Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-17
SEALED PROPOSALS

inch four cut curb, set in concrete
Three thousand four hundred (a.4OO) lineal
feet of old four cut curb, reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
Five go noiseless manhole covers.
One hundred 900 lineal feet OF new
header curb set IN concrete.
One ~ set of 20 by inch four cut curb
corners, set in concrete.
one ID basin with connection complete.
Bids for the above bitulithic pavements
must include a price bid per square yard per
year for maintenance and repair of said
pavements during an additional and second
period of five go 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 at the option of the board at
any time before the expiration of the first
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
THE ABOVE STREETS. IF AWARDED.
BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE NO
SUCH AWARD SHALL sUBsEoUENTLY
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF PROP
ERTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
PRqRosEp 6 p AMH NJ aIT Is 70 I BE
SAME BE HELD. AFTER WHICH THE
BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
A AMA'D WIFI c2 2A}TE III or The
STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is fixed
amount provided for in the specifications
Each proposal must be enclosed in
sealed envelope. properly in6orsed with the
and directed to the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners Of the City of Newark
Bidders will state their prices in writing
as we'll In figures:
Bidders must specify in their proposals that.
should the above work be awarded to them.
they Will bind themselves to finish and com
pete the same within the following number
Of consecutive working days.
Berlin Street-Eighty-five 1859 days.
C.Otthardt Street-SeNenty (70l DAYS
Seymour Avenue--Forty-five (45) days.
Shaw Avenue-sixty 600 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
posals to be accompanied by the consent. In
writing. of two sureties or a surety company
qualified to do business in New Jersey. who
posais. qualify as to their responsibility in
the amount of such proposal and bind them
selves thst. If the contract be awarded to
the person or persons making the proposal
, they will. upon its being so awarded, be-
come his or their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work; and that, II the
person or persons omit refuse to execute
such contract, they will pay to the City Of
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
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
may deem best for the interest of the city
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh
ton of the law creating the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners. approved March
28th. 1891. that the bond or bonds to be
given for the faithful execution ard per-
Torrance of said public work shall first be
approved as to sufficiency by the board and
as n form by the counselsot the board and
no contract shall be binding on the city or
become effective or operative until such bond
IL approved; and the president of the
board shall have power to examine the pro-
posed hondsmen under oath. IL he SHALL 50
desire. or shall be so instructed by the board.
but the board will not be bound by any
stetement that may be made by such pro-
posed bondsmen, but shall have fuu power
and absolute discretion In the whole matter.
and this provision shall be referred 20 in
any advertisement inviting bids for any such
public work
By direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners Of the cry of Newark.
MORRIS r. SHERRERE
aug612-t Chief Engineer