Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-12
cIrY ApvERrIsEMENrs.
OFFICE Of the Board of street and Water
Commissioners of the City of Newark.
City Hall.

70 AlIy HILL
Newark. N. j., July :. 1911.
Sealed proposals Will be received at TINS OF
dse from S;lS TO $50 o'clock p; M % rna ms
opened 81 the last named hour. at a pubic
meeting of the board to be hid at said time
new sidewalks with bluestone flag or with
artificial stonewalk, and r~esetting Of old ana
limits Of the city Of Newark for the year 1911,
with the option of extending the contract TOT
ne years 1912 and 1919 wherever directed by
OF the City of Newark andt under the super
vision Of the general superintendent OF
The following is about the amount of the
VOTE 70 be done and tho materials to De TUT
pared:
Ten Thousand 10000, square feet of new
pIuestone tagging. 4 feet wide; thirty thousand
tSO.000) square feet OF new b~luestone tagging.
. feet wide; one thousand (1.000) square feet
or new bluestone tagging, 6 feet wide: eight
thousand t, 600 square feet Of old tagging re-
lalqi one thousand Q,O00) square feet OF new
ARTIFICIAL stonewaK laid according to city
specifications I'VE hundred 5000 iineaI feet Of
n 1sn ~ by 4-lnch quarry-cut curb; two hundred
COO ineal feet of new 20 by t-inch four-cut
10 by 47inch quarry-cut curb; five hundred
5000 lineal feet of old curb reeressed and re-
set; five hundred 5000 lineal feet of old curb
four-cut and reset; one hundred (l00) square
yards or repaving of CUTTERS: one hundred QOOl
and afty ESQ cubic yards Of extra hiiing or
excavation, only ono 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 DO inclosed in a sealed
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name of
the bidder and OF the Improvement. and d.
Commissioner Of the CITY OF Newark. ""'''
Bidders will state their prices In writing as
well as In figures.
be examined at the ONCE OF the Chief Engl-
neer or the Board OF Street and Water Com
be accompanied by the consent in writing OF
two s~ureties, or a surety company qualified 70
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. II tho
contract be awarded to the person or persons
the proposal. they will. upon it's being
so awarded, become his or their sureties for
the faithful performance of said work; and
that IL the person or persons omit or refuse -
execute such contract they will pay to the 60
of Newark any difference between the Gums TO
upon completion OF the contract and that
whicaI the city Of Newark may be obliged TO
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
Tho Board of Street and Water Commission
selves the fight to accept or reject any or all
for the above work, as they may
deem hest 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,
1881, that the bond or bonds to be given for
the faithful execution and performance OF said
public work shall first be approved as to Buf-
fciency by the board and as to form by tho
counsel Of the board 1and no contract shall be
binding on tho city or become effective or
until such bond Is so approved, and
the president Of the board shall have power 10
examine the proposed bondsmen under oath, IL
he shall so 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
work.
By direction of the Board OF Stree. and
Water Commissioners of the city OF Newark.
NORRIS r.
1yf-bt Chief Engineer.