Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-25

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CITY OF NEWARK.
Newark, N. j., October 20, -s11.
Scaled proposals will be received at this Of.
flee from ais to 1880 O'Clock >. M. Of Thurs
Gay, the twenty-sixth day Of October, 1911.
aud opened at the last mar d hour, at a pub
lie meeting OF the board to be held at said
time and place, for the grading, curbing and
GRAFTON AVENUE,
from Summer avenue 10 Washington avenue,
ana for nagglng the Sidewalks on The east side
CLINTON PLACE,
from Clinton avenue, to Hawthorne avenue.
The following is about the amount or the
work to be done, ana the materials to be fur
nished in the construction and completion of
sald work, and upon which bids VIII be COM
FoH GRAFTON AVENUE GRADING,
CHASING AND FLAGGlNG:
Nine thousand seven hundred and seventy
{, i7O cubic yards Of embankment, . seven
lunured anu SIXTY Cfbu cupic yards OF which
Is excavation on the street. einbank ment to
be paid tor only,
l@o tnousanu and NINETY, (2eeC llneal feet
OF ~ by : inch TOUR cut curb;
-Four az sets OF 20 by inch four cut cor
ners:
three hundred and twenty ta2W square feet
ren thousand nve hundred and eighty 90, $500
square leet of tagging, . ,et vide.
STANDARD prices viii be paid for the fol.
lowing
one % basin with connection complete.
one % new head and sill. on old basin;
one ~ manhole. complete.
fOh LlNIO gbAlE Hl4ANtiINGs
Two thousand three hundred q, 300 square
feet Of hagging 4 feet vide;
Five hundred 5000 square feet Of Tagging 5
standard prices will he paid for the fol-
lowing:
TWO hundred 600, square FEET Of old flag.
cling relaid;
one hundred 1000 square feet of ARTIFICIAL
There viii be about twenty ,.0y cubic yards
of excavation which VIII not be paid for
extra, but must be included in price bid for
BIDDERS are not to state any price Tor ma
terials and work for which there is a hxed
Each proposal must. be enclosse sG'1iE In q Sealed
envelope. properly. Endorsed with the name Of
rec,ed TO the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners Of the City Of Newark.
we'll as in figures.
Bidders must specify, in their proposals that,
they win bind themselves to finish and com
plete the same within the following number OF
consecutive working days:
Grafton Avenue Grading-Fifty (50> DAYS;
STlinton Place Flagglng-Twenty 600 days.
me plans ana speeiseations of the work can
of the Board Of Street and Water Commission.
ers at the CITY Hall. Said proposals. to be ac-
companied by the consent in writing OF two
%sureties, or a surety company uuaiided TO do
business IN New Jersey, who shall at the time
their responsibility in the amount Of such pro.
possl. ana bind themselves that, If the contrac,
the proposal sH th ses P Wiii. upon Tr Persons its be makin e.
awarded, become his or their suretfes TOR the
faithful performance Of said work; and that Al
the person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they will pay to the CITY 81
Newark any difference between the sums IA
which he or they would have been entitled
upon. completion of the contract and that
which the City OF Newark may be Obliged Id
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be exec tied.
The Board of Street and Water Commission
ers OF the City OF Newark reserve to- thcm-
selves the right to accept or reject any or Ali
proposals for the above work as they NAV
deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and surcties are hereby .otiaed thnt
under the provisions of the seventh section
OF the law creating the Board = Street and
Water Commissioners, approved march 2s. 1881,
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and. performance OF said
| public work shall first be approved as 10 sur
ficiency By the Board. and as to form by tne
| counsel Of the Board, and no contract shall
be binding on the city or become effective OF
| operative until such bond is so approved; and
the President Of the Board shall have power
10 examine the proposed bondsInen under oath.
If he snail so desire, or shall be 20 instructed
by the Board, but the Board will not be bound
by any statement that may he nude by such
proposed bondsinen. 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.
M. r. sHERRERD.
oet20-St Chief Fnginee-.