Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-16
SEALED PROPOSALS
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OFFICE. OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONER or
THE CITY OF NEWARK
CITY HALL.

| THE CITY OF NEWARK,
CITY HALL
/ Newark. N. j. July 10th, 1914
Sealed proposals win be received ut this
| office from s:15 to $3.50 o'clock D. M OF
Thursday. the thirtieth day OF July. 1914.
and opened at the last named hour at a
public meeting of the board to be held at
said time and place. for the paving OF tho
| following streets and highways:
i HIGHLAND AVENUE,
from Verona avenue to the Erie Railroad,
| on both sides of the street railway track
| with the exception of eighteen qS) inches
on each side of said track.
NORTH END TERRACE.
from Washington avenue to the Erie Rail-
road.
SYLVAN AVENUE.
from Washington avenue to the Erie Rail-
| road; and
WOODLAND AVENUE.
from South Thirteenth street to South
! Fourteenth street.
The following is about the amount OF the
| work to be done. and the materials TO DO
furnished in the construction and completion
of said work. and upon which bids will be
! compared:
FOR HIGHLAND AVENUE:
One thousand $4,000 square yards Of
mapped. reclipped granite block pavement on
! six go inch concrete foundation.
Six hundred (600) ineal feet of 16 by
inch four cut curb. set in concrete.
Fifty coo lineal feet of old curb. four cut
and reset in concrete
Standard prices win be paid for the fol
| lowing:
one t1) set 1s by 5 inch four cut corners,
FOR 70 NORTH END TERRACE:
| Nine hundred 5000 square yards OF brick
pavement on six 90 inch concrete founda-
| Five hundred $500 lineal feet of 20 by s
inch four cut curb, set in concrete.
Fifty 800 lineal feet of old curb, four cut
and reset in concrete.
! Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
One ID noiseless manhole cover
Thirty 800 lineal feet of new header curb.
set in concrete.
Two ~ sets of 20 by inch four cut
\ corners, set in concrete.
| One "a basin with connecting chute COM
For SYLVAN AVENUE:
One thousand 1.000) square yards Of brick
pavement on six 60 inch concrete founda-
Five hundred and fifty $500 lineal feet Of
| 20 by inch four cut curb set in concrete.
Fifty 500 nneal feet of old curb four cut
and reset in concrete
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Two t2) noiseless manhole covers
| Thirty 800 lineal feet of new header
curb. set in concrete.
| Two t2) sets of 20 by inch four cut
corners. set in concrete.
| One % basin with connecting chute CONF
FOR WOODLAND AVENUE:
| Five hundred 5000 square yards of brick
pavement on six go inch concrete founda-
|
Two hundred and seventy (27o) lineal feet
of 20 by inch four cut curb set in con-
Twenty-Five (25) lineal feet of OLD, -uurb.
| four cut and reset in concrete
+ Standard prices will be paid for the fol%
lowing
| One ID set Of 90 by s inch four cut corr
ners, set In concrete.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
| terials and work for which there is liked
| amount provided for In the specifications
Each proposal must be enclosed in sealed
lima aarlx ind until f1,a ~
the bidder and of the Improvement. and
directed TO the Board of Street and Water
| Commissioners of the City of Newark.
as well as in figures.
that, should the above work be awarded to
| them they Will bind themselves to finiFts and
complete the same within the following
| number Of consecutive working days:
| Highland Avenue-Thrty- $3.50 days.
North End Terrace hirty-fve 1850 days.
Sylvan Avenue-Thirty- five 1853 days.
Woodland Avenue-Twenty-f c25) 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 Hail. Said pro-
prosals TIC be accompanied by the consent. in
| writing. of two sureties a surety COM
pany qualified TO do business in New Jersey.
! who shall at the time of putting in such
| prosposals, qualify as to their responsibility
! In the amount of such proposal, and bind
themselves that. If the contract be awarded
to the peryon persons making the pro-
posal, they will, upon its being SO awarded,
become mis- or their sureties for the faithful
performance OF said work; and that, IL the
person persons omit refuse to execute
such contract. they Will pay to the city
Of Newark any difference between the sums
4 to which he they would have been
| titled upon completion of the contract. and
that which the city of Newark may be
obliged to ray 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 reject any
I or all proposals for the above work, they
may deem best for the Interest of the city.
Bidders and suretes 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 bonds
70 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 contract shall be binding on the city
or become effective operative until such
bond is approved and the president
of the board shall have power to examine
tho proposed bondsmen under oath, II he
shall so DESIRE shall be so instructed by
the board, but the board will not he 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.
Il By directions of the Board of Street ana
Water Commissioners of the City of Newark.
MORRIS r. sHERRERD.
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