Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-02

OFFICE OF Tie BOARD or STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
II A
Newark, n. J., August 27th, 1914

CITY HALL
Newark, N. j., August 9th, 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 ocock p. m. of
Thursday, the tenth day of September 1914,
public meeting of the board to be held at
said time and place. for the paving and re-
paving of the following streets and high
ways
from Hamburg place to st. Charles street,
the part from Hamburg place to Magazine
street to be paved both sides of the street
| railways tracks with the exception of one "a
foot on each side Of said tracks; and
FERRY STREET,
from its westerly terminus at Market street
to Lentz avenue on both sides of the street
railway tracks with the exception of one "a
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;
FOR AVENUE L:
square yards of oblong granite block pave
ment on a six go inch concrete foundation.
ev pw9 70 d thousand nine hundred and seventy
cut bluestone curb, set In concrete. +,
Twenty-Five t25) lineai feet OF old curb,
four cut and reset In concrete.
lowing: e ~
twenty-five (s5) sets of 20 by inch four
cut bluestone corners set In concrete.
One az basin with connection complete.
FOR FERRY STREET:
riitteD tHOuSdnu NlO,UUUJ SQUARE yAr0S OF
mapped. recipped granite block pavement on
new six go inch concrete foundation, the
old granite blocks now in use to be mapped
and recltpped when In good condition.
Six thousand (6,000) square yards of
mapped. reclipped granite block pavement on
granite blocks to be furnished by the city at
$4,000 per thousand and to be mapped and
reclpped at the city yard and then hauled
to the work by the contractor.
Thirteen thousand five hundred a350)
lineal feet of 20 by inch four cut granite
curb. set in concrete
Thirty 600 sets of 20 by 6 inch four cut
granite corners. set In concrete with #.
radius.
Fifty 600 lineal feet OF 20 by inch
four cut granite corners. set In concrete
with IL #. radius.
Fifty (5O) lineal feet of 20 by inch
four cut granite corners. set in concrete
Fifty 500 iineal feet of 90 by inch
four cut granite corners, set In concrete
Five hundred 5000 lineal feet of IS by 9
inch granite header curb set in concrete.
STANDARD prices will be psid for the fol-
Thirty 900 basins with connections COM
pete
Twenty COO basins using old heads and
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
FERRY STREET. If AWARDED. SHALL
BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE NO LA
BILITY. UPON THE CITY UNLESS SUCH
AWARD IAIy, SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY, BE
FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD. PRE-
LIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF PROPERTY
BlEMEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE PRO
AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SAME
TO BE HELD. AFTER WHICH THE
B0A .p2, MAY NAY, OR MAY NOT FINALLY
ANcE WITH CHAPTER PIT OF THE
STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is fixed
amount provided for in the specifications
Eacn proposal must be enclosed in sealed
the bidder and of the Improvement. and d.
rected 70 the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the City of Newark
bidders VIII state their prices in writing
as well as in figures
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that. should the above work be awarded to
them, they will bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within the following num-
Der OF consecutive working days:
Avenue L--SeveTIty-five (75) days
Ferry Street.-The hundred and fifty (15O)
days.
The plans and specifications of the work
can De examined at the ONCE of the chief
engineer of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro-
posais to be accompanied by the consent. in
pany qualified to do business in New Jersey,
who shall at the time Of putting in such
proposals, qualify as to their responsibility
IN the amount Of such proposal, and bind
themselves that IL the contract be awarded
nosei tbau oil, UT persons making the pro
become his or their sureties for the faithful
performance OF said work; and that, IL 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 that
which the City Of Newark may be obliged to
pay tine 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 reject any
or all proposals for the above work they
may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
tion OF the law creating the Board of Street
and water Commissioners, approved March
2Sth, 1881, the bond or bonds to be given
Tor the faithful execution and performance
OF SAID public work shall first be approved
as 70 sufficiency by the board, and as to form
py the counsel of the board, and no contract
snail De binding on the city or become effective
or operative until such bond Is so approved;
and the president of the board shall have
power to examine the proposed bondsmen
under oath, II he shall so desire or shall be
so instructed by the board, but the board
VIII not be bound by any statement that may
be made by such proposed bondsmen but
snail nave full power and absolute discretion
IN the whole matter. and this provision shall
pe reierred TO In any advertisement inviting
pids Tor any such public work.
BY direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City of Newark.
NORRIS r. SHERRERD.
sug27-l2t Chief Engineer
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL
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