAVING:
Two thousand nine hundred and seventy
e. 970) square yards of brick pavement on a six
go inch concrete foundation
Nine hundred 5000 llneal feet OF 20 by inch
four cut curb set In concrete:
| Five hundred and eighty $500 lineal feet of
old curb four cut and reset in concrete;
One ID basin with connection complete.
! Standard prices will be paid for the following:
Two (2) sets of 20 by inch four cut corners,
| set in concrete
| Forty (40) lineal feet of new header curb set
in concrete.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
| Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
/ nrOpeTlV ind0rsed with the of
| the bidder and of the improvement. and directed
| to the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
/ of the City of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing as
well as in figures
| should the above work be awarded to them
| they will bind themselves to finish and COM
piete the within the following number of
| consecutive working days:
! South Street grading. curbing and Tagging
| Sixty (60) days
Ridgewood avenue paving-Thirty (SO) days.
] The plans and specifications of the work can
be examined at the office Of the Chief Engineer
@ ors az the CITY Hall. said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent In writing of two
sureties, or a surety company qualified to do
| business in New Jersey. VINO 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, If 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 Of they would have been entitled
| upon completion of the contract and that
| which tho City of Newark may be obliged to
! pay the person persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commission
| ers of the City of Newark to them
! selves the right to accept reject any all
| 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 law creeting the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners approved March 2s 1891,
\ that the bond or bond to be given for the
| faithful execution and performance of said
| public work shall first lie approved to suf-
| aciency by the Board. and to form by the
| counsel Of the Board. and no contract shall
| be binding on the city or become effective or
| oneratiye until such bond is so approved, and
| the president of the Board shall have power
| to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
| n he shall SO desire. or shall be so instructed
| bv 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
Hv direction of the Board of Street and Water
| Commissioners of the City of Newark
NORRIS r. SHERRERD,
sepS0-5t Chief Engineer.
! OFFICE of the Chief Engineer of the Board Oh
Street and Water Commissioners of thu City
of Newark.
Notice-The final estimates for the following
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