Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
o,rY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
OFFICE Of The Board OF Street. and water
Commissioners OF the City Of Newark.
City Hall.

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Newark. N. J., February Q. 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
day. the sixteenth day Of February, 1911. and
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting Of the board to be held at said time
For repairing the asphalt pavements in such
streets and highways as may be designated
the understanding that the contracts may be
continued for the years 1919 and 1918 at the
same rate per unit prices.
The following 10 about the amount OF tho
work to be done. and the materials TO be fur
nished 10 the construction and completion OF
said work, and upon which bids will be COM
Eight thousand 5000 square yards of asphalt
fesurfactnE.
Twelve thousand (l2Om) square yards Of
asphalt repairing.
Fifty 90 cubic yards Of Portland cement
concrete.
Bidders are not TO state any price for ma
terisls and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for In the specifications.
envelope, properly Endorsed with the name Of
the bidder and Of the improvement, and d.
rected to the Board Of Street and Water Com
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 the specihca-
lions.
The plans AMI specifications OF the work can
be examined at the office OF the Chief Engineer
OIL the board OF street ana water Cofnmisslon-
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals. TO be &C.
companied by the consent IN writing OF two
~Bureties, or O 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 pro-
posal, and bind themselves that. II the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they Will, upon its being 90
awarded. become his or their ~slreties for he
faithful performance Of said work., and that II
the person or persons omit or refuse TO execute
such contract they viii pay 10 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
Lay the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Board Of Street and Water Commission
es of the City of Newark reserve to them
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 2s. 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-
ficiency by the board, and as to form by the
counsel of the board, and no contract shall
be binding on the city or become effective or
operative untA such bond Is 30 approved, and
the president of the board shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
IL he shall so desire. or shall be so instructed
by the board, but the boar will not be bound
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 pub
lie work.
ry direction of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners Of the City OF Newark.
NORRIS r. sHERRERD.
febs-6t Chief Engineer.