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


OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
3 CITY HALL.
Newark. N. j. August 20, 1913.
Sealed proposals win be received at this
office from 3;15 TO $3.50 o'clock p. m., of
Thursday. the eleventh day Of September,
1918, and opened at the last named hour: at
a public meeting of the board TO be held at
said time and place, for the grading, curb,
ing and tagging of the following streets and
FIRST AVENUE,
from North Sixth street to North Tenth
SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET.
from Fifteenth avenue to Sixteenth avenue
and for the tagging of the sidewalks in
INGRAHAM PLACE.
from Wilmington avenue to RunyOn street.
The following Is about the amount of tbs
work to be done. and the materials to be
furnished in the construction and completion
of said work. and upon which bids will be
compared:
FOR FIRST AVENUE GRADING. CURB
ING AND FLAGG1NG:
Six thousand five hundred and fifty (6, $500
cubic yards of excavation;
One thousand nine hundred 0,900) lneal
concrete;
twenty-five (25) lineal feet of old curb.
four cut and reset in concrete;
Nine hundred and fifty t950) square feet
Of Belgian bridging;
Nine thousand five hundred O,b00) square
feet of artificial stone-walk five 90 feet wide.
lowing:
Four "a sets of 10 by inch four cut
corners set In concrete;
One "a basin with connection complete;
One "a basin using old head and sill.
FOR SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET
GRADING, CURLING AND FLAGGING:
Eight hundred and seventy (s7o) cubic
yards of embankment five hundred and
forty (540J cubic yards of which Is to be
excavation on the street embankment only
One thousand two hundred d.2oO lineal
feet of IS by 5 inch four cut curb, set in
FIFTY (5O) lineal feet Of old curb. four cut
and reset in concrete;
Six thousand two hundred and forty t8, 240)
square feet of artificial stone-walk, five t5)
feet wide.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
One "a set of 10 by inch four cut cor
FOR INGRAHAM PLACE FLAGGING:.
Twenty-Five (25) cubic yards Of extra exca-
Five hundred ana seventy 900 square
feet of artificial stone-walk four a. feet
wide.
Bidders are not to state any price for
materials and work for which there Is
fixed amount provided for in the specifca-
tfons.
Each proposal must be enclosed in sealed
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name
Of the bidder and of the Improvement. and
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
them. they will bind themselves to finish
and complete the same within within the following
First Avenue-Sixty 600 days
South Thirteenth street-Thirty 800
days.
Ingraham P1ace-Ten dO) 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
qualified to do business In New Jersey. VINO
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 or their sureties for the faithful per
Torrance of said work: and that, IL the
person persons omit or 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 the City of Newark may be obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom such
contract shall be executed
The Board of Street and Water Commits
soners of the City of Newark reserve to
or all proposals for the above work, as they
may deem best for the interest of the city:
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh
section of tho law creating the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners, approved
March 2sth, 1891 that the bond bonds
TO be given for the faithful execution and
performance of said public work shall first
be approved as to sufficiency by the board.
and as to form by the counsel Of the board.
and no contract shall be binding on the city
or become effective or operative until such
bond is so approved. and the president of
the board shall have the power to examine
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
any such public work.
BY direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City of Nwark.
MORRIS r. SHERRERD,
aug29-12t Chief Engineer.