Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-26

THE cry OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark. N. j., August 20. 1914.
Sealed proposals VIII be received at this
ngice from s;15 to $3.50 O'Clock p. m. o.
ana opened at the last named hour at a
public meeting OF the board TO be held at said
time and place For the repaving OF the
PLANE STREET
from Market street to State street. the part
from Orange street to State street to be
track with the exception OF one % foot on
each side Of SAD track; and and ,,t,r
from Market street TO Central avenue on
both sides of the street railway tracks with
the exception Of one % foot on each side
The following is about the amount of the
work TO be done. and the materials TO De
furnished IN the construction and completion
Of sald work and upon which bids will be
rot PLANE STREET REPAYING.
Seven thousand FOUR hundred t7,400) SQUARE
Yards of mapped. reelpped granite block
pavement on six 80 inca concrete founda-
he mapped and reclipned when IN good con-
ilition and the old concrete base to be used
4 Il be Of standard depth and quality;
Six Thousand four hundred t6,4eO) square
Yards Of mapped reclipped granite block
lsVement on a new six 90 inch concrete
foundation. using the old blocks in the pres
one thousand q. OOo) square yards of nap
pei reelipped granite block pavement on a
fbT 1uC1 concrete IDunuGtlOnr the
SoelSs to be furnished by the city at $780,
per thousand and to be mapped and reclip-
ped IT the city yard and hauled to the work
seven thousand three hundred a 5000 lineal
feet OF 20 by inch four cut granite curb.
Ten tfol sets of 20 by inch four cut
granite corners set in concrete. foot
4 Fifiy 80, lineal feet o: 20 by inch four
Two hundred C2oo) lineal feet Of IS by 6
inch granite header curb. set in concrete;
Standard prices viii be paid for the follow
One hundred and fifty u5Ol 1ineal feet of
nd granite curb reset in concrete;
Fifty f50i lineal feet Of old blue stone
curb. reset in concrete;
Five t5) basins with connections complete;
Ten t1ol basins using old heads and stills.
FOR WASHINGTON STREET REPAVING:
Five thousand five hundred $4,000 square
yards Of mapped reclipped granite block
pavement on a six 90 inch concrete foun-
dalton. using the old blocks in the present
pavement on the old concrete foundation
il II be OF standard depth and quality
Five hundred 5000 square yards of nap
red reclipped granite block pavement using
the old blocks in the present pavement on a
new six 81 inch concrete foundationi
Four hundred t400) square yards IF nap
ped reelippsd granite block pavement on a
new six 90 inch concrete foundation, the
blocks to be furnished by the citS at $40. 90
per thousand and to be nani'ec ana -sciipped
~ the city yard and hauled TO the work
-Four thousand a. o00J IineaI feet Of 90 by
inch four cut granite curb set in concrete;
Ten tl0) sets If 20 by inch four cut
grauite corners. feet radius. set in con-
orcte
STANDARD prices viii be paid for the fol-
twenty-five go Hneai feet of old granite
curb. reset in concrete;
One hundred 900 lineal feet Of old blue
stone curb. four cut and reset In concrete:
Ten tt0l basins with connections complete;
Ten uol basins, using old heads and stills.
THE ABOVE STREETS, IF AWARDED,
SHALL BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE No
LIABILITY UPON THE CITY UNLESS
SUCH AWARD SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY
BE FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD.
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF PROP
ERTY. BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IS TO BE
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE
BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
AWARD THE CONTRACT IN ACCORD.
ANcE WITH CHAPTER 217 OF THE
STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders are not TO state any price fol
materials and work for which there is q
lxed amount provided for in the specihca-
each proposal must be enclosed in q
scaled envelope, properly Endorsed with tbs
name of the bidder and OF the improvement
and directed to the Board Of Street ant
Water Commissioners Of the city Of Newark
Bidders viil state their prices in writing az
Well as In figures.
Bidders must specify in, their proposals
that. should the above WORK De AWARDED u
them. they will bind themselves to hnsh anC
complete the same within the following
number of consecutive working days:
Plane street. ninety 900 days;
Washington street eighty 500 days.
The plans and specifications Of the wori
can be examined at the office OF the chic
engineer or the Board Of Street and Waite
Commissioners at the City Hail. said pro
posais to De accompanied by the consent. Il
aualined &c do business in New Jersey, VIII
shall at the time OF putting in such pro
posals, qualify as to their responsibility II
the amount Of such proposal. and pin'
themselves that II the contract be AWARDED
~ the person or persons making the pro
posal they will upon its being awarded
become his or their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work and that. If tn
person persons omit or refuse 10 execut
such contract. they viii pay to the city o
Newark any difference between the sums {
which he or they would have been entities
upon completion Of the contract and tina
which tile city Of Newark may be oblige
20 pay the person persons by whom sue
contract shall be executed.
The Board Of Street and Water Commits
sioners OF the city Of Newark reserve I
themselves the right to accept or reject an
nr all proposals for the above work, as the
may deem best for the interest Of the city
Bidders and sureties are hereby notihe
that under the provisions Of the seventh sec
ton Of the law creating the Board Of Stree
and Water Commissioners. approved Marc
ssth. 1891 that the bond bonds to b
given for the faithful execution and per
formance OF said public work. shall hrst ?
approx ed az TO sufficiency, by the board an
az to form. by the counsel Of the boarS
and no contract stall be binding on the cit!
or become effective operative until sue
bond Is so approved, and the president ~ III
board shall have power to examine The pre-
posed bondsmen under OATH If he shall
desire. shall be so Instructed by the boar
but the board viii not be bound by an
statement that may be made by such pre-
posed bondsmen, but shall have fun pow'
and absolute discretion In the whole ma
ter and this provision shall be referred
In any advertisement inviting bids for an
such public work.
By direction Of the Board Of Street ar
water Commissioners of the city of Newar'
MORRIS Il. SHERRERD.
sur "a ~ Chief Engineer.