Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-31
City Advertisements.

OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water Com
City Hall.
Newark, N. J.,i August rs, 1910.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
first day Of September, islo. and opened at the
last bosrd named IN q. hour SsI5 at s a public s,n. meeting meet Of the the
the tagging Of the sidewalks in
BRYANT STREET,
from LINCOLN avenue to summer avenue. ana in
NORTH TWELFTH STREET,
from Fourth avenue to springdaie avenue.
SOUTH TWELFTH STREE
from Central avenue to Thirteenth avenue.
And for the grading, curbing and tagging Of
LEHIGH AVENUE,
from about 600 feet west OF Bergen street to
MAPEs AVENUE,
from about 500 feet west of Bergen street to os-
borne terrace, and
SHEPARD AVENUE,
from about 800 feet west of Bergen street to
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 BRYANT STREET FLAGGING:
Two thousand three hundred and twenty
Fifty B) cubic yards Of excavation.
GING:
Five thousand nine hundred Is. 300 square feet
Of tagging 5 feet wide:
Fifty 900 cubic yards of excavation.
FOR SOUTH TWELFTH STREET GRAD
ING N CURBING;
Three thousand five hundred $500 cubic
yards excavation;
hneal feet of 20 by 4 inch four cut curb. set In
concrete;
Fifty (5N lineal feet of old curb four cut and
Three t) sets OF 20 by 4 inch four cut corners
set in concrete;
Four hundred and eighty (4S0) square feet of
Belgian bridging.
One d catch basin with connection complete.
FOR LEHIGH AVENUE GRADING. CURB
ING AND ne
Two thousand five hundred and eighty-fve
2,6S6) cubic yards OF em~bankment. two thou
sand four hundred (2,400) cubic yards of which
~ excavation on the street: enhancement is 10
be paid for only;
One thousand six hundred and thirty u.ss0
llneal feet of 20 by 4 inch four cut curb;
Eight thousand one hundred and fifty Is, 150
square, feet of tagging 5 feet wide;
One hundred GG0) lineal feet of "a inch double
strength terra Gotta pipe.
FoR MAPEs AVENUE GRADING. CURLING
AND
Eleven hundred 1,100) cubic Yards of embank-
ment, one hundred Q0) cubic yards of which
is excavation on the street: embankment to be
paid for only;
Nine hundred and twenty (s20 lineal feet of
20 by 4 inch four cut curb;
-Four thousand six hundred a 5000 square feet
or Tagging 5 feet wide;
One hundred (100) lineal feet of "a inch double
strength terra Gotta pipe.
FOR SHEPARD AVENUE CURB
INC AND FLAGGING:
Eleven hundred q. 100 cubic yards of embank-
ment, three hundred 600 cubic yards of which
- ~ IN AK stfSetS tiuDdIlhmeHL TO De
paid for only:
Nine hundred and forty GAO nneai feet OF q
by 4 inch four cut curb:
Four thousand seven hundred Il. ZOO square
feet of tagging IS feet wide;
One hundred Qoo) lineal feet Of "a inch double
strength terra Gotta pipe.
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 be enclosed In A sealed
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 thai
should the above work be awarded to them,
they Will bind themselves to finish and com
plete the same within the following number o,
consecutive working days:
Bryant street Blagging-Twelve Qz) days.
North Twelfth Street Fi~agging-Twenty co,
South Twelfth Street Grading and curbing-
Fifty 800 days.
~ging-Thirty 600 days
Mapes Avenue Grading. curbing and Flaggins
Shepard Avenue Grading. curbing and Flag
ging-Thirty 900 days.
The plans and specifications of the work car
be examined at the office OF the Chief EnRineel
of the Board of Street and Water Commission.
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to be &C
companied by the consent in writing OF tw,
s~ureties, OF a surety company ouallaed IN 4,
business in New Jersey, who shall, at the tim.
or putting IN such proposals. qualify as t.
49, 80 iA0 - ~ BuCn DfO
posal, and bind themselves that. IL the ~contrac
be awarded to the person or persons maxim,
the proposal, they will, upon its bein9 ~
awarded, become his or their stiret,es for tn,
faithful performance OF said work, and that 4
the person or persons omit or refuse to execut,
ouch contract they will pay to the CITY o.
Newark any difference between the sums L
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion of the contract and tina
which the City of Newark may be Obliged I,
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 al
proposals for the above work, as they ma,
deem best for the interest OF the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified tina
under the provisions of the seventh sectio,
Of the law creating the Board OF Street AM
that the bond or bonds to be given for N,
faithful execution and performance OF sal,
public work shall first be approved as to suf
fciency by the Board, and as to form nv IN,
counsel OF the Board. and no contract shal
he binding on the city or become efective d
4 operative until such bond is so approved. an.
the President of the Board shall have MOVE
IL he shall so desire. or shall be so instructe,
by the Board. but the Board will not be boun,
by any statement that may be made by eucl
proposed bondsmen. but shall have full powe
and absolute discretion in the whole matter
and this provision shall be referred TO in an,
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
Id work.
BY direction Of the Board OF Street and waite
Commissioners Of the City of Newark.
NORRIS R. sHERRHRD,
auszd-bt Chief Engineer.