Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONER OF
- THE CITY OF, NEWARK.
IItrY HALL

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Newark, N. J.. August 9Th, 1914
Sealed proposals will be received at this
Office from BIB to $3.50 o'clock. D. m of
and opened at the last named hour, at
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:
AVENUE l.
from Hamburg place to St. Charles street,
the part from Hamburg place to Magazine
street to be paved on both sides of the street
railways tracks with the exception OF one %
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.
foot on each side of said tracks.
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.
Seven thousand eight hundred C7s0O)
square yards Of oblong granite block pave
ment on six (6) inch concrete foundation.
Two thousand nine hundred and seventy
FIVE g. 975) lineal feet of 20 by inch four
cut bluestone curb, set in concrete
four cut and reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Tweenty-fve es5l5 sets of 20 by inch four
cut bluestone corners, set in concrete.
One ~ basin with connection complete.
FOR FERRY STREET:
Fifteen thousand $4,000 square yards Of
mapped, reclipped granite block pavement on
old granite blocks now in use to be mapped
and reclpped when In good condition.
Six thousand Cs,0oo) square yards Of
new six (6) inch concrete foundation, the
granite blocks to be furnished by the city at
$4,000 per thousand and to be mapped and
recipped at the city yard and then hauled
to the work by the contractor.
Thirteen thousand five hundred (13.50o)
lineal feet of 20 by inch four cut granite
curb in concrete
Thirty (3O) sets of 20 by inch four cut
granite corners, set in concrete with #.
Fifty $50 iineai feet OF 20 by inch
four cut. granite corners. set in concrete
Fifty 800 iineal feet OF 20 by inch
four cut granite corners, set in concrete
Fifty e5o1 iineal feet of 20 by inch
four cut granite corners. set in concrete
Five hundred 5000 lineaI feet Of IS by s
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Thirty CsO,s basins with connections com
twenty C2o) basins using old heads and
''- THE CONTRACT FOR THE work ON
FERRY STREET. IF AWARDED. SHALL
BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY BY THE
BILITY UPON THE CITY UNLESS SUCH
AWARD SHALL SuBSEQuENTLY BE
FAEtR m hsss aM THs 6 90 PRop nEE
Il
BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE PRO
I POSED IMPROVEMENT is TO BE MADE
/ AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SAME
| TO BE HELD, AFTER WHICH THE
BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
AWARD THE CONTRACT IN ACCORD
/ ANCE WITH CHAPTER 2f7 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.
! Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed with the same OF
/ the bidder and of the improvement. and d.
] rected to the Board of Street and Water
4 Commissioners of the City of Newark
Bidders will state their prices in writing
| as well as in figures
| that should the above work be awarded tc
1 them they will bind themselves to finish and
i con1nlete the same within the following mum
i Der of consecutive working days:
/ Avenue L--Seventy-fve (75) days.
Ferry Street-One hundred and fifty u50]
days.
! THE plans and specifications of the work
4 can be examined at the office Of the CHIEF
engineer of the Board of Street and Water
| Commissioners at the CITY Hall Said pro
! posals to be accompanied by the consent II
| writing, of two sureties. or surety com,
/ panv suaiified to do business in New Jersey
| who shall. at the time of putting in sucf
proposals qualify as to their responsibility
in the amount OF such proposal, and bind
themselves that, II the contract be awarded
TO the person or persons making the pro
posal they WIN upon IFS being 20 awarded .Isisi
! performance of said work; and that II thu
| peraon or persons omit or refuse to execute
i such contract. they Will pay TO the city o
\ Newark any difference between the sums Il
!, which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion Of the contract and tina