Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.


OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark, NJ J.. October ], 1914.
Sealed proposals viii De received at this
Office from a15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. Of
Der. 1914, and opened at the last named
hour. at a public meeting of the board 10
be held at said time and place.
For the paving OF
SMITH STREET
from South Orange avenue 10 the East Or
The following Is about tho amount of the
work to be DONE and the materials TO be
furnished In the construction and completion
| OF said work, and upon which bids win ba
SIX thousand four hundred (s, 400 square
yards of bitulithc pavement on a six go
inch concrete foundation.
Two thousand (2,ooo) lineal feet of is by
A-inch four cut curb, set In concrete.
One thousand nine hundred $1,000 lineal
feet of old curb. four cut and reset in
Standard prices to be paid for the fol
lowing:
Two t2) sets of 1s by 4-inch four cut
One hundred (t00) lineal feet of new
header curb set In concrete
Eight go noseless manhole covers.
Two (2) basins with connections complete
Bids for the above pavement must include
price bid per. square yard per year for
during an additional and second periol Of
fve go years and under the guarantee bond
BY sSs 20 Ss @o.9a bond be with
Water Commissioners. which may be re-
ouired at the option of the board at any time
before the expiration of the first i've years
THE CONTRACT For THE WORK ON
F HA Af B Aw sIRbEp iAsMYARpEP
BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE NO
LIABILITY UPON THE CITY UNLESS
BE FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF PROP
PR PRO IMPROVEMENTS rs TO az AZ
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON
FINALLY FIN AWARD d THE PC coN aa N9 IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER AT OF
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for in the specifications
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name
Of the bidder and of the improvement. and
/ Commissioners Of the city Of Newark.
as well as In figures.
that should the above work be awarded to
them, they win bind themselves to f,nish
consecutive working days
The plans and specifications Of the work
Engineer of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro
posals to be accompanied by the consent. In
writing. OF two sureties. a surety com
pany qualified to do business in New Jersey
who shall, at the time of putting In such
nroposah, qualify as to their responsibility
In the amount Of such proposal. and bind
themselves that II the contract be awarded
to the person or persons making the PROPOSAL
they VIII, upon It's being so awarded become
his or their sureties for the faithful perfor-
nance or said work; and that II the person
or persons omit or refuse to execute such
contract. they VIII pa to the city of New
ARK any difference between the sums to
which he or thew would have been entitled
which the City of Newark may be OBLIGED
to pay the person or persons by whom such
contract shall be executed. 80
The Board OF Street and Water Commits
sioners OF the City of Newark reserve to
themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work as they
may deem best for the interest Of the city
Bidders and sureties are hereby notifsd
that under the provisions OF the seventh
section or the law creating the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners approved
March %, 1891, that the bond or bonds TO
be given for the faithful execution and ner-
Torrance OF said public work, shall FIRST he
approved as to suficiency by the board and
as TO form by the counsel of the board ana
no contract shall be binding on the city. or
become effective or operative until such bond
Is so approved; and the president OF the
board shall have power to examine t tte
proposed bondsmen under OATH II he shall
so desire, shall be so Instructed nv tha
board, but the board will not be bound Nv
any statement that may be made by sucb
proposed bondsmen, but shall have full NOUS,
and absolute discretion In the whole rnattsr
advertisement inviting bids for any such
public work. ~
BY direction OF the Board NJ s,-... -.
Water Commissioners of the City al NAVEL
MORRIS r. SHERRERD'
Chief Engineer.