Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
CRY ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD or STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
rlF TILE CITY. OF NEWARK

AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark, N J., October :, 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received al this
office from $50 TO $3.50 o'clock D. m. of
Thursday. the twenty-second day of Octo-
Der. 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 and repaving Of the fol-
lowing streets and highways;
GRAFTON AVENUE.
from Summer avenue to Washington ayenuss
LANARK AVENUE,
from Sanford avenue to the city line.
MARION AVENUE.
from Sanford avenue to the CITY line;
FOURTEENTH AVENUE,
from, South Seventh street to South Ninth
street. aud from South Tenth street to South
Eleventh street
the work to be done. and the materials to
be furnished in the construction and com
pletion of said work, and upon which bids
FOR FOR GRAFTON AVENUE PAVING:
-Four thousand seven hundred 100
pavement on a six go inch concrete foun-
STANDARD prices will be paid for the fol
Fifty 500 lineal feet OF 20 by 4-inch four
cut curb set in concrete.
Two thousand (2,ooO) ilneal feet of old
curb reset in concrete.
One Is set Of 20 by 4-inch four cut cor
ners set in concrete.
Fifty 800 lineal feet OF new header curb
set IN concrete.
Five IS noiseless manhole covers.
One "a basin with connection complete.
|, Three thousand three hundred (3.30ol
square yards of two (2) inch asphalt block
pavement on six go inch concrete founds-
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
ios six hundred 5000 iineai feet of is by 4
inch four cut curb set in concrete.
One thousand two hundred G.200) lineal
feet of old curb, four cut and reset In con-
SIX 90 sets of IS by 4-inch four cut cor
ners. set In concrete.
Sixty 600 lineal feet of new header curb
set in concrete
-Four (i) noiseless manhole covers.
One a. basin with connection complete.
FOR MARION AVENUE PAVING:
Four thousand three hundred (4,30e>
square yards of two 90 inch asphalt block
pavement on six (6) inch concrete founda-
ton.
STANDARD prices will be paid for the fol,
lowing:
concrete.
Seven hundred 900 lineal feet of old
curb. four cut and reset In concrete.
-Four ca sets of 16 by 4-inch four cut cor
sixty 900 llneal feet of new header curb
Five 90 noiseless manhole covers.
One ~ basin with connection complete.
FOR FOURTEENTH AVENUE REPAVING.
Three thousand (3,o0ol square yards of
brick pavement old concrete foundation.
Twenty-Five (25l lineal feet Of 20 by A.
inch four cut curb, set in concrete.
Twenty-Five (35) lineal feet of old curb.
four cut and reset in concrete
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
One "a set of 20 by 4-inch four cut
ners set in concrete
Two hundred (e00) cubic yards Of extra
concrete to replace defective concrete founds-
BIDS FOR THE ABOVE ASPHALT
PRICE BID PER SQUARE YARD PER
YEAR FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
bITioNAL AND sEcoNp PERioD OF
FIVE t5) YEARS AND UNDER THE
GUARANTEED BOND by 4 SURETY COM
cEPTABLB TO THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER, COMMISSIONERS WHICH
TA A 20 BoAR6 AZ ANY TIM TIME SrI BEFORE RE
THE EXPIRATION OF THE FIRST FIVE
YEARS GUARANTEE.
amount provided for in the specifications.
sealed envelope, properly Endorsed with tAs
name of the bidder and of the Improvement.
water Commissioners OF the City Of Newark
Bidders Will state their prices in writing
as well as in figures:
should the above work be awarded to them.
they Will bind themselves to finish and COM
plete the Same within the following number
or consecutive working days:
Grafton Avenue--Seventy (70) days.
Lanark Avenue--Sixty (60) days.
Marion Avenue-Sixty-hve (65) days.
Fourteenth Avenue--Thirty 900 days
The plans and specifications OF the work
engineer of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro-
Writing, OF two sureties. or a suresy company
qualified to do business in New Jersey, who
shall at the time OF putting IN s sqcn pro,
the amount of such proposal. and bind them
selves that. If the contract be awarded TO
they WILL upon its being so awarded be-
come his or their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work; and that. IF 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
upon completion Of the contract and that
which the City Of Newark may be obliged
TO pay the person or persons by whom such
contract shall be executed.
The Bonrd OF Street and Water Commits
themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work. as they
may deem best Tor the interest OF the city;
that under the provisions OF the seventh Sec
tion Of the law creating the Board Of Street
asth- 1891 that the bond or bonds to bs
given for the faithful execution and per-
approved as to suficieney by the Soard ~ ana
as to form by the counsel Of the board and
no contract shall be binding on the city or
become effective or operative until such bond
u SO approved; and the president of the
! board shall have power to examine the pro-
| posed bondsmen under oath II he shalt 80
! desire, or shall be SO Instructed by the board.
but the board will not be bound by any
statement that may be made by such pro-
posed 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 r. SHERhErD.