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

AMI WAIEh 1ODlMlSSiONGtO
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark. N. j.. October T. 1914.
Scaled proposals Will be received at this
office from S:1b to $3.50 o'clock p. m. of
Thursday the twenty second day of Octo-
Der, 1914. and opened at the last named hour
at public meeting of the board to be held
at said, time and place.
For the paving and repavins of the fol-
lowing streets and highways:
GRAFTON AVENUE.
from Summer avenue to Washington avenue;
LANARK AVENUE,
from Sanford avenue to the city line.
MARION AVENUE,
from Sanford avenue to the city line;
FOURTEEN1H AVENUE.
from South Seventh street to South Ninth
street, and from South Tenth street to South
Eleventh street.
The following is about the amount of
the work to De done, and the materials to
be furnished In the construction and COM
pletion of said work. and upon which bids
FOR Tt,i c GRAFTON AVENUE PAVING:
Four thousand seven hundred N,700)
square yards OF two ca inch asphalt block
pavement on a six go inch concrete foun-
dalton.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Fifty (5o) lineal feet o: 20 by 4-inch four
cut curb. set in concrete.
Two thousand (s.Ooo) linesl feet of old
curb reset in concrete.
One ID set Of 20 by t-inch four cut cor
Fifty tbo) iineal feet of new header curb
set in concrete.
Five (5) noiseiess manhole covers.
One ID basin with connection complete.
FOR LANARK AVENUE PAVING;
Three thousand three hundred g. 5000
pavement on six go inch concrets founda-
tion.
SIX hundred COCO, iineal feet of 1s by A.
inch four cut curb set In concrete.
One thousand two hundred (1.200) lineal
feet of old curb. four cut and reset In con-
crete.
SIX 90 sets Of 10 by 4-inch four cut cor
sixty go, lineal feet of new header curb
set in concrete.
-Four (4) noissless manhole covers
One ID basin with connection complete.
FOR MARION AVENUE PAVING:
-Four thousand three hundred a. 300
iuare yards Of two ca inch asphalt block
lion.
One thousand four hundred u.4oo) iineai
feet of I6 by 4-inch, four cut curb. set in
Seven hundred 7oo) iineai feet of OLD
curb, four cut and reset In concrete.
-Four % sets Of 10 by a-incb four cut cor
sixty t6O) lneai feet OF new header curb
set in concrete.
Five t5) noiseiess n,anhole covers
One IA basin with connection complete.
FOR FOURTEENTH AVENUE REPAVING:
Three thousand $4,000 square. yards Of
brick pavement old concrete foundation.
Twenty-Five (25) lineal feet OF 20 by T.
inch. four cut curb, set In concrete.
Twenty-Five (25) lineal feet of old curb,
four cut and reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
One ID set of 20 by 4-ineh four cut cor
ners, set in concrete
Two hundred (2Oo) cubic yards of extra
concrete to replace defective concrete founda-
BIDS FOR THE ABOVE ASPHALT
BLOCK PAvEMENTs MUST INCLUDE
YEAR FOR MAINTENANcE AND REPAIR
OF sAID Payment DURING AN ADJ
P PITS 4, y ANp sEcoSD PTRop
GUARANTEE BOND BY A SURETY COM
PANY OR A BOND WITH A SURETY AC-
AND WATER coMMIssfoNERs, WHICH
MAY BE REQUIRED AT THE OPTION OF
THE THE E2aHD AT ANY TINE F, SEE T}SE
YEARS GUARANTEE.
bidders are not TO state any price for ma
teria1s and work for which thare ir fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed In .
Of the Bddl sd Of Ss %sn
water Commissioners Of the City Of Newark.
as well In figures:
Bidders must specify In their proposals that.
should the above work be awarded to them.
they will bind themselves to finish and COM
plete the same within the following number
Of consecutive working days:
Grafton Avenue-Seventy (70) days
Lanark Avenue-Sixty (60) days
| Marion ADMINISTRATIVE (6b) days
| Fourteenth Avenue-Thirty 900 days.
| The plans and specifications OF the work
can be examined at the ONCE Of the chief
engineer of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hail. Said pro-
posals to be ACCOMPANIED by the consent. in
tins o. e two se or sSe.
| shall, at the time OF putting In such pro-
posals, qualify as. to their. responsibility In
selves that. II the contract be awarded 10
| the person or persons making the proposal
I ss or UPON her IT'S srs 70 for a shs PEI
performance Of said work; and that II the
| person or persons omit or refuse to execute
sMaSS any fhsy % pay TO 5ne city q
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion of the contract and that
which the City Of Newark may be Obliged
contract shall be executed.
| The Board OF Street and Water Commits
sionsrs Of the City Of Newark reserve to
| or all proposals for tine above work. as they
may deem best for the interest OF the city:
Bidders and md surstiss are hereby notified
tion Of the law creating the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners, approved March
18Th ss that the bond or sonas to Be-
approved as to suficiency by the board. and
GO be- bndn 81 On bs CITY
become effective or operative until such bond
IL 80 approved and the president Of the
posed bondsmen under OATH Il he shalt so
but the board viii not BE- bound BY any