Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-24
CRY ApvrnrrsrmENrs.
OFFICE Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the City of Newark.
City Hall.

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Newark. N. j., February "a, 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at hts Of
day. the second day of March, 1911. and opened
At the last-named hour, at a public meeting
For the paving of the following streets and
Cortland street, from Ferry street to Horatio
street; Earl street, from Elizabeth avenue to
Ere inghuysen avenue.
The following is about the amount of the
work to be done, and the materials to be fur
Missed in the construction and completion of
said work, and upon which bids Will be COM
pared:
For Cortland street paving:
Two thousand three hundred t2,SOO square
yaIds OF uit1i taiv raNenient on a six 49, inch
concrete foundation.
-Four hundred t4OU) lineal feet of 20 BY inch
four cut curb. set in concrete.
One thousand G,OO0l lneal feet OF old curb
Hour cut ana reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the follow
ing:
set in concrete.
Five Is, new noise ess manhole covers.
One u new basin with connection complete.
For EaIl street paving;
Three thousand eight hundred and sixty
1850 square yards OF brick %pagenent on a
SIX 49, incn concrete foundation.
Two hundred t2OO) lineal Get OF 20 by 4 inch
FOUR cut curb. set in concrete.
One thousand six hunul ed and thirty d,s30)
lneal feet Of old curb four cut and reset IN
soncrete.
STANDARD prices will be paid for the follow.
Ninety 800 iineaI feet of is By inch new
header curb, set in concrete.
One ~ set new 90 BY . inch four cut corners
set in concrete.
Three 49, new noiseless manhole covers.
One "a new basin with connection complete.
BIDS LOT the above bitulithic pavement must
include ii price bid per square yard per year
Tor maintenance and repair OF said pavement
during an additional and second Eeriod of five
20 years, and under II guarantee bond by 9
surety company bond o. u bond with surety
lcceptabie TO the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners, which may be required at the
optien Of the hoard at any time be ore the ex-
gfration OF the hret 1ve ytars' guarantee.
Bidders ale not TO state any price for mate.
ials anu work ior which there is a fixed
az cunt provided Tor IN the specifications.
Each pro- bal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope, properly indorseu with the name Of
The bidder anl OF the imp Ayement. and III
reeted 10 the Board of Street and Water Com
rnissioners OF the city of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing al
we'll as in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals thai
should the above work be awarded to them
they will bind themselves to finish and com
plete the same within the following numbel
OF consecutive working days:
Cortland street paving. twenty-five t25) days
Earl street paving. thirty-ive $50 days.
be examined at the Office OF the Chief Engi'
aeer OF the Board Of Street and Water Com
inissioners at the City Hall. Said proposals Il
be aocomI anied by the consent In writing o.
two sureties, or a surety company qualified Il
90 business In New Jersey, who shall at tbs
INK u putting III 6uN DIOpObdI AldAllg rs L
their responsibility in the amount Of sucf
proposal, and bind themselves that. II tht
contract be awarded to the person or person.
making the proposal, they Will, upon Its being
50 awarded, become his or their sureties fol
the faithful performance Of said work, ant
that II the person or persons omit OF refuse Il
execute such contract they will pay TO ths
city OF Newark any difference between III,
sums to which he OF they would have beer
entitled upon completion OF the contract, anc
mat which the city of Newark may be obliget
70 ray the person or persons by whom sucl
contract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commission
ers OF the city OF Newark reserve TO them
Sc yes the right to accept or reject any OF al
proposals. for the above work, as they ma,
Ieem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and %sureties are hereby notified tina
under the provisions of the seventh section Ct
the law creating the Board OF Street ant
Water commissioners, approved March %, 1891
that tie bond or bonds to be given for III;
faithful execution and performance OF sail
public work shall first be approved as to SUI
dctercy by the board and as to form by the
counsel Of the board, and no contract shall b.
binding on the city or become effective OF
operative until such bond is so approved, ant
the president of the board shall have power Il
examine the proposed bondsmen under oath
II ne shall so desire, or shall be 80 instructed
by tho board, but the board will not be bo;nf
by any statement that may be made by yucf
proposed bondsmen, but shall have full power
and absolute discretion In the whole matter,
and this provision shall be referred to In ans
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub.
lilo work.
BY direction Of the Board OF Street ani
Water Commissioners OF the City OF Newark.
MORRIS r, STIERRERD,
IeDG4-bt Chief Engineer.