Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-20
CITY ApvERTIsEMENTs.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.

CITY HALL.
Newark. n. j., September 10. 1913.
office from 315 to $3.50 o'clock .. m. Of
Thursday. the twenty-f1fth day Of September,
1913. and opened at the last named hour, at
at said time and place;
For the paving Of the following streets
MARION PLACE.
from West Kinney street to about 302 feet
scHLEY STREET.
from Hawthorne avenue to Lyons avenue.
The following is about the amount Of the
work TO be done, and the materials to be
furnished in the construction and completion
of said work, and upon which bids will be
ron MARION PLACE;
-Four hundred and fifty (450) square yards
Of brick pavement on six go inch con-
crete foundation. including one hundred an6
fifty $50 cubic yards Of extra excavation
to be included in price bid for pavement and
Twenty-Five t25) lineal feet of 10 by 8
inch four cut curb. set in concrete
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Six hundred and twenty te20) lineal feet of
new header curb, set In concrete.
Two (2) sets of 1e by inch four cut
corners. set in concrete.
One az basin with connection complete.
FOR ScH,.EY STREET:
Eight Thousand eight hundred %. e00)
square yards Of brick pavement on six te)
inch concrete foundation.
One hundred 400 lineai feet OF 20 by 4
inch four cut curb, set in concrete.
Five thousand one hundred t6.l00) lineai
feet Of olds curb. four cut and reset in con-
crete
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
One "a set of 20 by inch four cut cor
ners, set in concrete.
One hundred 400 lineal feet of new header
curb set in concrete.
Ten 40 noiseless manhole covers.
One ~ basin with connection complete
Bidders are not to state any price for
materials and work for which there Is a
fixed amount provided for In the speclhca-
lions
Each proposal must be enclosed in sealed
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name
Of the bidder and of the Improvement and
directed to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the City of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing
as well as in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that should the above work be awarded to
and complete the same within the following
number Of consecutive working days:
Marion Place-Twenty 600 days.
Schley Street-Eighty 1907 days.
Tho plans and specifications of the work
can be examined at the office of the chief
engineer Of the Board of Street and Water
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 10
the person persons making the proposal,
they will, upon its being so awarded, become
his their suroties for the faithful per-
Torrance of said work; and that, II the
person or persons omit refuse to execute
such contract. they will pay to the City Of
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion of the contract and that
which tina Cit, 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
themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work, as they
may deem best for the interest Of the city.
Bidders and sureties hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh
section of the law creating the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners, approved
March 2sth. 1891 that the bond or bonds
to be given for the faithful execution and
performance of said public work shall first
be approved to sufficiency by the board
and as to form by the counsel of the board,
and no contract shall be binding the city
or become effective or operative until such
bond is so approved and the president OF
the proposed bondsmen under OATH If he
shall so desire or shall be so instructed by
the board. but the board will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen, but 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 Newark
MORRIS r SHERRERD,
sep10-12t Chief Engineer.