Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-26
CITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
OFFICE OF the Board of Street and Water
Commissioner OF the City OF Newark.
City Hall.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
oFFICE Of the Board OF Street and Water
commissioner Of the City of Newark
Newark. N. j., May 20, ien
Sealed proposals will be received at this of
nee from s:i5 to $3.50 o'clock p, M, OF Thurs.
day. the first day Of June 1911 sna
meeting OF the board to be held at said time
and place. for the repaving Of
BALKAN me PARKWAY.
from Clifton avenue to Lake street, and for
the grading. curbing and tagging of the fol-
"' PASSING AVENUE.
from Speedway avenue to the Irvinston hne'
HOBSON STREEr,
from Shaw avenue TO Hawthorne avenue;
LESLIE STREET,
from Shaw avenue TO Hawthorne avenue
The following is about the amount or the
work to be done, and the materials to be fur
nished In the construction and completion OF
said work. and upon which bids ill be COM
FOR BALLANrJNp PARKWAY RE
-Four thousand three hundred and thirty
"a, $500 square yards Of bitulithio pavement on
a six go inch concrete foundationt
Three hundred 1900 lneal feet of 20 by I inch
eight cut curb, set in concrete: ao
One thousand four hundred and twenty u,4S)
lineaI feet of old eight cut curb. reset in con-
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Two () sets of 20 by 4 inch eight cut cor
ners, set in concrete.
onb nunOTtu anu BlknIy Vow hhtuA lNCf "
new header curb. set in concrete; y
Five () noiseless manhole covers.
One q basin with connection complete;
One % basin using old head and Sill
One "a head and sill on old basin.
Bids for the above bitulithic pavement must
include a price bid per square yard per year
for maintenance and repair of said pavement
during an additional and second period or nve
6) years. and under a guarantee bond oy a
table to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners, which may be required at the op-
expiration " Of the drst ave years guarantee.
DASsING AVENUE GRADING, CURLING
Five hundred 5000 cubic yards of embank-
Eight hundred ana ninety CssC) ,ineal feet OF
20 by 4 inch four cut curb, set In concrete;
Three thousand six hundred and eighty 9,6S0
square feet OF tagging. 4 feet wide:
Five hundred and sixty (b6) square feet Of
Standard prices will be paid for the fol.
lowing:
One a basin with connection complete:
Ono "a basin using old head and sill;
One ID head and sill on old basin.
% HoBsoN STREET GRADING. CURB
ING N FLAGGING:
Eight hundred 5000 cubic yards of excava-
Three thousand and forty "a, oao) linsai foe:
of 20 by 4 inch -four cut curb, set in CON
crete; 1
Nine hundred and fifteen pl5) lineal feet Oh
old curb, four cut and reset in conerete;
Thirteen thousand eight hundred and nffs
Fifty 500 square feet of Belgian bridging.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol
One % set of 20 by 4 inch four cut corners
Two thousand t8.OOW square feet of old nag
Fifty 800 square feet of old bridging relaid
One ~ basin with connection complete;
One "a basin using old head and sill;
One ~ head and sill on old basin.
LESLIE sTREBT GRADING, cURBINo
AND TLAGGING:
ton, four hundred (4oN cubic yards Of which
Ia TO be embankment on the street; excaya-
ton only to be paid for;
Three thousand 1--WE hundred 5000 Inca,
feet Of 20 by 4 inoh four cut curb. set in con
Three hundred fsOO) lineal feet of old curb
four cut and reset in concrete;
Thirteen thousand nine hundred C3, 300
Fifty 800 square feet OF Belgian bridging.
Standard prices will be paid for tho fol
lowing:
set In concrete;
Fifty go square feet of old bridging relaid
One ID basin with connection complete;
one "a basin using old head aud sill;
One "a head and sill on old basin.
Bidders are not to state any price Tor ma
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealeC
the bidder and OF tho Improvement, and di
reoted to the Board OF Street and Water Com
! mlbeiOnorH OF the city OF NeWArk.
Bidders will state their prices in writing ~
we'll RS In hgures.
Bidders must specify In their proposals tina
should the above work be awarded to then
they will bind themselves to finish and com
| plete the same within the following number
OF consecutive working days:
B%allantne Parkway Rspavlng-Forty 40
days;
Hobson Street Grading-rhirty 800 days:
Leslie Street Qrading--Thirty 800 days.
The plans and specifications OF the work car
neer OF the Board of Street and Water Com
! missioners at the City Hall. Said PROPOSAL
10 DO accompanied by tho consent, In writing
OF Two %sureties. or a surety company qualified
to do business IN New Jersey, who shall q
the time Of putting In such proposals qnalif!
proposal, and bind themselves that. II til,
contract be awarded 70 the person or person.
making the proposal. they VIII, upon its beinl
go awarded. become his Or their sureties TO
the faithful performance OK said work: anS
| that. IL the person or persons omit or refuse u
execute such contract they VIII pay to the cit,
OF Newark any difference between the sums t
which he or they would have been %entitls'
upon completion OF the contract. and tina
which the city OF Newark may be obliged t.
pay the person or persons by whom such con
The Board OF Street and Water Commission
ers OF the city of Newark reserve 70 them
proposals for the above work, as they ma
deem best for the interest OF the city.
Bidders and %sureties are hereby notified tina
under the provisions OF the seventh section o.
the law creating the Board OF Street anC
Water Commissioners, approved March 2s. 1891
that the bond or bonds to be given for tn,
faithful execution and. performance of saic
public work shall first be approved as to suf
nciency by the board, and as to form by thu
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. l.
he shall SO desire, or shah be 50 instructed b
the board. but the board Will not be bound b.
any statement that may be made by such pro
posed bondsmen, but shall have full power anC
absolute discretion In the whole matter. anc
this provision shall be referred to in any ad
vertisement inviting bids for any such public
work.
BY direction of the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioner OF the city of Newark.
r r. SHERRERD,