Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-11

OFFICE of tho Board Of Street and Water
Commissioner Of the CITY of Newark
Newark, N. J., February o.. 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
day, the sixteenth day of February, 1911, 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 psvements 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
same 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 will be COM
pared:
Eight thousand $1,000 square yards of asphalt
Twelve thousand dsOoo) square yards of
asphalt repairing.
Fifty 6N cubic yards of Portland cement
Bidders arc not to state any prtos for ma
terials and work for which there is a ixed
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 al
rected to the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners 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 nnish and COM
plete the same as required In the specincs-
lions.
The plans and spectncatfons OF the work can
be Examine at the once OF the Chief Engineer
OF the Board of Street and Water Commission
es at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent in writing of two
s%ureties, or q 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
DO awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they will, upon its being ~
awarded, become his or their sureties for .he
faithful performance of said work, and that II
the person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they will pay to tho 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
i ray the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shal1 be executed.
The Board Of Street and Water Commission
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 seventy section
of the law creating the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March %, 1891,
faithful execution and performance OF said
public work shall first be approved az 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 IA % approved, and
the president of the board shall have power
II he shall so desire. or shall be so instructed
by the board, but the boar. 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
Commissioners of the City OF Newark,
NORRIS r. sHERRERD.
ifsbs-st Chief Ensinesr.