Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-28
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE OF the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioner OF the city Of Newark
CIV Haii

OFFICE OF the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioner OF the city of Newark.
City Hall.
Sealed proposals viii be received at thi.
once from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m, Of Thurs
day. the twenty ninth day OF June. 1911, and
opened at the last named hour. at a pubic
meeting of the board to be held At said time
and place fSF t5s Pfyln ssy e
from Elwood avenue to Grafton Avenue
This following IL 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
Five thousand 1--WE hundred and eighty $3.50
square yards of brick pavement on a six 80
inch concrete foundation; ha
Fifty 800 lineai feet OF 30 By I inch four
cut curb, set in concrete;
One thousand four hundred d,+ooo Iineai feet
Of old four cut curb, reset in concrete;
One thousand three hundred CISCO iineal
feet of old curb four cut and reset In conerets.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol
lowing:
Two "a sets of 20 hr 4 inch four cut corners
set in concrete;
Fifty 800 llneal feet of new header curb, SET
Eight Isl noiseless manhoie covers;
One % basin with connection eomplets:
One % basin, using old head and sill,
one ID head and sill on old basin.
Bidders are not TO state any price for ma
terials and work tor which there is a hxed
amount provided for IN the specifications.
envelope, properly Endorsed with the maine of
the bidder and Of the improvement and d.
rccted TO the Board or street and water Com
missioners OF the city OF Newark.
Bidders will state their prices In writing as
well as IN figures
should the above work be awarded 10 them
they will bind themselves 10 finish and com
plete the same within hfty 800 consecutive
working days.
The plans and Specifications Of the work can
ba examined at the office Of the Chief Enzi-
neer OF the board of Street and Water Com
missioners at the City Hall. Said proposals 70
be accompanied by the consent in writing OF
! fun suratleH. or a surety company qualified to
do business in New Jersey, who shall, at the
time OF putting in such proposals. qualify as
10 their responsibility In the amount or such
proposal. and bind themselves that, IL the
contract be awarded TO the person or persons
making the proposal. they will upon its Icing
so awarded, become his or their sureties for
the faithful performance OF said work: and
execute such contract they win pay TO the city
Of Newark any difference between the sums to
upon completion of the contract. and that
which he city OF Newark may be Obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom such con
tfact snail be executed.
The Board Of street and Water Commission
ers Of the city OF Newark reserve TO them,
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
issi, that the bond or bonds to be given for
the faithful execution and performance OF said
public work shall first be approved as to sut-
nciency by the board and as to form bs the
counsel Of The board, and no contract shall b
binding on the city or become effective or
operative until such bond is so approved, and
the president OF the board shall have power 70
examine the proposed hondsn1en under oath, IL
he shall 20 desire. or shall be so instructed By
the board, but the board will not be bound by
any statement that may lie made by such
l 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 public
work.
BY direction OF the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners Of the city Of Newark
MoRRI r. sHERRERD.
je23.St Chief Engineer.