Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-11
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE or THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS or
THE CITY OF NEWARK
CITY HALL.

OFFICE or THE BOARD OF STREET
THE cry OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark, n. j.. June 11th. 1911
sealcd proposals will be received at this
9lge i,9"l he eebtee9tS aav of J,ine ie13
and opened at the last named hour, at
public meeting of the board to be held at
said time and place:
For the grading eurbing and tagging of
the following streets and ~ hi ,{II1,
| from North Sixth street 10 the city line.
MILLER STREET.
from Avenue b to about 100 feet west of
SOUTH TWENTIETH STREET,
1 from Twelfth avenue to Eleventh avenue.
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:
| ron DELAVAN AVENUE:
| One thousand seven hundred and hfty
| G,75O cubic yards oil excavation, tour our, nun
dred and fifty t4501 cubic yards OF which is
i to be embankment on the street; excavation
/ only to BE- paid Tor.
| ono thousand nine hundred $1,000 lineal
/ feet of 1G by inch four cut curb, set in
! Nine thousand five hundred Co. 500 square
! feet of artificial stone walk. > inches thick
| Five hundred f500l square feet of blue
| stone Tagging, . feet wide.
| One thousand tive hundred 1,JOO) square
/ feet OF Belgian bridging;
! Standard prices will be paid for the fol
| lowing
/ nor, set in concrete.
Two ~ basins With connections oompiet
/ FOR MILLER STREET:
/ Five thousand one hundred t5,lO0) cub
/ yards of cmbankment.
one thousand four hundred and siAt.
/ U.4G0) liueal feet of 20 by / inch four eu
! curb.
one hundred and fifty $50 square feet OF
! belgian bridging.
1 SIX thousand C. 000) square feet of arti-
/ fetal stone walk. Inches thick,
one thousand three hundred 5000 square
! feet of bluestone tagging feet wide.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
| lowing:
FOR SOUTH TWENTIETH STREET:
-Four thousand two hundred t4200D cubic
yards of embankment, three hundred and
| twenty (S20) cubic yards of which is
cavation on the street; embankment only to
one thousand five hundred and fifty
d.5jol linoal feet of 20 by inch four cut
Five thousand 10000 square feet of blue
stone Tagging, feet wide.
Two thousand seven hundred (2,700)
square feet of artificial stone walk, inches
Two hundred and ninety 600 square feet
of Belgian bridging.
/ lowing:
Four (i) sets of 20 by inch four cut
corners.
one "a basin with connection complete
Bidders are not 10 state any price for
terials and work for which there is fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed In sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed 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 will state their prices in writing
] as well 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:
Delavan Avenue-seyenty GO) days.
| Miller Street-Seventy C70) days.
| South Twentieth Street-Seventy t70
| days.
| engineer of the Board Of Street and Water
| Commissioners at the City Hail. Said pro-
| prosals to be accompanied by the consent, in
| Writing OF Two suretles, or surety COM
| pany qualified to do business in New Jersey.
| prosposals, qualify as to their responsibility
| in the amount of such proposal, and bind
| themselves that, if the contract be awarded
| to the person or persons making the pro-
posa they will. upon its being awarded.
/ become his or their sureties for the faithful
! performance of said work: and that if the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
| such contract. they will pay to the city
| of Newark any difference between the
| to which he they would have been en-
| titled upon completion of Il c contract, and
| that which the city of Newark may be
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 or reject any
or all proposals for the above work. 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 and Water Commissioners. approved
March 2Sth, 1891, that the bond or bonds
| to be given for the faithful execution and
performance of said public work shall first
/ be approved as to sufieiency by the board,
i and to form by the counsel of the board.
and no contract shall be binding 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. If he
1 shall desire, shall be so instructed by
! the board but the board will not be bound
! by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen, but shall have full
/ power and absolute discretion in the whole
1 matter, and this provision shall be referred
| to in any advertisement inviting bids for
] any such public work.
by direction of the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners of the City of Newark.
NORRIS r. SHERRERD,
| jun11-5t Chief Engineer.
!