Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
0Ty ADyERTIsEuENTs.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
II CITY OF NEWARK.
City Hall.
Newark. ". J.. May 10. 1912.

THE CITY OF NEN IL
Newark. n. J., May 10. 1912.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
Thursday, tho sixteenth day Of May, 1912
and opened at the last named hour. at q
said time and place. for the grading. curbing
LYONS AVENUE,
from Elizabeth avenue to The city line.
The following is about the amount OF the
work to be done. and the materials to be
OF said work, and upon which bids will be
yards of excavation, three thousand 10000
cubic yards of which Is TO be embankment on
%" Ten n" thousand shsag nine h onaY % 70 oe g goo9 Inca
crete:
Six thousand two hundred g, 200 square
Thirty.one Thousand i've hundred f31.Eoo.
square feet artificial stonewalk 3 feet wide;
Twenty-four thousand hve hundred GA, 500,
square feet of tagging. 8 feet wide.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Thirty 800 Gets 20 by 4 inch four cut cor
ners set In concrete;
Nine 90 basins uslng old heads and stills;
One % new head and sill on old basin;
One ID manhoie complete;
Thirty-hve fS5) trees removed;
One thousand 900 square yards trap
rock. gutter paving,
Bidders are not 10 state any price for ma
terials and work for which there ls a fxed
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope, properly indorsed with the maine
OF the bidder and of the Improvement, and
directed to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners OF the City of Newark
Bidders Will state their prices in writing as
well as In figures.
that should the above work be awarded to
them, they Will bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within one hundred and
The plans and specifications Of the work
can be exsmined at the office Of Of
STREET and Water Commissioners. at the
City Hall. Said proposals to be accom-
panied by the consent in writing Of two
do business in New Jersey. who shall. at
the time Of putting in such proposals.
s snasny az such uo 'p proposal aasp'a and BIND II the sne
selves that IL the contract be awarded to
the person or persons makin the proposal
they will. upon Its being SO awarded, be-
come his or their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work. and that II the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they Will pay to the City OF
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
which the City of Newark may be obliged
TO pay the person or persons by whom sucn
contract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners Of the City of Newark reserve to
themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work as they
Aiinl Nttii jest tHe lilSitst v int city
Bidders and ~sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of tho seventh
section of the law creating the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners. approved
March 2sth. 1901. that the bond or bonds
to be given for the faithful execution and
performance of said public work shall first
beEapproved as to suff1ciency 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 until
such bond Is so approved. and the presi-
dent OF the board shall have power to ex-
amino the proposed bondsmen under oath,
II he shall 80 desire. or shall be so in
structed 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 discre-
tion In the whole matter. and this pro-
vision shall be referred to in any adver-
tisenent 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.
my10-5t Chief Engineer.