Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-03
cIrY ApvERrIsEMENrs
OFFICE Of the Board OF Street and Water
commissioner OF the City OF Newark.
Cifv Hall

oFFIcE Of the Board Of Street and Water
commissioner OF the city OF Newark.
Newark, N. j., April Is, 1911.
Sealed proposals win be received at this Of
ice from 3.i5 TO $3.50 o'clock p. m, OF Thurs
day, the fourth day of May. 1911, and opened
at the last named hour at a public meeting OF
tho board to be held at said time and place.
for the paving of the foiivming streets and
BRENNER STREET,
from South Tenth street to Rose street;
GRAFTON AVENUE,
from Summer avenue to NJ. Prospect avenue;
KENT STREET
from Eighteenth avenue to skinkio street;
SKINKLb STREET,
from South Tenth street TO Kent street
WHITNEY STREET,
from South Orange avenue TO Dasslng avenue;
WINTHROP SrREET,
from Summer avenue to Lincoln avenue.
The following Is about the amount Of the
work to be done and the materials to be FUR
nished in the construction and completion OF
pared:
For Bremen street paving:
Three thousand five hundred t3.5ON square
yards of brick pavement on a six go inch con
crete foundation.
or is by 5-inch four-cut curb, set in concrete.
One hundred and fifty n5o) lineal feet Of old
curb four-cut and reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
Three 90 sets of IS by B-inch four-cut cor
One hundred 400 iinesl feet of new header
curb. set in concrete.
= We W nolStiEab Iltiilul IONtfH'
One % basin with connection complete.
One ~ basin. using old head and sill.
one % new head and sill on old basin.
For Grafton avenue paving
Two thousand seven hundred q, 1907 square
yards of b%itulithic pavement on a six go inch
One hundred 1OO) lineal fest OF 90 by 4-inch
fourScut curb, set IN concrete.
| One thousand q ,000) iIneal feet OF old curb,
four-eut and reset In concrete,
prices will be paid for the fol-
Two t) sets of 20 by finch four-cut corners
set In concrete.
One hundred and seventy d7W lneai feet of
new header curb. set In concrete.
Three G) noiseless manholc covers.
One ID basin, with connection complete.
One ~ basin, using old head and sill.
One ~ new head and sill. on old basin.
Bids for the above t~itulthic payements must
include a price bid per square yard per year
for maintenance and repair of said pavements
during an additional and second period of I'VE
tb) years, and under a guarantee bond by a
acceptable SI''p to the V Board d Of street stree and Water
commissioner which may be required at the
option of the board at any time before the
expiration of the first five years guarantee.
For Kent street paving:
Two thousand one hundred and Atty q, 150l
| square yards OF brick pavement on a six 80
inch concrete foundation.
One thousand d.OOo) ilneal feet of is by 8
inch four-cut curb, set IN concrete.
Fifty 900 lineal feet Of old curb, four-cut
and reset In concrete.
STANDARD prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
-Four % sets Is by 5-inch four-cut corners.
set in concrete.
One hundred and fifty $50 lineal feet OF new
header curb. set In concrete.
Two () noiseless manhole covers.
One q basin. with connection complete
One ID basin. using old head and Sill.
One ~ new head and sill, on old basin.
For Skinkle street paving.
One thousand eight hundred and sixty u,s60)
square yards Of brick pavement on a six o)
inch concrete foundation.
Eight hundred and fifty 95O lineal feet of
i6 by 5-inch four-cut curb, set in concrete.
Fifty 1907 lineal feet Of old curb four-cut and
reset In concrete.
STANDARD prices will be paid for the fol
lowing:
One - set of IS by 5-inch four-cut corners
Thirty-slx 1861 lineal feet OF new header
curb. set In concrete.
Three 49, nniseless manhole covers.
One ~ basin. with connection complete.
One "a basin, using old head and sill.
one % new head and sill on old basin.
For Whitney street paving:
One thousand eight hundred and sixty l,s60l
square yards of brick pavement on a six ts'
inch concrete foundation.
one thousand two hundred Il 1000 linenl feet
of Is by 5-inch four-cut curb, set In concrete.
Fifty $50 lineal feet of old curb, four-cut
and reset In concrete.
STANDARD prices will be paid for the foi-
lowing.
-Four dD sets 16 by 5-lnch four-cut corners.
Fifty lFGl iineal feet of new header curb,
set IN concrete.
Thfee go noiseless menhole covers.
One q basin. with connection complete
One ~ basin. using old head and sill.
One "a new head and sill on old basin.
For Winthrop street paving.
Two thousand seven hundred and thirty
e, 1900 square yards of brick pavement on a
six go inch concrete foundation.
One thousand three hundred and fifty d.35o)
lineal feet Of l6 by b-inch four-cut curb, set III
Fifty (5O lineal feet OF old curb, four-cu,
STANDARD prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
One % set 10 by 5-inch fOur-cut corners.
Thirty-six 1861 lineal feet of new heade
curb, set in concrete.
-Four t) noise iees manhole covers.
One "a basin. using old head and sill.
One "a new head and sill on old basin.
One u new basin, with connection COM
plete.
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 enclosed in a sea led
envelope, properly indorsed 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
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 within the following number
Of consecutive working days;
Bremen Street-Thirty-hYe 1850 days;
Grafton A~yenue-Thirty 900 days;
Kent Street-rwenty-fve $50 days.
Skinkle St~reet-Twenty (2O days;
Whitney S-treet-Twenty 200 days;
Winthrop Street-Thirty 500 days.
The plans and specifications OF the work can
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neer Of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners al the City Hall. Said proposals
to be accompanied by the consent, in writing,
of two H%uTeties. or a surety company qualified
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
proposal. and bind themselves that, IL the
contract be awarded to the person or persons
making the proposal, they will, upon Its being
so 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 will pay to the city
of Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would hRye been entitl-1
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 lie executed.
The Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers of the city of Newark reserve to them
selves tho 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
Wster Commissioners, approved March q, 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 suf-
1ciency by the board, and as 10 form by the
counsel Of the board, and no contract shall be
i binding an the CITY or bepOmp effective mr.