Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-28
CRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
OFFICE OF the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the City Of Newark.
City Hall.

OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Ct the City Of Newark
Newark. N. j.. February "a. 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received al this Of
hce from 3:l6 to $3.50 o'clock p. M, OF Thurs
day, the second day of March. 1911. and opened
at the last named hour. at a public meeting
OF the board to be held at said time and place.
For the paving of the following streets and
Cortland street. from Ferry street to Horssio
street: Earl street. from Elizabeth avenue TO
The following is about the amount of the
W ,rk to be done. and the materials TO be tur.
nished In the construction and combustion OF
said work, and upon which bids Will be COM
pared:
For Cortland street paving:
Two thousand three hundred (SSoW square
yards OF bitul thic pavement on a six t) .Acu
concrete foundation.
Four hundred 400 tneai feet OF ~ oy y inca
four cut curb, set in concrete.
One thousand u,0O0 lneai feet OF old curb
four cut and reset In concrete. .
Standard prices will be pLid for the foioW-
One ID set of 20 BY 4 inch four cut corners
set In concrete.
Five 81 new noiseless manhole covers.
One ~ new basin with connection complete.
For Earl street paving: 1900 ,x.v
q, $500 squire yards OF brick pavement on .
six To- inch concrete foundation. an to-.
Two hundred (20Ol lineal set of 20 oy = inch
four cut curb. set in concrete.
One thousand six hundred and thirty u.oSo)
iineal feet of old curb four cut and reset IN
concrete.
: Standard prices will be paid for the follow
Ing: ,r,s ,.w
header curb, set in concrete.
One ~ set new 20 by 4 inch four cut corners.
set In concrete.
One % new basin with connection complete.
Bids for the above bitulithic pavement must
include d price bid per square YARD per year
for maintenance and repair OF said pavement
during an additional and second period OF hNe
(5) years. and under a guarantee Dono oy :
a,,-~ks orK AaAA ~ r HIND Win HuItkY
acceptable to the Board OF Street and water
Commissioners. which may be required at the
option Of the hoard at any time before the eN-
~piration Of the first five years guarantee.
Bidders are not to state any price for mate,
rails and work for which thers Is q hAei
amount provided 70. In the specifications
Each proI o al must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope. properly indorseu with the name OF
the bidder and OF the Improvement. and IL
rected TO the Board OF street and Water Com
missloners OF the city Of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices In writing az
Bidders must specify In their proposals that
should the above work be awarded TO them
piete the same within the following number
Of consecutive working days:
Cortland street paving, twepty-nwe 40 oass'
The plans and specifications of the work can
be examined at the Office Of the Chief Engi-
missioners at the city Hall. Said proposals to
be accompanied by the consent ~. Writing OF
two. s%ureiies. or a surety compsny auanneo to
W. bdEluCs ~ ANGn
time OF putting in such proposals quarry as 20
their responsibility In the amount OF sucn
proposal. and bind themselves that, II the
contract be awarded to the person or persons
making the proposal. they viii. upon hs neine
80 awarded, become his or their sureties Tor
the faithful performance of said work. and
that if the person or persons omit or refuse 10
execute such contract they Will pay 70 ne
city OF Newark any difference between me
sums 10 which he OF they would nave been
entitled upon completion o. the contract, and
tnat which the city OF Newark mag De Obliged
to pay the person or persons by whom such
contract shall he executed.
The Board Of Street. and water commission
@rs Of the city Of Newark reserve to them,
Sc yes the right to accept or reject any or al
proposals for the above work, as they may
deem hest for the interest OF the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notlhed thaI
under the provisions OF the seventh section q
the law creating the Board OF street and
Water Commissioners approved March %, 1881
faithful execution and performance OF sail
public work shall hrst he approved as TO SUI
hcier cy by the board and as to FORM nv the
counsel Of the board. and no contract snail De
binding on the city or become enective ~
operative until such bond IL 20 approved. and
the president Of the board shall have power e
examine the prorosed bondsnen under oath,
II he shall so desire, or shall he so instructed
by the board. but the board VIII not be bound
BY any statement that may be made oy SUCH
proposed hondsmen. but shall have full power
and absoiute discretion In the whole matter.
and this provision shall be referred 70 In any
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie work.
Water Commissioners OF the CITY OF Newark
MORRIS r. SHERRFRD,s
yebea-Bt Chief Engineer.