Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-20
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
City Hall
Newark N. j.. August 10. 1910
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
from 3:15 to $3.50 O'Clock p. M. of Thursday, tho
twenty fifth day of August, 1910, and opened at
the last named hour, at public meeting of the
Board to be, held at said time and place, for the
paving and repaving of the following streets and
LAKE STREET,
from Bloomfield avenue to Park avenue;
GARRABRANT PLACE.
from Bridge street northerly about 220 feet and
MURRAY STREET,
from the westerly side of New Jersey Railroad
avenue to Avenue G.
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:
FOR LAKE STREET PAVING:
Seven thousand nine hundred C,s0o) square
yards of brick pavement on a six (6) inch con-
crete foundation;
Three thousand 5000, lineal feet of 20 by 4
inch four cut curb. set in concrete
One thousand 1000 lineal feet of old curb
four cut and set In concrete;
one l) catch basin with connection complete;
One ID basin using old head and SILL
One % new granite head and sill on old basin;
One ID manhoe complete with noiseless
cover.
Standard prices will be paid for the following:
One ~ set of 20 by inch four cut corners set
in concrete:
Eleven (11) noiseless manhole covers;
Thirty-six t56) lineal feet OF new header curb,
set Ia concrete
fOtN NAflhA bhANl Il4A1tS HEPAtlNG.
Three hundred and thlrty-iye 1856 square
yards CT obung granite block pavement on a
six t6) inch concrete foundation;
Forty-eight (4S) square feet OF Belgian bridg-
ing laid on concrete:
one ID catch basin with connection complete,
One dJ manhole complete with noiseless
cover.
Standard prices will be paid for the following:
Two hundred and thirty t2so) lneal feet OF
new header curb, set in concrete;
Two % sets Of l6 by 5sinch four cut corners
FOR MURRAY STREET PAVING AND RE-
PAVING:
Six thousand five hundred t6,500) square yards
Of oblong granite block pavement on six 90
inch concrete foundation; 81
Two thousand five hundred e. 5OO) lineal feet
of 16 by inch four cut curb set in concrete: !:
Six hundred (G0o) lineal feet of old curb four
cut and set in concrete;
Eleven hundred and forty Il .140) square feet
of Belgian bridging laid on concrete;
One "a catch basin with connection complete;
One ID basin using old head and sill;
One ID new granite head and sill on old basin
One Cd manhole complete with noiseless
cover.
Standard prices will be paid for the following.
Three 90 sets OF 16 by ) inch four cut corners
set In concrete
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for In the specifications
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope, properly indorsed with the name of
the bidder and Of the Improvement and d.
reeted to the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners of the City of Newark.
Bidders viii 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 hnsh and COM
plete the same within the following number Of
consecutive working days:
Lake Street Paving-Forty-hve N5) days
Garrabrant Place Repaving-Twenty (20) days.
| Murray Street Pairing and Repaving-Sixty
(60) 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 az the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
i companied by the consent in writing OF two
suretles, or surety company qualified to dc
business in New Jersey who shall at the time
| OF putting in such proposals, qualify to
their responsibility In the amount of such pro.
posal, and bind themselves that. If the contract
be awarded to the person persons making
! the proposal they will, upon its being sc
awarded become his their sureties for the
faithful performance OF said work. and that ii
the person persons omit refuse to execute
such contract they will pay to the City OF
Newark any difference between the sums tc
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion of the contract and that
which the City OF Newark may be obliged &c
pay the person or persons by whom such con.
4 tract shall be executed.
j The Board of Street and Water Commission.
ers of the City OF Newerk, reserve to them
selves the right to accept or reject any or al
proposals for the above work. they may
dcem best for the interest OF the city.
Bidders and sureties hereby notified tina,
under the provisions of the seventh sectior
Of the law creating the Board OF Street anc
| that the bond or bonds to be given for thu
| faithful execution and performance Of saic
public work shall first be approved as to suf
| fciency by the Board. and to form by TIL,
counsel of the Board. and no contract shal
be binding or the city or become effective o,
operative until such bond is 50 approved ant
the President OF the Board shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath
/ II he shall so desire, shall be so instructed
liby the Board. but the Board Will not be bount
| by any ssetement that may be made by sucl
| proposed bondsmen but shall have full powe
| and absolute discretion in the whole matter
| and this provision shall be referred to in an,
lie work.
BY direction OF the Board of Street and wate
Commissioners Of the City of Newark.
MORRIS r. SHERRERD,
aug19-5t Chief Engineer.
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