Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-23
CITY ApvERTIsEMENTs.

OFFICE OF tie Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners Of the city Of Newark.
Newark, n. j., June %, 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 1915 to $3.50 o'clock p. M. Of Thurs
day. the twenty.ninth day Of June. 1911. ana
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting OF the board to be held at said time
and place, fSy t9e PHYin ssy e
from Elwood avenue to Grafton avenue.
The following is about the amount of the
nlshed in the construction and completion OF
said work and upon which bids will be com
pared:
Five thousand five hundred and eighty t5,5so)
square yards OF brick pavement on a six go
inch concrete foundation;
Fifty (50 lineal feet of 20 by 4 inch four
cut curb, set in concrete;
One thousand four hundred q.ioo lineai feet
Of old four cut curb. reset In concrete;
One thousand three hundred 1900 lineal
feet of old curb four cut and reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
TWO (o, sets OF 20 by 4ihch four cut corners.
Fifty go nneai feet of new header curb. Sc;
Eight 80 ~nolseftss nianhoIe- covers; :
One ID basin with connection complete;
One ~ basin, using old head and sill:
One ID head and sill on old basin.
Bidders are not e state any price for ma;
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed In Il sealed
envelope, properly indorsed 18th the name am 81 q
rected 10 the Board OF Street and water Com.
missioners OF the city Of Newark.
Bidders VIII state their prices In Writing as
Bidders must specify in their proposals tina,
should the above work be awarded to them
they will bind themselves to finish and COM
plete the same within nifty 800 consecutive
working dsys.
be examined at the office Of the chief Engi-
neer OF the Board OF Street and Water Com
missioners at the City Hall. Said proposals To
ha arCOmDaufed nv the consent In writing OF
two ~sureties, or a surety company quaiihed "a
do business IN New Jersey, who shall az tho
to their responsibility in the amount OF such
proposal, and bind the that, II the
making the proposal, they viii upon its icing
SO awarded, become his or their Eureties fol-
the faithful performance OF said work; and
that il the person or persons omit or refuse e
execute such contract they VIII pay 10 the city
of Newark any difference between the sums &c
upon completion OF the contract, and thai
which the city OF Newark may. be Obliged q
pay the person or persons BY whom such con
The Board OF Street and Water Commission
es of the city OF Newark reserve to them;
proposals for the above work. as they maj
deem best FOR the interest Of the city.
the law Creating the Board Of street and
ISL, that the bond OF bonds TO be given tos
the faithful execution and performance OF said
public work shan nrst De approSea as 10 'sut.
counsel Of the board. and no contract shall be
binding on the city or become effective OF
operative until such bond Is 80 approved. and
the president OF the board shall have power "a
examine the proposed pondsmen under oath. II
he shall so desire. or shall be 30 instructed BY
the board, but the board will not be bound by
any statement that MAJ 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
advertisement inviting bids for any such public
work.
BY direction of the Board OF Street and
| Water Commissioners OF the city Of Newark.
NORRIS r. SHERRERD,
je23-5t Chief Engineer.