Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-09


City Hall.
Newark, N j.. July 1, 1914
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3;I5 to $3.50 O'clock p. M. OF
Thursday, the sixteenth day OF July 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 Of the
following streets and highways:
ALEXANDER STREET.
from Bloemecke alley to Lindsey avenue;
ScHEERER AVENUE.
from Bergen street to Osborne terrace
The following Is about the amount Of the
work to be done, and the material to be fur
said work. and upon which bids viii be COM
pared:
FOR ALEXANDER STREET.
Three thousand five hundred (S,500} square
yards of bitulithic pavement on a six t6)
inch concrete foundations
/ Two thousand and fifty t2.050) lineaI feet
/ of 16 by inch four cut curb, set In com
crete:
Fifty 800 iineal feet of old curb, four cut
and reset In concrete.
Standard prices win be paid for the fol-
Nine ts) uoiseless manhole covers
Four t4) sets OF is by 5 inch four cut cor
| ners. set in concrete;
sixty 600 linesi feet of new header curb.
Z One ID basin with connection complete
FOR SCHEERER AVENUE:
Five thousand two hundred $4,000 square
yards of bitllithc pavement on six go
inch concrete foundation.
Two thousand 1--WE hundred and hfty
/ tz,bbO) lineal feet OF 10 by D inch -FOUR cut
Fifty $50 Iineal feet of old curb. four
! cut and reset in concrete
Standard prices Will be paid for the fol-
Seven "a noIseless manhoe covers
/ Two 81 sets Of ls by inch four cut
Fifty 800 lineal feet Of new header curb
| set in concrete,
/ Bids for the above pavements nfutt In
clude price bid per square yard per year
| ment during additional and second period
| Of Ave t5) years and under the guarantees
surety acceptable to the Board OF Street and
/ Water Commissioners, which nay be re-
before the expiration of the first i've years
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
SHALL BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE NO
SUCH sue r AWARD SHALL s1BsEQuENTIY
BE FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD.
ERTY sENEFiTED ESPECIALLY 81 THE
PROPOSED IMPRoyEMENTs IS TO BE
AWARD THE CONTRACT in ACCORD
STATE STATE LAWS Avs OF i 1ss5. - " - ~
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
amount provided for in the specifications
/ Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
% ts gfopsgS m s . 1ss anne
directed TO the Board Of Street and Water
Bidders will state their prices In writing
Bidders must specify in their proposals
70 them. they viii BIND themselves to finish
| and complete the same within the follow
'hs zssan 1er 81 sep-ef Ss sssS days
scheerer Avenue Fifty i've (65) days.
aas ans st the s 81 the
Engineer.of the Board Of Street and Water
at the Ss Ss n. ssis
company qualified to do business in. New
in such proposals. qualify az to their respon-
sibility In the amount OF such proposal:
! be awarded to the person persons MAX
| ing the proposal they will, upon 10 being
or s 9sbo ns Of sd work.
and that. # the person or person. persons omit
| ference Between the sums 10 which he
or they would have been entitled upon
the City of Newark may be Obliged to pay
the person or persons by whom such con-
Tho Board OF Street and water Com
msslonsIs Of the lily 2, Sswsrs ss,rss
any or ali PROPOSAL for the above work
as they may deem best for the interest OF
| Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
| that under the provisions Of the seventh
section of the law creating the Board OF
! Street and Water Commissioners, approved
| March 49, 1891, that the bond or bonds TO
! be given for the faithful execution and
| performance of said public work shall FIRST
| be approved as to suff1ciency by the Board
and as to form by the counsel Of the
| Board. and no contract shall be binding on
| the city, or become effective operative
| until such bond is approved; and the
| president Of the Board shall have power to
| examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
| II he shall SO desire, shall be so 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 ths
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
4 MORRIS r. SHERRERD.
| jy1-12t Chief Engineer.