Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-15

Office from Vfla 10 I-JN o CLOCK u. m. OF
Thursday the iwenty-fifth day Of September
1913. and opened at the last named hour, at
a public meeting of the board to be held
For the paving OF the following streets
and highways:
from West Kinney street to about aO2 feet
south of West Kinney street
SCHLEY STREET.
from Hawthorne avenue TO Lyons avenue.
The following Is about the amount Of tho
work 10 be done, and the materials TO be
furnished in the construction and completion
of said work, and upon which bids viii be
FOR MARION PLACE:
-Four hundred and fifty (450l square yards
of brick pavement on a six 90 inch con
crete foundation, including one hundred and
fifty O50 cubic yards OF extra excavation
to be included In price bid for pavement aud
not 10 be paid for extra
twenty-five t25) lineai feet Of IS by
inch four cut curb set in concrete.
Standard prices viii be paid for the fol-
lowing;
new header curb, set IN concrete.
Two (2) sets of 16 by 5 inch four cut
corners, set in concrete
One % basin with connection complete.
FOR SCHF.EY STREET;
Eight thousand eight hundred rs SOo)
square yards II brick pavement on a six ts,
inch concrete foundation
one hundred 400 linesl feet OF 20 b. 4
inch four cut curb. set in concrete.
Five thousand one hundred (5.i0O) iineai
feet Of old curb, four cut and reset IN con
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
ners set in concrete.
one hundred 400 iinesi feet of new header
curb set in concrete.
Ten 001 noiseiess manhole covers. al
One a basin with connection complete.
Bidders are not to state any price for
materials and work for which there 10 =
fixed amount provided for in the specifics
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 win state their prices In writing
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that, should the above work be awarded to
them. they viii bind themselves TO finish
number of consecutive working days.
Marion Place-Twenty COO days.
Schley Street-Eighty 800 days
The plans aud epecifira lions OF the work
can be examined at the Office Of the chief
engineer OF the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners al the City Hall said pro
writing, Of two sureties or surety company
qualified 10 do business in New Jersey. whc
posais. qualify as TO their responsibility in
the amount OF such proposal and bind them
selves that, II the contract be awarded 20
the person or persons making the proposal.
they Will. upon its being SO awarded becorio
his or their suretes for the faithful per
Torrance OF said work; and that II the
person or 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 thai
which the City Of Newark may be obliged -
nav the person or persons by whom such
contract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commits
siouers of the City OF Newark reserve 30
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 are hereby notified
that under the provisions OF the seventh
section Of the law creating the Board Of
March 2sth 1891 thar the bond or bonds
to be given for the faithful execution and
performance OF said public work shall frst
be approved as 10 suf1ciency by the board
and as 10 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 ana the president or
the board shall have the power 10 examine
the proposed bOndsmen under oath. II he
shall SO desire. or shall be 50 Instructed by
the board hut the board viii not be bound
by any statement that may be made BY siich
proposed bondsmen. but shall have full
power and absolute discretion IN the whole
matter. and this provision shall be referred
to in any advertisements inviting hids Tor
such public work: as
Water Commissioners OF the City Of Newark
MORRIS r. EHERRlcRD.
srpio-12t Chief Enrinse1