Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-01
olrY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
OFFICE OF tee Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners of the city Of Newark.
City Hall.


OFFICE Of tie Beard OF Street and Water
Commissioners of the city Of Newark.
City Hall.
Sealed proposals will lie received at this
Office from 3.1b to $3.50 o'clock u M, Of Thurs
day; the sixth day Of July, 1911. ana opened
of the board to be held at said time and
place. Tor the repsyinS O. r,rvr
from Market street to Ferry street, on both
sides OF the railway tracks, with the excsp-
tion of one foot on each side oi said tracks,
' :" ~ Mitx1RKSEEr' STREET.
from the east side Of Railroad place east OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad to Bowery street
on both sides Of the street railway tracks,
with the exception Of one foot on eneh side
Of said tracks, and from .Bowery street TO
Ferry street. for the full width between curb
The following Is about the amount Of the
work to be done and the materials to be fur.
nishcd In the construction and completion of
said work, and upon which bids will be com
FOR BowERY STREET:
Five thousand nine hundred Is, s0O) square
a six t) Inch concrete foundation:
Four thousand six hundred a. 500 lineal feet
OF Is by 6 Inch four cut granite curb, set In
one thousand Loco, square feet Of IS by .
nch granite bridging laid on eonerete;
eut gianite corners. set In concrete.
standard prices win be paid for the fol-
One % basin, with connection complete;
One q basin, using old head and sill.
one y new head and sill on old basin
One "a manhole conlplete&
FOX MARKET STREET;
Eleven thousand nire hundred and seventy
henf OH a Elk t) inch concrete foundations;
Seven thousand five hundred f1.500 lineal
ieat OF Is by 6 inch four cut granite curb, set
one thousand q, oool square feet of IL by 3
inch granite bridging LAID on eoneretei
Forty-nine (i9) sets OF IS by s inch four cut
granite corners, set in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
owing;
One a basin. with connection complete.
One g basin, using old head and Sill;
one q new mead and sili on old BASIN
The contracts for the work, il awarded,
shall be awarded PROFESSIONALLY by the board.
and shall impose no liability upon the city
unless such award shall subsequently De
finally made by the board preliminary as
the proposed Improvements, are 10 be made and
public hearings on the same are to be held,
after which the board may OF may not finally
award the contract In accordance with Chap
ter 27 Of the State laws Of 1895,
Bidders are mol to state any price for ma,
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed In Il 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 Will state their prices in writing as
well as IN figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals that
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they will bind themselves to finish and COM
plete the same within the following num-
Der OF consecutive working days;
Market Street Re~paving-Nfnety 800 days.
The plans and Specifications OF the work can
be examined at the office Of the Chief Engi-
neeT OF the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners at the City Hall. Said proposals 70
be accompanied by the consent In writing OF
two sureties, or O surety company qualified to
do business In New Jersey, who shall, at tho
time of putting In such proposals. qualify as
proposal. and bind themselves that. II the
contract be awarded to the person or persons
go awarded, become his or their ~sureties for
the faithful performance of said work; and
that II the person or persons omit or refuse 70
execute such contract they viii pay to the city
OF Newark any difference between the sums 10
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
Tbs Board Of Street and Water Commissions
ers OF the city of Newark reserve to them
Proposals for the above. work. as they maj
deem best for the Interest Of the city.
Bidders and %sureties are hereby notified that
under tho provisions OF the seventh section OF
the law creating the Board of Street and
Water Commissioned, approved March %.
the faithful execution and performance OF said
public work shall first be approves as to puf-
Counsel Of the board and no contract shall Be
binding on the city or become effective or
operative until such ponu ~ 50 approved, ano
the president OF the board shall have power to
examine the proposed bondsmen under oath. II
he shall 10 desire. or shall be so instructed BY
the board, but the board 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 public
work.
BY direction of the Board of Street AND
Water Commissioners OF the city of Newark.
MORRIS. r. SHERRERD,
ie29-5t Chief Engineer.