Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-09
City Advertisements.


OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the City of Newark.
City Hall.
Newark. N. j., February q 1871.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
fee from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. Of Thurs
day, the sixteenth day Of February, 1911, ana
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 pavements 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 1919 and 1918 at the
same rate per unit prices.
The following 10 about the amount of the
work to be done. and the materials to be furs
said work. and upon which bids will DO COM
pared:
Ten thousand $4,000 square yards of asphalt
Ten thousand 10000 square yards of asphalt
repairing.
Fifty tto) cubic yards of Portland cement
concrete.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a nxed
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 di-
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
should the above work be awarded to them,
they will bind themselves to finish and COM
plete the same as required In tho specihca-
lions.
The plans AMI specifications Of the work can
be examined at the office Of the Chief Engineer
OF the Board Of Street and Water Commission.
es at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
oompanied by the consent in writing of two
%eureties, or Q surety company qualined 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-
posai. and bind themselves that. If 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 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
upon completion OF the contract and that
which the City OF Newark may be Obliged to
lay 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 thsm-
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 seventh section
of the law creating the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March d, 1891.
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and performance Of said
fciency by the board. and as 10 form by the
counsel Of the board, and no contract shall
be binding on the city or become effective or
operative untn such bond Is so approved, and
the president Of the board shall have power
20 examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
II he shall so desire, or shall be so instructed
by the board, but the boaru 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.
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie work.
BY direction of the Board OF Street and waite,
Commissioners of the City OF Newark.
NORRIS r. SHERRERD.
febs-6t Chief Engineer.