Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-12
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Address L. j. TOMPKINs, Secretary
Washington Square. N. Y. City.
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF sTREEVs
AND WATER COMMISSIONER OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK,
CITV HAIL
Newark. N. j.. September .. 1914,

AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF -.
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark. N. j.. September O. 1914 s7s'
Sealed proposals will be received In this
Office from 3;1b to $3.50 o'clock p. m. Of
Thursday. the seventeenth day of September :
1914 and opened at the last named hour
at public meeting of the board to be hels
at said time and place, for the grading.
curbing Tagging and paving of
ST CHARLES STREET,
from Berlin street to Avenue L.
| The following is about the amount OF the
work TO be done and the materials to be fur
nished In the construction and completion OF
said work, and upon which bids will be
compared 4ss
Two thousand four hundred t24oO) square =.
yards of oblong granite block pavement on
six o) inch concrete foundation;
Nine hundred and fifty (950) lineal fest'e
OF 16 by inch four cut curb. set In con-
crete:
Twenty-Five (S5) lineal feet of old curb.
four cut and reset In concrete
-Four thousand eight hundred (4s001
square feet of artificial stone walk, inches
Five hundred and fifty $500 cubic Yards
of embankment, FIVE hundred 5000 cubic
yards Of which Is excavation on the street, s.
embankmeut only to be paid for.
Standard prices will be paid for the foIss
lowing:
SIX te) sets of 10 by inch four cut cor
Two go basins$ with connections com
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
THE ABOVE STREET If AWARDED
SHALL BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
S6 TIE O., BOARD ,1A AND SHALL IMPosf1Y
SUCH AWARD SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY,
BE \; ~ F INA MADE BY THE 10 sRp.
ETTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY TTIks
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT is TO Bpt~
SAME TO BE HELD AFTER WHICH THE
BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
AWARD yy,A,r THE THE CONTRACT IN ACCORD.
STATE Laws OF 1896. - ~ i
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there IL a fixed
amount provided for In the specifications
Eaeh proposal must be enclosed in
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 p.
Bidders must specify IN their proposals
that should the above work be awarded 70
them. they will bind themselves to finish
and complete the same within ifty-nve (s5)
consecutive working days.
The plans and specifications of the work
can be examined at the office Of the chief
s e,ngineer Of the Board Of Street and Water
posals to be accompanied by tho consent In
writing OF two sureties. CT a surety COM
VINO shall at tine time OF putting In such
proposals. qualify to their Responsibility
IN the amount OF such proposal, and bind
themselves that, If the contract be awarded
20 the person or persons making the pros
posal. they will. upon Its being SO awarded
become his or their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work: and that, II the
person or persons omit refuse to execute
such contract. they Will pay to the City OF
70 which he or they would have been en-
titled upon completion of the contract nj
that which the City of Newark may he
Obliged to pay the person persons by whom
such contract shall he 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 Rs
gy may deem best for the interest Of the
Bidders and suretes are hereby notified
that under the provisions Of the seventh Sec
ion Of the law creating the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners. approved March
given for the faithful execution and per.
Torrance of said public work shall first be-
approved a. to sutficiency by the board and
as 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
hoard shall have power to examine the pro-
posed hondsmen under oath. II he shall so
desire, or shall be so instructed by the board
bHt the hoard win not be bound by any
posed hondsmen, but shall have full power
and absolute discretion the whole mat
ter and this provision snail be referred to
In any advertisement inviting bids for AIRY
such public work.
ny direction Of the BOARD OF Street and
Water Commissioners Of the City Of Newark.
NJ. r. StIERRERD.
sep2-12t Chief Engineer.