Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-14
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL. ~

AND WATER coMMfssIoNERs OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark N. j., october ?, 1913.
| Sealed proposals win be received at this
1 office from 3.lb TO $3.50 O'Clock .. m, OF
| Thursday, the sixteenth day Of October:
/ a public meeting Of the board to be held
4 at said time and place:
For the paving of the following streets
anu ~ HOWELL PLACE.
! from West End avenue to Vermont avenue;
| LAUREL PLACE,
/ from West End avenue TO Vermont avenue.
PLYMOUTH STREET.
/ from West End avenue to Mum avenue.
The following is about the amount OF the
/ work TO be done, and the materials to be
furnished in the construction ana completion
/ Of said work and upon which bids will be
FOR FOR HOWELL PLACE;
Nine hundred and fifty (950) square yards
of asphalt pavement on six te) inch CON
e'f Five hundred Hundred and ATTY 65O) lineal fee,
Of 10 by Inch four cut curb set IN con-
Fifty go, llneal feet of old curb. four cut
gu" standard prices Will he paid for the fol-
Two q, sets of 10 by inch four cut
corners set In concrete
Thirty (SO) Iineal feet of new header curb.
Three 80 noiseless manhole covers;
one % basin with connecting ehute COM
FOR LAUREL PLACE:
one thousand six hundred u,6OO) square
yards of asphalt pavement on sly tol men
Nine hundred 5000 lineal feet of 10 by 8
Inch four cut curb, set in concrete g..
cut and reset In concrete.
standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing
set in concrete;
sixty (sol llneal feet of new header curb.
Three (3) noiseless nanhole covers;
One ID BASIN with connecting chute, com
p'9 FOR PLYMOUTH STREET:
Three thousand i've hundred and fifty
$3.50 square yards of asphalt pavement
on SIX G6 inch b o eSnerets fog gd"i 10
inch four cut curb, set a. conurete
Fifty 900 ineal feet OF old curb. four
eu standard and prices will be paid for the fol-
Five Five Is, sets 10 by inch four cut corners.
set In concrete:
Ninety 900 iinea1 feet of new header curb.
set in concrete;
seven "a nolseess manhole covers;
One % basin with connecting chute COM
BIDS for the above pavements must in
clude price bid per square yard per year
ments during an additional and second
period of five 90 years and under the guar
antee bond by surety company or Ia PONG 10
Street and Water Commissioners. which
may be required at the option OF the BOARD
at any time before the expiration OF tho
first five years guarantee.
Bidders are not to state any price for
materials and work for which there is
fixed amount provided for In the specinca-
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name
directed to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners OF the City of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices In writins
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:
Howell P1sos-Twenty G GO, S days. a.v,
Plymouth Street-Forty l40) days
The plans and Specifications of the work
can be examined at the office OF the ,1 enieI
Commissioners at the City Hall. said pro-
posals to be accompanied by the consent. in
GuaIifed % do business in New Jersey. who
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 suroties for the faithful per-
Torrance of said work. and that. II the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract, tney Will pay 10 tHo lily VI
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
nav the person or 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
NAV deem best for the interest Of the city
Bidders and sureties are 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 as to suflciency 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 SHAH 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 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 Newark
NORRIS r. SHBRRERD,
oct2-12t Chief Engineer.