Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-29
CITY ApvEnrrsEsENrs.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET N
WATER COMMISSIONERS OF II
CITY OF NEWARK.
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET n
WATER COMMISSIONERS OF H
CITY OF NEWARK,
City Hall.
Newark, NJ. j., September %. 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
tiee from 3:15 to $3.50 O'Clock y. M OF Thurs,
day, the fifth day of October, 1911, and opened
at the last named hour, at a public meeting
Of the board to be held at said time and place,
for the paving and repavins OF the following
JOHNSON AVENUE.
from Watson avenue to about Sl5 feet south
KIpP STREET.
from Rose street to Waverly avenue;
FRELINGHUYSEN AVENUE.
from Dayton street TO the Essex county
line. on both sides of the street railway tracks,
with the exception of one foot on each side
TicHENoR LANE.
from Murray street TO Parkhurst street,
The following is about the amount of the
nished in the construction and completion of
said work. and upon which bids will be COM
! pared:
o JOHNSON AVENUE PAVING:
Eight hundred and thirty $500 square yards
Of ten 0ol inch telford pavement;
Two hundred and ten (2l0) square yards Of
brick, pavement on u six t) inch concrete
foundation;
cut curb, set In concrete; -.
SIX hundred 5000 lineal feet of old four cut
curb, redressed and set in concrete.
Standard prices will he paid for the fol-
lowing;
Two 90 noiseless manhole covers;
One ID set 20 by 4 inch four cut corners, set
in concrete;
One % basin with connection complete;
One ID basin using old head and sill,
One ID new head and sill on old basin;
One ID manhole complete with noiseless
covers.
FOR KIPP STREET PAVING:
One thousand three hundred and nifty u'S1l
square yards of brick pavement on a six 0)
inch concrete foundations;
Seven hundred and fifty (50) lineal feet or
| 10 by b Inch four cut curb, set In concrete,
One hundred 900 lineal feet of old curb, re-
dressed four cut and set In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for tho fol-
lowing:
Two 90 sets of IS by 5 inch four cut corners.
set in concrete;
Thirty 500 lineal feet OF new header curb,
set in concrete;
one - basin with connection complete;
One Cd basin using old head and sill,
One ID head and sill on old basin;
One ID manhole complete with noiseless
FOR FRBLINGHUYsEN AVENUE RE
PAVING:
Twenty-Five thousand eight hundred and
twenty-nine t25,S 29) square yards of oblong
granite block pavement on a six C) inch con-
crete foundations;
Nine thousand nine hundred and ten (s.siW
lineal feet of is by 6 inch four cut granite
curb, set In concrete;
Twenty-nine (2O sets OF IS by 6 inch four
cut granite corners set In concrete; including
about forty-five A5) lineal feet of special Is
foot radius;
one thousand three hundred and thirty-two
Ait"oAf sdtott ttA u iaiiiN WihShs '"4
on concrete;
one hundred and twenty-five Cpd Iineal feet
OF "a inch iron pipe.
Standard prices win be paid for the fol
lowing:
one % basin with connection complete;
One ID basin using old head and sill;
One "a head and all on old basin;
One % manhole complete.
The stone from the old macadam pavement
to be the property OF the contractor and al
lowance for the same must be made in bidding
Tor the new pavement. ~
PAV1NG:
one thousand six hundred 1900, square
yards of oblong granite block pavement on a
six go inch concrete foundation;
Seven hundred 1000 lineal feet of 20 by )
inch four cut curb; set IN concrete ,.,u,..
Bridging laid on concrete,
One hundred 900 square feet OF granite
bridging laid on concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol
Three 49, sets of 20 by inch four cut cor
ners, set in concrete;
-Four hundred 400 lineal feet OF new header
curb, set in concrete;
One % basin with connection complete;
one ~ basin using old head and sill
one G1 head and sill on old basin;
One ID manhole complete.
About 1000 square yards Of old trap rock
tor, and allowance for the same must be made
In biding FOR the now pavement
Bidders are not to state any price Tor ana ma,
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 Watar Com
missloners of the city Of Newark.
Bidders Will state their prices in writing "a
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 the following number OF
consecutive working days;
Johnson Avenue P~aving-Fifteen 00 days.
Kipp Street ~Paying-Eighteen us) days
Fre~llnghuysen Avenue Repaving-one nun
bred and thirty Q3O days.
Tichenor Lane Paving and Repaving-
Twenty 900 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 at the city Hall. Said proposals. to be &C
eonnpanied bS the consent IN wrlting OF lso
business in Kew Jersey, who 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. II the contract
be awarl ed 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 II
the person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they will pay to the City of
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
upon, completion Of the contract and that
which the city Of Newark may be Obliged to
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 10 them
selves the right to accept or reject any or 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 creating the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March %, 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-
ficiency 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 so approved: and
the President of the Board shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath,
II he snail so desire, or shall be 50 instructed
b. the Board, but the Board will not be bound
by any statement that may he 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
lie work.
By direction Of the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners Of the City of Newark.
MORRIS r. SHERRERD,
sep29-5t City Engineer.