Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-21
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
commissioner of the City of Newark.
newark ess q Rar \. j.. May 10. 1910.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
from 3:15 to $3.50 O'Clock p. m. of Thursday, the
twenty-sixth day of May, 1910, and opened at
the last named hour. at a public meeting Of the
Board to be held at said time and place, for
construction of reinforced concrete curb and
PARK AVENUE,
from High street to the East Orange line.
The following is about the amount Of the
work to be done, and the materials to be fur
nished in the construction and completion of
said work, and upon which bids will be COM
pared:
Seven thousand five hundred q, 5oo) linesl feet
of reinforced concrete curb and 8 foot reinforced
concrete cutters;
One thousand two hundred and fifty d,25W
lineal feet Of curved corner reinforced concrete
curb. IA foot radius. with 500 lineal feet of 9 foot
reinforced concrete cutters.
Standard prices will be paid for the following
Thirty 900 square yards of brick pavement
on a six go inch concrete foundation;
Thirty 800 square yards of brick repaving on
q six go Inch concrete foundation;
Forty 40 square yards Of asphalt pavement
on a six go inch concrete foundation;
Forty 4O square yards OF resurfacing asphalt
pavement:
Twenty-Five (25) square yards of granite pave
ment on a six 60 inch concrete foundation;
Twenty-Five (25) square yards of granite re-
paving on a six 0) Inch concrete foundation.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for In the specifcations.
E4dCn PTOpOSdl nus 20 cHCioStu III u Stdltu
envelope, properly Endorsed 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 seventy-nye (75) consecu-
The plans and specifications of the work can
be examined at the office of the Chief Engineer
of the board of Street and Water COommissiOn-
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals tn ne ac-
companied b. the consent in writins M two
sureties, or a surety cor .pany qualified to do
business In New Jersey. Who shall. at the time
of putting In such proposals, qualify as to
posal, and bind themselves that, If the contract
he awarded to the person or persons making
awarded. become his or their sure.ies for the
faithful performance of said work; and that II
such contract they will pay to the CITY Of
Newark any differences between the sums tc
which he or they would have been entitled
which the City OF Newark may be Obliged to
pay tho nerson or persons by whom such con
The Board of Street and Water Commission.
ers Of tn, City of Newark reserve to them,
selves the right to accept or reject any or al
proposals for the above work. as they ma,
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 creating the Board Of Street amt
that the bond or bonds 70 be given for II,
faithful execution and performance OF SAID
public work shall first be approved as TO suf
fciency by the Board, and as to form by tbs
counsel OF the Board. and no contract. shall
be binding on the city or become effective o.
operative until such bond is 80 approved ant
the President Of the Board shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath
by the Board. but the Board will not be bount
by any statement that may be made by sucf
proposed bon ismen. but shali have full power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter
and this provision shall be referred to In anJ
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie work.
BY direction Of the BOARD OF Street and Water
commissioners of the City of Newark.
MORRIS r. SHERRFRD.
my1e-5t Chief Engineer.