Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-10
CITY Anyrar1sEMENTs.


OFFICE of the Board of street and Water
Commissioners of the City OF Newark.
Newark, n. j.. July :. 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at this OF
day. the thirteenth day of July, 1911, ana
opened at the last named hour at a p4 1ins
meeting and OF the board to ,! be = q and al snid layins
new sidewalks with bluestone flag or with
artificial stonewalk, and ~resetting OF old ana
limits OF the City OF Newark for the year ls,l,
with the option OF extending the contract for
the Board Of street and Water Commissioners
OF the City of Newark and under the super
vision of the general superintendent OF
The following is about the amount of the
work to be done and the materials to DO iur-
said work, and upon which bids will be COM
pared:
hluestone Tagging, 4 feet wide; thirty thousand
go. OOO square feet of new .bluestone tagging,
5 feet wide; one thousand li.ooo square feet
OF new bluestone fiaCging, 6 feet wide: eight
thousand 5000 square feet of old tagging re-
laid; one thousand C,00O) square feet OF new
specifications; Ave hundred 5000 lineai feet OF
new new ~ by finch quarry-cut curb; twon nndrea
curb; nve hundred C5Oo) iineai feet of new
Is by. 4-inch quarry-cut curb; five hundred
500 iineal feet Of old curb re ressed and re.
set; I'VE hundred $500 lineal feet of old curo
four-cut and reset; one hundred 400 square
yards OF repaving Of cutters; one hundred Qool
oQudi0 ydTuS Vi RTdtS SOublnk lWO iliidi gu
and fifty $3.50 cubic yards of extra filing or
excavation, only one to be paid for on each
piece OF work.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be inclosed in a sealed
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name OF
the bidder and OF the Improvement, and d.
rected to the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners OF the City Of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices In writing as
well as in figures.
be examined at the office OF the Chief Engi-
neer of the Board OF Street and Water Conn
be accompanied by the consent In writing Of
two s%ureties. or a surety company qualified tn
time Of putting in such proposals, qualify as
to their responsibility in the amount OF such
proposal. and bind themselves that, II tho
contract be awarded to the person or persons
making the proposal. they will. upon its being
SO awarded. become his OF 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
OF Newark any difference between the sums to
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-
tract shall be 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 OF 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
The law creating the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March IS,
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 puf-
fciency by the board and as TO form by tho
counsel Of the board. and no contract shall DO
binding on the city or become effective or
until such bond is so approved. and
the president of the board shall have power 10
the proposed bondsmen under oath, IL
he shall 80 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 Bonrd of Street and
Water Commissioners OF the city of Newark.
MORRIS r.. SHERRERD,
ty7-5t Chief Engineer.