Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-02
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS or
THE CITY OF NEWARK

aug3o-5t Msy1r
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF srzEEr
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS or
THE CITY OF NEWARK
CITY HALL.
Newark N. j., August 20. 111s.
Sealed proposals win be received At this
ONCE from BIB to $50 O'clock .. rz.s Of
THURSDAY Thy the eleventh aay Of sepsssrssT
a public meeting OF the board 10 be held -
said time and place. for the grading. curb
ing and tagging OF the following streets sne
FIRST AVENUE.
from North Sixth street to North Tenth
SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET.
from Fifteenth avenue TO Sixteenth sysnue.
and for the flesginS q f1 Pls saswak' n
from Milington avenue 70 kunyan street
The following 10 about the amount Of tbs
furnished in the construction and cnupxeflon
Of said work, and upon which bids VIA -
FOR FIRST AVENUE GRADING. cuRs-
ING AND FLAGGING:
SIX thousand five hundred and fifty f6.tboj
cubic yards Of excsvstion; 80.
feet Of 16 by 5 inch four cut euro. 81 ~
concrete:
Nine hundred and fifty e5el square feet
of Belgian bridging:
Nine thousand i've hundred e 500 so1.rs
feet Of artificial stcne-wslk fve % feet wide
STANDARD prices win be paid for the fsi-
lowing:
corners. set in concrete.
One % basin with connection couiplexe.
One ~ basin using r old ne ana s,ranrr
GRADING. CURLING AND FIAGGIgG.
Eight hundred and seventy std cs1cic
f forty $40, cuso YARDS q which : 70 =
excavation on the street. embsnkment o1ay
- One fhousend two hundred q. 200, iinaas
feet of IS by inch four out curb. set IN
Fifty $50, Ilneal feet of old curb. four cut
Six thousand two hundred and forty 16.2<e,
square feet of artificial stone-walk, nre t0
standard prices viii be paid for the fol-
One % set of IS by 5 inch four cut COR
FOR INGRAHAM PLACE FLAcGrSo:
Twenty-Five (25) cubic yards Of extra exce-
Five hundred and seventy t57o, square
feet of artificial stone-walk four 20 -
wide.
materials and work for which there a
fixed amount provided for IN tne speesnca
tons
envelope properly Endorsed with the u1rne
of the bidder and of the Improvement a1d
directed TO the Board Of street ana water
Bidders VIII state their prices IN writing
as welt as in figures
Bidders must specify IN their prcpcsais
that should the above work be awarded 70
them. they will bind themselves 20 fnIs1
and complete the same within the follo~ing
number of consecutive working dsys-
First Avenue-sixty f6o) days
south Thirteenth street-Thirsy 90
days.
ingraham Place-Ten 1o) days.
The plans and specifications Of the wcrt
can be examined at the once Of the crfef
een osss,o on a Al he CITY Ha. SAID pro
possis TO be accompanies by the consent. IN
writing. Of two sureties or surety COMPANY
qualified to do business IN New Jersey. Hdp
shall. at the time Of putting in such pro
poeals qualify as to their responsibility IN
the amount of such proposal, and bind tnsn.
the person or persons making the proposal.
they will upon its being 50 awarded eecome
his or their sureties for the faithful per
Torrance OF said work; and that. II the
person or persons omit or refuse 70 execut
such contract. they viii pay 70 the CITY O.
Newark any difference between the sszn1n %
which he or they would have been eafst1sd
upon completion of the contract, and that
which the City OF Newark may be Obliged 70
paw the person or persons by whom soon
contract shall be executed. -.
The Board of Street and Water Con- ais
eioners OF the City OF Newark reserve 20
themselves the right to accept or re5ect any
or all proposals for tie above work, a. they
may deem best for the interest OF the CITY,
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions OF the seventh
section OF the law creating the Bo1ra q
Street and Water Commissioners. approved
March 18th 1891 that the bond or ocnds
10 be given for the faithful execution zro
performance Of said public work shall nrst
be approved as to sufficiency by the board
and as to form by the counsel OF the foard
and no contract shall be binding on the city
or become effective or operative un<n s1cn
bond is so approved. and the president OF
the board shall have the power 70 sz4ufrt
the proposed bondsrnen under OATH X be
shall SO desire or shall be 90 instructed By
| the board but the hoard viii not be bound
| by any statement that may be made BY sucn
| proposed bondsTnen, but shall h9ve ruH
| power and absolute discretion In the Whnlf
matter and this provision shall be reterre6
TO in any advertisement inviting sfds Tor
any such public work.
BY direction Of the Board Of STREET and
Water Commissioners Of the City OF NWerk
MORRIS r. SHERREHQ.
,urop-f.+ Chief EnEfneer