Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-02
CITY ApvrnrIsEMENTs.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET AND
WATER COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF NEWARK.
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF sTREEL M
WATER COMMISSIONER OF THE
CITY OF NEWARK.
City Hall.
Newark, N. j., September 20, 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
flee from 3:lb to $3.50 o'clock .. m. Of Thurs
day, the hfth day OF october, 1911, and opened
OF the board to be held at said time and place.
for the paving and repaving OF the following
~ JJtosHHNSsSoN AVENUE
erly;
KIPP STREET,
FRELINGHUYSEN AVENUE.
from Dayton street to the Union Essex county
line, on both sides of the street galway tracks.
with the exception of one foot on each side
OF said tracks; ans 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:
FoR JOHNSON AVENUE PAVING:
Eight hundred and thirty tsa) square yards
Of ten (l0) inch telford pavement; i.
Two hundred and ten (21o) square yards OF
hrick pavement on a six c) inch concrete
Fifty t5o) lineaI feet Of 20 by 4 inch four
cut curb. set in concrete;
Six hundred $500 iineai feet Of old four cut
curb, redressed and set in concrete.
lowing:
Two ca noiseiess manhole covers;
One ID set 20 by 4 inch four cut corners, set
in concrete.
One ~ basin with connection complete;
One % basin using old head and sill;
One ID new head and sill on old basin:
One "a nanhoie complete with noiseless
covers
FOR KIPp STREET PAVING:
One thousand three hundred and fifty 1850
square yards of brick pavement on a six 6)
inch concrete foundation;
Seven hundred and fifty C750) lineal feet Of
16 by . inch four cut curb. set in concrete;
One hundred 600 lineai feet of old curb, re-
dressed four cut and set In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the FOL
lowing.
Two q, sets of Is by 5 inch four cut corners.
Thirty tsW lineai feet 81 new header curb,
set in concrete;
One ~ basin with connection complete;
One ID basin using old head and sill;
One "a head and sill on old basin.
One ID manhole complete with noiseless
FOR FRBLINaHUYsEN AVENUE RE-
TWENTY i've > thousand eight hundred and
granite block pavement on Q six go inch con-
crete foundation;
o Nine thousand nine hundred and ten %. 91o)
lineal feet of IL by 6 inch four cut granite
curb, set In concrete;
Twenty-nine t29) sets of 1s by s inch four
cut granite corners set in concrete; including
about forty-hye N5) lineal feet of special IL
foot radius;
d,Ss2) square feet of granite bridging laid
on concrete;
one hundred and twenty-five d25) Hneal feet
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing.
One % basin with connection complete;
One ~ basin using old head and sill;
One ~ head and ,fli 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
FOR TIcHENoR LANE PAVING AND RE-
PAvING:
One thousand six hundred q, 5000 square
Yards Of oblong granite block pavement on a
six 60 inch concrete foundations;
Seven hundred 600 lineal feet of 20 by 5
inch four cut curb, set In concrete;
One hundred 600 square feet Of Belgian
Bridging laid on concrete:
One hundred 600 square feet of granite
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
Three g, sets of 20 by 9 inch four cut cor
-Four hundred 400 lineal feet of new header
curb. set in concretef
One ~ basin with connection complete
One ~ basin using old head and sill;
one ID head and sill on old basin;
One ID manhole complete.
About 1000 square yards of old trap rock
pavement to be the property Of the %contrac-
tor, and allowance for the same must be made
IN hiding for the new pavement.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma.
terials and work for which there is a fixed
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 viii state their prices In wiring as
well as in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals that,
should the above work be awarded to them.
they VIII bind themselves to finish and com
plete the same within the following NUMBER or
consecutive working days:
johnson Avenue Paving-Flfteen DO days.
Frelinghuysen Avenue Repaying-one hun
dred and thirty d30) days.
Tichenor Lane Paving and Repairing
The plans and speci. cations of the work can
be examined at the office Of the Chief Engineer
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals TO be ac-
companied by the consent In writing OF two
%sureties, or Q surety company, qualified 10 do
business In New Jersey, who shall, at the time
of putting In such proposals. qualify as 10
their responsibility In the amount of such pro-
posal, and bind themselves that, If the contract
be awar' ed to the person or persons making
the proposal they will. upon It's being so
awarded, become his or their sureties for the
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 exec1ted.
The Board of Street and Water Commission
ers OF the city of Newark reserve TO them
selves the right to accept OF reject any or all
proposals for the above work as they may
deem best FOR the interest OF inc 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-
fciency 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 Eond Is 80 approved and
the President of the Board shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath:
II he snail so desire, or shall he 20 instructed
by the Board, but the Board Will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen. hut 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. SHERRBRD.
sep29-5t City Engineer.