Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-15
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
on THE CITY OF NEWARK.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
ON THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark. N. j., August 9th, 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. Of
Thursday the twentieth day of August.
1914, and opened at the last named hour, at
a public meeting Of the board to be held at
said time and place. for the paving and
paving of the following streets and high
ways:
ALPINE STREET.
from South Nineteenth street to South
Twentieth street; al
DARK LANE,
from Jones street to Hayes street;
EAST KINNEY STREET,
from Van Buren, street to Elm road;
SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET,
from Sixteenth avenue to Eighteenth avenue.
The following is about the amount OF
work to be done and the materials to be
furnished in the construction and completion
of said work and upon which bids will be
Fob ALPINE STREET PAVING:
Twelve hundred (1,200) square yards Of
asphalt pavement on six (e) inch concrete
-Four hundred and forty A4O) Iineal feet
of 16 by inch four cut curb. set In con-
twenty-five (2D lineal feet of cid curb,
four cut and reese. In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Fifty t5o) lineai feet of new header curb,
BET in concrete
One "a set OF 16 by inch four cut cor
one N basin with connection complete.
FOR DARK LANE REPAYING:
of mapped, reclipped granite block pavement
on old concrete Foundation.
Two hundred 600 lineal feet OF 20 by
inch four cut curb, set in concrete.
Four hundred and ten (410) lineal feet Of
old curb, four cut and reset in concrete.
Standard OFFICES Will be paid for the fol-
one "a set of 20 by 4 inch four cut cor
ners, set In concrete
one 10 basin with connection complete
Thirty 800 cubic yards of extra concrete
The old granite blocks will be furnished
tractor will be allowed to nap and reclip
the same at the city yard on Frelinghuysen
FOR EAST KINNEY STREET PAVING,
Two thousand seven hundred t2.700) square
yards of two go inch asphalt block pave
ment on six CD inch concrete foundation.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Fifty 600 Hnesl feet of 30 by inch four
cut curb, set in concrete.
One thousand six hundred Q.e00) lineal
feet Of old curb. four cut and reset In con-
One "a set of 20 by 4 inch four cut cor
ners set in concrete.
Fifty 900 Iineai feet OF new header curb,
-Four "a noiseIess nanhole covers.
One ID basin with connection complete.
FOR SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET
Four thousand seven hundred (4.7oo)
square yards Of ten 10) inch Telford pave
| Fifty e5O5 iineal feet of 20 by 4 inch four
cut curb set In concrete.
Two thousand seven hundred (2.700) lineal
feet of old four cut curb, reset In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Nine hundred and thirty $3.50 square
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One Is set of 20 by inch four cut cor
Three hundred 5000 square feet of Belgian
Seven CD noiseiess manhole. covers.
One "a basin with connection complete.
Bids for the above asphalt and asphalt
| block pavements must include price bid
per square yard per year for maintenance
tional and second period Of five 90 years
and under the guarantee bond by surety
| company or a bond with a surety acceptable
to the Board of Street and Water Commits
sloners, which may be required at the option
Of the board at any time before the expira-
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
| terials and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in q
sealed envelope. properly indorsed with the
name of the bidder and of the Improvement,
and directed to the Board of Street and
! Water Commissioners of the City of Newark
Bidders viii state their prices in writing
| as well as IN
Bidders must specify in their proposals that
| should the above work be awarded to them
| they will bind themselves to finish and com.
plete the same within the following number
| Of consecutive working days:
| Alpine Street-Thrty- fiye $3.50 days.
Dark Lane-Thirty (30) days.
East Kinney Street-Forty-fve (45) days
| South Thirteenth Street-Sixty GOD days
The plans and specifications Of the worl
| can be examined at the office OF the chie
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 company
qualified to do business in New Jersey, whit
shall, at the time of putting in such pro
posals, qualify to their responsibility II
the amount of such proposal. and bind them
selves that IL the contract be awarded h
the person or persons making the proposal
they WILL upon It's being awarded, be
come his or their suretes for the faithful
performance of said work. and that, II tn
person or persons omit or refuse TO execut
such contract they will pay to the City o
Newark any difference between the sums +
which he or they would have been entitle,
upon completion OF the contract and tina
which the City of Newark may be obige,
to pay the person or persons by whom suc
| 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
or all proposals for the abi9e work. as the