Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-17
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK
CITY HALL


Newark N. j.. October Z 1914
Sealed proposals will be received A, mi,
office from s:Ib 10 $3.50 o'clock D. M NJ
Thursday the twenty-second day of Octo
Der 1914: and opened at the last named hour
at a public meeting of the board to be held
at said time and place.
For the paving and repaYing of the fol-
lowing streets and highways
GRAFTON AVENUE.
from Summer avenue to Washington avenue:
LANARK AVENUE,
from Sanford avenue to the city line
MARION AVENUE
from Sanford avenue to the city line.
FOURTEENTH AVENUE,
from South Seventh street TO South Ninth
street and from South Tenth street TO South
Eleventh street.
The following is about the amount Of
the work to De done, and the materials to
be furnished in the construction and com
pietion of said work, and upon which bids
will be compared.
FOR GRAFTON AVENUE PAVING:
-Four thousand seven hundred d,1OQ1
SQUARE Yards of two 90 inch asphalt Hook
pavement a six go inch concrete .oun-
dation.
Fifty t5o) lineal feet o; 20 by 4-ineh four
cut curb, set in concrete.
Two thousand (2,Ooo) lineal feet Of old
curp reset in concrete.
One % set Of 20 pv 4-inch four cut Ger
ners set in concrete.
Fifty 500 lineal feet OF new header curb
set IN concrete.
rive (5) noiseless manhole covers.
One "a basin with connection completes.
FOR LANARK. AVENUE PAVING:
Three thousand three hundred $4,000
square yards of two Cd inch asphalt block
pavement a six go inch concrete founda
ton.
SIX hundred (6OO) iineal feet of 16 by A.
inch four cut curb set in concrete.
One thousand two hundred d.200) lnesl
feet of old curb, four cut and reset In con-
crete.
SIX go sets of IS by 4-ineh four cut cor
Sixty GOD lineal feet of new header curb
set In concrete.
One "a basin with connection complete
FOR MARION AVENUE PAVING:
-Four thousand three hundred a. 36s)
square yards of two 02) inch asphalt block
pavement on six CD inch concrete foanda-
ton. ..
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
seven. hundred 600 lineal feet of ola
curb four cut and reset in concrete
-Four "a sets of Is by 4-inch four cut cor
ners set in concrete.
sixty 800 Ilneal feet of new header curb
set in concrete.
Five 90 noiseess manhole covers.
One % basin with connection complete
FOR FOURTEENTH AVENUE REPAVING:
brick pavement old concrete foundation
Twenty-Five (25) lineal feet of 90 by 4
inch four cut curb set in concrete.
Twenty-Five $3.50 lineal feet of old curb,
four cut and reset in concrete
STANDARD prices Will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
ners set IN concrete.
Two hundred (200) cubic yards Of extra
concrete 10 replace defective concrete foanda-
BIDS FOR THE ABOVE ASPHALT
BLOCK PAyEMEETS MUST INCLUDE A
PRICE BID PEI s2uA ABE YA IA . vp PEI =,
! OF SAID PAVEMENT DURING AN AID,
OPTIONAL AND SECOND PERIOD or
FTyE EE hdN AND an sI HpE8 c TE
PANY OR A BOND WITH A SURETY &C
CEPTABLE TO THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS, WHICH
MAY BE REQUIRED AT THE OPTION CT
THE BOARD AT ANY TIME BBFe 4 Y
THE EXPIRATION OF THE FIRST FIVE
YEARS GUARANTEE
Bidders are not to state any price for ma.
terias and wor. for which there Is fixed
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed L y
| sealed envelope properly indorsed with 10
name of the bidder and of the improvement,
Water commissioners Of the city Of Newark
Bidders VIII state their prices IN writing
we'll in figures:
should the above work be awarded to them,
they win bind themselves to finish ana com.
/
Of consecutive working days:
Grafton Asenue-seventy e7o) days.
LanarlS Avenue-sixty 500 days.
! Marion ADMINISTRATIVE (65l days
Fourteenth Avenue--Thirty 600 days
The plans and Specifications OF me NOR.
can be examined at the. once of tho CHIC
Commissioners at the City Hall. Sale pro
posals to be accompanied by the consent. in
ouaisd u to DO DO business: IN New Jersey
shall. at the time of putting in such pro.
posils, qualify as to their, responsibility II
| the amount of such proposal, and bind them
selves that, II the contract be awarded e
| the person or persons making the proposal
come his or their sureties for the faithful
| performance of said work; and that II tbs
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
| Newark any difference between the sums Il
which he or they would have been entities
which the City, of Newark may be obliget
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 tt
tnemselves the right to accept or reject 9ts
or all proposals for the above work, as s,tv 40
Bidders and sureties are hereby notineo
that under the provisions Of the seventy sec,
tion of the law creating the Board OF S.rec'
and Water Commissioners, approved Marsi
ssth 1891. that the bond or bonds 10 o.
given for the faithful execution an a. PEI y,
formance OF said public work shall nrst ~
approved as to sufficiency by the board am
as TO form by the counsel Of the board ans
no contract shall be binding on the CITY o.
become effective or operative until such pone
Is so approved and the president Of th'
/ board shall have power to examine the pro
posed bondsmen under oath. II he shall e
desire, or shall be so instructed by the board
but tho board will not be bound by any
statement that may be made by such pro.
posed bondsmen, but shall have full powei
and absolute discretion In the whole matter
and this provision shall be referred to li
any advertisement inviting bids for any snct
public work.
| BY direction OF the Board of Street anf
Water Commissioners of the City OF Newark
| NORRIS r. SHEhnEtD
Oct7-i2t Chief Engineer