Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-07
CITY ADvEnrlsEmENTs
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
N WATER COMMISSIONERS OF y
TIE CITY OF NEWARK.
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THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL
Newark. n. j., August. ., 1917.
ofcs from 3;15 to $3.50 O'Clock. p. M. OF
Thursday, the eighth day of August, 1912,
and opened at the last named hour. at a
public meeting OF the board to be held at
said time and nrS plaf 8 for 81. the repavins OF
from Bank street TO Central avenue. and
HAWTHORNE AVENUE.
from Elizabeth avenue to the city line. with
the exception of a strip seventeen feet in
width IN the centre Of the street.
work to be done and the materials to be
furnished in the construction and completion
OF said work. and upon which bids will be
For NEWARK STREET .~REPAvING =
FIVE thousand four hundred and fifty
t5.4oo square yards of bitulithic pavement
on a six () inch c~oncrete foundation;
Three thousand two hundred 5000 lineal
feet OF 16 by 8 inch four cut curb set in
concrete;
one hundred doo) llneal feet of old curb.
four cut and reset in concrete.
Eleven hundred LOO, square yards OF
brick pavement on a six go inch concrete
two co sets of IS by 5 inch four cut curb
Sc. in concrete;
Fifty tJ0l lineal feet of new header curb
set In concrete;
Ten 90 noiseless manhole covers.
FOR HAWTHORNE AVENUE PAWN;
Eighteen thousand six hundred as. 500
square yards of bitulithic pavement on q
six go inch concrete foundation:
Four thousand 4.O0W lineal feet of 20 by
4 inch four cut curb, set in concrete;
Nine thousand two hundred q. 200 linesi
feet Of old four cut curb, reset in concrete.
standard prices will be paid for the fol-
One thousand four hundred q. 4OoD square
yards of brick pavement on a six t6l inch
Fourteen thousand four hundred u4,4nO,
lineal feet of old header curb, set in con-
Three hundred 5000 lineal feet of new
header curb. set in concrete;
Twelve 12) sets of 20 by 4 inch four cut
corners. set in concrete,
Forty-one al noiseless manhole covers:
Four a. basins with connections complete.
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
tee bond by a surety company or a bond
with surety acceptable to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners, which may
be required at the option of the board at any
time before the expiration of the first hye
THE CONTRACTS o THE ABOVE,
AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY BY THE
BOARD AND SMALL IMPOSE NO LIABIL-
tTY S5oN SHALL osuBsEoHu1ENTY ne
FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD. PRE-
LINuNARY ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY
AND PUBLIC NEARING ON THE SAME
TO BE HELD AFTER WHICH THE
AWARD III CONTRACT IN Ac-
coRDANCE WITH CHAPTER 21T OF THE
STATE Avs OF 1895.
teriaIs and work for which there Is a fixed
amount provided for in the speclncations.
sealed envelope. properly Endorsed with tie
name of the bidder and Of the Improvement.
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Bidders Will state their prices in writing
Bidders must specify In their proposals
that, should the above work be awarded to
them, they will bind themselves to finish
and complete the same within the follow
ing number of consecutive working days.
Newark Street Repaving-Tifty $50 DAYS.
Hawthorne Avenue P~aving-one hundred
and forty G4W days.
The plans and specifications OF the work
can be examined at the Office OF the Chief
Engineer Of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. said pro
posals to be accompanied by the consent. In
nspv ouaiihed TO do business in New Ter.
sey. who shall. at the time of putting in
such proposals. qualify as TO their response
bind themselves that. n the contract be
awarded to the person or persons making the
nronosai they Will. unon its being So awar.i.
"a become his or their ~siiretles for the
faithful performance OF said work: and that.
If the person or persons omit or refuse to
nynClta fuCn CDnlTdtts tHt1 VIII pay 70 tine
civ OF Newark any difference between the
sums to which he or they would have been
entitled upon completion Of the contract and
that which the City Of Newark may be
whom such 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 ali proposals for the above work as they
nav deem best for the interest OF the 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, 1891. that the bond or bonds to
he given for the faithful execution and per
formance OF said public work shall first
he approved as to suficiency 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 president Of
the board shall have power to examine the
proposed bondsmen under oath. II he shall
so desire. or shall be SO Instructed by the
board but the board win not be bound by
any statement that may be made by such
t,ioposed bondsnlen. but shall have. fun
power and absolute discretion. In the whole
matter, and this provision stall be referred
10 in any advertisement inviting b.ds for ans
such public work.
BY direction of the Board OF Street and
Mater Commissioners OF the City OF Newark.
NORRIS r. SiIERRERD.
aug2R Chief Engineer.