Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-20
SEALED PROPOSALS

new bluestone tagging. Eve (5) feet wide;
One thousand $1,000 square feet Of new
bluestone tagging. six 90 feet wide
Eight thousand $1,000 square feet Of old
% One a11 thousand 1900 SQUARE feet of new
artificial stone walk laid according 10 city
Five hundred 5000 nneal feet of new 20
by inch quarry cut curb;
Two hundred (2e0 nneal feet OF new 20
by inch four cut curb; -. -
Five hundred 900 lineal feet Of new l6
by inch quarry cut curb;
Five hundred 900 hneai feet OF OLD curb,
redressed and reset;
Five hundred 5000 Ineal feet Of old curb,
one hundred 900 square yards of re-
one hundred doo) square yards of grass
Two hundred and fifty $50, cubic yards
! Of extra filing excavation, only one to be
/ paid for in each piece Of work
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
( terials and work for which there is hxed
amount provided for IN the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a nealed
I envelope. properly Endorsed with the name
Of the bidder and Of the Improvement. and
directed to the Board Of Street and Water
| Bidders will state their prices In writing
/ as well in figures.
The plans and specifications of the work
can be examined al 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, IN
writing, OF two sureties, surety COM
pany qualified to do business in New Jersey,
who shall at the time of putting In such
proposals, qualify as 10 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
posal. they will, upon its being SO awarded.
become his or their ssureties for the faithful
performance of said work and that, Il the
person or persons omit or refuse TO execute
such contract they VIII pay to the city OF
Newark any difference between the sums 10
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion Of the contract and that
which the city OF Newark may be obliged
10 pay the person or persons by whom such
contract shall be executed.
The Board Of Street and Water Commits
sioneFs Of the City Of Newark reserve to
themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work as they
NAV deem best for the interest Of the city,
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions Of the seventh sec
tion Of the law creating the Board OF street
and Water Commissioners, approved March
2sth, 1881, that the bond or bonds 70 be
given for the faithful execution and per-
Torrance Of said public work shall nrst be
approved as TO sufioiency by the board, and
as to form by the council Of the board. and
no contract shall be binding on the city or
become effective or operative until such
bond is so approved; and the PRESIDENT OF
the beard shall have power to examine the
proposed bondsnlen under oath II she shall
so desire or shall be So instructed by the
board. but the board Will not be bound BY
proposed boudsmen, but shall have full
power and absolute discretion IN the whole
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.
MORRIS r. sHERRERD.
ny15-5t Chief Engineer