Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-26
TO Quebec
SEALED PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD or STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.

AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK
CITY HALL.
Newark. n. j.. August 13. 1914.
Sealed proposals win be received at this
Thursday the twenty-seYentb day of Au
gust, 1914, and opened al the last named
hour. at a public meeting Of the board to be
held at said time and place. For the
grading curbing. tagging and paving Of
CRAWFORD PLACE.
from Halsey street to the intersection Of
Springfield avenue and High street
The following Is about the amount OF work
10 be done, and the materials TO be furnished
In the construction and completion OF said
work. and upon which bids will be com
pa Three thousand 1900, cubic yards of extra
seven thousand seven hundred a 7oO
square yards OF oblong granite block pave
ment on a six t6 inch concrete founda-
Two thousand SIX hundred and 6fty 2s50s
Ineal feet OF 20 by inch four cut granite
curb set in concrete.
One hundred 200 lineal feet of old blue
stone curb four cut and reset In concrete.
Four al sets OF 20 by inch four en-
granite corners 6 foot radius. set in con
one hundred and ten ui0l lineal feet OF 90
by 8 inch four cut granite corners. Il feet
radius. set In concrete.
Thirty thousand ave hundred sso,50Ol square
feet artificial stone walk. six t6i men thick
Standard prices will be paid for the fol
lowing:
p's THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
THE ABOVE STREET, IF AWARDED.
BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE
NO LIABILITY UPON tn CITY UNLESS
STTcH AWARD SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY
BE FINALLY MADE BIZ THE BOARD.
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF PROP
ERTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT IS TO BE
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
SANE TO BE HELD, AFTER WHICH THE
BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
ANCE WITH CHAPTER 2I7 OF THE
STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders are not % state any price for ma
terfRls and work for which there is fixed
amount provided for in the specifications
Each proposal must be enclosed In sealed
the bidder and Of the Improvement: and
directed to the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners Of the City Of Newark
Bidders wiz state their priceH In writing
nE well as IN figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that. shoald the above work be awarded TO
them. they will bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within eighty-nye $50 con
secutiYe working days
The plans and speeineatiens OF the work
can be examined at the oifice OF the chief
engineer OF the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro
prosals &c be accompanied by the consent. In
writing OF two sureties. or a surety COM
pany qualified TO do business In New Jersey.
who shall. at the time OF putting In such
in the amount Of such proposal, and bind
themselves that. II the contract be awarded
10 the perNon or persons making the pro-
posal. they Will, upon Its being SO awarded.
become mis- their sureties for the faithful
perforra nee Of said work, and that, II the
person OF persons omit or refuse TO executs
such contract. they Will pay to the city
Of Newark any difference bet ween the sums
to which he or they would have been en-
titled upon completion Of the contract, and
that which the city OF Newark may be
Obliged TO ray 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 70
themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above Vors. 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
Street ana Water Commissioners. approve ed
March 3Sth. 1891. that the bond or bonds
to be given for the faithful eNecur1on and
performance of said public work shall nrsl
be approi ed as TO sufhciency by the board.
and as to form by the counsel OF the board.
and no contract shall be binding % the city
or become ef1ectre or operative until such
bond II 20 approved and the president
OF the board shall have power to examine
the proposed bondemen under oath II he
shall 50 desire. shall be so instructed by
the board. but the board viii not he bound
BY any statement that may De made by such
proposed bondsmen but rhal have fall
power ana absolute discretion in the whcls
matter and this provision shall be referred
TO IN any advertisement inviting bids foi
any such public work
BY directions OF the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners OF the City Of Newark.
MORRIS r. saEREERn
aug t2-lst Chief Engineer.