Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-14
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.


AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
CITY HALL
Newark, N j., August 14th, 1913.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. M. of
Thursday, the twenty-eighth day of August
1913 and opened at the last named hour. at
a public meeting of the board to be held
Mt said tine and place.
NINETEENTH AVENUE,
from South Sixteenth street to the city line
The following is abodt the amount of
the work to be done, and the materials to
be furnished in the construction and com
pletion of said work, and upon which bids
will be compared:
yards of bitulithic pavement on a six go
inch concrete foundation.
Twenty-Five (25) lineal feet of 20 by inch
four cut curb. set in concrete.
One thousand eight hundred n 5000 lineal
feet of old four cut curb. reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the follow
ing:
One "a set of 20 by inch four cut cor
ners, set in concrete.
Forty (40) lineal feet Of new header curb,
set in concrete.
Four (4) noiseless manhole covers.
One "a basin with connection complete.
Bids for the above pavement must in
clude n price bid per square ward per wear
for nairterance and repair of said pave
ment during an additional and second
antee bond by a surety company bond
with a 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 i've
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
| THE ABOVE STREET, IF AWARDED
SHALL BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE NO
su ATIL hwAR S5o SHALL sURsEouE NTss
BE FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD
PRELIMINARY, ,72,, ASsESs s, OF PROP,
| PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS is TO BE
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE
ZANE BE NAV HEIR Or A MAY No WHGN
1 Ses WITH Ess sGAsFHs III ooS'1 Tas
bidders not to state any price for
materials and work for which there Is a
fixed amount provided for in the specihca-
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope properly Endorsed with the nams
directed al ne ' to the Board of Street and water
Commissioners of the City OF Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing
Bidders must specify In their proposals
that should the above work be awarded to
them. they win bind themselves to finish and
consecutive working days
The plans and specifications of the work
can be examined at the. office of the Chief
Engineer of the Eoard of Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro-
posals to be accompanied by the consent, In
pany qualified to do business In New Jersey
who shall, at the time of putting In such
proposals qualify as to their responsibility
in the amount of such proposal, and bind
themselves that, II the contract he awarded
TO the person persons making the proposal
they Will upon its being SO awarded, become
his or their sureties for the faithful per
Torrance of said work: and that, II the per.
son or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they will pay to the City Of
Newark any difference between the sums Il
which he or they would have been entitled
lupon completion of the contract and tina
which the City of Newark may he obliged
to pay the person or persons oy whom sucf
The Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners of the City of Newark reserve t.
themselves the right to accept or reject an,
or ali proposals for the above work, they
NAV deem best for the interest of the city
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh sec
tion of the law creating the Board of Stree
and Water Commissioners approved Marcel
2sth. 1891. that the bond or bonds to b.
given for the faithful execution and per
formance of said public work shall first b.
| approyed as 10 sufficiency by the board. an,
| as TO form by the counsel OF the board. an,
| no contract shall be binding on the city o
become effective operative until such hon,
. is SO approved, and the president of the boar
shall have power TO examine the propose,
bondsrnen under oath. IL he shall desire
or shall be SO instructed by the board bu
, the board will not be bound by any state
, bondsmen.g but shall have full power an
| absolute discretion In the whole matter an
this provision shall be referred to in any ad
vertisement inviting bids for any such publ
, work.
By direction of the Board Of Street an
Water commissioners of the City of Newark
NORRIS r.. SHERRERD,
/ aug14-12t fChief Engineer.