Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19
CITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
OF the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners OF the City of Newark.
Ctr Hall

day. the twenty-hfth day of May. 1911. and
opened at the last named hour. ut a public
meeting of the board TO be held at said time
and place, for the paving and repavlng OF the
following streets and Highways;
frcaa Frelinghuysen avenue to Elizabeth ave-
nue.
from Frelinghuysen avenue to Elizabeth ave-
FIFTH STREET,
from Bloomfield avenue to Chester avenue.
NORTH THIRTEENTH STREET,
from Fourth avenue to Park avenue;
RUNYON STREET,
from Frelinghuysen avenue to Elizabeth ave-
WARREN STREET.
from Plane street to Newark street.
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 ill be com
FOR CLIFTON STREET PAvING:
Three thousand seven hundred and eighty
g, 7S0) square yards of oblong granite block
pavement on a six 10 inch concrete founda-
ton;
Fifty (5O> lineal feet of 20 by 4 inch four
cut curb, set in concrete;
one thousand seven hundred and twenty-five
d,725l lineai feet Of old four cut curb reset
In concrete;
Four hundred aoW square feet Of Belgian
bridging laid on concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
TWO hundred 600 square feet of old brids-
ing relaid on concrete:
One a. basin with connection complete:
One q basin using old head and sill;
One "a head and sill on old basin.
FOR CONCORD STREET PAVING:
Four thousand square yards $4,000 OF obleng
granite block pavement on a six 6) inch con-
twenty-five ta5) lineai feet of 20 by 4 inch
four cut curb. set in concrete; .
One thousand eight hundred d.so0 iineal
feet Of old four cut curb, reset In concrete.
Four hundred 400 square feet of Belgian
bridging laid on concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
TWO hundred GOO square feet OF old hrids-
ing relaid on concrete;
One ID set of 20 by 4 Inch four cut corners,
one d basin with connection complete;
One az basin using old head and sill;
One ID head and sill on old basin,
FOR FIFTH STREET PANING:
Seven thousand seven hundred LOO square
yards of brick pavement on a six go inch
| concrete foundation;
Fifty (5) lineal feet Of 20 by 4 inch four
cut curb, set In concrete;
Three thousand six hundred and twenty
$500 lineal feet Of old four cut curb, set in
concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the foi
lowing:
Two hundred and nifty t25O lineal feet of new
he risS.r curb T9 n set ln sop msnbGle covers;
One "a set of 20 by inch four cut corners
set In concrete;
One ID basin with connection complete
One % basin using old head and sill;
One % head and sill on old basin. -
FOR NORTH THIRTEENTH STREET
i Three thousand one hundred and sixty-hve
g. 1863 square yards of brick pavement on a
six 80 inch concrete foundation
One thousand 1--WE hundred u,5OO llneal feet
of IS by 5 inch four cut curb, set In concrete;
One hundred 900 lineal feet OF old curb
four cut and reset In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
Fifty 500 lineal feet of new header curb. set
one ID set of 1s by s inch four cut corners
set in concrete; t
One n basin with connection completes;
One % basin using old head and sill;
One "a head and sill ON old basin.
There will be about $50 cubic yards of extra
embankment and $50 cubic yards of extra
excavation on the street, which VIII not be
paid for extra, but must be included IN price
ron RUNYoN STREET PAVING;
Three thousand seven hundred and ten f3.11U
square yards of oblong granite block pavement
on a six 49, inch concrete foundation;
: fifty 500 iineal feet of 20 by a inch four cut
One thousand eight hundred u,soo) llneal
feet of old four cut curb, reset IN conorete.
bridging laid on concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing;
TWO hundred t2cD square feet of old bridging
one ID basin with connection complete;
One "a basin using old head and sill;
one % head and sill on old basin.
FUN WAItItEsGN iNhi "a
Nine thousand eight hundred Co,so0 square
yards of oblong granite block pavement on a
Four thousand Ave hundred 4,5Ool llneal feet
of 20 by 5 inch four cut curb, set In concrete;
One hundred do0). llneal feet of old curb
four cut and reset In concrete;
Three thousand two hundred square feet Of
Belgian bridging laid on concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Fifteen do, sets of 20 by 5 inch four cut
corners, set In concrete;
a. ~ ts,aIn NTH COnnarfiOn COunnlRfR.
One ~ Basin using old head and sill:
One III head and sill on old basin:
THE ABOVE STREETS, IF AWARDED.
SHALL BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
BY THE BOARD n SHALL IMPOSE NO
SUCH AWARD SHALL suBsEQuENTLY BE
FINALLY MADE by THE BOARD. PRE-,
BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE PRO
POSED IMPROVEMENTS IL TO BE MADE,
AND PUBLIC HEARING ON i SAME is
MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY AWARD THE
CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAP
TER 27 OF Il STATE LAWS OF 1885.
Bidders are not 10 state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
envelope, properly indorsed with the name OF
the bidder and Of the improvement, and d.
rected 70 the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners of the city Of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing as
gBidSers must specify In their proposals that
sbonId 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:
Clifton Street P~aving-Forty N0) days;
Concord Street Paving-Forty (4O days;
Fifth Street Paving-Sixty (60) days;
North Thirteenth Street Paying-Thlrty-nve
(36) days;
Runyon Street Paving-Forty 40 days.
Warren Street Repaying-Seventy 90 days.
The plans and Specifications of the work can
be examined at the Office OK the Chief Ensi-
Near of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners at tho City Hall. Said proposals
to be accompanied by the consent, in writing.
of two sureties. OF a surety company qualified
the time of putting in such proposals qualify
as TO their responsibility in the amount of such
proposaI. and bind themselves that, If the
contract be awarded 10 the person or persons
making the proposal, they will, upon Its being
90 awarded, become his or their sureties for
the 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
which he or they would h1Ye 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 lie 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 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
Water Commissioners, approved March rs, 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-
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 nresIdent Of the board shall have power TO
Nnwalna thu nrOnOsad hOnd6mpD Under Oafh IL