Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-08
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
ALI.
Newark. y. j.. August 9th. 10

THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark, n. j., August 27th, 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. Of
j Thursday. the tenth day of September, 1914
and opened at the last named hour at a
public meeting of the board to be held at
paving of the following streets and high
ways:
from Hamburg place to St. Charles street,
the part from Hamburg place to Magazine
street to be paved on both sides of the street
railways tracks with the exception of one ~
foot each side of said tracks; and
/ FERRY STREET,
from its westerly terminus at Market street
to Lentz avenue on both sides. of the street
railway tracks with the exception of one a.
foot on each side Of said tracks.
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.
| FOR AVENUE L:
Seven thousand eight hundred (7,SO0)
square yards of oblong granite block pave
ment on six go inch concrete foundation.
Two thousand nine hundred and seventy
| five t2,s75) llneal feet of 20 by inch four
| cut bluestone curb, set In concrete.
| Twenty-Five (25) lineal feet of old curb.
| four cut and reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
twenty-five (25) sets of 20 by inch four
cut bluestone corners, set in concrete
1
| FOR FERRY STREET:
| Fifteen thousand 1000 square yards of
mapped. reclipped granite block pavement on
a new six t6) inch concrete foundation the
old granite blocks now in use to be mapped
and reclipped when in good condition
Six thousand 10000 square yards of
mapped, reclipped granite block pavement on
| a new six t6) inch concrete foundation the
granite blocks to be furnished by the city at
| $4,000 per thousand and to be mapped and
| reclipped at the city yard and then hauled
| to the work by the contractor
Thirteen thousand Ave hundred d3.500)
lineal feet of 20 by 6 inch four cut granite
| curb, set in concrete.
Thirty 500 sets of 20 by inch four cut
granite corners, set in concrete with TT.
Fifty 600 lineal feet OF 20 by inch
| four cut. granite corners, set In concrete
Fifty (5o) ineal feet of 20 by inch
I four cut granite corners. set in concrete
Fifty t5O) lneal feet of 20 by 6 inch
four cut granite corners. set in concrete
| Five hundred 5000 lineal feet of IS by 6
| inch granite header curb set In concrete.
Standard prices will be peid for the fol-
lowing:
Thirty 600 basins with connections COM
plete
Twenty COO basins using old heads and
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
! FERRY STREET. IF AWARDED SHALL
BoARD a AHp SHALL fMPosE No e Lac Lac
BILITY UPON THE CITY UNLESS SUCH
AWARD SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY, BE
LIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF PROPERTY
BFENEFI FED ESPECIALLY BY THE PRO
tO Nn IRrRoT EENT Is oT 70 BE MARE
TO BE HELD. AFTER WHICH THE
BOARD MAY Or MAY NOT FINALLY
AMch WITH TT c2NFFhfr IN n sc THS
STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
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 same of
the bidder and of the improvement, and di-
rected to the Board of Street and Water
commssioners Of the City of Newark.
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-
Avenue L-SeveIty-f1Ve (75) days
Ferry Street.-The hundred and fifty G50)
days.
The plans and specifications of the work
can be examined at the office of the chief
engineer of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro-
posaais to be aceompan, ed by the consent in
writing, OF two sureties, or surety COM
pany qualified to do business in New Jersey,
who shall, at the time of putting in such
proposals. qualify as to their responsibility
in the amount of such proposal and bind
themselves that, II the contract be awarded
10 the per person ON, or persons mailing the pro
become his or their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work; and that II the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract. they will pay tc the City OF
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
which the City Of Newark may be obliged to
pay the person persons by 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 sec
ton OF the law creating the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners, approved March
2Sth, 1881, the bond or bonds to be given
Tor the faithful execution and performance
OF said public work shall first be approved
as to sufliciency by the board. and as to form
~ the counsel of the board, and no contract
ehail be binding on the city or become effective
or operative until such bond Is so approved
and the president of the board shall have
A power to examine the proposed bondsmer
4 under oath, II he shall so desire or shall be
II so instructed by the board, but the board
VIII not be bound by any statement that may
shall have full power and absolute discretion
i IN the whole matter. and this provision shall
be referred to in any advertisement inviting
4 bids for any such public work.
BY direction OF the Board of Street ant
Water Commissioners OF the City of Newark
NORRIS r. SHERRERD.
a auss1-izt Chief Engineer.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD oF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK
81 CITY HALL.