Newark post., 1913-03-12
NEWARK POST
OFFICE SITE
Conditions Governing the Selec.
ton of Land


ers we give below the rules and
regulations guiding the qualifica-
tions of site for post-ofice. An
advertisement, Proposal for Bids,
appears in another column. The
date, April LIST, should be noted.
No special form of proposal is re-
quired or + provided, but the offer
(and any accompanying docu-
ments) must be typewriter Con
letter-size paper,) addressed to the
Secretary Of the Treasury, in care
of the Supervising Architect, and
should indicate definitely the loca-
ton and dimensions of the property
and the price at which it is offered.
The proposal must be accompanied
by diagram, or plat, on y sheet
! (of tracing linen, if possiblo) 8 by
1912 inches, on which the Following
data must be clearly Indicated, viz:
l. The city, county, and State,
and name Of the owner Of the site.
2. An outline map Of the land Of,
fered, showing accurately its shape.
grades, and the dimensions in feet
and inches Of each side, counting
only clear building space, exclu,
sive of all sidewalks Or &ny other.
decrease. Of the lands occupied
by the sidewalks are not owned by
the city, that fact must be stated.
Also, proponents should be careful
in stating the dimensions of their
properties. The later discovery Of
material shortage might he deem
ed sufficient cause for annuIinG an
acceptance Of a site, or for reI.!ir-
ing a proportionate deduction from
the price therefor to offset such
shortage in area.)
;. The names and widths from
lot Line to lot line) Of adjacent
streets, including widths of sile.
walks, and widths of roadways be-
tween curbs, and whether or not
paved and the character Of the paw.
ing.
A. The widths and locations of adj
jacent alleys, and whether pubtac or
private, paved or unpaved, and
open or to be officially opened.
5. The approximate locations (in
adjacent streets or alleys Of gas,
water, and heating mains (noting
the kind of gas and heat cNndults
or overhead wires or cables; Sow
ers, with their depths below street
levels and their diameters, and
whether sanitary or storm water
sewers, or both, and if public or
private.
6. If no sewers are in al accent
streets, a statement from the city
engineer must be secured and at
tached to the plat showing the DIS
tance from the property offered -
the nearest sewer with which col
nection could be made and the fall
obtainable; also, the diameter of
such sewer, its depth below street
level, and whether sanitary or
storm-water sewer, or both, and if
public or private.
7. Describe any proposed i'm
prOvements or facilities ts,ch as
sewers, gas, water, or elctri" ser
vice. adjacent to the propose: site
and state probable date Of insiaila
ton.
8. The plat must have Indicated
thereon the approximate location
of any right Of way, sewer. ditch,
conduit, gas, steam, or water pipes,
tracks, poles, cables or wires which
may be upon, under, or over the
property, pursuant to any easement
or permit, and whether their right
to be there is subject to termination.
9. The plat must show with rea-
sonable accuracy the "north point
of the compass and in skeleton lines
the locations Of the buildings (if
any on the site.
10. If it is claimed that the near
est corner of the site offered is
with 80 rods of the point where the
mail is actually taken from the
trains at the railroad station hand
ling the bulk Of the mail, the pro-
posal must state the actual mea-
sured distance over the route nsn-
ally travelled by wagons. when
the city is the terminus OF such
railroad, this paragraph shoull be
ignored.
II. If there is any body Of water,
or water course, adjacent to the
site, the proposal must state the
normal, minimum, and maximum,
levels Of the water. If the site is
exposed to freshets, state the essen
tial facts as to conditions to be cX.
pected as shown by past exper
fences.