Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-27
SEALED PROPOSALS.

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, 1891, that the bond or bonds to be
given for the faithful execution and per-
Torrance Of said public work shall first be
approved as to sufficency by the board, and
as to form by the council Of the board, and
no contract shall be binding on the city or
become effective or operative until such
bond Is 80 approved; and the president Of
the board shall have power TO examine the
proposed bondsmen. under oath. If he shall
board. but the board will not be bound by
any statement that may be made by such
power and absolute discretion in the whole
matter, and this provision shall be referred
to in any advertisement inviting bids for any
By direction Of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners OF the City of Newark.
my22-5t Chief Engineer.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark. n; J., May Il 1871.
once from ass to $3.50 O'Clock p. m. Of
Thursday, the twenty eighth day OF May,
O a6d ssnE At Of to be 6
at said time and place. for the paving OF
the following streets and d., highways
from Hawthorne avenue TO Bragaw ave-
1 DOVER STREET.
from South Orange avenue to about 40
feet south Of Cliff street;
The following is about the amount Of
to be furnished in the construction and
completion of said work, and upon which
bids Will be , eo !,ll red, r,z,r.
Three thousand nlne hundred ls,s0ol
square yards of bitulithic pavement on
six 90 Inch concrete a b50sp 70 soO ns
feet Of 1e by inch four cut curb. set In
concrete;
four cut and reset in concrete.
STANDARD prices will be paid for the
Five 15) noiseless manhole covers.
Sixty (6o) lineal feet of new header
-Four 90 sets. 16 by inch, four cut
corners set In concrete;
One "a basin with connection complete;
Two hundred (3oo) cubic yards Of extra
FOR FOR DoVER STREET:
Three thousand four hundred $4,000
square yards OF bitulithic pavement on
six (6) inch concrete foundation
One thousand eight hundred and NIFTY
Q,Skp) lineal feet Of ls by inch four
cut S sTFo 5 et p IN fse Of old curb four
cut and reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the
Four ~ noiseless manhole covers;
one hundred and fifty $50 lineal feet
OF new header curb, set In concrete;
Six (6) sets, Is by 5 inch, four cut cor
ners, set in coneretei
one a. basin with connection complete.
Bide for the above pavements must in
clude a price bid per square yard per year
for maintenance and repair Of said pave
ment during an additional and second period
of fve 30 years and under the guaran@e
bond by surety company or a bond with
surety acceptable to the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners. which may be re-
quired at the option Of the board at any
time before the expiration of the first five
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
THE ABOVE STREETS. If AWARDED,
SHALL BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE
NO LIABILITY UPON THE CITY UNLESS
SUCH AWARD SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY,
BE FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD.
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF PROP
DRTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS Is TO BE
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE
eAME BE HELD. AFTER WHICH THE
BOARD NAV OR MAY NOT FINALLY
AWARD THE CONTRACT IN ACCORD
ANCE WITH CHAPTER 217 OF THE
STATE LAWS OF 1886
Bidders are not to state any price Tor
materials and work for which there is 3
hxed amount provided for in the specin-
cations.
Each proposal must be enclosed In
sealed envelope, properly Endorsed with the
name OF the bidder and of the improve
ment and directed 70 the Board OF Street