Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-08
CITY ApVERTIsEMENTs.
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONER or
THE CITY OF NEWARK


OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark n j., August % 1913
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:15 70 $50 O'Clock p. m. Of
Thursday. the eleventh day Of September
1913, and opened al the last named hour. at
public meeting Of the board 10 be held at
said time and place. for the grading. curb
Ing and tagging Of the following streets ara
FIRST AVENUE.
from North Sixth street to North Teurh
SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET.
from Fifteenth avenue to Sixteenth aTenua
and for the tagging n the sidewalks In
INGRAHAM PLACE.
from Millington avenue to Runyon street
The following IL about the amount OF tns
work to be done, and the materials 70 be
Of said work. and upon which bids viii 10
ron FIRST AVENUE GRADING. CURB
ING AND FLAGGING;
Six thousand hve hundred and nifty fs.55O
cubic yards Of excavation;
One thousand nine hundred Q.a0O ineai
feet Of 10 by inch four cut curb. set in
twenty-five (24 linesi feet of old curb.
four cut and reset In concrete;
Nine hundred and fifty $3.50 square feet
Of Belgian bridging;
Nine thousand I'VE hundred ttoVg1 square
feet OF artificial stone-waik five go feet vide
Standard prices viii be paid for the fol-
lowing:
corners set in concrete:
One ~ basin with connection completes,
One ~ basin using old head and sill
FOR SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET
GRADING. CURLING AND FLAGGING
Eight hundred and seventy $50 c1bin
yards Of emhankment i've hundred and
excavation on the street. embankment only
70 be paid for;
faef nf Nv cfff sat !.
concrete,
Fifty t5O) iineal feet Of old curb. four cut
and reset In concrete;
SIX thousand two hundred and forty % $40,
square feet Of artificial stons-wslk, i've q,
feet wide.
lowing;
One "a set Of IS by inch four cut corr
FOR INGRAHAM PLACE FLAGGINc.
Twenty-Five (25) cubic yards Of extra excs-
walton;
feet Of artificial stone-walk four "a feet
wide.
Bidders are not to state any price for
materials and work for which there is q
fixed amount provided for In the specinca-
lions.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name
OF the bidder and OF the Improvement, aud
directed to the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the City OF Newark
Bidders will state their prices In writing
as well in figures
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that. should the above work be awarded 70
them they viii bind themselves 70 finish
and complete the same within the following
number Of consecutive working days;
First Avenue-sxty f601 days.
South Thirteenth street-Thirty 0m
days
| fnEraham Plaee-Ten 00) DAVIS
| The plans and specifications Of the wo-k
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
| qualified to do business in New Jersey. who
shall at the time OF putting In such pro-
posals qualify as to their responsibility IN
1 the amount of such proposal. and bind them
selves that If the contract be awarded 70
| they will, upon its being 80 awarded. becour
| his or their sureties for the faithful pig
| formance OF said work: and that. II ne
| person or persons omit or refuse to exec5rfe
such contract. they will pay 10 the Cfrg "
Newark any difference between the SUMS %
| vhch he or they would have been en- titled
| upon completion OF the contract. and, that
which the City Of Newark may be Obliged %
pay the person Or persons by whorn such
/ contract shall be executed.
| The Board Of Street and Water t,ommis-
sioners of the City of Newark retserve 70
themselves the right TO accept or redect any
may deem best for the interest Of the city
Bidders and sureties are hereby saotihed
/ that under the provisions Of the fseyeDtn
section Of tho law creating the Board OF
| Street and Water Commissioners. Improved
March 2sth, 1881 that The bond pr bonds
| performance OF said public work thai hrrt
! be approved as 70 sufHciency by the board.
| and as TO form by the counsel Of 'tne toard,
and no contract shall be binding s,n the city
| or become effective operative until such
bond is SO approved and the resident Of
| the board shall have the power TO examine
| the proposed bondsmen under oath. II he
4 shall so desire or shall be INSTRUCTED by
/ the board bur the board will riot be bound
| by any statement that may be ma de by such
| proposed bondsmen. but shall have fun
power and absolute discretion in the whols
/ matter, and This provision shall be referred
| to in any advertisement inviting bids for
| any such public work.
BY direction Of the Board OF Street and
/ Water Commissioners of the city Of Nwark
| MORRIS R. SldERREED
| .ux1a-1a+ Chief Engineer