Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-24
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WAFER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK

OfT1 HALL.
Newark. N. j.. August ID. 1914
Sealed proposals will be received at this
Office from s.15 to $3.50 o'clock D. m. Of
Thurrday, the twenty-seventh day of Au-
gust. 1914, and opened al the last named
hour at a public meeting Of the board to be
held at said time and place. For the
grading, curbing. tagging and paving of
CRAWFORD PLACE.
from Halsey street to the Intersection Of
Springfield avenue and High street.
The following is about the amount OF work
to be done, and the materials to be furnished
work, and upon which bids win be com
'f Three thousand 5000, cubic yards of extra
Seven thousand seven hundred G.7OOl
square yards of oblong granite block pave
ment on six 90 inch concrete founda-
IVY Two thousand six hundred and ffty $3.50,
lineal feet of 20 by inch four cut granite
One hundred 400 IineaI feet Of old blue
stone curb four cut and reset In concrete
-Four al sets of 20 by 8 inch four cut
granite corners. foot radius. set In con
One hundred and ten u1o) lineal feet of 20
by inch four cut granite corners. IL feet
Thirty thousand FIVE hundred f3050o) square
feet artificial stone walk. six 49, men thick
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Fourteen u4 basins with connections com
!. THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK on
FSHALL BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE,
SUCH SUI IA AWARD 71l G SHALL Us, suBsEouENTLY
BE FINALLY MADE BY THE Bo oAap
ERTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT is TO BE
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
s soARD TO NAY az or NAY nor Yin FINALLY
1NeE Writ cHHPTER aiS Of THE
Bidders are not % state any price for ma;
terials and work for which there Is nxeo
amount provided for In the specifications.
env elope. properly Endorsed with the name o.
the bidder and of the Improvement; and
directed to the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners of the City OF Newark.
Bidders win state their priceH In writing
as well as in figures.
that. should the above work be awarded to
them. thcy will bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within eighty i've (e5) con
secutive working days.
The plans and specifications of the work:
can be examined at the. office of the CHIEF
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro
prosals tc be accompanied by the consent, In
pany qualified to do business In New Jersey.
who shall. at the time OF putting In sucn
proposals qualify as to their responsibility
themselves that. II the contract be awarded
to the pervon or persons making the pro
posal, they WILL upon its being SO awarded
become mis- or their suretles for the faithlni
performance Of said work; and that. II the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
Of Newark any difference between the sums
to which he or they would have been en-.
titled upon completion Of the contract, and
that which the city of Newark may be
obliged to ray the person persons py
whom such contract shall be executed.
The Board Of Street and Water Commits
sioners Of the city of Newark reserve to
or all proposals for the above work. as they
may deem best for the Interest OF the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notined
that under the provisions, Of the seventh
section of the law creating the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners, approved
March 2sth. 1884, that the bond or bonds
to be given for the faithful execution and
performance of said public work shall first
be approved as to sufficiency by the board
and as TO form by the counsel of the board.
and no contract shall be binding the city
or become effective operative until such
bond II approved. and the president
| OF the board shall have power to examine
shall so desire, shall be 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
matter, and this provision shall be referred
TO In any advertisement inviting bids for
any such public work.
Water Commissioners Of the City OF Newark.
NORRIS r. sHERRERD.
aug 1s-t2t Chief EnsinssA