Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-25
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.

|
Newark, y. j., August 14th, 1918.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 O'Clock p. m. of
! Thursday the twenty-eighth day Of August
1913. and opened al the last named hour, at
public meeting Of the board to be held
at said time and place;
! NINETEENTH AVENUE.
/ from South Sixteenth street TO the city line.
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
| compared:
Three thousand nine hundred q, 900 )square
yards OF btulithic pavement on six cd
inch concrete foundation.
twenty-five C2a lineal feet of 20 by Inch
| four CIT curb set In concrete.
One thousand eight hundred n,s00) lineal
| feet Of old iour cnt curb, reset In concrete
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
| lowing:
One ~ set of 20 by inch four cut cor
ners set in concrete.
Forty (401 lineal feet Of new header curb,
set in concrete
Four 40 noiseIess manbole covers.
One a. basin with connection complete:
Bids for the above pavement must In
| ciude price bid per square yard per year
/ for maintenance and repair of said pave
ment during an additional and second
period OF five 80 years and under the guar
antee bond by a surety company or bond
| with a surety acceptable TO the Board OF
| Street and Water Commissioners. which may
be required ct the option Of the board at any
time before th expiration Of the first five
| years guarantee.
THE ABOVE STREET, IF AWARpED
Shall BE AWARDED PRovIsIoNAALLY
BY THE BOARD AD Shall LII IMPOSE 1Ts,T ! no
SUCH AWARD SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY,
| BE FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD
ERTY BEN Fitted ESPECIALLY BY THE
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS is TO BE
MADE A:ID PUBLIC HEARINGS on THE
BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
ANcE WITH cHAP,rER 2f7, OF THE
Bidders are not to state any price for
ma terials and work for which there is 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
Commissioners ~ the City of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing
well as in figures.
Bidders must specify In their proposals
that. should the above work be awarded to
them. they win bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within forty-fve ta5) con-
secutive working DAYS.
The plans and specifications o. 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 n surety company
qualified to do business IN New Jersey. who
shall. a 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 persons making the proposal
they Will. upon It's being so awarded, become
his or their sureties for the faithful per
Torrance of said work: and that. II the
person persons omit refuse to execute
such contract they viii paw to the City OF
Newark any difference between the sums 70
which L. 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 he executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners of the City OF Newark reserve to
themselves the right TO accept reject any
may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties hereby notified
that uroer the provisions OF the seventh
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 fret
and as TO form by the counsel of the board,
and no contract shall he binding 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. shall be so instructed by
the board, but the board will r..t he bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed hondsmen, sut shall have full
power and absolute discretion in the whole
matter and this provision shall be referred
to N 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.
augl4-t2t Chief Engineer