Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
SEALED PROPOSALS

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said work. and upon which bids will be
The pavlar sc tho following streets ana
HIGHLAND AVENUE.
from Arlington avenue to Delayan avenue. l.
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 avenua
southerly $50 feet 60 be paved on each sida
of the street railway tracks. with the excep-
tion of one foot on tach side OF said tracks. f
FOR HIGHLAND AVENUE PAVING:
Five thousand seven hundred $1,000 square
yards of bitulthic pavement on six t6l
inch concrete foundation.
Fifty t50l llneal feet Of 20 by inch fouS
cut curb, set In concrete.
Twenty-Five (25) iiaeai feet of old four
cut curb. reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fcl-
lowing:
One "a set 20 by inch four cut corners
Fifty ,5e' lineal feet of new header curbs
set In concrete.
one "a basin with connections complete.
FOR RIDGE STREET PAVING:
Five thousand 10000 square yards oil
bltulithic pavement on a six Co inch cou-
crete foundation
Twenty-Five t25l lineal feet of 20 by 8 inch |
four cut curb, set I'm concrete
Twenty-Five $3.50 lneal feet Of old four cut
curb. reset In concrete.
Standard prices viii be paid for the fol-
lowing:
one 90 set 30 by inch four cut corners.
sat In concrete.
Flfty 600 linesl feet Of new header curb.
SGT In concrete.
Seven (Tl noiseless manbole eovers.S
Two 90 basins with connections cpmpletc-
FOR SOUTH NINETEENTH sTREErl
Five thousand one hundred q .1Oo,) squars|
yards OF bitulithic PAY enlea- - a six (6)I
Inch concrete foundation.
Two thousand Ave hundred t2.500) iines1|
feet OF 1G by inch four cut curb. set t1a'
concrete
Three hundred tSoO) iineal feet OF oidI
curb. four cut and reset in concrete.
Standard prices Will be paid for the foil
lowing:
one 10 set 16 by inch four cut corners.
set In concrete.
Fifty t50i lineal feet of new header curb.
Sci Ia concrete.
Eighteen t1s noiselees manhole covers.
one a. basin with connections complete
Bids for the above paWements must tn-I
clude a price bid per square yard per yearI
for maintenance and repair OF said pave-l
ment during an additional and second period
of five 60 years snd under the guaranteed
surety acceptable to the Board Of Street audi
Water Commissioners which may be re-
CURED at the option Of the board II any tlmeI
before the expiration Of tie first i've years
TIE CONTRACT nor TIE WORK oN|
The ABOVE STREETS III AWARDED.
SHALL BE AWARDED EXCEPTIONALLY
BY TIE HOARD AND SHALL. IMPOSE mol
tb ,,eF T UPON NE GIIY Unless
BE FINALLY MADE 81 THE HOARD.
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS or prop
ERTf BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THEE
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS on TH5I
sane San bE HELD AFTlf w WHICH THEI
h0 Atii III TaE coNTRAcT IN IN f ACCORD.
ANCE WITH CHAPTER el7 OF THEI
STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders are not to state any price for
materials and work for which there Is q \
fixed amount provided for in the specifcs-
Ir.cI, Y,ronosoI ,,,,st 1,s ar.l,sal a., d, sa.i,
envelope, properly indorsed with the name
of the bidder and of the Improvement, and
directed to .he Board of Street aud Water
Commissioners Of the City of Newark.
Bidders VIII state their prices Ia writing
we'll In figures.
Bidders must specify In fhsir proposals
that, should :he above work DO awarded to
them, they VIII bind themselves 10 finish and
complete the same within the following num-
Der Of consecutive working days:
Highland Ayenue-Forty-h (45) days.
Hidge Street-Forty e40) days.
South Nineteenth Street-lrifty-five t55l
The plans a.,d specifications OF the work
can be examined At the Office OF the chief
Commissioners at the City Hall Said pro-
posals to be accompanies by the consent, In
writing. of two sureties. or u surety com
pany qualified to do business in New Jersey.
who shall, ut the time of putting IN such
proposals, qualify as TO their Responsibility
in the amount of such proposal. and bind
themselves that, &c the contract he awarded I
to the person or persons making the pro-
posal, they Will, upon its being SO awarded
become his or their sureties for the faithful /
performance OF said work: and that. II the
person or persons omit or refuse to executs
such contract, they viii pay to the city OF /
Newark any difference between the sums
to which no or they would have been en-
titled upon completion of the contract and
that which the city OF Newark may be
obliged to pay the person or persons by
whom sach contract shall be executed
The Board of Street and Water Commits
sloners 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 hereby notified
that under tho provisions of the seventh sec
ton OF tho law creating the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners approved March
18th. 1891. that the bond or bonds to lis
given for the faithful execution and per-
Torrance of said public work. shall first be
approved as to sufficiency, by the board.
and to form. by the council OF the board.
city become effective operative until
OF the board shall have power to examine tho
proposed bondsmen under oath, If he shs.li
30 desire. or shall be SO instructed BY the
board but the board viii not be bound by
any statement that may be made By such
proposed bondsmen, but shall have full
power and absolute discretion In the 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.
MORRIS Il. SHERRERD,
mar12-12t Chief Engineer. 4