Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-23
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OBJ
THE CITY OF NEWARK
CITY HALL.

OFFICE OF TIE goAEp OF STREET
THE CITY OF NEWARK
CITY HALL
Newark N. J.. March 18th, 1914.
Sealed proposals viii be received at this
Office from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock y. m. OF
Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of March.
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
HIGHLAND AVENUE
from Abingdon avenue to Delavan avenue.
RIDGE STREET.
from Second avenue to Abingdon avenue, and
SOUTH NINETEENTH STREET,
from South Orange avenue to Fifteenth ave-
nue.. the section from South Orange avenue
southerly SEQ feet to be paved on each side
of the street railway tracks with the ex-
ception of ono foot on each side OF said
The following is about the amount of the
work to be done and the materials to be fur
nished In the construction and completion OF
said work and upon which bids will be
The paving af the following streets and
HIGHLAND AVENUE,
from Arlington avenue to Delavan avenue.
RIDGE STREET,
from Second avenue to Arlington avenue, and
SOUTH NINETEENTH STREET,
from South Orange avenue to Fifteenth ave-
nue., the section from South Orange avenue
southerly $50 feet to be paved on each side
of the street railway tracks, with the exoep-
ton of one foot each side of said tracks.
FOR HIGHLAND AVENUE PAVING:
Five thousand seven hundred C5.700J square
yards of bitulithic pavement ON six 10
inch concrete foundation.
Fifty 600 lneal feet Of 20 by inch four
cut curb set in concrets.
Twenty-Five (25) lineaI feet of old four
cut curb, reset In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
One "a set 20 by inch four cut corners,
set in concrete.
Fifty t5e1 lineal teet oil new header curb,
set In concrete
Nine (9) noiseess manhoe covers.
One az basin with connections complete
FOR RIDGE STREET PAVING:
Five thousand (5.000) square yards Of
bituithic pavement on a six. go inch con-
twenty-five C25) lineal feet of 20 by inch
four cut curb, set IN concrete.
STANDARD prices will be paid for the fol-
One cl) set 30 by inch four cut corners,
Fifty 900 iineal feet of new header curb.
set in concrete.
Seven 90 noiseess manhoe covers.
Two GU basins with connections complete
FOR SOUTH NINETEENTH STREET
Five thousand one hundred fs1O0O square
| yards of bitulithic pavement ca a six (6)
Two thousand five hundred (2,5o0) Iineal
feet of - by inch four cut curb, set in
concrete.
| curb, four cut and reset In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
! lowing;
One % set 16 by inch four cut corners
Fifty 500 iineai feet of new header curb
/ set in concrete.
Eighteen Qs) noiseless manhole covers
One "a basin with connections complete.
/ clude a price bid per square yard per year
| for maintenance and repair OF said pave
ment. during an additional and second period
surety acceptable to the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioner which may be re-
| quired at the option OF the board at any time
before the expiration of the first five years
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
THE ABOVE STREETs. IF AWARDED.
| SHALL BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
! BY THE HOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE NO
SUCH AWARD SHALL suBSEQUENTLY
BE FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD
ERTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
| PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS Is TO BE
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE
| BOARD MAY OF MAY NOT FINALLY
| AWARD THE CONTRACT II ACCORD
ANCE WITH CHAPTER PIT OF THE
Bidders are not to state any price for
/ materials and work for which there Is a
fixed amount provided for in the speclhca-
Each proposal must be enclosed in sealed
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name
directed to she Board of Street and Water
| Commissioners of the City of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices In writing
/ as well as in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals
| that, should .he above work be awarded to
them, they win bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within the following num-
Der OF consecutive working days:
| Highland Avenue-Borty -fve (45) days.
Ridge Street--Forty (40) days.
South Nineteenth Street-Fifty-five (o5)
days.
The plans 7ad 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-
posals to ne accompanied by the consent In
writing. of two sureties, a surety COM
pany qualified to do business M 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, If the contract be awarded
to the person or persons making the pro-
posal. they will, upon its being awarded.
become his 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 to the city OF
| Newark any difference between the sums
TO which he or they would heve been en-
titled upon completion OF the contract and
that which the city o. Newark may be