Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-10

OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the city of Newark.
Newark, N. j.. June 9, 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from ais to $3.50 o'clock p. m, of Thurs,
day, the fifteenth day of June. 1911. and opened
AT the last named hour. at a public meeting
OF the board to he held at said time and
place, for the paving of the following streets
MoNTCLAIR AVENUE.
from Summer avenue TO Mount Prospect ave.
nue.
sCHEERER AVENUE,
from Renner avenue TO bergen street;
WOODSIDE EMU
from Elwood avenue TO Grafton avenue.
Tho following Is about the amount of thu
work to be done and the materials TO be fur
nished in the construction and completion oil
said work, and upon which bids will be com
pared:
o MoNTCLAIR AVENUE PAVING:
Three thousand two hundred a. 200) square
yards Of bitulithic pavemen on a six (6)
inch concrete foundation;
Two hundred 5000 lineal feet of 90 by
inch four cut curb, set in concrete:
Nine hundred 1900 nneal feet OF old curb,
four cut and reset in concrete.
lowing;
-Four a., sets of 20 by 4 inch four cut cor
One hundred 900 llnesl feet of new header
curb, set in concrete;
Three (Sl noiseless manhole covers:
| One % basin with connection complete;
One ~ basin using old head and sill;
One ~ head and sill on old basin.
FOR SCHEtREk AVENUE PANING.
Four thousand eight hundred and sixty
a., 500 square yards OF bitulithic pavement on
a six t6( inch concrete foundation;
Two thousand four hundred G., 40N lineal
concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
Four 90 sets of l6 by 5 inch four cut cor
ners, set in concrete;
one hundred 400 lineal feet OF new header
curb. set in concrete:
six 6) nolseless manhole covers;
One % basin with connection complies;
One % bnstn using old head and sill;
One % head and sill on old basin.
Bids for the above bitulithic pavements must
include a price bid per square yard per year
ments during an additional and second period
of hve go years and under a guarantee bond
acceptable to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners which may be required at the
option opn,pn,, or the IN ,b board g1s, at av any .d time before iot the
THE CONTRACTS o II WORK on
THE ABOVE STREETS, IF AWARDED
BY THE BOARD AMI SHALL IMPOSE Nc
LlABILIT roN THE TIL GITY Nm HNkEsS SUCH Ct
A AWASP M SanEh RY RoARp BE PRE- RI
LIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF PROPERTY
BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY H PRO,
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE
SANE TO BE HELD, AFTER WHICH THE
h8 Ar ma MA or MAJ MAJ IN NOT FsHAN NGa
WITH CHAPTER 217 OF H A LAWS
OF 1895.
FOR WOODSIDE VENUE PAVING:
Five thousand Ave hundred and eighty Is, $50
square yards of brick pavement on a six C.
inch concrete foundation
Fifty 600 lineal feet Of 20 by 4 inch foul
cut curb, set in concrete;
Two thousand seven hundred e, 7oW Inca
feet OF old four cut curb, reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be raid for the fol
lowing:
TWO () sets of 20 by 4 inch four cut corners
Fifty (5) lineal feet of new header curb, Sc
In concrete;
Eight (S) noiselees manhole covers:
one "a basin with connection complete;
One "a basin, using old head and sill;
one ID head and sill on old basin.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terlals and work for which there is a hxet
amount provided. for in the specifications.
Each proposal smust be enclosed In a sealet
envelope, properly Endorsed with the name o
the bidder and of the Improvement, and di
rected TO the Board of Street and Water Com
missionere OF the City of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing a
well as in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals that
should the above work be awarded to them
they will bind themselves to finish and com
piete the same within the GLOWING numbe
Montclair Avenue-Thirty 800 days;
Scheerer Avenue-Forty-hve (45) days;
Woodside Avenue-Fifty (60) days.
The plans and specifications or the work ca
be examined at the of1ee Of the Chief Engi
missioners NJ the City Hail. Said proposal
10 be accompanied by the consent, In writing
of Two sureties, or q surety company qualtte
to do business In New Jersey, who shall a
the time of putting IN such proposals. qualif
az to their responsibility in the amount OF sue
proposal, and bind themselves that. II til
contract be awarded to the person or person
making the proposal, they viii, upon It's bein
40 awarded, become his or their sureties 70
the faithful performance Of said work. an
that, IL the person or persons omit or refuse I
execu.e such contract they will pay to the cit
OF Newark any difference between the sums I
which he or they would have been entitle
UPON completion OF the contract, and tina
which the city OF Newark may be obliged I
pay the person or persons by whom such con
tract shall he 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 al
proposals. for the above work, as they ma
deem best for the interest Of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby. notified tina
under the provisions OF the seventh section o
the law creating the Board of Street an
Water commissioners, approved March 2S. 1891
that the bond or bonds to be given for tn
faithful execution and performance OF sal
public work shall first be approved as to sui
fciency by the board. and as to form by tn
binding on the city or become effective o
operative until such bond is so approved. an
the president of the board shall have power I
examine the proposed bondsmen under oath,
he shall SO desire, or shall be 80 instructed b
the board, but the board will not be bound b
posed boudemen, but shall have full power an
absolute discretion In the whole matter. an
this provision shall be referred to in any ad
vertisement inviting bids for any such publ
work.
Water Commissioners Of the city OF Newark
MORRIS r SHKRRERD.
faokf Chief {TnRfueer