Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-13
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., February 0, 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
day. the sixteenth day Of February, is1i. and
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting of the board to be held at said time
and place.
For repairing the asphalt pavements In such
streets and highways as may be designated
by the Chief Engineer for the year 1911, with
the understanding that the contracts may he
continued for the years 1912 and 1918 at the
game rate per unit prices.
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 viii be COM
pared:
Eight thousand %, oO) square yards of asphalt
Twelve thousand d2OOO) square yards of
asphalt PPh repairing; . no..,..,
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there Is a nxed
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed with the nsme OF
the bidder and of the improvement. and d.
rected to the Board Of Street and Water Com
missloners Of the City of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing as
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 as required In the s%pecitca-
tions.
The plans anu organizations 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 ao-
companied by the consent in writing of two
~sureties, or a surety company qualified to do
business In New 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. IL the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they will. upon its being 80
awarded, become his or their ~sureties for he
faithful performance of said work, and that IL
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
which the City OF Newark may be obliged to
ray the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Board Of Street and Water Commission
els of the City of Newark reserve to them
selves the right TO accept or reject any or all
I 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 IS. 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-
hciency 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 unth such bond Is so approved, and
the president of the board shall have power
TO examine the proposed bondsmen under oath,
IL he shall so desire. or shall be so instructed
by the board, but the boaru 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
lie work.
BY direction of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioner Of the City Of Newark.
MORRIS r. SHERRERD.
febs-6t Chief Engineer,