Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK

CITY HALL.
Newark n J. August IAN. 1918.
oflce from 3:15 70 $50 O'Clock ?. m, o
Thursday. the twsnty-elshth day q August
1913. and opened at the last ns nee eseF a
at said time and place:
For the paving Of
NINETEENTH AVENUE.
from South Sixteenth street TO the city hrs.
The following is about the amour. q she
work TO be done and the materials % oe
furnished In the construction and completion
Of said work and upon which Lids VIII Dc
compared:
Three thousand nine hundred e. 300 lsauare
yards OF bitulithie pavement On SIX iol
inch concrete foundation
Twenty-Five (25l linesi feet OF 20 by inen
four CT curb. set in concrete
One thousand eight hundred u.Slol lineal
feet Of old Jour cut curb, reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
One ID set of 20 by inch four cut cor
Forty 40, iIneal feet Of new header curb.
set in concrete
Four 10 noiseless manhoie covers.
One ID basin with connection complete:
lids for the above pavement must In
clude a price bid per square yard per year
for maintenance and repair OF said psns.
period OF hve (5) Years and under the guar
antee bond by surety company or oond
Street and Water Commissioners, which may
be required at the option Of the board at any
time before tn, expiration Of the first hve
THE 'coNTRAcT FOR THE WORK on
THE ABOVE STREET, IF AMARpEp
SHALL BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
LIABILITY UPON THE CITY UNLESS
SUCH AWARD SHALL SuBsEouEETLY
BE FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD
EKTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IS TO BE
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE
BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
AWARD THE CONTRACT IN ACCORD,
ANcE WITH CHAPTER 217 OF THE
Bidders are not to state any price for
ma terials and work for which there 1s a
fixed amount provided for In the specihca-
Each proposal must he enclosed In sealed
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name
of the bidder and OF the Improvement, and
directed to the Board Of Street aud water
Commissioners ot the City of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing
as well as in figures.
Bidders must specify In their proposals
tfat. should the above work be awarded to
them, they viii bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within forty-fVe t45) con-
secutiye working 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
writing. Of two sureties or a surety company
SHALL at the time of putting In such pro-
posals qualify as to their responsibility In
the amount of such proposal. and bind them
selves that II the contract be awarded to
the person or persons making the proposal
they will, upon Its being so awarded. become
his their sureties for the faithful per-
formance of said work; and that, IL tho
person persons omit refuse to execute
such contract, they will paw to the City of
Newark any difference between the sums TO
which lie or they would have been entitled
upon completion of the contract and that
which the City of Newark may be obliged to
pay the person persons by whom such
contract shall be executed
The Board OF Street and Water Commits
sioners Of the City of Newark reserve to
or all proposals for the above work, as they
may deem best for the interest of the ctv.
Bidders and sureties hereby notified
that unoer the provisions of the tseventn
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
be approved as to sufilciency by the board
and as TO form by the counsel of the board
and contract shall he binding on the city
or become effective or operative until ouch
bond is so approved and the president of
the board shall have the power to examine
the proposed bondsmen under oath, II he
shall so desire or shall be so instructed by
the board. but the BOARD will nut be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen, ut shall have full
power and absolute discretion in the whole
matter, and this provision shall be referred
TO IN any advertisement inviting bids for
such public work.
BY direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City OF Nwark.
NORRIS r. SHERRERD,
eug14-12t Chief Engineer.